General information
- Official forums
- Steam Community Discussions
- Magickapedia
- 2 players on the same network can't play together. Spiltscreen must be used.
{{--}] More then 2 players is bugged and doesn't work.
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
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The Ninth Element Novel |
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Gamer Bundle |
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Party Robes |
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Frozen Lake |
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The Watchtower |
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Final Frontier |
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Nippon |
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Marshlands |
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Wizard's Survival Kit |
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Vietnam |
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Horror Props Item Pack |
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Holiday Spirit Item Pack |
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The Stars Are Left |
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Lonely Island Cruise |
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The Other Side of the Coin |
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Heirlooms Item Pack |
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Peculiar Gadgets Item Pack |
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Aspiring Musician Robes |
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Mega Vilian Robes |
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Dungeons and Daemons |
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Grimnir's Laboratory |
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Free Jolnir's Workshop |
Freeware |
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Tower of Niflheim |
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Dungeons and Gargoyles |
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Essential improvements
Mods And utilities
- Magicka AutoHotkey Script Generator
- Resized HUD for low resolutions
- Savegame Editor
- Challenge Editor
- Level Editor
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Configuration file is binary format.
Save game data location
Video
- The Decal Limit value sets the decal's decay rate before disappearing. It should be set to Off for the best effect.
Input
Controller rebinding. Prompted when opening game and DirectInput is detected.
- The game has built in support for controllers, but the default controls for spellcasting are so obtuse (right stick to any four main directions and 1/4 to either side) that use of the keyboard is recommended.
- Third party scripts have been created to apply a much more sane control scheme for use with controllers, and can be found here.
Audio
- Chapter introductions are spoken normally; language spoken in-game is gibberish.
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Official in-game localization, but has a very poor quality and none of the DLC are translated. |
Hungarian |
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A Fan Translation is available for the whole game (base game plus DLCs), which includes misspellings and mistranslations corrections. |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Official in-game localization has numerous errors and quality issues. |
Polish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Russian |
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Official in-game localization. |
Russian |
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Fan translation by «R.G. ExPromt» |
Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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4 |
Co-op Only one keyboard usable at once, other players must use controllers. |
LAN play |
| 4 |
Co-op
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Online play |
| 4 |
Co-op
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Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
7331, 27016 |
UDP |
7331, 27016 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Game Won't Start On Laptop
ATI/Nvidia Graphics Cards
ATI/Nvidia Graphics Cards[citation needed]
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On newer laptops with an i3/5/7 processor and some form of ATI/Nvidia graphics card, the laptop usually has the option of running a program on either on the integrated graphics or discreet graphics. Sometimes, the graphics driver incorrectly runs Magicka on the integrated intel graphics.
- Force your system to run Magicka on the ATI or Nvidia card will greatly increase performance.
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Windows Event - Exception code: c0000374 Crash
Windows Event - Exception code: c0000374 Crash[citation needed]
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- When experiencing this error code and Office 2010 is running, try changing the system language from Japanese to English. This error has something to do with Office 2010's Microsoft IME.
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Crash to Desktop with SoundBlaster Card
Crash to Desktop with SoundBlaster Card[citation needed]
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If you have a soundblaster sound card and are experiencing a crash to desktop:
- Open the windows control panel and navigate to Sound.
- Highlight the speaker then click properties.
- Go to the Sound Blaster panel.
- Check the Disable Sound Blaster enhancements.
- Click apply.
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FRAPS, OC Guru, EVGA precision, MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner
FRAPS, OC Guru, EVGA precision, MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner[citation needed]
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- All of the above programs are known to cause crashes with Magicka. Disable or uninstall those programs.
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Exception Code: e0434f4d or e0434f4d crash
Exception Code: e0434f4d or e0434f4d crash[citation needed]
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When experiencing either of these crash codes
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Game won't start
Game won't start[citation needed]
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- If the game won't start, try the following:
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Mumble Incompatibility
Mumble Incompatibility[citation needed]
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- Some people have had issues running the game while mumble is open.
- Most likely related to Mumbles overlay.
- Close Mumble
- Start Magicka
- Alt-tabbing back to desktop
- Start Mumble again seems to get around this issue.
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Game Freezes
XP and AMD Dual Core CPU
XP and AMD Dual Core CPU[citation needed]
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When experiencing some freezes and are running Windows XP on a dual core AMD CPU, make sure to install this CPU driver and the AMD Dual Core Optimizer.
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Dual Core Systems
- Magicka can occasionally freeze if it is run on a dual core system. Setting Magicka to run on only one core may solve this.[citation needed]
Dual Core Systems[citation needed]
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- Run Magicka.
- Open the task manager.
- In the processes tab, right click "Magicka.exe" process and select "Set Affinity"
- Uncheck "CPU 1" so that ONLY "CPU 0" is checked.
- Select OK.
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Graphics issues
Screen Tearing/Shuttering
Screen Tearing/Shuttering[citation needed]
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- For Nvidia cards, use the Nvidia control panel to force triple buffering and V-sync.
- For ATI/AMD cards use the AMD VISION Engine Control Center to create a profile for Magicka that forces triple buffering and V-sync.
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Random Graphics Glitches
Random Graphics Glitches[citation needed]
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- Update your graphics drivers.
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Issues unresolved
Game Won't Start On Laptop
Intel Graphics Cards
Intel Graphics Cards[citation needed]
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Intel integrated graphics cards are not recommended for playing Magicka. Playing on an Intel 2000 is neigh unplayable, while playing on an Intel 3000 is possible with reduced resolution and noticeable frame rate drops. Arrowhead Game Studios recommends avoiding integrated graphics cards.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD 3500+ | |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon X1900 | |
Other |
Tri-button mouse | |
- Online play requires a DSL Internet connection.
Notes
References