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Summoner is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person and bird's-eye view RPG game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming

A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest version is v1.40. Digital distributions are up-to-date.

Game data

In-game options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Volition\Summoner <path-to-game>\summoner.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/275570/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savegame\^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-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 for high/widescreen resolutions. However, this displaces the menus. Not compatible with German version.^[5]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use Timeslip's Summoner patch.
4K Ultra HD		Use Timeslip's Summoner patch.
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		Exceeding 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

Audio

Launcher audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		May require DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 2.0.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail only.
German
Russian				Pirate translation (Fargus) Audio and Subtitle Download

Network

Launcher network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	Co-op
Online play		4	Co-op The official multiplayer service was shut down.

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.

Issues fixed

Video card detection not working in launcher

Set the compatibility mode of `<path-to-game>\Summoner.exe` to `Windows XP Service Pack 3`^[6]

Better performance on modern systems

Use dgVoodoo 2 Wrapper^[7]
Download dgVoodoo 2. Copy dgVoodooCpl.exe Copy Glide, Glide2x, Glide3x from 3Dfx\x86 to the game install directory. Run "dgVoodooCpl.exe", go to "Glide" tab and configure it Launch "Summoner" and go to "setup"; Make sure "Detect Glide" is checked; Click "Detect Available Cards";

Missing mouse and/or incomplete in-game rendering

Set the compatibility mode of `<path-to-game>\Summoner.exe` to `Windows XP Service Pack 3`^[8]

Game runs too fast

Enable Vsync in game options and set monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
OpenGL		Mac OS only.
Glide	2.4

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.0x

Mods

Summoner Texture Upscale

Console higher quality music

Summoner Mod (balance changes, singleplayer only)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum^[9]	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 K6-2 500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	3dfx Voodoo2 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible	3dfx Voodoo3 Nvidia RIVA TNT2
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible	EAX compatible
Other	4x CD-ROM drive

Mac OS
	Minimum^[10]^[11]	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.6
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC G3 300 MHz PowerPC G4 300 MHz	PowerPC G3 400 MHz PowerPC G4 400 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	6 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.2.1 compatible	16 MB of VRAM
Other	8x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive

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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (275570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Volition on X - last accessed on 2023-10-16
"It's our own in-house engine that we call CTG after our Core Technology Group."
↑ Volition on X - last accessed on 2023-10-16
"It's been updated and changed over the years, but certain aspects of the engine like slew mode have been the same since the Freespace days."
↑ PR - 03/20/01 - THQ SHIPS SUMMONER FOR PC (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-05-20
↑ Summoner for Mac Shipping! (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-07-04
↑ Summoner Patch (by Timeslip), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-05-20
↑ Verified by User:Mystyle48 on 2022-09-05
↑ Optional solution for modern systems, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-10-17
↑ can't play help :: Summoner General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-05-20
↑ Summoner PC manual - last accessed on 2023-05-31
↑ sumnr-features (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-05-20
↑ support-faq-smnr (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-06-02

[gamedir-5] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-6] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (275570) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (275570) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Volition on X - last accessed on 2023-10-16
"It's our own in-house engine that we call CTG after our Core Technology Group."

[2] Volition on X - last accessed on 2023-10-16
"It's been updated and changed over the years, but certain aspects of the engine like slew mode have been the same since the Freespace days."

[3] PR - 03/20/01 - THQ SHIPS SUMMONER FOR PC (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-05-20

[4] Summoner for Mac Shipping! (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-07-04

[7] Summoner Patch (by Timeslip), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-05-20

[8] Verified by User:Mystyle48 on 2022-09-05

[9] Optional solution for modern systems, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-10-17

[10] 't play help :: Summoner General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-05-20

[11] Summoner PC manual - last accessed on 2023-05-31

[12] sumnr-features (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-05-20

[13] support-faq-smnr (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-06-02

