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WARRANTY

THE WORLD OF ASHAN

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The world of Ashan was created by Asha, the Dragon of Order, during what is known as the
Mythic Age. Her brother Urgash, the Dragon of Chaos, then created the Demons in an attempt to surpass his sisters creation. These two Primordial Dragons fought during what
would later be called the Wars of Creation, and it changed the face of the world. The time
now is centuries later, and the Dragons have disappeared from Ashan. The surface of the
planet is populated by various factions, often separated by a troubled history of long-lasting
grudges and conflicts.

THE STORY
Might & Magic Heroes VII tells the story of young Duke Ivan striving to restore peace in
a time of civil torment. Facing political decisions with dire consequences in his ascension to
the Imperial throne, 6 councillors from 6 distinct factions support his claim to rule. These
advisors tell him glorious stories of legendary heroes from the world of Ashans past, so that
he may choose the surest path to power and forge his own destiny.

INSTALL THE GAME

Insert your Might & Magic Heroes VII game disc into your DVD drive. If you have enabled
the Autorun option, game installation will start automatically. Otherwise, double-click on
the DVD drive icon in the My Computer menu. Find Autorun.exe in the list of files and folders and double-click on it to start the installation process.
The Install button will start Uplay PC installation if Uplay is not already installed.
Choose your Uplay install location and read the Licence Agreement carefully.
After accepting, Uplay launches and the installation process begins.
Please connect regularly to secure the latest update.
Might & Magic Heroes VII requires one-time activation on Uplay before installation. It is
not possible to activate the game in offline mode.
Log in with your Uplay account or create a Uplay account if you do not have one.
Select Uplay Product Activation.
Enter your Might & Magic Heroes VII CD Key or Activation Code and press OK. (The game
will be bound to the current logged-in account forever, so be certain that you are signed in to the
correct account.)
Make sure you have enough disc space available, chose your folder location and/or press
CONTINUE.
Read the Might & Magic Heroes VII Licence agreement carefully and CONTINUE to the installation of the game.

MAIN MENU
Here you can select the game mode you want to play - campaign, duel or multiplayer
Campaign: Join Ivans council, click on any councillor to hear his story and experience the
story of a glorious hero of Ashan
Single player: Play a duel, create a game or load a game
Multiplayer Create or join a duel game, create or join a game or load a game

on the adventure map and during combats. The

primary function of the Spellbook Window is to
use active abilities.
3 - Army and Inventory [H]: Opens the Army and
Inventory window of the currently selected hero,
displaying information about experience, attributes, equipped items, inventory and army assembly.
4 - Skills [A]: Opens the skills window of the currently selected hero.
5 - Continue Move [Space bar]: Walk the selected
hero along the plotted course. If no destination is set for the selected hero, this button is
inactive.
6 - Quests [Q]: Press this button to open the Quests Window.
7 - Game Menu [Esc]: Press to open the Options screen where you can save and load games,
change the game and hardware configuration, restart the map or exit to the main menu or OS.

Adventure Map Main Interface

CONTROLS

3
1 Event Log
2 Resource Bar
3 Minimap

4a

4
4b

4 Hero Icon
4a Hero movement points
4b Hero Mana points

5
5 Command Panel

Interacting with your Hero, the Environment and the Game interface is primarily done using
your mouse. You will also be able to display tool tip information for a variety of elements.
In Adventure mode, using the Left mouse button / Mouse 1 will allow you to move your Hero
and complete different actions. Clicking once will preview the path, with green dots showing
the distance your Hero can move for that turn. White dots mark the continuation of the path
that will become available on later turns. Another click will confirm the move.

Start movement
Start movement and attack the targeted enemy

MINIMAP

Start movement and interact with the targeted building

The minimap is a small representation of the whole adventure map. A small trapezoid
shows where the camera is looking on the adventure map. The minimap shows the location
of different objectives, such as towns or heroes. Using the button on the side, you can select
the object you want to display on the minimap, toggle the area of control on/off and switch
views between the surface and underground.

Start movement and pick up item

Open the town interface
Cast selected spell
Move and start trade with selected hero
Hero cant move here

COMMAND PANEL

The Right mouse button / Mouse 2 allows you to view detailed tooltips about heroes, enemies, buildings, towns

1 - End Turn [E]: Press to end the current turn. Weekdays are highlighted in blue around the
button.
2 - Spellbook [S]: Press to open the selected heros Spellbook. This button is available both

Using the Middle mouse wheel you can Scroll up/down to zoom in/out. This is possible on
both the Adventure map and combat map.

TOWNS SCREEN
On this screen you can build new structures, hire new heroes, recruit creature or warfare
units, trade resources, learn spells, send spies or review the local defences.
Build structures: Opens the city hall in order to build or burn down structures. Shows
structures already built, those available for building (green) and those with missing requirements (red)
Recruit new Creatures: Opens the recruitment interface where all creatures available
for recruitment are shown in the top row.
Recruit Warfare Units: Click this button to recruit warfare and support units.
Hire new Heroes: opens the Hall of Heroes interface for hiring new and defeated heroes
Trade Resources: Opens the trade window - exchange resources for gold or vice versa.
Magic Guild: Shows the spells available to learn at this magic guild
Thieves Guild: Send spies to collect intel on other players
Caravans: Shows the caravan interface for receiving units of creatures sent as a caravan.
Defence Structures & Local Guard: Shows the towns level of fortification and the increase of creatures in the local guard.

