Might & Magic X - Legacy

Might & Magic X - Legacy revives the tile-based gameplay of the RPGs of yore - namely Might and Magic III and the Xeen games, rather than the latter titles in the series. Legacy's world and plot are not in direct relation with New World Computing's classic Might and Magic RPGs, though but loosely linked to turn-based strategy game Might & Magic Heroes 6 and even to Dark Messiah. Compared to dungeon crawler Legend Of Grimrock, Legacy is more of a classic RPG with open areas, towns, NPCs and quests; puzzles are fairly straightforward, combat is entirely turn-based and all party members virtually stand on the same spot... no dancing around with wizards hiding behind their armored comrades. On the technical side Ubisoft's game is a clear loser, with its dated and resource-hungry graphics, awkward sound, and crippled moddability. Still, the publisher's first shot at "RPG nostalgia" is a success, hopefully paving the way to more polished Might & Magic games to come.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	.ini edit	Hindrance
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	.ini edit	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Blemishes (other)

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Thursday, 23 January, 2014

Tested Version:

Uplay 1.5

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Fantasy

Genre:

RPG

Developer:

Limbic Entertainment

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Native support for 16:10 and 16:9 resolutions.
For less common aspects e.g 15:9 (1280x768), windowed mode and a manual edit are required; see Multi-Monitor section.

FOV is basically Hor+, although inside buildings 4:3 is Vert+ with a slightly different perspective (dolly out ?).

FMVs, loading and death screens are Hor+ (16:9 designs cropped in lower aspects).
The lower part of the HUD is designed to "slide" and adapt to 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9. Main menu art is also "Vert+" in standard resolutions.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Same method as for Multi-Monitor.

FMVs are windowboxed.
Dialog text and talking NPC's portrait scale to the left side of the display, while the dialog UI remains centered. This makes reading a bit harder. Cast that Light Orb before you have a chat in dark areas !

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Only working in windowed mode, through some manual fiddling:

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\MightAndMagicXLegacy\options64.txt

Make the following changes under [graphics]