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Might & Magic Heroes VI

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Might & Magic Heroes VI
Might & Magic Heroes VI cover
Developers
Black Hole Entertainment
Limbic Entertainment
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows October 13, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 77
IGDB 78
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select
Genres TBS
Themes Fantasy
Series Heroes of Might and Magic
Might & Magic Heroes VI on HowLongToBeat
Might & Magic Heroes VI on IGDB
Might & Magic Heroes VI guide on StrategyWiki
Might & Magic Heroes VI on MobyGames
Might & Magic Heroes VI on Wikipedia
Subseries of Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest 1995
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars 1996
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia 1999
Heroes Chronicles 2000
Heroes of Might and Magic IV 2002
Heroes of Might and Magic V 2006
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East 2007
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes 2011
Might & Magic Heroes VI 2011
Might & Magic Heroes VI: Shades of Darkness 2013
Heroes of Might and Magic III - HD Edition 2015
Might & Magic Heroes Online 2015
Might & Magic Heroes VII 2015
Might & Magic Heroes VII: Trial by Fire 2016
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition 2023

Might & Magic Heroes VI is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view TBS game in the Heroes of Might and Magic series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Official forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Complete Edition.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Gold Edition.
Windows
Humble Store
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Gold Edition.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Complete Edition. Included with Ubisoft+.
Windows
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Gold Edition.
Windows
All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
A free demo version is available on Steam: steam://install/48280

Monetization

Type Notes
Expansion pack The expansion packs include new missions, artifacts and bonuses.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service Available via Ubisoft+.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Pirates of the Savage Sea
Windows
Danse Macabre
Windows
Shades of Darkness
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Disable videos in .ini file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open ProfileData.
  3. Change <SkipOpening>false</SkipOpening> to <SkipOpening>true</SkipOpening>

Remove 'press any key' on loading screen

Remove 'press any key' on loading screen[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open ProfileData.
  3. Find <LoadingscreenWaitForKeypress>true</LoadingscreenWaitForKeypress>.
  4. Change it to <LoadingscreenWaitForKeypress>false</LoadingscreenWaitForKeypress>.

Black screen fix

Change display mode in .ini file to Windowed[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open ProfileData.
  3. Change <gfx_Fullscreen2>Fullscreen</gfx_Fullscreen2> to <gfx_Fullscreen2>Windowed</gfx_Fullscreen2>.
  4. You can switch to Fullscreen in game options after game's launch but will have to switch back to Windowed before exiting or edit the ProfileData file again.
Disable Fullscreen Optimizations
  1. Go to the game's installation folder in Explorer.
  2. Find Might & Magic Heroes VI.exe file.
  3. Open its properties by right clicking the file and choosing "Properties".
  4. Go to Compatibility tab.
  5. Check "Disable fullscreen optimizations" and click OK.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Might & Magic Heroes VI\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48220/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Might & Magic Heroes VI\<user-id>\Save\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48220/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
There are more individual settings in ProfileData.

Input

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Hot seat
LAN play
Online play
Versus, Co-op
The official multiplayer service is scheduled to shut down on January 25, 2024.[2]

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Cheats

All Missions available

Enable all missions in config file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open ProfileData.
  3. Find the line <cheat_allMissions>false</cheat_allMissions>.
  4. Change it to <cheat_allMissions>true</cheat_allMissions>.

Raise your Dynasty XP

Set Dynasty XP in the config file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open ProfileData.
  3. Find the line <DynastyXp>xxx</DynastyXp>.
  4. Change xxx to any number you want.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9Ex
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System 7.2c[3]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600
ATI Radeon HD 2600
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/48220/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (48220) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Decommissioning of online services for older Ubisoft games (January 2024) | Ubisoft Help - last accessed on 2023-11-01
  3. Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-07-19
    Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.