Difference between revisions of "Haegemonia: Legions of Iron"
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− | + | {{Fixbox|description=(Non-Steam versions) Install the [https://www.moddb.com/downloads/haegemonia-legions-of-iron-sound-system-fix older Sound System Fix]|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}|fix= | |
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− | {{Fixbox|description= | + | If textures on ships start disappearing after reloading (which makes the ships transparent / invisible): |
− | + | {{Fixbox|description=Replace the {{file|starfield.mat}} file in Legions of Iron with the one from The Solon Heritage|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forum.planet3dnow.de/index.php?threads/haegemonia-problem-durchsichtige-schiffe.172263|title=forum.planet3dnow.de|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>|fix= | |
+ | # Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Shaders\Materials}} in the Solon Heritage install directory and copy {{file|starfield.mat}} | ||
+ | # Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Shaders\Materials}} in the Legions of Iron directory and replace the {{file|starfield.mat}} there | ||
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Revision as of 11:29, 6 April 2024
Developers | |
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Digital Reality | |
Publishers | |
Anuman Interactive | |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 14, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | November 15, 2013[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Free-roaming camera |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS, 4X, Strategy |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Haegemonia |
Haegemonia | |
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Haegemonia: Legions of Iron | 2002 |
Haegemonia: The Solon Heritage | 2003 |
Warnings
Haegemonia: Legions of Iron is a singleplayer and multiplayer free-roaming camera RTS, 4X and strategy game in the Haegemonia series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc 2 DRM[Note 1] | |||
GOG.com | Includes Haegemonia: The Solon Heritage. | |||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | Includes Haegemonia: The Solon Heritage. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo can be downloaded from 4Players.de (German site, but English demo).
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Solon Heritage | Retail version requires base game; digital distribution version is a standalone title. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The most recent patch is 1.10, available from Patches-Scrolls.
- All 1.10 patched version still show 1.09 in the menu. Digital releases are already on 1.10.
Skip intro videos
Use the Haegemonia: Legions of Iron intro skip. Deleting the files also works but causes error messages in-game. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Digital Reality\Haegemonia\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/294770/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 4] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/294770/pfx/[Note 3] |
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 | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | On/off only. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Set in registry (see Game data). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. |
Widescreen resolution
- Must be performed each time you launch the game - resets when viewing options menu.
- The whole registry branch might disappear
Registry edit for widescreen resolution[4] |
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Windowed
Use modding tools[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Use ShortcutEditor.exe in the installation folder. Full key remapping is not supported; some keys can't be selected, and some functions (like Pause) cannot be rebound. |
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Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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3D movement
To move up and down (z-axis), press M and ⇧ Shift and then right-click to set vertical coordinates.[5]
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effect and Speech. | |
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 Steam only. | |||
German | Retail and Steam only; download for GOG.com release. | |||
Hungarian | Retail only. | |||
Italian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
Japanese | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Retail and Steam only. |
Issues fixed
Sound System Error
(Steam version) Install the Steam Sound System and MP Fix[citation needed] |
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(Non-Steam versions) Install the older Sound System Fix[citation needed] |
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Disable audio[6] |
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Ships become transparent
Install patch 1.10 |
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If textures on ships start disappearing after reloading (which makes the ships transparent / invisible):
Replace the starfield.mat file in Legions of Iron with the one from The Solon Heritage[7]
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[8] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
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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UDP | 19664,19667 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz | Intel Pentium III 1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 1 ATI Radeon 7500 Matrox Parhella DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for 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 (294770) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ wsgf.org - last accessed on 26 May 2023
- ↑ g4li.org - last accessed on 26 May 2023
- ↑ thegameengine.org - last accessed on 26 May 2023
- ↑ forum.planet3dnow.de - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology