MMMX: Murder of Might & Magic X

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On a plus side:

 * Game survived and it's playable without bonus content and DLC because of these two simple tricks

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in Might and Magic X LegacyMight and Magic XLegacy_DataStreamingAssetsDialogLevDialog.xml
Delete all four instances of:<condition xsi:type="PrivilegeUnlockedCondition" privilegeID="1001" failState="DISABLED" />

In addition to the above, to make the bridge passable from the start of a new game, go intoStreamingAssets/Maps/theworld.xml and look for:

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<Slot Height="6.13505" Terrain="BLOCKED" TerrainSound="NONE" MapArea="ASHEN_HILLS">
<Position>
<X>106</X>
<Y>67</Y>
</Position>

Change "BLOCKED" to "PASSABLE" and you'll be able to walk through the wagon, with the added advantage of being able to get Expert in skills like Shield or Spear without having to go through all of Act One.

Thanks to Bandobras Took for pointing that out here.

On a minus side:

 * Ubisoft decided to shut down their online servers 1.6.2021 for legacy games. As well as that's understendable, because of the game age. Game's DRM relies on them and without online servers reachable you can't use your bonus content or play the DLC. Which still can be bought. This is quite ironic.

With new Ubisoft titles appearing every year, we are faced with the decision to retire the services of our legacy titles."The relevant paragraph concerns ULC."ULC (unlockable content) such as maps and skins will also be disabled, meaning that you will no longer be able to unlock them."I assume that since entry to Act 2 and Fort Laegeaire require a change to the standard function of the game (removing the guard on the bridge to Seahaven and getting arrested when entering Karthal) that these changes were implemented as ULC.The workaround detailed earlier on this thread then is the only way we can get past Act 1, and we can't get arrested and sent to Fort Laegeaire, unless we can convince Ubisoft to change these events to in game flags rather than ULC.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/238750/discussions/0/3115908865100513179/#c3078754982927613659

One can only hope, that they will rectify that error by removing this DRM protection, otherwise they may start to return money to all who bought DLC or any Deluxe Edition.

The remaining ULC is probably lost forever.
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[Super Goober]

This doesn't pass the "basic quality control" check. Years ago, you didn't have to worry about games missing content due to servers going offline. You had a complete product in a box, on a CD. If your game had these kinds of issues then, you were in a lot of trouble, since your financial success depends on the games actually being good, polished, fun, and above all, FUNCTIONAL.

[Pol]

Outrageous indeed and that's because of some business decision. The game went flawed exactly in the moment, when someone decided - "Hey new DLC, just mark them as ULC (Unlockable Content) and they will activate against our servers, best DRM ever."

[cjleeagain]

I don't get it. Are you buying a time limited service or do you actually possess the game?

If you are buying the game, you need to be able to get access to it with or without Ubisoft. If they're closing the servers, they need to waive DLM in a patch or something.

If not, you should expect that things purchased from Ubisoft are actually rentals for a certain time.

Pursoft and Cutiesoft are two brands of toilet paper. I think Ubisoft will fit nicely in with them. After all, they make products that you use once and throw away.


I think it' time to come clean about their products, pun intended.

[Pol]

Ubisoft is removing Might&Magic X: Legacy from shops, instead of fixing obligatory but now defunct DRM activation.

[jeff]

I was one of the first to playtest this game early in its development and while I didn't like the retro movement system; I felt it had enormous potential. However, when it was decided NA would not get a disc version as part of its release, for reasons that still mystify me; I refused to buy it. It seems that was the correct choice. I even have a steam key that I think may still work, but I have no intention of trying to redeem it.

[raekuul]

The steam key wont work right just yet, since the steam version just calls Ubisoft's launcher.

Ubi says they're looking into an alternative/fix/whatever, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Angelspit]

There is still hope then. Thanks for the link.

[Pol]

For existing owners of M&M X: Legacy there are now two fixes:

#1 - Use patch from Reddit, user Hexasonic, take a look here

#2 - Use non-invasive patch from AcidDragon, grab it from DragonVault (Including some bugfixes, read more in the included readme.txt)

The patch from AcidDragon is easier to apply, just unpack. No need for patcher.

[Yurian Stonebow]

And here I was, as late as ever, thinking about buying the game... if only for Julien's sake and all of his hard work.
Ubisoft's decision to pull the plug on support but *continuing to sell the game* via their store and other services
is just incomprehensible. Shows how much they care, huh?

[Ossie]

And here I was, as late as ever, thinking about buying the game... if only for Julien's sake and all of his hard work.
Ubisoft's decision to pull the plug on support but *continuing to sell the game* via their store and other services
is just incomprehensible. Shows how much they care, huh?

I would strongly, strongly advise against ever giving Ubisoft any money for anything again, but particularly MMX. I actually liked the game, but the absolute clusterf*ck of tying it to their online servers only created problems right from the start - this is just the latest. Hard to say what else has been screwed up as a result, or what else will be screwed up in future. Unless you like spending all your time trawling through sites like this for various fixes (I once had a patch and an Ubi client update break in-progress games), hard avoid

[Queen Hera]

Could 1 of you knowledgeable people tell me what XML Editor I need to follow these instructions as I can only edit it in Notebook but then its no longer a XML file!!!!

in \Might and Magic X Legacy\Might and Magic X\Legacy_Data\StreamingAssets\Dialog\LevDialog.xml

Delete all four instances of:
<condition xsi:type="PrivilegeUnlockedCondition" privilegeID="1001" failState="DISABLED" />

[Queen Hera]

Could 1 of you knowledgeable people tell me what XML Editor I need.

Disregard, I have edited the file so I'll soon find out if I've done it correctly.

[tomchen1989]

DRM problem was officially solved on 20 Oct 2021.

From @UbisoftSupport:

An update on Might and Magic X Legacy

UBISOFT
On June 1st. we made the decision to remove Might & Magic X - Legacy from sale following an unexpected issue that occurred after we shut down various services for cosecurity reasons, which prevented players from accessing some parts of the game and its DLCs. Our teams have spent the last few months investigating and testing the different solutions to make sure players' experience lives up to our standards in terms of quality of service. Today, we're happy to announce that all conditions are met to bring the game back to the Ubisoft Store and to Steam, and that new and returning players can now venture into the wide and mysterious world of Ashan again. In addition to the base game, we also took this opportunity to give all fans of Might & Magic X - Legacy the freedom to extend their adventure by accessing the DLC "The Falcon & the Unicorn", entirely for free.

[cjleeagain]

DRM problem was officially solved on 20 Oct 2021.

From @UbisoftSupport:

An update on Might and Magic X Legacy

UBISOFT
On June 1st. we made the decision to remove Might & Magic X - Legacy from sale following an unexpected issue that occurred after we shut down various services for cosecurity reasons, which prevented players from accessing some parts of the game and its DLCs. Our teams have spent the last few months investigating and testing the different solutions to make sure players' experience lives up to our standards in terms of quality of service. .

Um, Ubisoft, your standard in terms of quality of service is basically rock bottom, unfinished beta game standard.

I wonder how much the MMX folks will actually be getting from Ubisoft.

[Pol]

Hopefully, a lot. DRM removed it's what was needed from the beginning.
https://www.celestialheavens.com/might- ... cy-is-back