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Revision as of 23:28, 27 August 2021
Developers | |
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Triumph Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 31, 2014 |
macOS (OS X) | April 14, 2015 |
Linux | April 14, 2015 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 80 |
OpenCritic | 82 |
IGDB | 80 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Age of Wonders | |
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Age of Wonders | 1999 |
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne | 2002 |
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic | 2003 |
Age of Wonders III | 2014 |
Age of Wonders: Planetfall | 2019 |
Age of Wonders 4 | 2023 |
General information
- Official website
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | Deluxe and Collection Editions also available. | |||
Deluxe and Collection Editions also available. | ||||
GOG.com | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe and Collection Editions also available. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Deluxe and Collection Editions also available. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Deluxe Edition DLC | Includes a bonus scenario and soundtrack. | |
Golden Realms Expansion | ||
Eternal Lords Expansion |
Essential improvements
Improved performance
- Performance is drastically increased if the game is installed on a faster drive, such as an SSD.[citation needed]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AoW3\Profiles\<user-id>\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/AoW3/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/AoW3/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AoW3\Profiles\<user-id>\SAVES\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/AoW3/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/AoW3/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, toggle only. Can force through Nvidia Inspector. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode |
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Nvidia Inspector Force AA and AO[1] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | 2 keys per action. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Effects, Ambiance, Speech, Units, Events, Interface. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Russian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Hot seat, Co-op |
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LAN play | 8 | Co-op, Versus Requires a Triumph Account and initial internet access for authentication.[2] |
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Online play | 8 | Co-op, Versus Requires a Triumph Account. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 14800 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game does not launch
Delete configuration files[citation needed] |
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No music when out of combat
Enter combat and finish the battle[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | OS X and Linux only. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | ||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD Ex | |
Interface | Iggy, Adobe Flash |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9900 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 series ATI Radeon HD 3870 Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9 compatible | |
Other | 1024 x 768 screen resolution, Broadband Internet connection |
- 3 GB of system RAM is required for Intel integrated GPU's.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9900 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 ATI Radeon HD 4870 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM |
Other | 1024 x 768 screen resolution, Broadband Internet connection |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.10, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 ATI Radeon HD 4870 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM |
Other | 1024 x 768 screen resolution, Broadband Internet connection |