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Revision as of 17:47, 8 April 2022
Developers | |
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Studio II Software | |
Expansion | Kritzelkratz 3000 |
Publishers | |
Physical (Europe) | Take-Two Interactive |
Physical (Spain, Italy) | FX Interactive |
Physical (North America) | Encore |
Linux | Linux Game Publishing |
Digital (2008-2022) | Strategy First |
Digital (2022-present) | THQ Nordic |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 27, 2004 |
Linux | April 9, 2009 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | ARPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Sacred |
Sacred | |
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Sacred | 2004 |
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | 2008 |
Sacred Citadel | 2013 |
Sacred 3 | 2014 |
Key points
- Online multiplayer master servers have been shut down.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- SacredWiki: elaborate wiki about Sacred, Sacred Underworld and Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.
- Wolfe's Lair (archive): fansite with walkthroughs and tips for Sacred and the Underworld expansion.
- Sacred Ancaria Connection: a tool which allows multiplayer connections without using VPN usage after the TinCat service shutdown.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | VOB for English release. ProtectCD for German and Italian releases. StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1] for Chinese, French and Russian releases. | |||
GamersGate | Sacred Plus | |||
GamersGate | Sacred Gold | |||
GOG.com | Sacred Gold. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.[5] | |||
Humble Store | Sacred Gold | |||
Steam | Sacred Gold | |||
ZOOM Platform | Sacred Gold | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Sacred Gold |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Version differences
- Sacred - the original game, released in February 2004
- Sacred Plus - Free expansion pack released in October 2004 as part of the 1.7 and 1.8 patches for the base game. It adds 2 regions, monsters, quests, items.
- Sacred Underworld - Expansion pack released in April 2005. It adds 2 player characters (Daemon and Dwarf), 6 regions, 2 acts, new monsters and items.
- Sacred Gold - Released in August 2005, includes the base game and both expansions.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Sacred Plus | Distributed in 1.7 and 1.8 official patches for the base game for free. | |
Sacred Underworld | Files released as free download for Italian and Spanish releases by FX Interactive in 2006, requiring an SMS message request for a serial key.[6][7] |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest patch for Sacred is 1.8.26 (Dec 2004) - which upgrades it to Sacred Plus. It is available here.
- The latest patch for Sacred Underworld / Gold is 2.28 (Nov 2006). It is available here. It is already included in the digital releases.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[8] |
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High-resolution rendering
Download and apply dgVoodoo |
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Use Sacred NL or PureHD |
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Stop flickering load screens with Nvidia GPU
Use dgVoodoo |
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Improve performance
Force Vsync off |
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Multiplayer connectivity without VPNs
Sacred Ancaria Connection |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SETTINGS.CFG[Note 2] |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12320/pfx/[Note 3] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save[Note 2] |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12320/pfx/[Note 3] |
- Saved games are
GAME**.PAK
; saved heroes arehero**.pax
.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 1024x768 by default. See High-resolution rendering. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | enable with HD mod and dgVoodoo | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Set in launcher. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See High-resolution rendering. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FSAA on/off. See High-resolution rendering. Forcing MSAA/CSAA externally may introduce severe grid-like visual artifacts. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | Low performance when zoomed out. See Improve performance. | ||
120+ FPS |
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 | SFX, Speech, Music. | |
Surround sound | Requires ALchemy | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | Unknown version, supported by ALchemy. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Czech | Retail only. | |||
English | US English release has censored blood effects, unlike European and Oceanian English-language releases; digital releases are non-US | |||
French | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
German | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only; download for digital releases | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | For Sacred Gold only; download. | |||
Russian | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
Spanish | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Simplified Chinese | Retail only | |||
Traditional Chinese | Retail only | |||
Japanese | Retail only |
Network
- Online features require a product key; for the GOG.com version the key is available by submitting a multiplayer key request.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | Master servers have been shut down. See Multiplayer connectivity without VPNs for a workaround. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Use GameServer.exe in the installation folder. |
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Direct IP |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
Linux | Sacred Gold had a Linux release in 2009 (by Linux Game Publishing). |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Windows Media Video 9 | |
Multiplayer | TinCat |
Modifications
ReBorn HD
- The biggest and most elaborate balance mod-patch for Sacred.
- Requires Sacred Gold.
- Changes in the overall balance, bosses, heroes, items, their drop, game mechanics and makes small, but significant changes in the games world to make Sacred more enjoyable and less frustrating.
- It's constantly updated and mod authors are opened for help.
- Doesn't affects the original executable, provides own widescreen support and it's compatible with most languages.
Issues fixed
3D audio effects option disabled
Install IndirectSound |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz | AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz or higher Intel Pentium 4 |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2.2.x or better Linux kernel with glibc-2.1 or later and X-Windows (XFree86 3.3.x or later) | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.0 GHz x86 | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Hardware Accelerated 3D Graphics card 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (12320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Sacred Gold - Multiplayer issue - CD Key - last accessed on 2021-06-13
- ↑ SACRED - La leyenda del Arma Sagrada - last accessed on 2021-06-13
- ↑ SACRED - EDIZIONE ORO - last accessed on 2021-06-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Plokite Wolf on 2021-10-11