Might and Magic The Might and Magic Discussion Thread

[ghostdog]

I can't believe MM6 has gotten more votes than world of xeen. Goddamn newfags.

 

[octavius]

I can't believe MM1 and MM2 only have 5.5% of the votes. Goddamn popamole newfags.

 

[Redlands]

hm.

what error do you get? printscreen it if you cant write it down, i played MM7 several times and never had any errors (had it shutdown to desktop a couple of times due to sound error) so i am kinda curious.

but if you are really unlucky you could have a newer version of that processor bug MM6 had with certain processors.

"Internal Error

Might and Magic VII has detected an internal error and will be forced to close. Would you like us to autosave your game before closing?

[Yes][No]"

Not the most helpful of error messages, or I might have had more luck with it.

 

[DaveO]

I checked the TELP forums, and disabling hardware acceleration may fix the issue. You could also try the GrayFace patches to see if they help if hardware acceleration is not the culprit.

 

[CorpseZeb]

Not to mention that game looks actually better without "3d acceleration" (for example NPC sprites are way better looking). The same goes for M&M VIII.

 

[Luzur]

I checked the TELP forums, and disabling hardware acceleration may fix the issue. You could also try the GrayFace patches to see if they help if hardware acceleration is not the culprit.

heh, i just came fromt he TELP forums and was gonna advice the same.

oh well try it, Redlands.

 

[Redlands]

GrayFace patch seemed to work. Thanks guys.

 

[Luzur]

have i posted this before?

"new" gameplay vid of Legend of Erthia (dammit i always want to autotype Erathia), that MM look-alike game made in RPGmaker.

 

[Excidium]

I still have no idea how he manages that on RPG Maker.

 

[Alex]

Luzur

That is pretty nice! Just a pity that it was done in that engine, though, as the joypad like controls look like they could be a pain. Also, it doesn't seem like party disposition really matters.

 

[Jaesun]

Interesting. That actually does not look as bad as I thought it would (being a rpgmaker game).

 

[Luzur]

Interesting. That actually does not look as bad as I thought it would (being a rpgmaker game).

modded beyond simple RPGmaker.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Adding mouse support was really that difficult?

 

[Luzur]

Adding mouse support was really that difficult?

dunno much about RPGmaker, but i guess yeah, since the engine was built to play as those old SNES JRPG's.

 

[eric__s]

I still have no idea how he manages that on RPG Maker.

He's using RPG Maker XP, which has support for Ruby scripting. You could make whatever you want with it, it's just that nobody does.

 

[Luzur]

I still have no idea how he manages that on RPG Maker.

He's using RPG Maker XP, which has support for Ruby scripting. You could make whatever you want with it, it's just that nobody does.

XP? i thought he switched to VX.

 

[Hobo Elf]

I hear XP is superior to VX for people who want more customization and to be able to walk away from the SNES style of RPG.

 

[eric__s]

I still have no idea how he manages that on RPG Maker.

He's using RPG Maker XP, which has support for Ruby scripting. You could make whatever you want with it, it's just that nobody does.

XP? i thought he switched to VX.

Yeah, that could be! The last version of the game I played was from before when VX was even out, so he may have switched. I don't know what the difference between XP and VX is. My RPG Maker knowledge kind of ends at XP.

 

[Luzur]

news from that MMX project:

Might and Magic X
Press Release: July 1st, 2012

Might and Magic X: Children of the Void

Project Update: July 1st, 2012

The month of June has been incredibly productive, and we have been making progress on putting our first levels together in preparation for a demo release in early 2013. The demo will be our tutorial level and contain one dungeon and one region–this will be very similar to Emerald Isle in Might and Magic 7, except with a different storyline. Several of our 3d modelers are on vacation for the entire month of July, however, we still have a few still working, and our art department is completely present.

July 2012 Project Status

• Create the tutorial level.
• Story outline for tutorial level is 100% finished.
• Tutorial region map is 100% finished.
• Tutorial level dungeon is 90% finished.
• Region landmass is in progress.
• Concept art for buildings, NPCs, monsters, etc. is in progress.
• NPC and shopkeeper dialogues are in progress.
• Programming roadmap is in progress and we have moved from Github.
• Several new 2d concept artists have joined the MMX team. Welcome aboard!

