Dark Messiah of Might and Magic pushes out patch 1.02, available now for download at the official
mightandmagic.com website (a multiplayer patch will soon be available via Steam at
steampowered.com). Key features for the patch include: A harder "hard" setting, intermediary texture details have been implemented (so the former "high" setting is now "very high"), and most major bugs have been zapped. On the multiplayer side, all existing maps have been modified, all classes have been rebalanced, and several options are in place for lower configurations. Ubisoft promises that even more tweaks are headed your way in the coming weeks.
DARK MESSIAH OF MIGHT AND MAGIC PATCH 1.02 AVAILABLE NOW FOR DOWNLOAD
SAN FRANCISCO - December 12, 2006 - Today Ubisoft, one of the world's
largest video game publishers, announces that a new single-player patch for
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic(TM) is now available at the game's official
website:
www.mightandmagic.com. A multiplayer patch will also be available
soon automatically via Steam update:
www.steampowered.com.
Key features for patch 1.02 include:
Single-player:
- The "hard" difficulty setting of the game has been reworked to be harder
- Global difficulty has been adjusted in the second half of the game to
better reflect character evolution
- An intermediary texture details level has been implemented, which as a
result, the former "high" setting has been renamed to "very high"
- Most major bugs have been fixed.
Multiplayer:
- All existing maps have been modified
- All classes have been modified for balance
- Addition of several options to modify game setting for lower
configurations
The multiplayer component will also be updated in the coming weeks with new
additions, including a Capture The Flag game mode, two new maps dedicated to
this new mode, and a map editor.
Developed by Arkane Studios (for single-player) and Kuju Entertainment (for
multiplayer), Dark Messiah of Might and Magic(TM) puts players in a
first-person perspective, allowing them to encounter ferocious combat within
a dark and expansive fantasy environment.
Powered by an enhanced version of the award-winning Source(TM) Engine
created by Valve to power its Half-LifeR2 video game, Dark Messiah of Might
and Magic(TM) allows players to immerse themselves in an environment that
responds and envelops them like never before, thanks to the Source Engine's
exceptional technological enhancements in areas such as character animation,
advanced AI, real-world physics and shader-based rendering.
For more news and information on Dark Messiah Might and Magic(TM), please
visit the game's official website at
www.mightandmagic.com.
