Legends of Might and Magic

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Legends of Might and Magic

Developers
	New World Computing
Publishers
	3DO
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Lithtech 2.0
Release dates
Windows	June 20, 2001

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Might and Magic

Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum	1986
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World	1988
Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra	1991
Might and Magic: Clouds of Xeen	1992
Might and Magic: Darkside of Xeen	1993
Might and Magic: World of Xeen	1994
Swords of Xeen	1995
Heroes of Might and Magic (series)
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven	1998
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor	1999
Crusaders of Might and Magic	1999
Arcomage	1999
Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer	2000
Legends of Might and Magic	2001
Might and Magic IX	2002
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic	2006
Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes	2011
Might & Magic X - Legacy	2014
Might & Magic Showdown	Cancelled
Might & Magic: Chess Royale	2020

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v2 DRM plus CD key (no online activation).

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename Movies folder Go to the installation folder. Delete or rename the Movies folder.

Patches

Patch 1.1 updates the game to the latest version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\New World Computing\Legends of Might and Magic\1.0

Video settings

Video settings.

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use dgVoodoo 2 for resolutions greater than 2048x2048.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input settings

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Slider for Sound (Music is on/off only).
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16	Versus
Online play		16	Versus GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Use <path-to-game>\LegendServ.exe.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Low frame rate

Use dgVoodoo 2 Download dgVoodoo 2. Copy the files in the MS folder into the installation folder.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	550 MB
Video card (GPU)	3D accelerator card 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible
Other	4X CD-ROM Drive