Legends of Might and Magic
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| Developers | |
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| New World Computing | |
| Publishers | |
| 2001-2003 | 3DO |
| 2003-present | Ubisoft |
| Engines | |
| Lithtech 2.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 20, 2001 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 53 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Might and Magic |
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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Legends of Might and Magic is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Might and Magic series.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename Movies folder[3] |
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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[Note 2] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\New World Computing\Legends of Might and Magic\1.0[Note 3] |
Video
Video settings.
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Gameplay is Vert-; Menus and HUD are pixel-based. For an uncropped Hor+ image, use the FOV Fix. For resolutions greater than 2048x2048, use dgVoodoo 2. |
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| Multi-monitor | Gameplay is Vert-; Menus and HUD are pixel-based. For an uncropped Hor+ image, use the FOV Fix. |
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| Ultra-widescreen | Gameplay is Vert-; Menus and HUD are pixel-based. For an uncropped Hor+ image, use the FOV Fix. |
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| 4K Ultra HD | Gameplay is Vert-; Menus and HUD are pixel-based. For an uncropped Hor+ image, use the FOV Fix. |
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| Field of view (FOV) | Follow the Instructions for other aspect ratios section of the FOV fix to change either horizontal or vertical FOV. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
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 | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 16 | Versus |
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| Online play | 16 | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | Use <path-to-game>\LegendServ.exe. |
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| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Low frame rate
| Use dgVoodoo 2[3] |
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Game starts in windowed mode
| Use dgVoodoo 2[5] |
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Mouse movement jittery/skipping pixels
| Wrap the old DirectInput calls into DirectInput 8[6] |
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Game crashes at startup
| Use this custom dinput.dll[7] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 | [8] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Input | DirectInput | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| 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 |
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| Other | 4X CD-ROM Drive | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Garrett on April 13, 2017
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-02-13
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-04
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-12
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-05
- According to System Informer, the game loads d3dim700.dll. dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 7 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice7").