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Revision as of 16:16, 12 February 2023
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
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from ModDB.
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.
Monetization
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. |
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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] |
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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.
Improve performance
Remove the default 128 VRAM limit
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- Open
Settings.cfg
- Set
GFX_LIMIT128 : 1 to 0
- Save the changes and close the file
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Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[8]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\movie\ .
- Delete or rename
ascaron.wmv and oem.wmv .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
- Saved games are
GAME**.PAK
; saved heroes are hero**.pax
.
Video
Running in standard 1024x768 resolution.
Running in 1920x1080 resolution via dgVoodoo 2
High-resolution rendering
Download and apply dgVoodoo 2
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- This fix may introduce graphical artifacts.
- Will stretch graphics horizontally, altering the original aspect ratio.
- Download dgVoodoo 2
- Copy the three
.dll files from the MS\x86 folder and the dgVoodoo executable into <path-to-game>
- Open the dgVoodoo executable from the game folder and click the
.\ button
- In the
DirectX tab, set Resolution to the monitor's native one and untick 'dgVoodoo Watermark'
- Click
Apply and close the application.
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Use Sacred NL or PureHD
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- Fixes all artifacts caused by playing at widescreen resolutions and interface scales correctly.
- Adds QoL improvements like extended zoom and new hotkeys.
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Force Vsync off
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- This fix may introduce graphical artifacts.
- Go to
<path-to-game>
- Open
Settings.cfg
- Add the line
WAITRETRACE : 0 at the end of the file
- Save the changes and close the file
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Input
Hotkeys for Combat Arts
There is an undocumented feature of using hotkeys for Combat Arts, so as not to be limited to the default five slots in the game. In the combat arts menu, hover over a power and press one of the F1-F6 keys. It will now be selected when pressing that key.[9]
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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SFX, Speech, Music. |
Surround sound |
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Requires ALchemy |
Subtitles |
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Plot dialogue and quests are always shown in text; brief character acknowledgements and taunts are not subtitled. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Unknown version, supported by ALchemy. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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US English release removes blood effects, unlike the European and Oceanian English-language releases; digital releases use the non-US version. |
Simplified Chinese |
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Retail only. |
Traditional Chinese |
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Retail only. |
Czech |
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Retail only. |
French |
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Retail and GOG.com only. |
German |
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Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Italian |
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Retail only. |
Japanese |
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Retail only. |
Polish |
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Retail only; download for digital releases |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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For Sacred Gold only; download. |
Russian |
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Retail and GOG.com only. |
Spanish |
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Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Network
- Online features require a product key. For the GOG.com version, the key is available by submitting a multiplayer key request.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Multiplayer connectivity without VPNs
Use the Sacred Ancaria Connection
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- The project is open source, with a GitHub repository here.
- Download the latest version of the Sacred Ancaria Connection client.
- Execute it before launching Sacred.
- In the game options, select "Modem/ISDN" as the network speed setting.
- Go to the LAN menu and you should be seeing several servers.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Linux | |
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Sacred Gold had a Linux release in 2009 (by Linux Game Publishing). |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Windows Media Video 9 |
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Multiplayer |
TinCat |
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Modifications
- The biggest and most elaborate balance mod 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 game's world.
- Doesn't affect the original executable, provides own widescreen support and is compatible with most language versions.
Issues fixed
Stop flickering load screens with Nvidia GPU
Use dgVoodoo 2
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- To avoid a DirectX error on startup when also using PureHD, set Scaling to Unspecified.
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3D audio effects option disabled
Install IndirectSound
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- Download and extract IndirectSound
- Copy the two files,
dsound.dll and dsound.ini .
- Paste into
<path-to-game> .
- Run the game, and choose 3D effects in the sound settings.
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Windows key interference
- Win/Start key, when accidentally pressed, minimizes the game causing it to freeze.
Use AutoHotkey
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- Install the program.
- Create a text file with the line
LWin::return and save as .ahk script.
- Execute the script with double click before running the game.
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Game stuck at loading screen
- Opening Sequence plays, then it starts loading, and then it gets to Fonts and freezes.
Choose 32 bit color depth
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- Go to the game in your Steam Library.
- Right click on it and click on Properties, then on the Local Files tab, and then click on Browse Local Files.
- Find the file named Config.exe and right click on it and choose Open. Check the box for 32 bit color depth.
- Save configuration
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 SE, ME |
2000, XP |
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
References