Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Official ladder ranking servers closed, but official lobby server for multiplayer still online. Unofficial ladder hosted on NoXforum.info
- For online multiplayer in the GOG.com version install Westwood Online.
General information
- Nox Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
MOVIES in the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
INTRO.VQA , NOXLOGO.VQA and WWLOGO.VQA .
Notes
- The title screen click prompt will still be shown.
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Patches
Nox Quest
- Nox Quest adds new multiplayer modes and patches the game to version 1.2.
- The Origin version includes this patch, but does not enable it by default.[4]
- The GOG.com version already includes this patch.
Other
- Nox GUI is an unofficial launcher patch which improves compatibility with Windows 7+.[5]
- Warrior Ch. 10 Map 2 Fix provides fixes for the Warrior Chapter 10 Map 2 .map file, which prevented two secrets from triggering correctly.[6]
- Allows nearest neighbor or xBRz scaling
- Supports the original DirectDraw renderer as well as the Direct3D 9 renderer on Nox GUI
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
This game has an AUTOSAVE folder and Save Slots 1-13. The Working folder saves your current map discovery progress, as well as other activated triggers in maps you've already been to, etc. Do note that the Autosave folder has it's own working folder, so that's something to keep in mind.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Windowed[citation needed]
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- Windowed requires Windows to be running in 16-bit colour.
- Go to the installation folder.
- Make a shortcut to
Game.exe .
- Go to shortcut properties and add
-swindow to the end of the Target.
- Click OK to save your changes.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Unofficial translation by To_an, download and forum topic |
Russian |
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Unofficial translation by «7th Wolf» and «Fargus», download and review |
Spanish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
18590-18599 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Flickering title screen or black screen on startup
- Run Nox in Windows 98 / Windows ME compatibility mode to avoid this issue.
- The GOG.com version already includes this fix.
Set compatibility mode[citation needed]
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- Right-click the Nox shortcut (or
NOX.EXE ).
- Choose Properties.
- On the Compatibility tab choose Run this program in compatibility mode for.
- Choose Windows 98 / Windows ME.
- Click OK to save your changes.
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"Westwood Online is not installed on this computer" error
Enable Quest add-on for Origin version
Modify registry settings[4]
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\
- If the key
Westwood doesn't exist then right-click the key from above, add a new Key and name it Westwood
- Right-click
Westwood and add a new Key and name it Nox
- Right-click
Nox and add a new DWORD, name it SKU , and give it a hexadecimal value of 2500 .
- Click OK.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Software renderer |
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Requires Nox GUI. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
Westwood Online |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, NT 4.0 SP3, 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz
| 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
300 MB |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
2 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible
| 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
- The recommended is extrapolated from the digital releases' minimum.
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References