Might and Magic IX

Might and Magic IX

Developers
	New World Computing
Publishers
	3DO
	Ubisoft
Engines
	LithTech Talon
Release dates
Windows	March 29, 2002

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
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven	1998
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor	1999
Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer	2000
Legends of Might and Magic	2001
Might and Magic IX	2002
Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes	2011
Might & Magic X - Legacy	2014

Key points

TELP's 1.3a Patch fixes game-breaking bugs (digital distribution versions already include this patch).

For Windows 8 and later apply the fullscreen fixes and run in 32-bit color.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

TELP subforum

Celestial Heavens' subforum

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD key. SafeDisc copy protection.
GOG.com		Pre-patched with TELP's 1.3a Patch.
GamersGate		Pre-patched with TELP's 1.3a Patch.
Uplay (US/Canada)
Uplay (EMEA/other)

Essential improvements

TELP's 1.3a Patch (retail)

TELP's 1.3a Patch fixes many game-breaking bugs. Digital distribution versions already include this patch.

Run in 32-bit color

32-bit color mode slightly enhances visual quality and also fixes a freezing issue on Windows 8.

The GOG.com version already includes this fix.

Set 32-bit color in autoexec.cfg[citation needed] Go to the installation folder. Edit autoexec.cfg. Change "screendepth" "16" to "screendepth" "32" Change "BitDepth" "16" to "BitDepth" "32" Save your changes.

Skip intro videos

Rename/delete video files[citation needed] Go to <path-to-game>\Movies\ Delete or rename 3DOLogo.bik, Intro.bik and New World Logo.bik.

Skip launcher

Change shortcut target[citation needed] Go to the shortcut properties. Replace mm9.exe with lithtech.exe The game will now launch immediately from that shortcut.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg

<path-to-game>\autoexec.lith contains special settings that can't be changed in-game.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SaveGames

Video settings

Video settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			800x600 only; changing in autoexec.cfg breaks menus.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Fixed FOV (Vert-).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		800x600 only; changing resolution in autoexec.cfg breaks menus.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Force in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Force in the graphics card control panel (may cause lines on the interface).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		For Windows 8 and later apply the fullscreen fixes.
120+ FPS

Windowed

Add +windowed 1 to shortcut[citation needed] Go to the shortcut's properties. Add +windowed 1 to the target. Notes The window cannot be moved and may cause NPCs or even the whole game to run at inhuman speeds (try to change in autoexec.cfg "MaxFPS" "0" to "MaxFPS" "75" and it might fix this and mouse problem).

Input settings

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Set in Game Options.
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound Effects and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All conversation dialogue is subtitled; FMV cutscenes have no subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 2. Disabled by default.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
Polish				Retail only.

Issues fixed

Window border visible in fullscreen mode

A window border is visible in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.

Apply the fix Download the Might and Magic IX fullscreen fixes. Extract it anywhere and run install.bat. Might and Magic IX will now enter fullscreen mode correctly (you do not need to restart your computer). Applying this fix will cause the Windowed mode border to disappear (use uninstall.bat to remove the fix).

Game freezes in menus

Menus freeze on Windows 8 and later if the game is running in 16-bit color (the default mode).

Run in 32-bit color[citation needed] Set the game to run in 32-bit color. Menus will now work correctly.

"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022)" error on launch

Install DirectPlay

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7