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{{ii}}This does not provide a fix for the music and should only be used as a workaround | {{ii}}This does not provide a fix for the music and should only be used as a workaround | ||
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===Music skips/stutter randomly=== | ===Music skips/stutter randomly=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Delete/move the <code>qasf.dll</code>|ref=<ref>https://mcdebugrndmstuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/monopoly-tycoon-directsound-music-fix.html</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Delete/move the <code>qasf.dll</code>|ref=<ref>https://mcdebugrndmstuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/monopoly-tycoon-directsound-music-fix.html</ref>|fix= |
Revision as of 01:31, 28 November 2018
Developers | |
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Deep Red Games | |
Publishers | |
Infogrames | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 30, 2001 |
Warnings
⤏ Go to series page | |
Monopoly | 1985 |
Monopoly (Gibson) (unofficial) | 1985 |
Tommy's Monopoly (unofficial) | 1988 |
TEGL Monopoly (unofficial) | 1989 |
PC-Monopoly (unofficial) | 1989 |
Monopoly Deluxe | 1992 |
Monopoly (1995) | 1995 |
Star Wars: Monopoly | 1997 |
Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition | 1998 |
Monopoly Casino | 1999 |
Monopoly Junior | 1999 |
Monopoly Tycoon | 2001 |
Monopoly (2002) | 2002 |
Monopoly 2008 | 2007 |
Monopoly: Here & Now Edition | 2007 |
Monopoly: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition | 2008 |
Monopoly: Build-a-lot Edition | 2009 |
Monopoly (2012) | 2012 |
Monopoly Plus | 2017 |
Monopoly Poker | 2021 |
Monopoly Madness | 2021 |
Monopoly (2024) | 2024 |
Key points
- Music has been fully restored with the Windows Media Source Filter Installer v1.6!.
- Has problems running on Windows Vista and above. See "Game crashes on startup with music enabled" and "Issues unresolved".
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.4 is the latest patch available for the game, it adds new scenarios, options, and bug fixes.
The Windows Media Source Filter Installer v1.6 allows for music playback on operating systems released after Windows XP
Disable the intro movie[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\profiles[Note 1] |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Modifying the config.cfg file[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 6 | |||
Online play | 6 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] 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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TCP | 2310 |
UDP | 2310 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- This is the default port used. It can be changed by the user via console commands. Full details can be found in the Patch v1.4 Readme file
Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup with music enabled
- In order for the game to play music, the Windows Media Source Filter must be re-installed on newer versions of Windows
- Music is fully restored with this fix
Automatically install the Windows Media Source Filter[2] |
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Notes
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Manually install the Windows Media Source Filter[3] |
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Notes
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Random crashes
Disable music in the game launcher[4] |
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Notes
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Music skips/stutter randomly
Delete/move the qasf.dll [5]
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Notes
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Issues unresolved
Music skipping/looping issues on Windows 2000 and later
- Disabling audio hardware acceleration in Windows XP makes the game's music choppy and intermittent
- Sometimes the music cuts out suddenly and the game is left with only sounds, even when hardware acceleration is enabled on Windows XP.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 | |
Software renderer | DeepRed Software Rasterizer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 95, 98, ME |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 90 MB | 200 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible |
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).
References
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ https://mcdebugrndmstuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/monopoly-tycoon-directsound-music-fix.html
- ↑ https://mcdebugrndmstuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/monopoly-tycoon-directsound-music-fix.html
- ↑ https://mcdebugrndmstuff.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-monopoly-tycoon-saga-begins.html
- ↑ https://mcdebugrndmstuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/monopoly-tycoon-directsound-music-fix.html