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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = CastleofTheWinds.jpg
 
|cover        = CastleofTheWinds.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|SaadaSoft}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|SaadaSoft}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Epic MegaGames}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Epic Games}}
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|engines      =
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1989}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1993}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|mobygames    = castle-of-the-winds
 +
|strategywiki = Castle of the Winds
 
|wikipedia    = Castle of the Winds
 
|wikipedia    = Castle of the Winds
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|winehq      = 174
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|license      = Former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
 
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{{--}} Game is 16-bit so can't run natively on 64-bit versions of Windows.
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://web.archive.org/web/20110717071112/http://www.exmsft.com/~ricks/castl11a.zip Developer's site] (archived) | {{ID|DRM-free}} |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows 3.x }}
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|DRM-free}} |}}
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{{Availability/row| developer | https://web.archive.org/web/20031127042908/http://www.exmsft.com:80/~ricks/ | DRM-free | Both parts of the game are now freeware. | | Windows 3.x }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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<!--[[File:Castle of the Winds settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]]-->
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{{Image|Castle of the Winds Options.png|Game options menu.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = always on
 
|windowed notes            = Always runs windowed.
 
|windowed notes            = Always runs windowed.
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|borderless windowed        = n/a
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                =  
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                = Native Windows Vsync.
 
|vsync notes                = Native Windows Vsync.
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|oculus rift                = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120hz                      = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
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|120hz notes               =  
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|120 fps notes             =  
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|color blind                = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                 =  
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
−
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =
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|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = No audio in the game at all.
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = No audio in the game at all.
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|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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 +
==Issues fixed==
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===Game will not run on 64-bit Windows===
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{{Fixbox|description=Run the game with [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm WineVDM]||fix=Note that to save your game when using WineVDM, you will need to manually locate the save file directory in the save game menu each time you start the game up.}}
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|wing                  =
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|wing notes            =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|OSfamily = Windows 3.x
 
|minOS    = 3.0
 
|minOS    = 3.0
 
|minCPU  = 386 PC or better
 
|minCPU  = 386 PC or better
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|minmem   = 2 MB
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|minRAM   = 2 MB
 
|minGPU  = VGA or better
 
|minGPU  = VGA or better
 
}}
 
}}
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{{References}}

Latest revision as of 07:40, 13 April 2023

Castle of the Winds
Castle of the Winds cover
Developers
SaadaSoft
Publishers
Epic Games
Release dates
Windows 3.x 1993
Castle of the Winds guide on StrategyWiki
Castle of the Winds on MobyGames
Castle of the Winds on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows 3.x
Developer website
DRM-free
 Both parts of the game are now freeware.
Windows 3.x

Essential improvements

Custom character sprite

Make a 16-color, 32x32 icon and import it.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]

Video

Game options menu.
Game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Always runs windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Native Windows Vsync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No audio in the game at all.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
No audio in the game at all.

Issues fixed

Game will not run on 64-bit Windows

Run the game with WineVDM

Note that to save your game when using WineVDM, you will need to manually locate the save file directory in the save game menu each time you start the game up.

Other information

API

Executable16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.

System requirements

Windows 3.x
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.0
Processor (CPU) 386 PC or better
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA or better


Notes

  1. ↑ 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).

References