Lego The Lord of the Rings

Lego Middle-earth
Subseries of Lego
Subseries of Middle-earth
Lego The Lord of the Rings	2012
Lego The Hobbit	2014

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Lego The Lord of the Rings is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera and third-person action, adventure and open world game in the Lego Middle-earth series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 8 DRM.
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Downloadable content (DLC)

The three Character Packs and one Weapons and Magical Items Pack DLCs were never released for the PC version, although the three character packs can be modded into the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO The Lord of the Rings\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/LEGO The Lord of the Rings/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214510/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Mappings.dat stores Keyboard and Controller mappings.

pcconfig.txt stores all general settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\214510\remote\savedgames\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/LEGO The Lord of the Rings/SavedGames/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214510/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Approx. 8 MB available.

Video

Video settings.

Effects settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Select 'Aspect Ratio: From Screen-Res' in the Video settings.^[1]
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)	Unknown fixed amount. Forcing 16xAF via the GPU Control Panel can result in minor display artefacts.^[2]
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FSAA (Edge AA). Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector with the `0x004010C1` anti-aliasing flag and the "AA Fix"; no LOD adjustment is necessary.^[3]
Vertical sync (Vsync)	On, Off, or 30Hz cap.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control configuration.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse support.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Camera can be inverted by swapping analog stick directions in control configuration.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		DInput and XInput devices supported.
Button prompts		Xbox and Generic prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		After loading a game save, enable option Vibration under Options.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Use for separate players.

Audio

General settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Cutscenes are hard-coded in 5.1.
Subtitles		Dialogue in Elvish is always subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Game's language follows Steam's interface language, no in-game options, nor language options in game properties.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Danish
Dutch
Finnish				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
French
German
Hungarian				Fan made translation.
Italian
Japanese				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Norwegian				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Portuguese				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.
Russian
Spanish
Swedish				Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Crash after the Black Rider level

After completing the Black Rider level and going into the woods past the ferry, some users have reported crashing.

Enable compatibility settings for `LEGOLOTR.exe`^[5]
Go to `<path-to-game>`. `Right-click` `LEGOLOTR.exe`. From the drop-down menu, select Properties. Once the window is open, select the Compatibility tab. Check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for:". In the next drop-down, select "Windows 7". Click "OK".

Some users also reported that traveling to Hobbiton via the map, running back to and crossing the river with the ferry while leaving the hobbits behind allowed them to run through the area without crashes.^[6]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL		OS X only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+	2.7 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7600, 7800 ATI Radeon X1950	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3870
Sound (audio device)	16-bit Sound Card

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7.5
Processor (CPU)	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214510/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (214510) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ LEGO The Lord of the Rings | WSGF
↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2019-20-01
↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2019-08-19
Settings used; result
↑ New 120Hz Games Report
↑ Fixing Crash after the Black Rider level (Steam Discussions) - last accessed on 2020-07-07
↑ Crash after first encounter with the rider (Steam Discussions) - last accessed on 2020-07-07

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214510/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (214510) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] LEGO The Lord of the Rings | WSGF

[3] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2019-20-01

[4] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2019-08-19
Settings used; result

[5] New 120Hz Games Report

[6] Fixing Crash after the Black Rider level (Steam Discussions) - last accessed on 2020-07-07

[7] Crash after first encounter with the rider (Steam Discussions) - last accessed on 2020-07-07

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Developers
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	Traveller's Tales
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Nu2
Release dates
Windows	November 13, 2012
macOS (OS X)	February 22, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	80
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Open world
Themes	Fantasy, Medieval
Series	Lego Middle-earth