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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Rise of Nations series.
After its release, the game received multiple patches, but they were distributed exclusively through the GameSpy service which was shut down in 2014. However, several unofficial repacks of the patch files are available in the Patches section. In North America, the game received a re-release in 2010 which includes all patches by default.
The game runs stable on modern systems. However, as of June 2023, it is the only Microsoft-published RTS game not to receive a digital re-release of any kind, limiting its availability only to second-hand copies.
General information
- Rise of Legends Heaven
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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SmarteSECURE DRM - removed by an update |
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Retail |
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2010 North American DVD-ROM release. Comes patched to the latest version. |
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- A free demo version is available from GameFront.
Monetization
Essential improvements
Patches
- In-game update server has been shut down. Published official updates (2.5, build 0.0704.1001.0000) are available in an unofficial exe installer (despite the installer being in German, it works with all languages of the game).
- The USA and European patches are also available on moddb in a .bat installer. Help with patching can be found on the heavengames forums
Skip intro videos
Delete, move or rename files
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- Open
<path-to-game>\videos .
- Delete or rename these files:
bhg_game_studios1M.bik and ms_game_studios_1M.bik .
- Open the folder
<path-to-game>\loc\[language acronym]\videos .
- Delete or rename
RoL_intro.bik .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rise Of Legends\ |
Save game data location
Video
Edit configuration file[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
personal.ini .
- Edit the following line under the
[DEFAULT] section:
FullScreen=X
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Edit configuration file[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
personal.ini .
- Edit the following line under the
[DEFAULT] section:
VSync=X
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Input
Mouse cursor does not work
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, sound effects, taunts, voiceover |
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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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
"MSXML4.0 is not installed correctly" on startup
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
References