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Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna

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Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna cover
Developers
Gas Powered Games
Mad Doc Software
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
Engines
Siege Engine[1]
Release dates
Windows November 11, 2003
macOS (OS X) November 11, 2003
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The Mac OS X release of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Dungeon Siege
Dungeon Siege 2002
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna 2003
Dungeon Siege II 2005
Dungeon Siege III 2011

Key points

Standalone expansion pack; includes Dungeon Siege along with new bonus content and gameplay improvements.

General information

MobyGames page
ChickenGeorgeMods - collection of official and fan made tools for modding the game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SmarteSECURE DRM disc check.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Bonus Pack Download this archive, extract its files into the installation folder and create a shortcut with required arguments.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions[3]
  1. See Command line arguments instructions.
  2. Use the nointro=true argument.

Playing on modern systems

Instructions[citation needed]
  • Download the following archive and extract its files into the installation folder.

Siegelets, maps and mods

Return To Arhok - official bonus single player map by Mad Doc Software.
Yesterheaven - official bonus multiplayer map for original Dungeon Siege made by Gas Powered Games. Single player conversion files are available here.
Myros Mod - converts the original Utraean Peninsula multiplayer map to singleplayer. Conversion files are available here or already prepared map can be downloaded here.
Utima V: Lazarus - a remake of Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny.
Ultima 6 Project - a remake of Ultima VI: The False Prophet.
Many notable fan made siegelets and maps can be downloaded here; Mageworld, The Elemental, Lands Of Hyperborea, Copperhead: Retaliation, Realm of Kings.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\
macOS (OS X)
Certain settings are stored in the DungeonSiege.ini file.
The default main character along with every other option is stored in the prefs.gas file.
The keybinds are stored in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege\Keys\ folder in the current.gas file.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege\Save\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\Save\
macOS (OS X)

Video settings

General settings for Dungeon Siege.
General settings for Dungeon Siege.
Video settings for Dungeon Siege.
Video settings for Dungeon Siege.
General settings for Legends of Aranna.
General settings for Legends of Aranna.
Video settings for Legends of Aranna.
Video settings for Legends of Aranna.

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Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fixes only work in-game, not on the main menu.
Widescreen aspect ratios are Vert-; to set FOV see the WSGF entry.
Some higher resolutions will crash the game; use dgVoodoo2 for these resolutions.
Any resolution warnings can be safely ignored when prompted (or see here).
Set in DungeonSiege.ini[4]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\DungeonSiege.ini
  2. Change the width = and height = numbers to match your resolution.
  3. Save your changes.
Set in launch options[4]
  1. Add width=#### and height=#### to your games launch options.
  2. Replace #### with your desired resolution.
  3. Save your changes.

Windowed

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder and find DungeonSiege.exe or DSLOA.exe.
  2. See Windows Compatibility Mode.
  3. Tick the Reduced color mode checkbox and select the 16-bit (65536) mode.
  4. See Command line arguments.
  5. Use the fullscreen=false argument.

Shadow resolution

Instructions[3]
  1. Go to the installation folder and open system_detail.gas with a text editor.
  2. Increase the value of shadow_tex_size = 64 to 128, 256, etc... (changing the entry under [64M32B] should be enough).
  3. Save the file.

Notes

This is only worth doing when Complex shadows are enabled in-game.

Input settings

Input settings for Dungeon Siege.
Input settings for Dungeon Siege.
Input settings for Legends of Aranna.
Input settings for Legends of Aranna.

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Audio settings

Audio settings for Dungeon Siege.
Audio settings for Dungeon Siege.
Audio settings for Legends of Aranna.
Audio settings for Legends of Aranna.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
Spanish
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 2300-2400, 6073
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Unsupported display mode

When starting a game a Critical Error message appears about unsupported display mode. This can be ignored or use the following instructions, so it doesn't appear.
Instructions[3]
  1. Go to the installation folder and open system_detail.gas with a text editor.
  2. Add a new display mode with the resolution you want (adding a new entry under [64M32B] should be enough):
    • For example: [1920x1080] {max_back_buffers = 2;}.
  3. Save the file.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum[5]
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) 333 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)

References