Age of Wonders III
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| Developers | |
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| Triumph Studios | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 31, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 14, 2015 |
| Linux | April 14, 2015 |
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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. | |
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Deluxe and Collection Editions also available. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Deluxe and Collection Editions also available. | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 settings
In-game video settings.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
| Nvidia Inspector Force AA and AO[1] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| 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. |
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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. | ||
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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 or newer |
| 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 (3 GB RAM required) 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM |
| Other | 1024 x 768 screen resolution | |
| 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 | |
| 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 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
| Other | 1024 x 768 screen resolution | |