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Revision as of 21:04, 25 October 2017

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic cover
Developers
Singleplayer Arkane Studios
Singleplayer Floodgate Entertainment
Multiplayer Kuju Entertainment
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows October 24, 2006
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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic guide on StrategyWiki
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic on Wikipedia
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Key points

Uses an older engine version so it doesn't support some newer settings, like borderless fullscreen windowed mode.

General information

Official game site
Official game series site
Might and Magic Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 7 DRM. Multiplayer requires Steam.
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM for multiplayer.
Some retail versions allow playing single player without Steam.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest retail patch is v1.02 (you must install v1.01 first). The German version has a separate v1.02 patch (this includes v1.01).

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Large Address Aware

Improves stability on 64 bit systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM. Resolves the "Out of Memory" errors.

Unlimited Edition mod

Mod features:
  • Limited Edition weapons can be found and equipped in the game
  • New Game+ mode
  • Extra inventory for the New Game+ mode
  • Endurance difficulty for the New Game+ mode
  • Restored unused NPCs voices and audio interactions
  • Fixes for missing sound effects
  • Mini-Mods support
Only the Steam version is currently supported.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2100/pfx/[Note 1]
Video settings are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Source\mm\Settings

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2100/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

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Windowed

Instructions

No image tilting when strafing

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
After a mistake in the Steampipe update Xana speaks German. See Xana speaks German for a fix.
Spanish

Network

Servers can optionally use Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) protection.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
32
Online play
32

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
For dedicated install Dedicated Server under Tools in the Steam client.
Direct IP
Open the console (~) and use connect followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27014-27050
UDP 4380, 27000-27030
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Helix Mod for better 3D support.

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Game fails to start

Instructions

Black Screen on startup

Because Steampipe update converted a game to a new format, certain glitches may appear - most common of which is Black Screen on startup.

Instructions

Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll

There may be multiple reasons that can be causing this error. Below are few possible solutions of this problem.

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Crash when exiting the game

Instructions

Xana speaks German in a Russian version of the game

Instructions

Game installs AZERTY (French) keyboard layout

Steam and retail versions of the game install the "AZERTY (French)" keyboard layout, which can't be deleted with normal means because it doesn't show in Language options.
Instructions

Random crashes on NVIDIA hardware

Instructions

autoexec.cfg does not automatically execute

The singleplayer version of the game does not automatically execute the autoexec.cfg file (a file that holds console commands), while the multiplayer version does.

Instructions

Changing language doesn't take effect (Steam version)

Since the game is using an obsolete version of the Source engine, the only way to set its language is by changing the language of Steam itself.

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6, 7, 8, 8.1, 9
Shader Model support 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References