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Fate of the Dragon
Fate of the Dragon	2000
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs	2001

Fate of the Dragon is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RTS game in the Fate of the Dragon series.

Also known as Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

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]}

Essential Improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\DATA`. Move, delete or rename `fod.avi`, `GPMEIDOS.avi`, and `GPMOM.avi`.

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only supports 800x600 or 1024x768 natively.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, ME
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 233 MHz	Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	270 MB	540 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 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).

References

[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).

[Note 1]

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 {{Infobox game
-|cover        =
+|cover        = Fate of the Dragon cover.jpg
 |developers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Object Software}}
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Eidos Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software|Retail re-release}}
 |engines      =
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 2001}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 21, 2000}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Asia, Fantasy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Fate of the Dragon }}
 |steam appid  =
 |steam appid side  =
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 |gogcom id side =
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = fate-of-the-dragon
+|mobygames    = 3872
 |wikipedia    = Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon
 |winehq       =
+|igdb         = three-kingdoms-fate-of-the-dragon
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-''' Key Points '''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} Also known as Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon.
+|introduction      =
-{{ii}} The prequel to [[Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs]].
-{{++}} No tweaks required to install or play on modern Windows.
+|release history   = Also known as '''''Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon'''''.
-{{--}} Very limited options, with no input customization at all.
+|current state     =
+}}
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| retail | | disc |  |  | Windows }}
 }}
-{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/FateoftheDragon_1020 Archive.org].
 ==Game data==
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 ==Essential Improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename video files|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\DATA</code>
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\DATA}}.
-# Delete or rename <code>fod.avi</code>, <code>GPMEIDOS.avi</code>, and <code>GPMOM.avi</code>.
+# Move, delete or rename {{file|fod.avi}}, {{file|GPMEIDOS.avi}}, and {{file|GPMOM.avi}}.
 }}
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 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 |120 fps                    = unknown
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
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-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
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 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux powerpc app      =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Object Software
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	December 21, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Asia, Fantasy
Series	Fate of the Dragon