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Revision as of 15:23, 25 October 2021
Developers | |
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Cyberlore Studios | |
Linux | Tribsoft |
Publishers | |
2000 | MicroProse |
2001-2003 | Infogrames |
2003 | Atari |
2008-present | Paradox Interactive |
Mac OS (Classic) | MacPlay |
Linux | Linux Game Publishing |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 21, 2000 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 13, 2000 |
Linux | April 25, 2003 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim |
Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | |
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Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | 2000 |
Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | 2009 |
Defenders of Ardania | 2012 |
Majesty: Gold HD | 2012 |
Warnings
General information
- Official developer site
- Majesty Gold HD Support Forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | Gold HD Edition | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | Gold HD Edition (includes Gold Edition). |
Version differences
- Majesty: Gold Edition includes the base game and The Northern Expansion.
- Majesty Gold HD is an enhanced re-release of the Gold Edition, combined in a single executable. It has improved compatibility for newer systems, high resolution support, and as of the most recent updates, all previously downloadable quests and Steamworks/Galaxy multiplayer.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Northern Expansion | Included in Gold and Gold HD editions. Not available separately for Linux. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available for Windows and Mac OS. The Gold Edition is already patched.
Use newer SDL version (Linux)
- Will replace OSS with ALSA in terms of sound output and add additional features.
- Requires 32 bit version of recent SDL 1.2 library.
Run the software with LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib32
on at the beginning. If using a 32-bit system use /usr/lib
path instead.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux | ~/.lgp/majx/majxprefs |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/25990/pfx/[Note 2] |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\MajestyHD\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/25990/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Native in Majesty Gold HD. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Interface elements not scaled. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | With use of the -w command line argument. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use SRWE. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Under "Adjust Levels" option. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Hero chatter not subtitled. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | Retail only. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues fixed
General
Fast scrolling
- On older versions of Majesty, faster computers could cause the game to scroll excessively fast.
Change ScrollSpeed in registry (Windows)[citation needed] |
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Edit the configuration file (Linux)[citation needed] |
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Open up the configuration file and add |
Windows
Majesty on modern systems (pre-HD)
The original versions of Majesty will run on modern operating systems, however the game will be unstable and might crash frequently.
Command lines[citation needed] |
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Gold HD Edition not responding
On some systems (particularly those with Intel graphics), Majesty Gold HD may not work properly. On loading the game there may be a blank screen, or after the opening movie, the menu appears unresponsive (although it is actually working, but the screen is updating).
Command lines[citation needed] |
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Linux
No sound
- SDL library that is included with the game is set to use OSS for sound only.
General[citation needed] |
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Install the osspd package (Some distros like ArchLinux refers the package as ossp) and enable/start the |
If using PulseAudio[citation needed] |
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Run the game with |
If using ALSA[citation needed] |
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Run the game with |
Fullscreen issue with multiple monitors
Run the game in windowed mode using -w
command line. However, due to the fact that the windowed mode is at fixed 800x600 resolution, you may need to use the resolution scaling using xrandr
command, if on 1080p or 4K resolution.
The mouse isn't captured in windowed mode
Compile libjail.so[citation needed] |
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LD_PRELOAD=$HOME/games/majesty/libjail.so $HOME/games/majesty/majx -w |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7, 9 | Direct3D 9 is a separate option in the latest update for the HD edition. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Linux | PowerPC support is on the first release only. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OSS | Linux only. |
Interface | SDL | SDL is Linux only |
Multiplayer | GameSpy, Steamworks, GOG Galaxy |
System requirements
Majesty (Original Version)
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz (or equivalent) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz (or equivalent) |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 314 MB | 366 MB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 8.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 233 MHz | PowerPC 350 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 314 MB | 366 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 16-bit Display at 800x600 |
Majesty Gold Linux Version
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Linux Kernel 2.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | 166 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 48 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 410 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM |
Majesty Gold HD
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 800 MHz Pentium III or equivalent | 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 or better |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 8 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (25990) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology