Might & Magic: Heroes VII is a recent release. This game offer you a turn based strategy gameplay. The game is released for pc only. There are some issues and bugs that some of you might face while playing the game. This short guide will offer you ample of details about the same. The game works nicely on most of the system. There are some things still that are buggy and cause common issues like crash, or black screen. So below one by one you can find solutions on different problem. You can also update us any other issue you are facing and we will try finding a fix for the same.
To avoid any major issue with the game output you must check the minimum and recommended system requirement.
Minimum System Requirement:
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8/8.1 (64bit only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 660 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1024 MB VRAM)
Recommended System Requirement:
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8/8.1 (64bit only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6100 @ 3.3 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX670 or AMD Radeon HD7870 (2048 MB VRAM)
Common Troubleshooting methods: Below are the lists of most common methods that can be used to fix a variety of game issue. If below option does not help then you can go checking other in detail below
- Verify game cache after installation to avoid game crash or startup issue. Start Steam > Go to Game Library > Right now on the Game >Properties > Local > Verify Game Cache.
- If the is not working after installation then updating to latest video drivers is one of the best options. You can download the drivers from following links. Click here to download Nvidia Auto Detect. This will auto detect the latest Nvidia drivers for your system. Click here for AMD Auto Scan for AMD gpu.
Might & Magic: Heroes VII Crash on Startup:
- If the game is crashing at launch then the issue can be with the game profile that is created in the Documents Folder. You have to locate the game folder there and delete it. Then start it back. It will work. Or else you have to re-install the game. Try Revo Uninstaller to completely wipe out the game folders and registry entries.
Might & Magic: Heroes VII does not start:
- There issue might be due to a dll file that can be resolved just by renaming the same. All you need to do is go in the game installation folder. That is most probably C:Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft Game Launcher. Go in there and look for libcef.dll.old. Just remove the .old from end and try launching the game back.
Might & Magic: Heroes VII Disk Write Error:
- If you getting a disk write error at the time of installing the game then you have to re-install Uplay. You can remove that from Control Panel > Uninstall Program. Find Uplay remove it and download the latest one from its official site.
Might & Magic: Heroes VII Freezing, Stuttering, Black Screen:
- Performance issue can be due to hardware or software both. For hardware you have to check the minimum system requirement and then go ahead with the game installation. Second thing you can do is turn off all background applications to get rid of stuttering or freezing problem. For that start Task Manager and go in Process to see background apps. Kill all those which are not required. Second you can go in msconfig and disable a variety of startup applications.
Might & Magic: Heroes VII Incorrect Video Card:
Nvidia
- Go in NVIDIA control panel > Manage 3D settings
- Click MMH7Game-Win64-Shipping.exe.
AMD
- Go in Catalyst Control Center > Dynamic Switchable Graphics > Set the game to High Performance.