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The Guild
Europa 1400: The Guild	2002
The Guild II	2006
The Guild II: Pirates of the European Seas	2007
The Guild II: Venice	2008
The Guild II: Renaissance	2010
The Guild 3	2022

Europa 1400: The Guild is a singleplayer bird's-eye view business and strategy game in the The Guild series.

General information

Offical Nordic Games Support Forum

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 4 DRM in base game, SecuROM 5 DRM in Gold Edition.
GamersGate		Gold Edition.
		Gold Edition.
GOG.com		Gold Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition.
Humble Store		Gold Edition.
Steam		Gold Edition.

Version differences

The Gold Edition includes the base game and the expansion.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Gaukler, Gruften & Geschütze	Available separately only in the German-speaking market

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches for non-German versions can be found here.

For the German versions see: Main game, The expansion and Gold Edition.

Skip intro videos

Change parameters in game.ini
Go to the installation folder. Open `game.ini`. Change `show_intro=1` to `show_intro=0`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\game.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39520/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\resources\gamedata\Saves^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39520/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Change Bildmodus=FULLSCREEN in =DIRECTWINDOW in game.ini and use TL.exe to run the game
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		No VSync in Software TnL mode. Always-on in Hardware TnL mode; Doesn't function on modern Windows without a wrapper.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate cap.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Press `F12` in-game to remap hotkeys.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Change invert_mouse=0 to =1 in game.ini
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound Effects, Music, Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Need to be forced to focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Crash on launch

Run T&L executable^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Run `TL.exe` or `Europa1400Gold_TL.exe`.

Low frame rate and missing graphics stuff

Extract DDrawCompat to the game directory^[1]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6, 8	Software TnL mode uses 6; Hardware TnL mode uses 8.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System	6.1c^[2]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 400 MHz	Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	852 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

↑ ^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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (39520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Reference
↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2020-07-23
Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.

[gamedir-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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (39520) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (39520) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] Reference

[4] Verified by User:Nessy on 2020-07-23
Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	4 Head Studios
Publishers
2002-2011	JoWood Productions
2011-2016	Nordic Games
2016-present	THQ Nordic
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Business, Strategy
Themes	Medieval
Series	The Guild

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@@ Line 26: / Line 53: @@
 ==Availability==
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+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|4}} in base game, {{DRM|SecuROM|5}} in Gold Edition. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1762-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_guild_gold_edition | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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-{{Availability/row| GMG | the-guild-gold-edition | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_guild_gold_edition | DRM-free | Gold Edition. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Humble | the-guild-gold-edition | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | the-guild-gold-edition | Steam | Gold Edition. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 39520 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | the-guild-gold-edition | Steam | Gold Edition. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 39520 | Steam | Gold Edition. | | Windows }}
+}}
+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} The '''Gold Edition''' includes the base game and the expansion.
+==Monetization==
+{{DLC|
+{{DLC/row | Gaukler, Gruften & Geschütze | Available separately only in the German-speaking market | Windows }}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-{{mm}} [http://www.the-guild.com/main.php Patches] - Official German site with all necessary patches for the retail version.
+{{mm}} Patches for non-German versions can be found [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1484/7 here].
+{{mm}} For the German versions see: [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1251/7/ Main game], [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1249/7/ The expansion] and [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1250/7/ Gold Edition].
 ===Skip intro videos===
@@ Line 42: / Line 79: @@
 # Go to the installation folder.
 # Open {{file|game.ini}}.
-# Change show_intro=1 to show_intro=0.
+# Change <code>show_intro=1</code> to <code>show_intro=0</code>.
 }}
@@ Line 58: / Line 95: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|The Guild Gold Graphics Settings.jpg|Video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 86: / Line 123: @@
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = false
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
@@ Line 94: / Line 131: @@
 |windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = Change Bildmodus=FULLSCREEN in =DIRECTWINDOW in game.ini and use TL.exe to run the game
-|borderless windowed        = hackable
+|borderless windowed        = false
-|borderless windowed notes  = Possible using [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]], can lead to game crash.{{cn|date=October 2016}}
+|borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = false
+|upscaling                  = unknown
-|vsync notes                =
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = limited
+|vsync notes                = No VSync in Software TnL mode.<br>Always-on in Hardware TnL mode; Doesn't function on modern Windows without a wrapper.
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 112: / Line 152: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           = Press {{key|F12}} in-game to remap hotkeys.
@@ Line 176: / Line 216: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|The Guild Gold Sound settings.jpg|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Sound Effects, Music, Speech.
@@ Line 190: / Line 230: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes = Need to be forced to focus lost
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 222: / Line 264: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = unknown
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
@@ Line 249: / Line 291: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Run T&L executable|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 # Go to the installation folder.
-# Run <code>TL.exe</code> or <code>Europa1400Gold_TL.exe</code>.
+# Run {{file|TL.exe}} or {{file|Europa1400Gold_TL.exe}}.
+}}
-'''Notes'''
+===Low frame rate and missing graphics stuff===
-{{--}} For unknown reasons doesn't always work.{{cn|date=July 2016}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Extract [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases DDrawCompat] to the game directory|ref=<ref>Reference</ref>|fix=
 }}
@@ Line 258: / Line 301: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 6, 8
-|direct3d notes         =
+|direct3d notes         = Software TnL mode uses 6; Hardware TnL mode uses 8.
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
@@ Line 280: / Line 323: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 310: / Line 356: @@
 |minOS    = 98, ME, 2000
-|minCPU   = 400 MHz Intel Pentium 2 or equivalent
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
 |minRAM   = 64 MB
 |minHD    = 852 MB
@@ Line 316: / Line 362: @@
 |minDX    = 8.1
-|recOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
+|recOS    = XP
-|recCPU   = 500 MHz Intel Pentium 3 or better
+|recCPU   = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
 |recRAM   = 128 MB
 }}
 {{References}}