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Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum	1986
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Might & Magic: Duel of Champions	2013
Might & Magic X - Legacy	2014
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Key points

Game can be modded by editing some files^[2] and includes a 'modding kit' for use with Unity (available for free).^[3]

Game suffers from numerous bugs which hamper play.^[4] Most game breaking bugs have been fixed via patches.

Poorly optimized; constant frame drops and stuttering in outdoor areas and towns.

Developers have abandoned the game and no further patches will be released.^[5]

General information

Official forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Ubisoft Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available, included with Ubisoft+.
Amazon.com (unavailable)

All Windows versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Version differences

The Digital Deluxe edition includes The Falcon & The Unicorn DLC, The Dream Shard DLC and Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven along with other non-game bonuses.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Dream Shard	Digital Deluxe exclusive.
The Falcon & The Unicorn	Windows only.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files^[6]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Might and Magic X Legacy_Data\StreamingAssets\Videos\`. Delete or rename `DevLogos.bk2`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\MightAndMagicXLegacy\options64.txt
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/238750/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\401\ <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\403\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/MightAndMagicXLegacy/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/238750/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

For Windows: 401 - Uplay version, 403 - Steam version.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Mostly Hor+, some scenes Vert-.
Windowed	Centers itself between all attached monitors.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use the `-popupwindow` command line argument.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Various FXAA modes, NFAA, DLAA, SSAA. All are post process.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Ignores frame rate cap option.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Includes cap option which ranges from off to 500.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Two binds per action.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings

Game settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Party Barks, Sound Effects. On/off toggle for Monster Sounds, Ambient Sounds.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Game pauses all engine activity in the background, including loading.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Might & Magic X - Legacy.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.7 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom X4 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 6870 1 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 4.2.2f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (238750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-25
↑ http://mmxl.wikia.com/wiki/Creating_Mods
↑ http://unity3d.com/unity/personal-edition
↑ https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/826242-BUGLIST-Please-report-bugs-here
↑ http://might-and-magic.ubi.com/mightandmagicx-legacy/en-US/news/index_details.aspx?c=tcm:152-148871-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-06-22

[2] Unity engine build: 4.2.2f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-8] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (238750) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (238750) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-25

[3] ttp://mmxl.wikia.com/wiki/Creating_Mods

[4] ttp://unity3d.com/unity/personal-edition

[5] ttps://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/826242-BUGLIST-Please-report-bugs-here

[6] ttp://might-and-magic.ubi.com/mightandmagicx-legacy/en-US/news/index_details.aspx?c=tcm:152-148871-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32

[7] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-06-22

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Developers

	Limbic Entertainment
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unity 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	January 23, 2014
macOS (OS X)	April 17, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	69
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Might and Magic