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@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ|Original}}
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic|Current}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Graphsim Entertainment|Mac OS}}
 |engines      =
-{{Infobox game/row/engine|CTG|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/dsvolition/status/595587026671501312|title=All of our games run on our own engine that we developed in-house - Twitter|date=2015-05-05}}</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|CTG|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/DSVolition/status/1374767150209101832|title=Volition on X|date=2023-10-16|snippet=It's our own in-house engine that we call CTG after our Core Technology Group.}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/DSVolition/status/1374785513857646592/|title=Volition on X|date=2023-10-16|snippet=It's been updated and changed over the years, but certain aspects of the engine like slew mode have been the same since the Freespace days.}}</ref>}}
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 19, 2001}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 20, 2001|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612054843/http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-278.asp|title=PR - 03/20/01 - THQ SHIPS SUMMONER FOR PC (retrieved)|date=2023-05-20}}</ref>}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|July 12, 2001}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|June 29, 2001|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308040736/http://www.summoner.com/oldnews.cfm?month=6&year=2001#818|title=Summoner for Mac Shipping! (retrieved)|date=2023-07-04}}</ref>}}
 |reception    =
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|summoner|78}}
-{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|summoner|80}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|summoner|}}
 |taxonomy     =
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
@@ Line 26: / Line 25: @@
 |steam appid  = 275570
 |gogcom id    = 1207660823
-|official site= https://www.dsvolition.com/games/summoner/
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20040831001612/http://www.summoner.com/
 |hltb         = 9314
 |lutris       = summoner
-|igdb         = summoner
 |strategywiki = Summoner
-|mobygames    = summoner
+|mobygames    = 3501
 |wikipedia    = Summoner (video game)
 |winehq       = 2915
@@ Line 59: / Line 57: @@
 {{Availability/row| GMG | summoner | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2658-summoner-demo/ demo] is available.
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-[http://web.archive.org/web/20020127053756/summoner.com/oldnews.cfm#887 1.40] is the latest version. Digital distributions are already patched.
+{{ii}} The latest version is [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2657-summoner-v140-patch/ v1.40]. Digital distributions are up-to-date.
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 107: / Line 106: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Max supported resolution is 1024x768. Use [http://timeslip.users.sourceforge.net Timeslip's Summoner patch] for high/widescreen resolutions. However, this displaces the menus. Not compatible with German version.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/summoner/summoner_patch_by_timeslip/page1 Summoner Patch (by Timeslip), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref><br><br>
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://timeslip.users.sourceforge.net Timeslip's Summoner patch] for high/widescreen resolutions. However, this displaces the menus. Not compatible with German version.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/summoner/summoner_patch_by_timeslip/page1|title=Summoner Patch (by Timeslip), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=2023-05-20}}</ref>
-<b>Workaround for German Version</b><br>You have to replace the "<i>Sum.exe</i>" with the English "<i>Sum.exe</i>" and rename 4 Files, removing the "gr" at the Start of the Filenames located in your Summoner Installation Dir.<br>
-<b>gr</b>cutscene.vpp to cutscene.vpp<br>
-<b>gr</b>sounds.vpp to sounds.vpp<br>
-<b>gr</b>summoner.vpp to summoner.vpp<br>
-and <b>gr</b>tables.vpp to tables.vpp<br><br>Unfortunatly, Tutorial-Texts and Dialogoptions will be in english.
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 136: / Line 130: @@
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = false
+|120 fps                    = limited
 |120 fps notes              = Exceeding 60 FPS increases game speed.
 |hdr                        = unknown
@@ Line 214: / Line 208: @@
 |separate volume notes    =
 |surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     =
+|surround sound notes     = May require [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software]].
 |subtitles                = false
 |subtitles notes          =