COMBAT
Combat in Might & Magic Heroes VII is split into two phases.
The Tactical Phase. Here you will use your strategic prowess to set the formation of your
troops before battle.
The Combat Phase. This is where you will strike down your enemy by choosing how your
creatures attack or damaging the enemy with powerful spells cast directly by your hero.

you have the correct placement to obtain a maximum number of troops.

Once everything is where you want it, use the sword button to deploy them and move to combat.

COMBAT PHASE
The Combat Phase is where your wits will be put to the test - one wrong move can make the
difference between losing your Hero and being rewarded with the enemies entire Kingdom. It
is here that your hero can act directly to influence the outcome of the fight, using spells to help
your creatures or harm your foes, employing special war cry abilities to raise the impact of your
army or simply by attacking directly using
all your might. Ensuring you dont over extend your troops and become surrounded
or fail to protect your ranged attacks is what
separates the mighty from the meek.
You know what troops you can move as it
will be highlighted yellow. The Green Grid
shows how far it can move for that turn.

3b
3a

UNIT ACTION
The initiative bar (1) displays in which order friendly and enemy units will act, from left to
right. You will see which unit will act, with the active unit also highlighted yellow on the map.
You can move a unit to any cell highlighted in green.
To attack, point the mouse cursor at any part of an enemy unit. The cursor will turn into a
sword. Click to attack. Flanking and rear attacks are the most effective.
Above the active units portrait, you have the special action (2) available for it: Wait, defend.
Some units also have some special active abilities.

HERO ACTION

TACTICAL PHASE

Once a turn, a hero can attack a unit with the sword button (3a) or press the spellbook (3b) to
open it and select a spell or warcry.

The start location of your troops is a key component in winning fights in Might & Magic
Heroes VII. Leaving your weaker, high-damage units unprotected or placing units too close
to the enemy can lead to disastrous results.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Drag and drop is available to deploy or

move units. Greyed out units are already
on the field and highlighted units are yet to
be placed. Some units are larger and thus
require more space to be placed. Ensure

Many actions in the game can be bound to your keyboard, allowing for greater speed and simpler
gameplay. These shortcuts are entirely customisable to fulfil the needs of each individual player.
You can view your shortcuts by going to the Options menu and checking the Keybindings tab.
You will notice that certain shortcuts will work differently depending on whereabouts you are
in the game.
For example, pressing the Esc key whilst in a menu will close that menu. Pressing it again will

then open the Options menu.

You can also associate multiple keys with an action. Press Shift and 1 at the same time to select your starting hero. Use Shift and 2 to select your second hero.
The default Keybinds are as follows.

GENERAL KEYBINDS
Quickbar Slot 1 - 1
Quickbar Slot 2 - 2
Quickbar Slot 3 - 3
Quickbar Slot 4 - 4
Quickbar Slot 5 - 5
Quickbar Slot 6 - 6
Quickbar Slot 7 - 7
Quickbar Slot 8 - 8
Quickbar Slot 9 - 9
Quickbar Slot 10 - 0

Continue or Chat - Enter

Cancel Action of Exit Screen Esc / F10
Quick Save - F5
Open Save Screen - F6
Open Load Screen - F7
Quick Load - F8
Take Screenshot - F9
Open Options Screen - F11
Continue - Spacebar
Toggle Event Log L
Drag and Split Left Shift key

ADVENTURE KEYBINDS
Select Hero 1 Shift+1
Select Hero 2 Shift+2
Select Hero 3 Shift+3
Select Hero 4 Shift+4
Select Hero 5 Shift+5
Select Hero 6 Shift+6
Select Hero 7 Shift+7
Select Hero 8 Shift+8
Select Hero 9 Shift+9
Select Hero 10 Shift+0
End Turn - E
Minimap Options - M
Hero Window - H
Highlight interactable object

Select Town 1 Ctrl+1

Select Town 2 Ctrl+2
Select Town 3 Ctrl+3
Select Town 4 Ctrl+4
Select Town 5 Ctrl+5
Select Town 6 Ctrl+6
Select Town 7 Ctrl+7
Select Town 8 Ctrl+8
Select Town 9 Ctrl+9
Select Town 10 Ctrl+0
Spellbook - S
Skill Wheel - A
Pause / Continue Hero Movement - Spacebar
Left Alt key

TOWN SCREEN KEYBINDS

Town Hall - 1
Warfare Production - 3
Marketplace - 5
Thieves Guild - 7
Town Defence - 9
Faction Building 2 - [

CAMERA KEYBINDS
Pan Up Up
Pan Down Down
Zoom in End
Rotate Clockwise Delete
Reset Camera

Hero Attack
Ctrl+H
Wait W
Defend D
Toggle HP Bars
Alt+H

10

Pan Left Left

Pan Right Right
Zoom Back Home
Rotate Counter-Clockwise Page Down key
Page Up key

MOVEMENT KEYBINDS
Move Southwest Num1
Move Southeast Num3
Move East Num6
Move North Num8

Move South Num2

Move West Num4
Move Northwest Num7
Move Northeast Num9

GAME MENU
Resume Game
R
Save Game
S
Quit Q
Load Game
L
Option O

REQUEST POPUP
Accept/OK
Enter / Spacebar
Reject/Cancel Esc

DIALOGUE POPUP
Confirm Dialogue
Previous Line
Next Line

COMBAT KEYBINDS

Recruitment - 2
Hall of Heroes - 4
Magic Guild - 6
Caravanserai - 8
Faction Building 1 - 0
Recruit All Ctrl+A

Enter / Spacebar
Backspace / Left Arrow
Right Arrow

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