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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic cover
Developers
Singleplayer Arkane Studios
Singleplayer Floodgate Entertainment
Multiplayer Kuju Entertainment
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows October 24, 2006
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Key points

Runs well on low-end hardware.
Uses an older engine version so it doesn't support some newer settings, like borderless fullscreen windowed mode.

General information

Official game site
Official game series site
Might and Magic Wiki
Secrets Guide
Mod Archive
Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

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Multiplayer requires Steam, but the single player mode of some versions (retail) can be played without Steam.
Despite a fix issued on July 26, 2013, some players are still having problems running the game after a Steampipe update.[1]

Improvements

v1.02 Patch (retail)

The latest patch is v1.02 (you must install v1.01 first). The German version has a separate v1.02 patch (this includes v1.01).

Game data

In-game general settings.

Save game location

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Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

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Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Issues unresolved

Xana speaks German in a Russian version of the game

This is not a bug, but a mistake made by one of the people responsible for upgrading the game - voice files for Xena in Russian folder are indeed German.[2].

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Black Screen on startup

Because Steampipe update converted a game to a new format, certain glitches may appear - most common of which is Black Screen on startup.

Instructions

Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll

There may be multiple reasons that can be causing this error. Below are few possible solutions of this problem.

Instructions

Graphical issues

Re-install all drivers, if this does not work re-install the game, reformatting or playing on a different computer has been known to fix these issues. A possible last resort: buy a new graphics card, the Nvidia 6xxx series and lower video cards have been know to not work well with the game, lower tier Nvidia 7xxx, 8xxx and 9xxx series GPUs do not work well with the game. Cards that do work are the 7800 and 7900 7 series cards. the following are 8 series cards that run the game well; the 8800gt, gts, gtx and Ultra variants. the following 9 series cards will run the game fine the 9800GT, GTX, GTX+ and GX2 variants.

Audio: Most issues have been taken care of as of the latest patches, which the steam version will deliver automatically. View patches for information on updating manually.

Gameplay: all bugs can be fixed by starting from last save (before entering the area where you are having trouble), restarting the level or restarting the game.

Autoexec.cfg Does Not Automatically Execute

When playing the singleplayer portion of the game, the game itself does not automatically execute the autoexe.cfg file (a file that holds console commands), but it does for the multiplayer part.

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB video card 256 MB, DirectX 9-supported video card

References