Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum
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| Developers | |
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| New World Computing | |
| Publishers | |
| New World Computing | |
| 3DO | |
| Ubisoft | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1986 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1987 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | September 3, 2009[1] |
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Key points
- Many different versions of the game exist, with varying degrees of graphical fidelity and additional features, such as voice acting. The only version currently readily sold however is the MS-DOS release.
- Because the game was poorly written and its speed is dependent on CPU cycles, the game runs too fast on many computers.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Use DOSBox for DOS version. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with games 1-6. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |
Essential improvements
Automap
- Where are we, an automap program for Might & Magic 1-5.
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\ROSTER.DTA |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
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ROSTER.DTAstores all characters; it must be present to play (an empty file with this name will work).
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
GOG.com DOSBox Configurator.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using DOSBox). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only; toggle with V. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation by «Ardash & Бюро переводов Old-Games.Ru». Download here: https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/51.html |
Issues fixed
Text appears too fast
- This is caused by the game being CPU cycles dependant.
| Use text speed patch[3] |
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Use the Might and Magic 1 text speed patch. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
- These are general GOG.com system requirements, the game will run on almost any hardware.
Notes
- ↑ File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_savesfolder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).