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==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 14:01, 12 April 2024
Developers | |
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New World Computing | |
Publishers | |
2002-2003 | 3DO |
2003-present | Ubisoft |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
LithTech Talon | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 29, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 55 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control, Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Might and Magic |
Might and Magic IX is a singleplayer first-person RPG game in the Might and Magic series.
The game suffers from multiple game-breaking bugs as a result of its troubled development. Most of these issues are resolved by TELP's 1.3a Patch, which is already included in digital releases. For compatibility on Windows 8 and newer, the fullscreen fixes package and 32-bit color mode need to be applied.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- TELP subforum
- Celestial Heavens' subforum
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc 2 DRM[Note 1] internationally, StarForce DRM in Russian release. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | Pre-patched with TELP's 1.3a Patch. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+. |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Subscription gaming service | Available via Ubisoft+. |
Essential improvements
TELP's 1.3a Patch (retail)
TELP's 1.3a Patch fixes many game-breaking bugs. Digital distribution versions already include this patch.
Fullscreen fixes
- This package contains fixes for window border being visible in fullscreen mode, as well as low frame rate problems in fullscreen mode.
Run in 32-bit color
- 32-bit color mode slightly enhances visual quality and also fixes a freezing issue on Windows 8.
- The GOG.com version already includes this fix.
- This change could potentially prevent some users from launching the game such as this Windows 7 user.
Set 32-bit color in autoexec.cfg[citation needed] |
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Skip intro videos
Rename/delete video files[citation needed] |
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Skip launcher
Change shortcut target[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg[Note 2] |
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<path-to-game>\autoexec.lith
contains special settings that can not be changed in-game.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGames[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Ubisoft Connect | [3] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 800x600 only; changing in autoexec.cfg breaks menus. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See the Instructions for other aspect ratios of the FOV fix to change the horizontal FOV. | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | 800x600 only; changing resolution in autoexec.cfg breaks menus. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | For Windows 8 and later, apply the fullscreen fixes. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Windowed
Run the game with the +windowed 1 command line argument[citation needed]
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Set in Game Options. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects and Music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | All conversation dialogue is subtitled; FMV cutscenes have no subtitles. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 2. Disabled by default. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail only. | |||
Simplified Chinese | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation by Clan Dlan (author: L@Zar0), download. |
Issues fixed
Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- A window border is visible in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Apply the fix[4] |
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Notes
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Use dgVoodoo 2[5] |
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- Menus freeze on Windows 8 and later if the game is running in 16-bit color (the default mode).
Run in 32-bit color[citation needed] |
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"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022)" error on launch
Enable DirectPlay[6] |
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Menu freezing
- This issue occurs when menus like the inventory take a long time to load (upwards of 12 seconds).
Replace cshell.dll[7] |
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Loading screen freezing
- This issue occurs when you can hear the sound of the game but the image freezes on the loading screen.
Replace ART.REZ and LOCALART.REZ[8] |
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Black night/water
Install dgVoodoo 2[9] |
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Mouse jittering
Use this custom dinput.dll[10] |
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Game crashes at startup
Use this custom dinput.dll[11] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | [12] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-09-04
- ↑ This works by applying the ForceSimpleWindow compatibility fix to this game's version of
lithtech.exe
(other LithTech games are unaffected) - ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on 2015-02-24
- ↑ cshell patched by TELP user frognik - last accessed on 2021-12-14
- ↑ ART.REZ and LOCALART.REZ fix by youtuber Strategy House - last accessed on 2021-12-14
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-12
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-12
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-12
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-05
- According to System Informer, the game loads d3dim700.dll. dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 7 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice7").