Might and Magic VIII Redone (MM8 Redone) is a graphics and content mod for Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer by DaveHer (David Hernandez)[1][1]. It replaces many of the game's sprites with HD images and adds new quests and monsters, while still running on the original game[1]. It was announced on the Celestial Heavens forum on 31 July 2021[1].
Content
- The author made it with Corel Draw, Blender and GrayFace's tools[1].
- Plants, trees, rocks, reagents, rings, shields, gauntlets, bows, crossbows and books were replaced with HD images[1].
- Eight new quests and a few extra monsters, inspired by Echo's "Monstrosity" mod[1][1].
- Bats, dragonflies, sharks and goblins were brought over from Might and Magic VII[1][1].
Installation
The ReadMe asks for the GOG version of Might and Magic VIII with GrayFace's patch (it names version 2.4.1) installed first[1]. The archive has no Russian translation; MMGames.ru also offers an upscaled-texture pack with it[1].
Releases
- The author called the mod finished in the announcement thread, last edited 19 August 2021[1].
- The latest dated build, v.18082022 (585.6 MB), was listed by Gamepressure with an update date of 28 September 2022[1].
- In August 2024 the author pointed players to an extra patch that improves the graphics[1].
- MMGames.ru wrote it up in Russian as «Меч и Магия 8: Мод Переиздание» on 31 October 2024[1][1].
DaveHer's other mods
DaveHer has redone several other fan projects in the same way, each with a larger forum thread than MM8 Redone: The Chaos Conspiracy Redone (from August 2019)[1], the 6, 7, 8 Merge Redone (from January 2022)[1] and MM7Rev4mod A Radical Redone (from April 2024)[1].