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+ | {{ii}} Attempting to start the game may result in nothing happening, or the DOSBox window appearing blank. | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox|description=Set Program Compatibility Settings|ref=|fix= | ||
+ | # Go to the {{p|game}} folder. | ||
+ | # {{key|Right Click}} on the ''Launch Warcraft - Orcs & Humans'' shortcut and choose ''Properties''. | ||
+ | # Go to the ''Compatibility'' tab. | ||
+ | # Activate ''Reduced color mode (16-bit)'' and apply the settings. | ||
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Revision as of 06:24, 29 March 2019
Developers | |
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Blizzard Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 23, 1994 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 23, 1994 |
Windows | March 28, 2019 |
macOS (OS X) | March 28, 2019 |
Warcraft | |
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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 |
Key points
- The CD-ROM version is updated to the latest version and has the DRM removed.
- The GOG.com version is updated to the latest version, has the DRM removed, and comes bundled with a preconfigured copy of DOSBox.
General information
- Developer site
- Wowpedia - A huge wiki for everything Warcraft universe related.
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Some pre-1.21 versions prompt for words from the manual.[1] | |||
GOG.com | Warcraft I & II Bundle is also available. |
- The GOG.com release is the Warcraft CD version 1.22h release, pre-installed and prepackaged with a properly configured DOSBox copy.
- The GOG.com release includes a disc image for a DRM-free CD version.
- The disc image included is a hybrid Windows-Mac release, which includes both a DOS release and a Mac release with CD audio.[2]
Essential improvements
Patches
Patches for the DOS and Mac OS versions are available on Battle.net's support section.
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 | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE*.SAV |
Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | When the game is run from GOG Galaxy. |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 2 | |||
Online play | 2 | Via DOSBox IPX tunneling. GOG Galaxy version has a quick set up configuration utility to do this. |
Issues fixed
Game won't start on Windows 10
- Attempting to start the game may result in nothing happening, or the DOSBox window appearing blank.
Set Program Compatibility Settings |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | VGA | 320x200 256-color |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
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 | ||
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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 |