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+ | |notes = Fan - [https://www.abcgames.cz/?p=preklady_zobraz&id=15103 The Other Side of the Coin] | ||
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|notes = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/magicka/files/4866.html Fan translation by «R.G. ExPromt»] | |notes = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/magicka/files/4866.html Fan translation by «R.G. ExPromt»] | ||
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+ | |language = Slovak | ||
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+ | |notes = Fan - [https://slovenciny.com/magicka-sk-magicka-vietnam-sk/ +Vietnam] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:36, 29 August 2024
Developers | |
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Arrowhead Game Studios | |
Publishers | |
Paradox Interactive | |
Engines | |
XNA | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 25, 2011 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Magicka |
Magicka | |
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Magicka | 2011 |
Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet | 2013 |
Magicka: Wizard Wars | 2015 |
Magicka 2 | 2015 |
Magicka is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view action game in the Magicka series.
General information
- Arrowhead released a patch which introduced a lot of bugs and frequent crashes, with no plans to ever patch it. It is strongly recommended that you either roll back the updates or download the community fan patch (Magicka Fixes v1.4) to fix the numerous issues introduced by the patch.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Publisher website | Collection also available. | |||
Collection. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Collection. | |||
Steam | Complete Edition also available. |
Version differences
- The Collection / Complete edition includes the base game and all DLC.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Ninth Element Novel | ||
Gamer Bundle | ||
Party Robes | ||
Frozen Lake | ||
The Watchtower | ||
Final Frontier | ||
Nippon | ||
Marshlands | ||
Wizard's Survival Kit | ||
Vietnam | ||
Horror Props Item Pack | ||
Holiday Spirit Item Pack | ||
The Stars Are Left | ||
Lonely Island Cruise | ||
The Other Side of the Coin | ||
Heirlooms Item Pack | ||
Peculiar Gadgets Item Pack | ||
Aspiring Musician Robes | ||
Mega Vilian Robes | ||
Dungeons and Daemons | ||
Grimnir's Laboratory | ||
Free Jolnir's Workshop | Freeware | |
Tower of Niflheim | ||
Dungeons and Gargoyles |
Essential improvements
Unofficial patch
- GitHub repository
- Fixes issues related to frequent crashes.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveData[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42910/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Configuration file is binary format.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveData[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
- The Decal Limit value sets the decal's decay rate before disappearing. It should be set to Off for the best effect.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Position affects gameplay | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
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 | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput and DirectInput. See Controller support. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | No option to disable. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Controller support
- Third party scripts have been created for use with controllers that provide a more "standard" mapping, and can be found here.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, SFX | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Chapter introductions are spoken normally; language spoken in-game is gibberish. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Fan - The Other Side of the Coin | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Official in-game localization, but is of very poor quality and none of the DLC are translated. | |||
Hungarian | A Fan Translation is available for the whole game (base game plus DLCs), which includes misspellings and mistranslations corrections. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Official in-game localization has numerous errors and quality issues. | |||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Official in-game localization. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «R.G. ExPromt» | |||
Slovak | Fan - +Vietnam | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op Only one keyboard usable at once, other players must use controllers. |
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LAN play | 4 | Co-op |
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Online play | 4 | Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 7331, 27016 |
UDP | 7331, 27016 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues unresolved
Integrated graphics card incompatibility
- The game does not work with contemporary integrated graphics cards.[citation needed]
Issues fixed
Game does not start
Install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (older systems) or enable it from the Optional Features entry in the Windows Control Panel (modern systems)[citation needed] |
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Install DirectX 9.0c end-user runtimes[citation needed] |
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Install XNA Framework 3.1[citation needed] |
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Refer to this archived thread[citation needed] |
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Exception Code: e0434f4d or e0434f4d crash
Install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (older systems) or enable it from the Optional Features entry in the Windows Control Panel (modern systems)[citation needed] |
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Install XNA Framework 3.1[citation needed] |
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Refer to this archived thread[citation needed] |
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Exception code: c0000374 crash
- May be related to Office 2010's implementation of Microsoft IME, and using Japanese system language.
Change system language[citation needed] |
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Crash to desktop with SoundBlaster card
Disable SoundBlaster enhancements[citation needed] |
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Freezes in multi-core systems
Set core affinity to one CPU[citation needed] |
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If running an AMD dual-core CPU on Windows XP, install this CPU driver and the AMD Dual Core Optimizer.[citation needed] |
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Crashes while running third-party software
- The game may crash if one or more of the following programs is running: FRAPS, OC Guru, EVGA Precision, MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner.
Disable these programs while running the game[citation needed] |
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If using Mumble, close it before the game is run and restart it when it is launched fully.[citation needed] |
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Screen tearing or shuttering
Force triple buffering and V-sync in the GPU control panel[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Mods and utilities
- Magicka AutoHotkey Script Generator
- Resized HUD for low resolutions
- Savegame Editor
- Challenge Editor
- Level Editor
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD 3500+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon X1900 | |
Other | Tri-button mouse |
- Online play requires a DSL Internet connection.
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 (42910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.