Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
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Developers | |
---|---|
Haemimont Games | |
Publishers | |
Take-Two Interactive | |
Italy, Spain | FX Interactive |
Digital | Haemimont Games |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 31, 2000 |
Reception | |
IGDB | 60 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Fantasy |
General information
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Tzar: El Cid y la Reconquista | Released only in Spain. | |
Tzar: El Rey Arturo y Excalibur | Released only in Spain and Italy. | |
Tzar: El Imperio de Gengis Khan | Released only in Spain and Italy. | |
Tzar: Los Dominios de la Magia | Released only in Spain. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Official patches that update the game to the latest version can be found here.
- Unofficial patch 1.13, which provides balance changes, is available here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\tzar.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/825730/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/825730/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Enable Widescreen |
---|
1920x1080 patch on ModDB[1] (doesn't work very well, leaves part of the screen black), see also this thread on the GOG forums[2] |
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Bulgarian | Local retail version only. | |||
French | Local retail version only. | |||
German | ||||
Italian | Local retail version only. | |||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Local retail version only. | |||
Spanish |
- Steam version is available only in English.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 8 | Versus |
||
Online play | 8 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw | 7.0 | |
Software renderer | GDI |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000 | |
Processor (CPU) | 200 MHz Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 202 MB |
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 (825730) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Tzar - Burden of the Crown HD Patch (1920x1080) - last accessed on 2020-12-21
- ↑ The game ignores the "maintain aspect ratio" scaling - last accessed on 2020-12-21