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I just downloaded the Might & Magic: Heroes VI demo from Steam. On trying to start it, I'm receiving an error that suggests I'm missing a DVD:
There is no disk in the drive. [Cancel] [Try Again] [Continue]
All of the buttons make the dialog disappear for a fraction of a second, and then it appears again.
Has anyone else had this problem or managed to work around it?
There are preset heroes, but only if you play Heroes VI offline. When you aren't connected to the Conflux, you can choose from a list that contains a single Might and a single Magic hero from each faction.
When you are connected to the Conflux, you are restricted to your dynasty heroes and the factions they represent. However, as you finish the campaigns, you gain the heroes from those campaigns. I'm guessing (hoping?) that once you have finished all the campaigns you will have a might and a magic hero from every faction in your dynasty.
If I'm wrong, or if you want to play online skirmish or multi-player games right now (and be able to choose the faction you start with), you have to create your own hero for each faction.
If you want to know the version of the game, you can find it in the main menu in the lower right/left corner.
However, be aware that Steam does not patch Heroes 6.
It's patchable through the Ubisoft Installer application which in turn is installed by Steam when it enters the prerequisite stage of the game installation phase. Whenever you launch HOMM 6 via Steam it automatically launches the Ubisoft application which checks if there is a new patch.
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Oops, I just figured it out by going nuts on the dialog box.
Just hit Cancel 20 or 30 times - eventually it'll go away and the demo will start. Seems like a bad sign, but we'll see.