Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- Official developer site
- Majesty Gold HD Support Forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Free demo versions with a unique mission are available from GameFront: Windows, Mac OS.
Version differences
- Majesty: Gold Edition includes the base game and The Northern Expansion.
- Majesty Gold HD is an enhanced re-release of the Gold Edition, combined in a single executable. It has improved compatibility for newer systems, high resolution support. As of the most recent updates, it also includes the demo mission, all previously downloadable quests and Steamworks/Galaxy multiplayer.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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The Northern Expansion |
Included in Gold and Gold HD editions. Not available separately for Linux. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available for Windows and Mac OS. The Gold Edition is already patched.
Use newer SDL version (Linux)
- Will replace OSS with ALSA in terms of sound output and add additional features.
- Requires 32 bit version of recent SDL 1.2 library.
Run the software with LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib32
on at the beginning. If using a 32-bit system use /usr/lib
path instead.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video
Graphics settings menu (HD)
Input
Performance settings menu (HD)
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, sound effects, voice |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Hero chatter not subtitled. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 4 |
Requires DirectPlay; disabled by default in Majesty Gold HD and requires an edit of the configuration file by adding <EnableDirectPlay>1</EnableDirectPlay> , which will in turn disable Steamworks/Galaxy multiplayer. |
Online play |
| 4 |
The official GameSpy service has been shut down; the Gold HD Edition can connect to Steamworks or GOG Galaxy service instead. |
Connection types
Issues fixed
General
Fast scrolling
- On older versions of Majesty, faster computers could cause the game to scroll excessively fast.
Change ScrollSpeed in registry (Windows)[citation needed]
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- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cyberlore\Majesty
- Open
ScrollSpeed and change it appropriately.
- If you have The Northern Expansion or Gold Edition make the same change in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cyberlore\Majesty Expansion
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Edit the configuration file (Linux)[citation needed]
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Open up the configuration file and add <ScrollSpeed>#</ScrollSpeed> . Replace # with a number.
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Windows
Majesty on modern systems (pre-HD)
The original versions of Majesty will run on modern operating systems, however the game will be unstable and might crash frequently.
Command lines[citation needed]
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- Run
majesty.exe or majx.exe with the following command lines: -nothreadedcursor -useglblit
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Gold HD Edition not responding
On some systems (particularly those with Intel graphics), Majesty Gold HD may not work properly. On loading the game there may be a blank screen, or after the opening movie, the menu appears unresponsive (although it is actually working, but the screen is updating).
Command lines[citation needed]
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- Run
majesty.exe or majx.exe with the following command lines: -useddblit -blitmovietobackground
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Linux
No sound
- SDL library that is included with the game is set to use OSS for sound only.
General[citation needed]
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- The software is not updated frequently.
Install the osspd package (Some distros like ArchLinux refers the package as ossp) and enable/start the osspd /osspd.service service.
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If using PulseAudio[citation needed]
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Run the game with padsp command (It is included with main PulseAudio package, if not, look for pulseaudio-utils)
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If using ALSA[citation needed]
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- Install alsa-oss package
- Load the following kernel modules as root with
modprobe command:
- snd-seq-oss
- snd-pcm-oss
- snd-mixer-oss
Run the game with aoss -32 (On 32 bit system just use aoss )
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Fullscreen issue with multiple monitors
Run the game in windowed mode using -w
command line. However, due to the fact that the windowed mode is at fixed 800x600 resolution, you may need to use the resolution scaling using xrandr
command, if on 1080p or 4K resolution.
The mouse isn't captured in windowed mode
Compile libjail.so[citation needed]
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- The multilibrary version of GCC and 32-bit version of SDL is required for 64 bit system.
- Create a text file and name it jail.c
- Copy and paste the content of this script
- In Terminal run
gcc -m32 -fPIC -shared -o libjail.so jail.c -ldl (If on 32 bit system remove the -m32 argument)
- Once compiled, move libjail.so to the main game folder
- Point out the file to use before running the game using
LD_PRELOAD= command at the beginning.Example:
LD_PRELOAD=$HOME/games/majesty/libjail.so $HOME/games/majesty/majx -w
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7, 9 |
Direct3D 9 is a separate option in the latest update for the HD edition. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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Linux | | | |
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PowerPC support is on the first release only. |
Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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Middleware
|
Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
OSS |
Linux only. |
Interface |
SDL |
SDL is Linux only |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy, Steamworks, GOG Galaxy |
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System requirements
Majesty (Original Version)
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | Linux |
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 166 MHz (or equivalent)
| Intel Pentium II 300 MHz (or equivalent) |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
314 MB |
366 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
Mac OS |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
8.6 | |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC 233 MHz
| PowerPC 350 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
|
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
314 MB |
366 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
16-bit Display at 800x600 | |
Majesty Gold Linux Version
Linux |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Linux Kernel 2.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
48 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
410 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM |
Majesty Gold HD
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
800 MHz Pentium III or equivalent
| 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 or better |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 8 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References