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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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. Russian copies use StarForce DRM. |
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Retail |
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The 2007 JoWood-published 'Spellforce Universe' (red box) |
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GamersGate |
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Platinum Edition. |
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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.[1] |
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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 with unique 1.61 patch. |
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Version differences
- The retail-only Gold Edition includes the base game and The Breath of Winter expansion pack.
- The Platinum Edition includes the base game and both expansion packs.
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
Expansion pack
| The expansion packs include new campaigns, items, units, buildings, skirmish mode and more. |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
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
Patches
- Official patches can be found on Patches-Scrolls.
Fix for Polish retail release
- To fix a problem with being unable to start the Polish retail version of the Gold Edition on Core i3/i5/i7 and Xeon processors, install CD Projekt's iCore fix.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename prelude videos[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\videos .
- 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
- Retail and GOG.com versions do not natively support widescreen. There are two workarounds.
Download a fixed .exe from WSGF[citation needed]
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- Download the modified executable archive from Nexus Mods (formerly on WSGF).
- Paste and overwrite the .exe corresponding to the desired resolution into the installation folder.
- The game will now play in widescreen.
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Edit config.lua manually[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.
- Run
SpellForce.exe as administrator.
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- This fix may cause a series of graphical errors.[citation needed]
- Draw distance also can be increased beyond the in-game maximum in the
config.lua
file, but at the cost of performance drops.
- As of July 2019, the latest Steam version of the game includes native widescreen resolution support via in-game options.
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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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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French |
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Retail and Steam only. |
German |
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Retail and Steam only; download for GOG.com version. |
Italian |
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Retail and Platinum Edition only. |
Polish |
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Retail and Platinum Edition only. |
Russian |
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Retail and Platinum Edition only. Full official text and UI translation for the Steam Platinum Edition can be downloaded here |
Spanish |
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Retail and Platinum Edition only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
Issues fixed
Game asks for serial key on every launch
Enter key while running the game as administrator[citation needed]
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Issues unresolved
Shadow issues
- On modern systems, dynamic shadows (high and very high settings) are only rendered on part of the screen.[5] Precise cause remains unclear.
SLI issues
- SLI (more than one graphics card) is not supported and causes a black anomaly to fill the screen. Disable SLI to remedy this.
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) |
98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0a compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX compatible | |
Notes
References