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Revision as of 21:13, 6 April 2024
Developers | |
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Blizzard Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Interplay Entertainment |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Digital | Blizzard Entertainment |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 23, 1994 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1996 |
Windows (DOSBox) | March 28, 2019 |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | March 28, 2019 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Warcraft |
Warcraft | |
---|---|
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | 1994 |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 1995 |
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans | Cancelled |
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition | 1999 |
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 2002 |
World of Warcraft | 2004 |
Hearthstone | 2014 |
Warcraft III: Reforged | 2020 |
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view RTS game in the Warcraft series.
General information
- War1gus & Stratagus patch - For playing on modern systems.
- Developer site
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Some pre-1.21 versions prompt for words from the manual.[1] | |||
Battle.net | ||||
GOG.com | Warcraft I & II Bundle is also available. |
- Multiple demo versions are available from BlizzardArchive.com.
Version differences
- The CD-ROM version launched without DRM.
- Certain Mac OS (Classic) release supported CD quality streaming audio.
- The GOG.com version includes the DOS CD version patched to v1.22h pre-packaged with DOSBox, as well as a DRM-free hybrid disc image with both the 1994 DOS release and the 1996 Mac OS release.[2]
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patches for the DOS and Mac OS versions are available on Battle.net's support section.
- The GOG.com version is already patched to the most up to date version available.
Warcraft Mouse Helper
- Enables more modern mouse controls: ordering units with right mouse button, scrolling with mouse wheel, and selecting multiple units without holding down CTRL.
- Requires running the game in DOSBox under Windows.
- Works with 2019 GOG.com release.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\CONFIG.WAR (sound card settings) <path-to-game>\PREFS.WAR (in-game options) |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE*.SAV |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | When the game is run from GOG Galaxy. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | DOSBox allows for stretch full-screen or pillarboxed full-screen. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | Only scroll speed can be changed. | |
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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- Screen edge scrolling requires a left click in this title.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Most speech during cinematic scenes and briefings is accompanied with matching text. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | ||
General MIDI audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Japanese | Local retail release. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «Открытый перевод Бюро Old-Games.Ru» |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 2 | |||
Online play | For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation. |
Issues fixed
Game will not start on Windows 10 despite using DOSBox
Change DOSBox output mode |
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Notes
|
Edit DOSBox batch command |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | SVGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mac OS (Classic) | See source ports for alternate architectures. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System |
Source ports
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
War1gus |
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- Information on running this game on Linux can be found on the GOG.com forums.
Cover art gallery
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 3.2 | MS-DOS 6.2 |
Processor (CPU) | IBM 386/20 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 MB | 95 MB |
Video card (GPU) | VGA graphics card |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 7.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68030 | PowerPC |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 MB | 95 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 256-colour system |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | WDDM 1.0 DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.11 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- ↑ Nerdly Pleasures: The Wringer - Breaking PC DOS Game Copy Protection - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ GOG Warcraft: Orcs and humans Forum Post - last accessed on May 2023