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{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/LordsofMagic_1020 Archive.org] and [http://sierrahelp.com/Misc/Demos.html#L SierraHelp]. | {{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/LordsofMagic_1020 Archive.org] and [http://sierrahelp.com/Misc/Demos.html#L SierraHelp]. | ||
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==System requirements== | ==System requirements== |
Revision as of 23:07, 8 April 2024
Developers | |
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Impressions Games | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sierra On-Line |
Digital | Rebellion Developments |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 19, 1997 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Strategy |
Themes | Fantasy |
Lords of Magic is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric strategy game.
The game was expanded with the Legends of Urak expansion in 1998, with the Special Edition containing both.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Special Edition has a disc check. | |||
GamersGate | Special Edition. | |||
GOG.com | Special Edition. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Special Edition. | |||
Steam | Special Edition. | |||
ZOOM Platform | Special Edition. Pre-packaged with DDrawCompat. |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org and SierraHelp.
Version differences
- The Special Edition release includes the base game, the Legends of Urak expansion, new units, buildings, campaigns and the lord editor.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Legends of Urak |
Essential improvements
Official patches
- The last official for Lords of Magic is 3.01 for the Special Edition and 2.0a for the non-SE release. Both may be found here.
- The Steam and GOG versions come with the 3.01 patch already installed.
- The last patch for SE has a bug that causes some low level dungeons and marauder parties to spawn with Pegasus Riders, a high level unit.
Unofficial patch
- Only works with the SE release patched to version 3.01
- Fixes the Pegasus Rider bug mentioned above.
Install the unofficial patch |
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Skip intro videos
Delete/rename/move video files |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\settings.cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/404040/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/404040/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Only resolution available is 640x480. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Windowed
Install dgVoodoo 2 |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
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 | Music, sound effects, speech, ambience | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
German | Retail only; download for digital versions. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | |||
Online play | 4 | The official WON multiplayer service has been shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | |
Multiplayer | World Opponent Network |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 135 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 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 (404040) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.