Difference between revisions of "Myth: The Fallen Lords"

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Not to be confused with MYTH.

Myth
Myth: The Fallen Lords	1997
Myth II: Soulblighter	1998
Myth III: The Wolf Age	2001

Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

Key points

Small but dedicated community

General information

Bungie.net - The original developer's site.

Project Magma - The current developers for the Myth series.

Bungiepedia - A wiki for everything Bungie related.

Wyrdipedia - A small wiki for everything Myth related.

Myth.Bungie.org - One of the biggest Myth fan sites around.

The Tain - A huge mod database for the Myth series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Serial key is only used for online multiplayer access. Disc is required to play (unless using the 1.5 unoffical patch).

Version differences

Myth: The Total Codex is a compilation pack that includes Myth: The Fallen Lords, Myth II: Soulblighter, the Chimera DLC by Badlands, strategy guides for both Myth games, and a variety of plugins created by fans within the community.

Myth: Antologia is a re-release of Myth: The Total Codex but with Myth III: The Wolf Age and it's own strategy guide also included and sold exclusively for the Polish market.

Essential improvements

Project Magma patch

Adds OpenGL rendering and improves compatibility. Can be downloaded here.

Myth: The Fallen Levels

Myth: The Fallen Levels is a project to port Myth: The Fallen Lords' content to the Myth 2 engine. Single player levels available here and multi here. Requires Myth II: Soulblighter! Hi-res cutscenes can also be found here. Hi-res world texture could be obtained here.

Melekor's TFL Launcher

A work around for myth's infamous memory bug allowing you to play the game on computers with more than 1GB of ram. Can be downloaded here. Only needed if using patch 1.3 which can be obtained here

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use the Project Magma patch.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
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)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Use the Myth Camera Speed Kit.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Myth: Kreuzzug ins Ungewisse
Japanese
Polish				Myth: Upadli Władcy
Brazilian Portuguese				GreenLeaf
French				Myth: Les seigneurs damnés

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3453
UDP	3453

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

These are the default ports used. They can be modified on game creation

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL		The Project Magma patch is required.
Glide	2.43
Software renderer

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows					Myth_TFL.exe, international versions can have different names (e.g. German executable is named Kreuzzug.exe).
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology
Multiplayer	Bungie.net, TEN	Both services are no longer available.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, NT 4.0	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	51 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 5.0 compatible

Mac OS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7.5	9.2.2
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC 601
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB	700 MB
Other	4x CD-ROM drive

References

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 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | Serial key is only used for online multiplayer access.<br>Disc is required to play (unless using the 1.5 unoffical patch). |  | Windows, Mac OS }}
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+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} '''Myth: The Total Codex''' is a compilation pack that includes [[Myth: The Fallen Lords]], Myth II: Soulblighter, the Chimera DLC by Badlands, strategy guides for both Myth games, and a variety of plugins created by fans within the community.
+{{ii}} '''Myth: Antologia''' is a re-release of Myth: The Total Codex but with [[Myth III: The Wolf Age]] and it's own strategy guide also included and sold exclusively for the Polish market.
 ==Essential improvements==

Developers

	Bungie
Publishers
North America	Bungie
Europe	Eidos Interactive
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 1997
Mac OS (Classic)	November 1997
macOS (OS X)	October 27, 2003
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Medieval, Supernatural
Series	Myth