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Revision as of 04:38, 21 October 2014

Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer
Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer cover
Developers
New World Computing
Publishers
3DO
Ubisoft
Engines
Outdoor environments Horizon
Indoor environments Labyrinth
Release dates
Windows March 7, 2000
Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
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 & Magic: Duel of Champions 2013
Might & Magic X - Legacy 2014
Might & Magic Showdown Cancelled
Might & Magic: Chess Royale 2020

General information

TELP subforum
Extensive guide
Celestial Heavens' subforum
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Requires the disc; see Play without the CD for a workaround.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

GrayFace MM8 Patch

The GrayFace MM8 Patch fixes many gameplay bugs, while adding optional new features.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Play without the CD

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
GrayFace configuration settings are stored in <path-to-game>\mm8.ini

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

General settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Retail only.
Russian
Retail only.

Issues fixed

No music (GrayFace MM8 Patch)

Using the GrayFace MM8 Patch with the NoCD option stops music playing so you will need to use MP3s instead.
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, NT 4.0 SP4
Processor (CPU) Pentium 166 Pentium 200
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 375 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA DirectX-compatible
1 MB of VRAM 		8 MB PCI or 4 MB AGP video card

References