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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Game cover.jpg
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|cover        = The Lord of the Rings Conquest Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Pandemic Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Pandemic Studios}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Zero}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Zero}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 09, 2009}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 9, 2009}}
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|steam appid  = 000000
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|reception    =
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|gogcom page  = game_name
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-lord-of-the-rings-conquest|57}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-lord-of-the-rings-conquest|60}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | The Lord of the Rings }}
 +
|steam appid  =  
 +
|gogcom id    =
 +
|hltb        = 10061
 +
|strategywiki = The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
 +
|mobygames    = 38791
 
|wikipedia    = The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
 
|wikipedia    = The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
 +
|winehq      = 9055
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|game}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{--}} Online multiplayer no longer officially supported. A fan tunnel is up. See [[#Multiplayer|Multiplayer]]
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, activation, key, actlimit | {{DRM|SecuROM|7|SecuROM PA}}, unknown machine limit. A [https://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/ De-Authorization Tool] is available.| Origin | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
{{--}} The PC version lacks both pieces of DLC for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.
 +
{{ii}} If the game refuses to install from the disc and hangs during setup, try transferring the files to the PC and install it using the files on the PC.
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
−
 
+
===Skip intro videos===
−
===[[Multiplayer]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Invalidate the corresponding files|ref=<ref name="2024-02-11">{{Refcheck|user=Gryfu|date=2024-02-11|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
−
*Follow the steps outlined [http://www.cnqreboot.info/#How_To_Play here]
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Video\logo\</code>
 +
# Delete, move or rename <code>ea.bik</code>, <code>newline.bik</code>, <code>pandemic.bik</code>, and <code>tolkien.bik</code>.
 +
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Save game location|~documents/The Lord of the Rings - Conquest/~username_Save.dat}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\The Lord of the Rings - Conquest\pc.ini}}
−
{{Game data/row|Configuration files location|~documents/The Lord of the Rings - Conquest/pc.ini}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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===Save game data location===
−
{{Save game cloud syncing
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{{Game data|
−
|origin                =
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\The Lord of the Rings - Conquest\{{p|uid}}_Save.dat}}
−
|origin notes          =
 
−
|steam cloud          = false
 
−
|steam cloud notes    =
 
−
|uplay                =
 
−
|uplay notes          =
 
−
|gamesave manager      = false
 
−
|gamesave manager notes=
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
[[File:The Lord of the Rings - Conquest display settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
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{{Image|The Lord of the Rings - Conquest display settings.png|Video settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/game_name/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/lord-rings-conquest
−
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold/silver/limited/unsupported/incomplete
+
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
−
|multimonitor wsgf award    = gold/silver/limited/unsupported/incomplete
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = gold/silver/limited/unsupported/incomplete
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
−
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = gold/silver/limited/unsupported/incomplete
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 16:10 is cropped 16:9
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = 4K resolution only supports up to 100hz. Any resolution that is above your native montior resolution will have a black box can only be fixed by lowering resolution.
−
|fov                        = false
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|fov                        = limited
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = The only option is to enable the 'Far Camera'.
−
|windowed                  = yes
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = false
+
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
−
|vsync notes                = Can be disabled in menu
+
|vsync notes                = Can be disabled in the video settings menu.
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes               =
−
|high frame rate            = true
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|120 fps                    = true
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
[[File:The Lord of the Rings - Conquest controls settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Control settings.]]
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{{Image|The Lord of the Rings - Conquest controls settings.png|Control settings.}}
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 16
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = hackable
 +
|online play players  = 16
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xb8XcGLXFI CNQreboot] hosts a server than can be accessed with Radmin VPN.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://cnqreboot.proboards.com/post/10857/thread|title=CNQReboot Server Move|date=2021-03-01}}</ref>
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = unknown
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = unknown
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = unknown
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = unknown
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = unknown
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vr only                    =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/the-lord-of-the-rings-conquest/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Game starts to a black screen===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install the game to a FAT32 drive. Virtual drives work.|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  = 3.0
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = XP
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|minOS    = XP SP2, Vista
−
|minCPU  = Athlon LE-1640 or equivalent
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
−
|minmem   = 1 GB
+
|minRAM   = 1 GB (XP)<br>1.5 GB (Vista)
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
−
|minGPU  = GeForce 6600 GT
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT
 +
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|minSM    = 3.0
  
−
|recOS    = XP
+
|recOS    =  
−
|recCPU  = Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
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|recCPU  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
−
|recmem   = 1 GB
+
|recRAM   =  
−
|recHD    = 6 GB
+
|recHD    =  
−
|recGPU  = GeForce 7900 GTX
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 21:49, 11 February 2024

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest cover
Developers
Pandemic Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Zero
Release dates
Windows January 9, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 57
IGDB 60
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy
Series The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest on HowLongToBeat
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest on IGDB
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest guide on StrategyWiki
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest on MobyGames
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
The Hobbit 1982
The Fellowship of the Ring 1985
The Shadows of Mordor 1987
J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth 1988
The Crack of Doom 1989
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 1990
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan 1990
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II 1992
The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) 2002
The Return of the King 2003
War of the Ring 2003
The Hobbit (2003) 2003
The Battle for Middle-earth (series)
The Lord of the Rings Online 2007
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest 2009
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North 2011
Lego Middle-earth (series)
Guardians of Middle-earth 2012
Middle-earth: Shadow (series)
Journeys in Middle-earth 2019
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game 2019
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria 2023

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action game in the The Lord of the Rings series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Requires online activation
CD key
Can only be used x times		 SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM, unknown machine limit. A De-Authorization Tool is available.
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Windows
The PC version lacks both pieces of DLC for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.
If the game refuses to install from the disc and hangs during setup, try transferring the files to the PC and install it using the files on the PC.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Invalidate the corresponding files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Video\logo\
  2. Delete, move or rename ea.bik, newline.bik, pandemic.bik, and tolkien.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Lord of the Rings - Conquest\pc.ini

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Lord of the Rings - Conquest\<user-id>_Save.dat

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 16:10 is cropped 16:9
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 4K resolution only supports up to 100hz. Any resolution that is above your native montior resolution will have a black box can only be fixed by lowering resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
The only option is to enable the 'Far Camera'.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Can be disabled in the video settings menu.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control settings.
Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Polish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16
Online play
16 CNQreboot hosts a server than can be accessed with Radmin VPN.[2]

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Game starts to a black screen

Install the game to a FAT32 drive. Virtual drives work.[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support		 Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX


References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Gryfu on 2024-02-11
  2. ↑ CNQReboot Server Move - last accessed on 2021-03-01