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Difference between revisions of "Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup"

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|cover        = Harry Potter- Quidditch World Cup - Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Harry Potter- Quidditch World Cup - Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|EA Games}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Electronic Arts UK}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/developer|EA Sports}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Visual Sciences}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Magic Pockets}}
 
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 28, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 28, 2003}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup|69}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Sports }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | Fictional sport }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Harry Potter }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|igdb        = harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup
 +
|hltb        = 4317
 
|mobygames    = harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup
 
|mobygames    = harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup
 
|wikipedia    = Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
 
|wikipedia    = Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Harry Potter}}
+
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    = The game lacks an FPS limit. FPS above 60 might cause stuttering, physics and enemy AI problems.
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc, key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}}. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc, key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}}. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\EA Games Saves\Harry Potter - Quidditch WC}}
 
}}
 
}}
−
C:\Users\Jason-Fly\Documents\EA Games Saves
 
−
C:\Users\My-Name\Documents\EA Games Saves
 
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\EA Games Saves\Harry Potter - Quidditch WC}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup/en
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup/en WSGF entry].
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|multimonitor              = false
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 9|dgVoodoo 2]].
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
−
|vsync notes                = Disable by default
+
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = false
+
|120 fps                    = true
−
|120 fps notes              = high frame rates breaks animations and training scripts
+
|120 fps notes              = High frame rates might break animations and training scripts.
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
−
{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref name="AlphaYellow">{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-04-26}}</ref>|fix=
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# Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\EA Games Saves\Harry Potter - Quidditch WC\screen.cli}}.
 +
# Change the lines <code>Screen.Width</code> and <code>Screen.Height</code> to the desired values.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Stretched by default. See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]] to fix it.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Hex edit QWC.exe|ref=<ref name="AlphaYellow"/>|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|QWC.exe}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
 +
# Press {{key|Ctrl|F}} and set datatype to '''Hex-values'''.
 +
# Set '''Search direction''' to '''All''' and click in {{key|Search all}}.
 +
# Search for <code>24 10 C7 47 18 AB AA AA 3F 8B 5C 24 14 8B E8</code>.
 +
# Replace the <code>AB AA AA 3F</code> part with:
 +
#* <code>39 8E E3 3F</code> for 16:9
 +
#* <code>CD CC CC 3F</code> for 16:10
 +
#* <code>26 B4 17 40</code> for 21:9 (2560x1080)
 +
#* <code>39 8E 63 40</code> for 32:9
 +
#* <code>AB AA AA 40</code> for 48:9
 +
# Save the file.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2966-harry-potter-quidditch-world-cup-fov-fix/ FOV fix]|ref=<ref name="AlphaYellow"/>}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
−
|controller support notes  =  
+
|controller support notes  = Displayed as generic gamepad buttons; only keyboard visual prompts
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    = Pause is bound to {{Key|Esc}}.
 
|full controller notes    = Pause is bound to {{Key|Esc}}.
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes       =  
+
|eax support notes         =  
 +
|royalty free audio      = false
 +
|royalty free audio notes = The main menu uses a rendition of Giuseppe Verdi's ''Messa da Requiem'', specifically the "Dies Irae".
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    = Local retail version only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = English audio.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = English audio.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
−
  |notes    = Local retail version only.
+
  |notes    =  
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = English audio.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Portuguese release.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=DarkSonicPT|date=2023-03-18|comment=https://wikidobragens.fandom.com/pt/wiki/Harry_Potter_Quidditch_World_Cup}}</ref>
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Swedish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Norwegian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Danish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 2
 +
|local play modes    = Versus
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 8
−
|direct3d notes        =  
+
|direct3d notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-04-26|comment=According to System Informer, the game loads d3d8.dll. According to DebugView's logs, dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 8 (game loads Direct3DDevice8 interfaces).}}</ref>
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
−
|macos 32-bit app       =  
+
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
−
|macos 64-bit app       =  
+
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          =
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|minOS    = 98, 2000, XP
 
|minOS    = 98, 2000, XP
−
|minCPU  = 500 MHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
−
|minRAM  = 64 MB
+
|minRAM  = 64 MB (98) <br /> 128 MB (2000, XP)
 
|minHD    = 550 MB
 
|minHD    = 550 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minDX    = 8.1
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

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Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup cover
Developers
Electronic Arts UK
Visual Sciences
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows October 28, 2003
Reception
Metacritic 69
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Sports
Sports Fictional sport
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, Fantasy
Series Harry Potter
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup on HowLongToBeat
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup on IGDB
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup on MobyGames
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
Lego Harry Potter (series)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them VR Experience 2018
Hogwarts Legacy 2023
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions TBA

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and sports game in the Harry Potter series.

The game lacks an FPS limit. FPS above 60 might cause stuttering, physics and enemy AI problems.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games Saves\Harry Potter - Quidditch WC

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games Saves\Harry Potter - Quidditch WC

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Use dgVoodoo 2.
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 frame rates might break animations and training scripts.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Instructions[3]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games Saves\Harry Potter - Quidditch WC\screen.cli.
  2. Change the lines Screen.Width and Screen.Height to the desired values.

Notes

Stretched by default. See Field of view (FOV) to fix it.

Field of view (FOV)

Hex edit QWC.exe[3]
  1. Open QWC.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Press Ctrl+F and set datatype to Hex-values.
  3. Set Search direction to All and click in Search all.
  4. Search for 24 10 C7 47 18 AB AA AA 3F 8B 5C 24 14 8B E8.
  5. Replace the AB AA AA 3F part with:
    • 39 8E E3 3F for 16:9
    • CD CC CC 3F for 16:10
    • 26 B4 17 40 for 21:9 (2560x1080)
    • 39 8E 63 40 for 32:9
    • AB AA AA 40 for 48:9
  6. Save the file.
Use the FOV fix[3]

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Displayed as generic gamepad buttons; only keyboard visual prompts
Full controller support
Pause is bound to Esc.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
The main menu uses a rendition of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem, specifically the "Dies Irae".

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Local retail version only.
Simplified Chinese
English audio.
Traditional Chinese
English audio.
Polish
Czech
English audio.
Portuguese
Portuguese release.[4]
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Dutch

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8 [5]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB (98)
128 MB (2000, XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 550 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  2. ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-26
  4. ↑ Verified by User:DarkSonicPT on 2023-03-18
    https://wikidobragens.fandom.com/pt/wiki/Harry_Potter_Quidditch_World_Cup
  5. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-26
    According to System Informer, the game loads d3d8.dll. According to DebugView's logs, dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 8 (game loads Direct3DDevice8 interfaces).