July 2012 Project Goals

• Finish tutorial level dungeon and start implementing enemies to fight.
• Finish region landmass and start importing primitives and decorating the land.
• Finish tutorial guide dialogues, shopkeeper dialogues, and general NPC dialogues.
• Finish an outdoor soundtrack and a dungeon soundtrack for the tutorial level.
• Finish ambient sounds for different areas of the tutorial level.
• Generate concept art for buildings, interior areas, static objects and props, characters, and NPCs.
• Continue working on world map of Iranese.
• Continue working on main storyline.
• Continue working on layouts and ideas for future level design.
• Continue programming roadmap.
• Continue brainstorming new ideas to implement in MMX.

Game Engine

We will be using V-Engine as our game engine. Here is their website: http://sheid.net/

2d, 3d & 3d Animated Shops and Building Interiors Plan

In MM6-8 you clicked on the door to a shop and it opened up an interface where you could view and purchase items. MMX will have these, and you will be able to click on the door of a shop and be brought into what we call a 3d animated shop interface. Houses will not be this way, and you will actually be able to enter them, like in MM9. Other locations, such as the town hall, a university, training halls, temples, taverns, stables, shipyards, and banks will be designed in 3d with interiors, and you will be able to walk inside them. This, we believe, will provide the experience of MM6-9 very well and you will get the best of both worlds. The famous voice acting when you enter a shop/location will be still present, whether the location has an interior or not. This will be implemented later down the road.

Magic Guilds / Temples Fusion

We will be combining our temples and magic guilds together, and they will each be dedicated to a God from Axeoth (the Gods from MM9). This means you will be able to heal, buy spells, and learn magic all in one location.

• Elemental Temple – Ratatosk
• Water Temple – Botandr
• Spirit Temple – Bori
• Light Temple – Fre
• Dark Temple – Skraelos
• Nature Temple – Igdra

Sparring Circles

These are mini-arenas in every training hall, and they will be the “Pokémon badges of training halls.” You must win them all across the lands of MMX before you can enter into the main arena, which will be located in Battlepeak, Tribal Lands.

Spellbook

Thanks to your valuable feedback, we have begun redesigning the spellbooks and we will continue to make revisions and generate new spell icons.

Livestream

We will be broadcasting an MMX Livestream every weekday at 4:00pm GMT for approximately one hour. The Livestream is hosted by Corry Hinks and he brings guests from the MMX team with him for interviews, Q&A, and behind-the-scenes previews of production. Check out our channel here (all videos are saved and archived): www.livestream.com/MM10

Thank you so much for following us and being our fans. We will not disappoint you !!!

Sincerely,

MMXAlamar
President of Might and Magic X

also they are hiring so if you want to be a dev...

Attention! MMX is still hiring 3d modelers/texture artists and 2d artists who do fantasy art.

Please send me a PM or email if interested: MMXAlamar@gmail.com

 

[hoverdog]

That's all good stuff. Still, experience tells me it will be yet another failed M&M project


any news from the russian WoX2 guys?

 

[Luzur]

That's all good stuff. Still, experience tells me it will be yet another failed M&M project


any news from the russian WoX2 guys?

i dunno, someone good at Russian?

http://www.wox2.org/forum/

(edit: link didnt work and i forgot to direct it at hoverdog)

 

[DaveO]

I've lost count of how many M&M projects were worked on. I do know that Ribannah wanted to provide a new M&M experience. I don't know all of the details that led to the M&M Tribute being one of the many projects that never got very far.

 

[Luzur]

I've lost count of how many M&M projects were worked on. I do know that Ribannah wanted to provide a new M&M experience. I don't know all of the details that led to the M&M Tribute being one of the many projects that never got very far.

they kept swapping devs alot, the biggest drive behind MMT was Sir Felgar, he made a real playable demo (reused alot of MM7 textures though) then after he vanished it all slowed down into a crawl.

 

[Butcer]

WhO DARED To vote mm9 as the best in the series,

 

[DaveO]

MM9 was in a newer setting(Ashan IIRC) than the previous games. Having the world blown up in the Heroes storyline(Armageddon's Blade) was an attempt to bring a new start. MM9 might have been better if there was more time, but they were still under the "release a game a year" requirement. There's no way you can release more than the obvious beta that MM9 was under a new engine in 12 months.

P.S. - Currently, MM6, MM7 and World of Xeen are tied so hopefully there will be more votes. I'm surprised that the first M&M game has received no votes yet. In my opinion, a fan-based game using the Xeen engine can't be better than MM1.