Magic & Mayhem Hints

Here are a few of the things you can do if you run into trouble in Magic &
Mayhem:

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Level Editing
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In the "Realms" directory of Magic & Mayhem you'll find another three
 directories called "Celtic", Greek" & "Medieval". In these directories are
 all the game event files for each mission in the the game. All you have to
 do is choose the file for the apropriate game level and edit it with any
 text editor. These files are structured in events. Each event has a number
 & this is why you can't change their order. Events can also contain one or
 more of these parameters:         EventType - can be DIALOGUE, TRAP, DIPLOMACY,
 DEPLOYMENT, EXPERIENCE or COMMAND and sets the type of action that is
 performed when the trigger of the event is activated.

Valid - can be True or False. You can use this parameter to disable events
 like traps or deployment of enemy troops.

DeployedArmy - is the name of the character that owns the selected creature.
 Your character's name is Cornelius. You might consider changing this
 parameter to Cornelius so that all new deployed units will be yours. Be
 careful not to change this parameter for the enemy wizard or the game will
 crash.

ViewArmy - this parameter is used in DIPLOMACY events to set which army you
 can view. You might try to add an event of this type to see what your enemy
 sees.

Of course once you edit one of these files you can do whatever you want and
 make the level as easy as you want. You might also try to insert a new
 event that will replenish your life and mana each time you cast a spell
 (i'm not sure how you can do this yet).

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Configuration files
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There are other files you can edit that you'll find useful. These are
 located in the "CFG" directory of the game. You can't do much with the
 files that are in this directory but you'll notice that there is another
 directory called "ENCRYPTED" here and where you'll find more configuration
 files. Unfortunately these files are encoded. To decode them you can do one
 of the folowing: 1. Press Alt+Tab during the game to minimize it then start
 Windows Explorer and copy the files in the "CFG" directory to a safe
 location. After you make the necessary changes place them back in the "CFG"
 directory and start the game. (not tested - if it doesn't work try the
 second posibility) 2. Edit one of the level files so it will make the game
 crash (see above). Start the game  on that level. After it crashes and
 closes go to Windows Explorer and copy the files to a safe location and do
 the same as for the first method.

It is a good idea to move the "ENCRYPTED" directory to another location so
 that the edited configuration files are not overwritten when the game
 starts.

One of the best things you can achieve this way is seeing the full Grimoire.
 You can do this by editing "Chaos.cfg" and setting SeeFullGrimoire to True.
 You can also change your eyesight so that you'll be able to see all units
 on the maps from any place.


Hint file by Christian Nasulea     E-mail: cuest@mmc.ro