Might and Magic 6, 7, 8 merge based on mm8 engine. [upd. 05.11.2023]

[toadking]

The Dead Prophetess of Dagger Wound Island, if I forgets to pick it up and left the Dagger Wound Island, sometimes it will be gone the second time I comes back, so Acolyte of the Dark upgrade to Necromancer will be failed. Maybe following code would be better :

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evt.map[410] = function()
	if Party.QBits[296] and (not table.find(vars.NPCFollowers,53)) then
		evt.SetMonGroupBit(15, const.MonsterBits.Invisible, false)		
		local mon_id = MF.GetNPCMapMonster(53)
		if mon_id then			
			Map.Monsters[mon_id].X, Map.Monsters[mon_id].Y, Map.Monsters[mon_id].Z = 6142, -15870, 350  ----Add the appearance animation of the prophet, can skip
			Map.Monsters[mon_id].HP = 0
			Map.Monsters[mon_id].AIState = 5
			Map.Monsters[mon_id].AIType = 2
			Map.Monsters[mon_id].GraphicState = 6
		end
	end

[magic_screen]

I have no Disarm trap skill yet. If I open a chest and there is an explosion, could the items in the chest be destroyed?

[raekuul]

I have no Disarm trap skill yet. If I open a chest and there is an explosion, could the items in the chest be destroyed?

Nope! Traps on Chest only damage the party, not the contents of the chest.

[Andrew.Mashchits]

Hi,

Any chance I can make it work on Windows 11 (Lenovo Yoga 12th gen 12-core i7 EVO, GPU Intel Iris XE Graphics)?
XP SP2 compatibility mode doesn't work. When I start the game, I can see controls (portrait, active spells, buttons), but the main screen looks like a dancing rainbow radiating from the centre of the screen.

I also have a VM Ware Workstation Pro 17 installed (not VM Player because it doesn't support screen stretching) with Windows XP SP3 virtual machine, where GOG version of MM8 is working fine, but after patching the game keeps crashing there, doesn't even start at all. Should I try another VM with SP2? Or maybe there are some hardware requirements I didn't consider when setting up the VM? Currently it has 2GB memory, 1 processor, and 40 GB hard disk, pretty standard for the M&M times

Best regards,
Andrew

[justl]

Hi,

quick question:
if you are playing the good side in the mm7 part you cant enter the vault of castle nivan (tularean forest).

is there some kind of query to still open it for the sake of doing it (without the respective quest).

justl

[Rodril]

Hi,

Any chance I can make it work on Windows 11 (Lenovo Yoga 12th gen 12-core i7 EVO, GPU Intel Iris XE Graphics)?
XP SP2 compatibility mode doesn't work. When I start the game, I can see controls (portrait, active spells, buttons), but the main screen looks like a dancing rainbow radiating from the centre of the screen.

I also have a VM Ware Workstation Pro 17 installed (not VM Player because it doesn't support screen stretching) with Windows XP SP3 virtual machine, where GOG version of MM8 is working fine, but after patching the game keeps crashing there, doesn't even start at all. Should I try another VM with SP2? Or maybe there are some hardware requirements I didn't consider when setting up the VM? Currently it has 2GB memory, 1 processor, and 40 GB hard disk, pretty standard for the M&M times

Best regards,
Andrew

Hello. I think, problem on your PC is caused by Intel Iris XE, I had issue with exactly same description on my laptop. I was not able to make it work, unless in software mode. You could try to use dgVoodoo, to force game to work on modern DirectX, maybe it will solve compatibility issues with intel Iris, instructions are here: https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/10/16658

Crash on "VM Ware Workstation Pro 17" with win XP VM is most probably related to this problem:
If you use Windows 7, and encounter crash after intro cinematics, delete "ExeMods" within your game folder, and put this one instead.
Try to replace dlls, it should work then.

[xanthus1942]

Hi everyone!
I just followed the install instructions here: https://gitlab.com/cthscr/mmmerge/-/wik ... al/Install
The instructions were followed *exactly*: The game folder copied to another location, exe files set to the correct compatibility mode, latest merge pack used (media pack not needed, correct?), then the latest patch, then the revamp. I can start the game and see the opening cinematic, but it crashes after that.

I'm on Windows 11 with an Nvidia RTX 4090.

What am I doing wrong?

[Rodril]

The game folder copied to another location, exe files set to the correct compatibility mode, latest merge pack used (media pack not needed, correct?), then the latest patch, then the revamp.

