Prerelease:Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor

This page details prerelease information and/or media for Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor.

Mockups

First promo images, made without user interface. Composed of character renders and in-game environment shots.

Unknown Map

These 2 images are composed of creature renders for Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and some area which looks like as if it is from Might and Magic VI. It is hard to tell whether it is an existing area or something custom, made for testing purposes.

There are screenshots combining these images with the early version of the user interface.

Old User Interface

One of the earliest states in the development of the title. The user interface is completely different which makes it really easy to distinguish it from the other stages. The color palette is also much more vibrant and more similar to the tones of Might and Magic VI. The promo screenshots showcase only the Emerald Island areas including Temple of the Moon. This can mean that these two maps were made first.

It seems that knights are the only NPCs on the map.

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Different tree graphics, missing shop signs.

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Different spellbook layout.

March 3rd 1999

A slightly later stage of the development. The date is taken from the IGN's screenshot library. The date of the screenshots may vary since some of them have user interface differences. However it is not clear how to surely split them up for now.

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The tree graphics are not present in the release build files. It may be not visible on the screenshot but it seems that the shipyard area was a bit different. The wooden parts that are visible are of different size and using different textures. The minimap also shows the difference.

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Different wall and floor textures.

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No castle guards. No decorations like trees and rocks. The minimap is also different and seems to not have a road. Some castle textures are different.

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The NPCs seen on the preview screenshot do not spawn in Erathia in the release version. The conversation background seems to be using a different texture.

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Missing conversation topic, different background cutscene, different house name. The exit house button is from Might and Magic VI and the layout in general is more similar to it.

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Entrance model for The Hall Under the Hill is completely different. Some decorations are missing.

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Well and training houses have different textures. Tree graphics are different.

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Another example of the starting area but some things seem to be different: UI for auras is brighter and the tree graphics are different.

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Dungeon entrance UI layout similar to the one in Might and Magic VI. Button graphics are from Might and Magic VI as well. Slight change in the map name - from "Dragon's Lair" to "The Dragon's Lair".

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Different wall and floor textures.

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The ship is pointing into the opposite direction. Some textures are different.

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Different conversation topic - Castle Harmondy.

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Different decorations on the background.

Preview by PCPlayer

Video preview made by the German magazine PCPlayer showcasing the game before release. The game seems to be on the similar stage as the screenshots above.

Spellbook Concept Art

Spellbook concept art by Brian Kemper features some spell previews not present in the release version of the game, some layouts are different as well. The spell names written in Erathian are altered as well. Mind magic school is missing from the concept art.

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Trailer

Trailer uses the early voice-over which differs from the release version. The release version starts with a contest on an island while in the trailer the story seems to be about finding Lord Markham's daughter, who was kidnapped. The party of 3 is also mentioned which explains why there are only 3 characters in the intro instead of 4.