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Difference between revisions of "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic"

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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 
[[File:DarkMessiah-MightandMagicgraphics.jpg|right|thumb|290px|The graphics menu, essentially a reskin of the Source engine's layout and options]]
 
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{{Video Settings
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf_link                 =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/dark-messiah-might-and-magic
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|wsgf link                 = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/dark-messiah-might-and-magic
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|widescreen_wsgf_award     =silver
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|widescreen wsgf award     = silver
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award   =silver
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|multimonitor wsgf award   = silver
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|widescreen_resolution     =true
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
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|multimonitor              =true
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|widescreen resolution     = true
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|multimonitor_notes         =Issues with HUD positioning.
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|widescreen resolution notes=
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|anisotropic                =true
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|multimonitor              = true
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|anisotropic_notes         =Up to 16x
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|multimonitor notes         = Issues with HUD positioning.
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|antialiasing              =true
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|antialiasing_notes         =2x and 4x MSAA
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|windowed                  =false
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|windowed_notes             =
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|borderless_windowed       =false
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|anisotropic                = true
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|borderless_windowed_notes =The game is based off an older version of the Source engine, so doesn't natively support borderless fullscreen windowed.
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|anisotropic notes         = Up to 16x
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|fov                        =false
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|antialiasing              = true
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|fov_notes                 =The console command <code>default_fov #</code> does not work because the game resets the field of view back to the default value.
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|antialiasing notes         = 2x and 4x MSAA
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|vsync                      =true
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|windowed                  = false
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|vsync_notes               =
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|windowed notes             =  
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|borderless windowed       = false
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|borderless windowed notes = The game is based off an older version of the Source engine, so doesn't natively support borderless fullscreen windowed.
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|fov                        = false
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|fov notes                 = The console command <code>default_fov #</code> does not work because the game resets the field of view back to the default value.
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes               =  
 
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Revision as of 07:54, 29 July 2013

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Key points

Runs well on low-end hardware.
Uses an older engine version so it doesn't support some newer settings, like borderless fullscreen windowed mode.

General information

Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions
Secrets Guide
Mod Archive

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Multiplayer requires Steam, but the single player mode of some versions can be played without Steam.
The Steam version of the game is broken after the Steampipe update and it doesn't work.[1]

Improvements

v1.02 Patch (retail)

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

Video settings

File:DarkMessiah-MightandMagicgraphics.jpg
The graphics menu, essentially a reskin of the Source engine's layout and options

Template:Video settings

Input settings

File:DarkMessiah-MightandMagickeyboard.jpg
The key binding menu, again, a reskin of the default Source menus

Template:Input Settings

Issues fixed

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

Unable to load filesystem_steam.dll

Instructions

Graphical issues

Re-install all drivers, if this does not work re-install the game, reformatting or playing on a different computer has been known to fix these issues. A possible last resort: buy a new graphics card, the Nvidia 6xxx series and lower video cards have been know to not work well with the game, lower tier Nvidia 7xxx, 8xxx and 9xxx series GPUs do not work well with the game. Cards that do work are the 7800 and 7900 7 series cards. the following are 8 series cards that run the game well; the 8800gt, gts, gtx and Ultra variants. the following 9 series cards will run the game fine the 9800GT, GTX, GTX+ and GX2 variants.

Audio: Most issues have been taken care of as of the latest patches, which the steam version will deliver automatically. View patches for information on updating manually.

Gameplay: all bugs can be fixed by starting from last save (before entering the area where you are having trouble), restarting the level or restarting the game.

Autoexec.cfg Does Not Automatically Execute

When playing the singleplayer portion of the game, the game itself does not automatically execute the autoexe.cfg file (a file that holds console commands), but it does for the multiplayer part.

Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements


References

  1. ↑ Reported on July 25th, 2013 - refer to Steam Discussions for more informations.