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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        =  
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|cover        = MageSlayer.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Raven Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Raven Software}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Vampire}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Vampire}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 1997}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 24, 1997}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action }}
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{{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            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
|strategywiki =  
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|hltb        = 49349
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|strategywiki = MageSlayer
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|mobygames    = 3103
 
|wikipedia    = MageSlayer
 
|wikipedia    = MageSlayer
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|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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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
{{mm}} [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2559/27373 1.01]
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{{mm}} [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2559/27373 1.01]
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===[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44312848 Peixoto's patch]===
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* Gets the installer working on 64-bit systems
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* Gets hardware mode working and in high resolution. [[SSAA]] is also possible
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* Better support for Xinput gamepads
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* Better CD audio emulation
 +
 
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===Unsupported screen mode on launch===
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{{ii}} You may find the default video mode on launch is not supported by your monitor
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{{++}} Tested under Windows 98 SE
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{{Fixbox|description=Configure resolution|fix=
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# Create a file called {{file|userdef.cfg}} into {{folder|{{p|game}}\Mage}}.
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# Add the following line <code>vid_setmodebydesc "D3D 800x600x16"</code> (adjust resolution/color depth as needed)
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# Save the file and launch the game
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}}
  
 
==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|game}}\Mage\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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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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|eax support              = unknown
 
|eax support              = unknown
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        = true
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|general midi audio      = true
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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    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          = unknown
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|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
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|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play players    =
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|lan play modes      =
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|lan play notes      =
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|online play          = unknown
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|online play players  =
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|online play modes    =
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|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous        = unknown
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        = unknown
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|matchmaking notes  =
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|p2p                = unknown
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|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          = unknown
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|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      = unknown
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|self-hosting notes =
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|direct ip          = unknown
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|direct ip notes    =
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}}{{Network/Ports
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|tcp  =
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|udp  =
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|upnp =
 
}}
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 95
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 75 MHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|minVRAM  = 1 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  =  
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|recGPU  = 3dfx Voodoo
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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MageSlayer
MageSlayer cover
Developers
Raven Software
Publishers
GT Interactive
Engines
Vampire
Release dates
Windows September 24, 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Direct control
Genres Action
Themes Fantasy
MageSlayer on HowLongToBeat
MageSlayer guide on StrategyWiki
MageSlayer on MobyGames
MageSlayer on Wikipedia

MageSlayer is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view action game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

1.01

Peixoto's patch

  • Gets the installer working on 64-bit systems
  • Gets hardware mode working and in high resolution. SSAA is also possible
  • Better support for Xinput gamepads
  • Better CD audio emulation

Unsupported screen mode on launch

You may find the default video mode on launch is not supported by your monitor
Tested under Windows 98 SE
Configure resolution
  1. Create a file called userdef.cfg into <path-to-game>\Mage.
  2. Add the following line vid_setmodebydesc "D3D 800x600x16" (adjust resolution/color depth as needed)
  3. Save the file and launch the game

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Mage\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM


Notes

  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