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MM IX may have a sleak new appearance, but all the elements of the previous games are still there. Most of the quests are along the same lines as in the previous games, the skill system works much in the same way, you need to go to a training hall to train, the inventory works much the same as it did before. It may look a little different, but if you enjoyed MM VI-VIII chances are you'll like this one too. I've heard a lot of complaints about this game and most of them aren't valid. Some people are upset about the new engine simply because they don't have experience with typical First-Person shooter control interfaces so they say all this stuff about the game that isn't true. The fact is, this game is very similar to all previous MM titles, it just looks a little different.
Good things about the new game (to name only a few):
As you can see this is a great MM game, while it may not meet up with the industries current standards, it certainly maintains the standard that has been present in all the MM games.
I mentioned above my gripe with the inventory system, and I would like to comment on that just a bit. I loved the paper-doll type dress up system from VI-VIII, and seeing that leave was the biggest dissapointment in the whole game for me. I suppose that can be attributed to the overall laziness of the programmers and artists. This game would have quite been a bit better (though not significantly better) if the old inventory system had been used.
Ultimately I like the game, and if you give it a chance you probably will too.
If you like Might and Magic you'll probably also like Morrowind from Bethesda Softworks.
"ValueName" "Value"
Where ValueName is some value, and Value is the number or text applied to that value. By changing the Value portion of some of these lines you can improve the performance of the game.
The biggest effect you can have on the game is to change value of BitDepth from 16 to 32. To do this find the line that looks like this:
"BitDepth" "16"
And change it to this:
"BitDepth" "32"
You'll notice a significant improvement in the texture quality. Also make sure the value screendepth is set to 32 as well.
There are other things you can tweak but I don't recommend changing any of them.