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Difference between revisions of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)"

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{{disambig||the 1985 game|[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = The Fellowship of the Ring
 
|title        = The Fellowship of the Ring
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Surreal Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Surreal Software}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Black Label Games}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Vivendi Universal Games|name=Black Label Games}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Universal Interactive}}
 
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Riot Engine}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 24, 2002}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 24, 2002}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring|59}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring|51}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{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, Adventure, RPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Middle-earth }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
−
|strategywiki =  
+
|hltb        = 10066
 +
|strategywiki = The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
 +
|mobygames    = lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring
 
|wikipedia    = The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)
 
|winehq      = 3646
 
|winehq      = 3646
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{series|Middle-earth}}
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|4}}. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
  
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==Game data==
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===Demo/free trial===
 +
{{ii}} A demo is available [https://megagames.com/demos/lord-rings-fellowship-ring-demo here].
 +
 
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{Monetization
 +
|ad-supported          =
 +
|dlc                    =
 +
|expansion pack        =
 +
|freeware              =
 +
|free-to-play          =
 +
|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 +
|sponsored              =
 +
|subscription          =
 +
|subscription gaming service =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Microtransactions===
 +
{{Microtransactions
 +
|boost              =
 +
|cosmetic            =
 +
|currency            =
 +
|finite spend        =
 +
|infinite spend      =
 +
|free-to-grind      =
 +
|loot box            =
 +
|none                = None
 +
|player trading      =
 +
|time-limited        =
 +
|unlock              =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Essential Improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
* Patch 1.1 (US copy only) can be downloaded [https://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=1931 here].
 +
 
 +
==Game Data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Fellowship.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} The configuration file is encrypted.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Saves\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvscRzBA1ZM Widescreen Trick for Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring].
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] or use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2884-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] or use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2884-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] or use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2884-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] or use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2884-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Run {{file|Fellowship.exe}} with <code>-setup</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] and tick {{key|Windowed Mode}}.
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = 2x, 4x and 6x [[MSAA]] (only through the startup launcher).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-02-27}}</ref>
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = false
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 +
|vsync notes                = Triple Buffering. VSync does not work on Windows 10.
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = limited
−
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Causes issues during combats, dialogues and cutscenes. <br>Cursor mouse in menus is broken over 75 FPS. See [[#High frame rate issues|High frame rate issues]].
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{Input settings
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{{ii}} The game uses internally an aspect ratio of 3:2 by default.
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
{{ii}} This fix was only tested on the US 1.1 version, so the location of the hex value to change might differ for other localizations and versions.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Hex edit {{file|Fellowship.exe}}|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49icc2wff08&t=840s|title=Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring PC 'How to fix game and play in 4K Resolution' Guide|date=2024-01-29}}</ref>|fix=
 +
<ol>
 +
<li>Open {{file|Fellowship.exe}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].</li>
 +
<li>Press {{key|Ctrl+G}} and write the offset address <code>0011D948</code>.</li>
 +
<li>Search for <code>00 00 C0 3F</code>.</li>
 +
<li>Change it to:</li>
 +
<ul>
 +
<li><code>AB AA AA 3F</code> for 4:3</li>
 +
<li><code>00 00 A0 3F</code> for 5:4</li>
 +
<li><code>55 55 D5 3F</code> for 15:9</li>
 +
<li><code>39 8E E3 3F</code> for 16:9</li>
 +
<li><code>CD CC CC 3F</code> for 16:10</li>
 +
<li><code>CD CC EC 3F</code> for 1.85:1</li>
 +
<li><code>C3 F5 18 40</code> for 2.39:1</li>
 +
<li><code>D7 A3 30 40</code> for 2.76:1</li>
 +
<li><code>00 00 70 40</code> for 15:4</li>
 +
<li><code>00 00 80 40</code> for 12:3</li>
 +
<li><code>9A 99 99 40</code> for 48:10</li>
 +
<li><code>00 00 A0 40</code> for 45:9</li>
 +
<li><code>AB AA AA 40</code> for 48:9</li>
 +
<li><code>26 B4 17 40</code> for 21:9 (2560x1080)</li>
 +
<li><code>8E E3 18 40</code> for 21:9 (3440x1440)</li>
 +
<li><code>9A 99 19 40</code> for 21:9 (3840x1600)</li>
 +
<li><code>CD CC 4C 40</code> for 32:10</li>
 +
<li><code>39 8E 63 40</code> for 32:9</li>
 +
</ul>
 +
<li>Save the file (All resolutions supported by the graphics card's driver that match the selected aspect ratio should now appear in the in-game's graphics settings).</li>
 +
</ol>
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{--}} {{term|Vert-}}; Field of View (FOV) is cropped on wider aspect ratios than 3:2. To fix it, see [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 +
{{--}} Higher resolutions make the HUD and texts very small, and they become unreadable at resolutions like 4K. Use dgVoodoo 2 to fix it.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2884-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-03-06}}</ref>}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 +
{{ii}} Like the fix above, it was only tested on the US 1.1 version, so the location of the hex value to change might differ for other localizations and versions.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Hex edit {{file|Fellowship.exe}}|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-02-02}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|Fellowship.exe}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
 +
# Press {{key|Ctrl+G}} and write the offset address <code>001208C0</code>.
 +
# Press OK.
 +
# In the address, highlight the last 4 pairs of values.
 +
# Go to the '''Data inspector''' tab at the right side and change the value in the '''Single (float32)''' row according to this formula: 64 / (aspect_ratio * 0,75) (example: default value is 64 because 64 / (1.333333 * 0.75) = 64 (aproximately), find the '''aspect_ratio''' value just by dividing the desired width and height).
 +
# Press {{key|Ctrl+G}} and write the offset address <code>00120A90</code>.
 +
# Press OK.
 +
# In the address, highlight the first 8 pairs of values.
 +
# Go to the '''Data inspector''' tab at the right side and put the same value from step 5, but now in the '''Double (float64)''' row instead.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{++}} Fixes both the gameplay and cutscenes FOV.
 +
{{++}} Objects at the sides beyond the game's default aspect ratio (3:2) are still rendered, even at extremely high FOVs like those needed for triple and quad monitor resolutions.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2884-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-03-06}}</ref>}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|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        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Enabled by default.
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|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        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Music and SFX.
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
−
|eax support              =  
+
|eax support              = true
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
−
  |interface =  
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = true
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = [https://dubbingpedia.pl/wiki/W%C5%82adca_Pier%C5%9Bcieni:_Dru%C5%BCyna_Pier%C5%9Bcienia_(gra) Details]
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Black Screen on startup===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo v2.82.3 or newer (older versions will not work)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1230607#p1230607|title=dgVodooo 2.8.x and related WIP versions - Page 5 \ VOGONS|date=2024-01-29}}</ref>}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use 3D-Analyze|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-01-31}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download and run [http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/tools/3d_analyze/download/ 3D-Analyze] as administrator.
 +
# Click on {{key|Select}} and add {{file|Fellowship.exe}} from the game directory.
 +
# Tick {{key|LOTR texture fix}}.
 +
# Click {{key|Run}}.
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} If the black screen still occurs, try checking {{key|force windowed mode}}.
 +
{{ii}} The {{key|Save batch file!}} button will create a .BAT shortcut for the game.
 +
{{--}} It uses 3DAnalyze's internal renderer (Direct3D8 in this case), so tools like ReShade won't work.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===High frame rate issues===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit the Frame rate]] to 60 FPS |ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-01-31}}</ref>|fix=
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} When running the game from 3D Analyze, it's necessary to use third-party software like Bandicam or RivaTuner. Nvidia Control Panel's FPS limiter doesn't work.
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-01-31}}</ref>}}
 +
 +
===Access the launcher===
 +
{{ii}} After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and won't be possible to configure some settings that are only available through it, since the configuration file is encrypted.
 +
 +
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|vorpx                      = hackable
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|vorpx modes                = G3D
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|vorpx notes                = User created profile, requires [[DgVoodoo 2|DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4]], see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/the-lord-of-the-rings-fellowship/ profile introdution]. <br><code>Note:</code> Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/the-lord-of-the-rings-fellowship/ vorpx forum].
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 6 March 2024

For the 1985 game, see The Fellowship of the Ring.

The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring cover
Developers
Surreal Software
Publishers
Vivendi Universal Games
Engines
Riot Engine
Release dates
Windows September 24, 2002
Reception
Metacritic 59
IGDB 51
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, RPG
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy
Series Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) on HowLongToBeat
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) on IGDB
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) guide on StrategyWiki
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) on MobyGames
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) 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: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure and RPG game in the Middle-earth series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 4 DRM.
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Demo/free trial

A demo is available here.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Essential Improvements

Patches

  • Patch 1.1 (US copy only) can be downloaded here.

Game Data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Fellowship.cfg[Note 1]
The configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution or use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Multi-monitor
See Widescreen resolution or use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen resolution or use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
4K Ultra HD
See Widescreen resolution or use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Run Fellowship.exe with -setup command line argument and tick Windowed Mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
2x, 4x and 6x MSAA (only through the startup launcher).[1]
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Triple Buffering. VSync does not work on Windows 10.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Causes issues during combats, dialogues and cutscenes.
Cursor mouse in menus is broken over 75 FPS. See High frame rate issues.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

The game uses internally an aspect ratio of 3:2 by default.
This fix was only tested on the US 1.1 version, so the location of the hex value to change might differ for other localizations and versions.
Hex edit Fellowship.exe[2]
  1. Open Fellowship.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Press Ctrl+G and write the offset address 0011D948.
  3. Search for 00 00 C0 3F.
  4. Change it to:
    • AB AA AA 3F for 4:3
    • 00 00 A0 3F for 5:4
    • 55 55 D5 3F for 15:9
    • 39 8E E3 3F for 16:9
    • CD CC CC 3F for 16:10
    • CD CC EC 3F for 1.85:1
    • C3 F5 18 40 for 2.39:1
    • D7 A3 30 40 for 2.76:1
    • 00 00 70 40 for 15:4
    • 00 00 80 40 for 12:3
    • 9A 99 99 40 for 48:10
    • 00 00 A0 40 for 45:9
    • AB AA AA 40 for 48:9
    • 26 B4 17 40 for 21:9 (2560x1080)
    • 8E E3 18 40 for 21:9 (3440x1440)
    • 9A 99 19 40 for 21:9 (3840x1600)
    • CD CC 4C 40 for 32:10
    • 39 8E 63 40 for 32:9
  5. Save the file (All resolutions supported by the graphics card's driver that match the selected aspect ratio should now appear in the in-game's graphics settings).

Notes

Vert-; Field of View (FOV) is cropped on wider aspect ratios than 3:2. To fix it, see Field of view (FOV).
Higher resolutions make the HUD and texts very small, and they become unreadable at resolutions like 4K. Use dgVoodoo 2 to fix it.
Use the Widescreen & FOV Fix[3]

Field of view (FOV)

Like the fix above, it was only tested on the US 1.1 version, so the location of the hex value to change might differ for other localizations and versions.
Hex edit Fellowship.exe[4]
  1. Open Fellowship.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Press Ctrl+G and write the offset address 001208C0.
  3. Press OK.
  4. In the address, highlight the last 4 pairs of values.
  5. Go to the Data inspector tab at the right side and change the value in the Single (float32) row according to this formula: 64 / (aspect_ratio * 0,75) (example: default value is 64 because 64 / (1.333333 * 0.75) = 64 (aproximately), find the aspect_ratio value just by dividing the desired width and height).
  6. Press Ctrl+G and write the offset address 00120A90.
  7. Press OK.
  8. In the address, highlight the first 8 pairs of values.
  9. Go to the Data inspector tab at the right side and put the same value from step 5, but now in the Double (float64) row instead.

Notes

Fixes both the gameplay and cutscenes FOV.
Objects at the sides beyond the game's default aspect ratio (3:2) are still rendered, even at extremely high FOVs like those needed for triple and quad monitor resolutions.
Use the Widescreen & FOV Fix[5]

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Enabled by default.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
Polish
Details
Russian

Issues fixed

Black Screen on startup

Use dgVoodoo v2.82.3 or newer (older versions will not work)[6]
Use 3D-Analyze[7]
  1. Download and run 3D-Analyze as administrator.
  2. Click on Select and add Fellowship.exe from the game directory.
  3. Tick LOTR texture fix.
  4. Click Run.

Notes

If the black screen still occurs, try checking force windowed mode.
The Save batch file! button will create a .BAT shortcut for the game.
It uses 3DAnalyze's internal renderer (Direct3D8 in this case), so tools like ReShade won't work.

High frame rate issues

Limit the Frame rate to 60 FPS[8]

Notes

When running the game from 3D Analyze, it's necessary to use third-party software like Bandicam or RivaTuner. Nvidia Control Panel's FPS limiter doesn't work.
Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz[9]

Access the launcher

After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and won't be possible to configure some settings that are only available through it, since the configuration file is encrypted.
Run the game with the -setup command line argument[10]
Hold ⇧ Shift while launching Fellowship.exe[11]

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introdution.
Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 600 MHz Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) Single-pass, multi-texture, and hardware T&L support
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 4
64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 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).

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-02-27
  2. ↑ Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring PC 'How to fix game and play in 4K Resolution' Guide - last accessed on 2024-01-29
  3. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-03-06
  4. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-02-02
  5. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-03-06
  6. ↑ dgVodooo 2.8.x and related WIP versions - Page 5 \ VOGONS - last accessed on 2024-01-29
  7. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-31
  8. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-31
  9. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-31
  10. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-31
  11. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-31