I'm on linux (PopOS 22.04) and having issues with MM7 using the greyface patch - I can move around, select party members fine, cast spells... but I can't jump, attack, or pause to enter combat. Is there a fix? Or is this intended for the starter island? The tour guide does say something about refraining from violence or something like that.

EDIT: Tried it on my desktop and it worked. I think it was the KB problem mentioned in this thread:
https://www.gog.com/forum/might_and_magic_series/mm6_in_linux_keyboard_problem

I just got confused by the text at the start I guess.

This is a problem. But questioning what the game intends implies you haven't tried doing the same things without the patch. So is it the patch, or is it the PopOS? Which keys work and which do not?

What the guide means is that, if you hurt another competitor, a civilian or a guard, even by accident, then the guards become enemies. Killing everybody won't disqualify you from winning the competition though. (Maybe you'll be assessed a fine which it might be a good idea to pay at a town hall after reaching your new home.) And inside the cave is different - if you fight your rivals there, nobody outside will know, and besides, they started it.