@@ Line 234: / Line 228: @@
   |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 335: / Line 337: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
+===Video card detection not working in launcher===
+{{Fixbox|description=Set the [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] of {{File|{{P|Game}}\Summoner.exe}} to <code>Windows XP Service Pack 3</code>|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mystyle48|date=2022-09-05}}</ref>
+}}
 ===Better performance on modern systems===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2 Wrapper|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/summoner/optional_solution_for_modern_systems Optional solution for modern systems]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2 Wrapper|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/summoner/optional_solution_for_modern_systems|title=Optional solution for modern systems, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=2023-10-17}}</ref>|fix=
 # Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/ dgVoodoo 2].
 # Copy dgVoodooCpl.exe
@@ Line 344: / Line 350: @@
 # Make sure "Detect Glide" is checked;
 # Click "Detect Available Cards";
 }}
 ===Missing mouse and/or incomplete in-game rendering===
-{{Fixbox|description=Set Windows Compatibility Mode to Windows XP Service Pack 3 for <code>Sum.exe</code> and <code>Summoner.exe</code> in the installation folder
+{{Fixbox|description=Set the [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] of {{File|{{P|Game}}\Summoner.exe}} to <code>Windows XP Service Pack 3</code>|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/275570/discussions/0/2248931052747007767/#c4910566145641379737|title=can't play help :: Summoner General Discussions|date=2023-05-20}}</ref>|fix=
 }}
 ===Game runs too fast===
-{{Fixbox|description=Enable Vsync in options game and set monitor on 60hz|ref={{cn|date=September 2020}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Enable Vsync in game options and set monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz|ref={{cn|date=September 2020}}
-}}
-===Video card detection not working in launcher===
-{{Fixbox|description=Set Windows Compatibility Mode to Windows XP Service Pack 3 for <code>Summoner.exe</code> in the installation folder
 }}
@@ Line 394: / Line 395: @@
 |linux executable notes =
 |mac os powerpc app     = true
-|mac os 68k app         = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = false
 |mac os executable notes=
 }}
@@ Line 413: / Line 414: @@
 |multiplayer notes=
 }}
+===Mods===
+{{ii}} [https://www.nexusmods.com/summoner/mods/1?tab=description Summoner Texture Upscale]
+{{ii}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/275570/discussions/0/1749023631420935445/#c5617721963178294611 Console higher quality music]
+{{ii}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/275570/discussions/0/540736145533833802/ Summoner Mod] (balance changes, singleplayer only)
 ==System requirements==
@@ Line 418: / Line 424: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = 95
+|minOS    = 95, 98, ME
 |minCPU   = Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD K6-2 400 MHz
 |minRAM   = 64 MB
 |minHD    = 800 MB
-|minGPU   =
+|minGPU   = 3dfx Voodoo2
-|minVRAM  = 8 MB
+|minVRAM  = 4 MB
-|minDX    = 7.0
+|minDX    = 8.0
+|minaudio = DirectX compatible
+|minother = 4x CD-ROM drive
-|recOS    = 98, ME
 |recCPU   = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
-|recCPU2  = AMD K2-6 500 MHz
+|recCPU2  = AMD K6-2 500 MHz
 |recRAM   = 128 MB
-|recGPU   =
+|recGPU   = 3dfx Voodoo3
-|recVRAM  = 16 MB
+|recGPU2  = Nvidia RIVA TNT2
-|recDX    =
+|recaudio = EAX compatible
+|ref      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://archive.org/details/SummonerPCManual/page/n3/mode/2up|title=Summoner PC manual|date=2023-05-31}}</ref>
 }}
@@ Line 444: / Line 452: @@
 |minRAM   = 64 MB
 |minHD    = 800 MB
-|minGPU   = OpenGL compatible
 |minVRAM  = 6 MB
-|minother = 8x CD-ROM/DVD drive
+|minOGL   = 1.2.1
+|minother = 8x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
-|recOS    =
 |recCPU   = PowerPC G3 400 MHz
 |recCPU2  = PowerPC G4 400 MHz
 |recRAM   = 128 MB
-|recGPU   =
 |recVRAM  = 16 MB
-|recDX    =
+|ref      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030628165447/http://www.graphsim.com/games/summoner/sumnr-features.html#sumnr-reqmnts|title=sumnr-features (retrieved)|date=2023-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030607032136/http://graphsim.com/support/support-faq-smnr.html#smnr-q1|title=support-faq-smnr (retrieved)|date=2023-06-02}}</ref>
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Volition
Mac OS (Classic)	Graphsim Entertainment
Publishers
Original	THQ
Current	THQ Nordic
Engines
	CTG^[1]^[2]
Release dates
Windows	March 20, 2001^[3]
Mac OS (Classic)	June 29, 2001^[4]
Reception
Metacritic	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person, Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy