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Developers | |
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EA Los Angeles | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
SAGE | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 6, 2004 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
The Battle for Middle-earth | |
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Subseries of Middle-earth | |
The Battle for Middle-earth | 2004 |
The Battle for Middle-earth II | 2006 |
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
- Not available digitally.
- GameSpy online server browser deactivated on December 31, 2010 due to Electronic Arts losing the Lord of the Rings license.[1]
General information
- T3A:Online - fan-hosted multiplayer server replacement
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
Latest official version: 1.03. An unofficial 1.05 patch adds several changes: [1]
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\My Battle for Middle-earth Files\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\My Battle for Middle-earth Files\ |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Resolution = YourWidth YourHeight |
Alternatively[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Use -win command line argument[citation needed]
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy online server browser has been shut down. |
Issues fixed
Out of Memory
- This error has no proper workaround and is a symptom of the game engine's limitations (restricted RAM indexing)
- Lower graphical settings, and avoid memory-heavy mods.}}
- Any mod that uses high-resolution textures (such as the Edain mod) are highly susceptible to this crash.
- Some users report reinstallation fixes the issue.
Exception Access Violation on startup
- This is caused when the options.ini file has not been found (installation had no administration right to properly install your game and failed to create options.ini)[4]
Make missing options.ini[citation needed] |
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AudioLOD = Low HasSeenLogoMovies = yes IdealStaticGameLOD = VeryLow Resolution = 800 600 StaticGameLOD = VeryLow TimesInGame = 1 |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | VP6 | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy | Shut down in 2011. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | 1.3 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce2 GTS ATI Radeon 7500 32 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X800 |
Notes
References
- ↑ Middle-earth Online Server Shutdown Announced
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Exception Access Violation