Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- All digital releases and recent physical releases are the Platinum Edition and include the expansions 'The Breath of Winter' & 'The Shadow of the Phoenix.'
- On modern systems, dynamic shadows (High, Very High) are only rendered on part of the screen.[1] Precise cause remains unclear.
- SLI (more than one graphics card) is not supported and causes a black anomaly to fill the screen, disable SLI to remedy.
General information
- Official Forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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SecuROM 4 DRM disc check. Expansions use SecuROM 5 DRM. The 2007 JoWood-published 'Spellforce Universe' (red box) requires CD Key only, no disc check.[2] Russian copies use StarForce DRM. |
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GamersGate |
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Shadow of the Phoenix |
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Platinum Edition. |
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GOG.com |
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Platinum Edition. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.[3] |
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Green Man Gaming |
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Platinum Edition. |
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Humble Store |
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Platinum Edition. |
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Steam |
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Platinum Edition. |
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DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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The Breath of Winter |
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Shadow of the Phoenix |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename prelude videos[citation needed]
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- Go to
videos in the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
prelude_0.bik , prelude_1.bik , prelude_2.bik and prelude_3.bik .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
The game supports no native widescreen. There are two workarounds.
Download a fixed .exe from WSGF[citation needed]
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- Download the Spellforce .exe archive from WSGF.
- Paste and overwrite the .exe corresponding to your resolution into the installation folder.
- The game will now play in widescreen.
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==> June 11th, 2021: The archive is deleted on WSGF. Now available on Nexus.
Alternatively, one can:
Edit config.lua[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Edit
config.lua .
- Locate the section
Graphic =
- At the end of the section add two entries:
WindowWidth = *your window width*,
WindowHeight = *your window height*,
- Save the file and exit.
- Right click on
SpellForce.exe in the installation folder and choose Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab and choose Run this program as an administrator.
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This fix however produces a series of graphical errors.[citation needed]
As of July 2019 latest steam version of the game includes native 1920x1080 resolution support via in-game options (It's also highly possible that higher resolutions are also available)
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX and Voice. |
Surround sound |
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Set in Options, Sound. |
Subtitles |
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Can not be turned off |
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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Italian |
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Polish |
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Only available in Polish retail release. |
Russian |
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Only available in Russian retail release. Full official text and ui translation for steam Platinum edition can be downloaded here |
Spanish |
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Only available in Spanish retail release. |
VR support
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
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Versus, Co-op Co-op supports up to 3 players. |
Online play |
| 8 |
GameSpy server browser has been shut down. |
Connection types
Issues fixed
Game asks for CD key on every launch
Enter key while running as administrator[citation needed]
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- Right-click on game executable (or shortcut) and select Run as administrator. Enter the key, and after that the game will no longer prompt for the key every time it's launched (even if not running as administrator).
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Other information
- Draw-distance can be increased beyond the in-game maximum in the config.lua, at the cost of performance drops.
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 |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1024 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 GB |
4 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 128 MB of VRAM
| 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
References