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| Developers | |
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| Volition | |
| Publishers | |
| Original | THQ |
| Current | Nordic Games |
| Mac OS | Graphic Simulations Corporation |
| Engines | |
| CTG[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 19, 2001 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | July 12, 2001 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 78 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
| Perspectives | Third-person, Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | RPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
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Key points
- The official multiplayer service is no longer available.
General information
Availability
Game data
In-game options menu.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/275570/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\players[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/275570/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Launcher general video settings.
Launcher advanced video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use Timeslip's Summoner patch. However, this displaces the menus. Not compatible with German version.[2] | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | [citation needed] | ||
| 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) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Running the game at a framerate higher than 60 FPS increases game speed. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
Launcher audio settings.
| 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 | ||||
| Russian | Pirate translation (Fargus) Audio and Subtitle Download |
Network
Launcher network settings.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 4 | Co-op |
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| Online play | 4 | Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vorpX | Z3D User created game profile, (Glide !!) see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues Fixed
Better Performance on Modern Systems
| Use dgVoodoo 2 Wrapper[3] |
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Missing Mouse and/or Incomplete In-Game Rendering
| Set Windows Compatibility Mode to Windows XP Service Pack 3 for Sum.exe and Summoner.exe in the installation folder |
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Game runs too fast
| Enable vsync in options game and set monitor on 60hz[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 7 | |
| OpenGL | Mac OS only. | |
| Glide |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | THQmultiplay.net |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz AMD K6-2 400 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz AMD K2-6 500 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | 16 MB of VRAM |
| Mac OS | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 8.6 | |
| Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/275570/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (275570) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.