Did you delete "Scripts" folder, before applying revamp? Does it work without revamp? If it does not, try to follow this one (despite it is related to win7), and tell me if if it helps or not:

If you use Windows 7, and encounter crash after intro cinematics, delete "ExeMods" within your game folder, and put this one instead.

[mmcrazy]

Hello, first thank too much for this great mod. I started a new game MM6 and skills were only Master max but now Grand Master i saw. How can i be GM in MM6 ? Thanks.

[Arch-vile]

Hello, first thank too much for this great mod. I started a new game MM6 and skills were only Master max but now Grand Master i saw. How can i be GM in MM6 ? Thanks.

In the MM6 section, master teachers also teach the grandmaster level.

[mmcrazy]

Hello, first thank too much for this great mod. I started a new game MM6 and skills were only Master max but now Grand Master i saw. How can i be GM in MM6 ? Thanks.

In the MM6 section, master teachers also teach the grandmaster level.

I was only expert for now thanks. I think I need to play a little more. Thanks friend.

[mmcrazy]

I am looking for followers which "intructor and scholar" but when i save/load all citizens are same. When old times save/load all was changing. How can i revert back to save/load change all citizens?

[Throa]

I am trying to do the Skeleton Transformer quest with Dyson but the cutscene just won't happen. I locked the door with the beam and everything and when I enter the big room nothing happens.

Did you get an answer to this? I'm having the same problem. This entire thread just seems to be people complaining about the lore of portrait options instead of discussing shit that's important.

[Throa]

I'm in the Necromancer' Guild with Dyson, did the door puzzle locked it all up, and no matter what I try I can't get the quest to complete, or the cutscene to blow up the Transformer. I have Dyson in my party, I've tried zoning in and out, going in and out of the room. I'm at a loss for what to do now. I saw one person with the same problem who posted a year and a half ago, but I see no response to his issue.

[happyh7]

Hi. I'm new here. I love the merge and have been playing it for many hours. And now I'm getting to the last part on all three games. In the main quest in mm6 when I get to the quest where I'm supposed to get Memory Crystal Alpha in Supreme Temple of Baa, there is nothing there. I have been looking for every guide I can find, and I'm doing it correctly. The crystal just is not there. I have already found one of the other crystals (don't remember witch), so I'm not there to early or something like that.
And in mm8, I'm supposed to get the Heart of Earth, it just was not there. And there were one other crystals in the main quest that were missing aswell. And here too, I have found two of then, and the others just isn't where they are supposed to be.
Nothing so far that I have seen has been missing in any of the games except the items in the main quest. Has anyone had the same problem, or is my game bugged for some reason?

[cthscr]

I am looking for followers which "intructor and scholar" but when i save/load all citizens are same. When old times save/load all was changing. How can i revert back to save/load change all citizens?

First, there is nothing to revert back to - MM8 had no hirelings mechanics. Second, look at Scripts/General/NPCNewsTopics.lua, near line 385.

[justl]

I am looking for followers which "intructor and scholar" but when i save/load all citizens are same. When old times save/load all was changing. How can i revert back to save/load change all citizens?

First, there is nothing to revert back to - MM8 had no hirelings mechanics. Second, look at Scripts/General/NPCNewsTopics.lua, near line 385.

in other words:
once you enter an area, the jobs of the free roaming people there are fixed - but only those on the streets, if i remember right.
people in houses (like mason and carpenter in mm6) are already prepositioned from their respective games - so there should be some in the houses for you as well

[mmcrazy]

I am looking for followers which "intructor and scholar" but when i save/load all citizens are same. When old times save/load all was changing. How can i revert back to save/load change all citizens?

First, there is nothing to revert back to - MM8 had no hirelings mechanics. Second, look at Scripts/General/NPCNewsTopics.lua, near line 385.

I started a new game MM6 continent friend. This occured at New Sorpigal. MM6 has hireling mechanics. Thanks.

[xanthus1942]

Did you delete "Scripts" folder, before applying revamp?

This totally solved the problem for me! Cheers!

[Rodril]

I'm in the Necromancer' Guild with Dyson, did the door puzzle locked it all up, and no matter what I try I can't get the quest to complete, or the cutscene to blow up the Transformer. I have Dyson in my party, I've tried zoning in and out, going in and out of the room. I'm at a loss for what to do now. I saw one person with the same problem who posted a year and a half ago, but I see no response to his issue.

Hey. Turns out, there's a bug in current version, that prevents completion of this quest.
Put this file into your "Scripts/Maps" folder, replacing existing. Make sure, you have "Find the skeleton transformer" entry in your quest log. I'll include the fix in upcoming version, thanks.