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{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Lands of Lore III - cover.png
 
|cover        = Lands of Lore III - cover.png
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 3, 1999}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 3, 1999}}
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|reception    =
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Lands of Lore }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  = lands_of_lore_3
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|gogcom id    = 1207659094
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|official site=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301120946/http://www.westwood.com/games/lands3/main.html
 +
|hltb        = 5171
 +
|igdb        = lands-of-lore-iii
 +
|lutris      = lands-of-lore-iii
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|strategywiki = Lands of Lore III
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|mobygames    = 849
 
|wikipedia    = Lands of Lore III
 
|wikipedia    = Lands of Lore III
 +
|winehq      = 10983
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
 +
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
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{{Series|Lands of Lore}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/lands_of_lore_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
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{{GOG.com links|1207659094|lands_of_lore_series|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/lands_of_lore_3 GOG.com Support Page]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | OverSized {{term|DRM}} (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method) | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG | lands_of_lore_3 | DRM-free |}}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | lands_of_lore_3 | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide].<br>Launching directly from the executable asks for a disc in the drive; the official shortcut uses the following parameters to bypass this requirement: <code>-CD. -16MB -NO_ASSERTS</code> | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Origin | lands-of-lore/lands-of-lore-3 | Origin | Not available in all regions.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2023-11-06|comment=Inaccessible from Croatia, confirmed available in the UK.}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
* The latest official patch is 1.07A. It can be downloaded from [https://www.patches-scrolls.com/lands_of_lore3.php Patches-Scrolls].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===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}}\options.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===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}}\SAVEGAME\}}
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}}
 +
{{ii}} The {{file|SAVEGAME|folder}} subfolder is only created upon the first saving attempt and is absent on a fresh installation.
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                = false
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    = unknown
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Lands of Lore III video settings.png|Video settings}}
 +
{{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    =  
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|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
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = unknown
 
|windowed                  = unknown
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
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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                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
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|60 fps notes              = Capped at 30 FPS.
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|high frame rate            = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
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|high frame rate 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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{{Image|Lands of Lore III misc control settings.png|Miscellaneous control settings}}
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|key remap                = unknown
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
 
|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        = true
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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      = true
 
|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    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|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
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|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 =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|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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{{Image|Lands of Lore III audio settings.png|Audio settings}}
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|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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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                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|royalty free 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    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 6
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|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw 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  =
 +
|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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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 =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
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|minOS    = 95, 98, NT 4.0
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|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 166 MHz
−
|minRAM  = 512 MB
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|minRAM  = 32 MB
−
|minDX    = 7
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|minHD    = 450 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 6
  
−
|recRAM  = 1 GB
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
−
|recDX    = 9
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|recRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|recHD    = 1 GB
 +
|recGPU  = 3dfx Voodoo 2
 +
|recVRAM  = 12 MB
 +
|recDX    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 16:13, 6 November 2023

Lands of Lore III
Lands of Lore III cover
Developers
Westwood Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows March 3, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres RPG
Themes Fantasy
Series Lands of Lore
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Lands of Lore III on HowLongToBeat
Lands of Lore III on IGDB
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Lands of Lore III guide on StrategyWiki
Lands of Lore III on MobyGames
Lands of Lore III on Wikipedia
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Lands of Lore
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos 1993
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny 1997
Lands of Lore III 1999

Lands of Lore III is a singleplayer first-person RPG game in the Lands of Lore series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 OverSized DRM (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method)
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Comes pre-configured with nGlide.
Launching directly from the executable asks for a disc in the drive; the official shortcut uses the following parameters to bypass this requirement: -CD. -16MB -NO_ASSERTS
Windows
Origin
Origin
 Not available in all regions.[1]
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

  • The latest official patch is 1.07A. It can be downloaded from Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\options.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\[Note 1]
The SAVEGAME subfolder is only created upon the first saving attempt and is absent on a fresh installation.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Miscellaneous control settings
Miscellaneous control settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

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
French
German
Italian

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, NT 4.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 450 MB 1 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 6 compatible 3dfx Voodoo 2
12 MB of VRAM


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

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-11-06
    Inaccessible from Croatia, confirmed available in the UK.