The Lord of the Rings Online
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| Developers | |
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| Former | Turbine, Inc. |
| Current | Standing Stone Games |
| Publishers | |
| Standing Stone Games | |
| Engines | |
| Turbine G3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 24, 2007 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 8, 2012 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) release of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Free to play.
General information
- Official site (US)
- Official site (Europe)
- One Wiki to Rule Them All - A wiki dedicated to The Lord of the Rings series
- Tolkien Gateway - A huge wiki dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien's work and related media
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
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| Steam | |
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- Requires a Turbine account.
- Retail copies might come with Pando Media Booster, a third-party BitTorrent-based client that was used up until 2013 to speed up the patching process of the game. Due to security concerns, Pando Media Booster should be uninstalled if it is present on the system.[1][2]
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | The EU servers are physically located in Boston, USA. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 80 |
| UDP | 2900-2910, 9000-9010 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Lord of the Rings:Online DX11. | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista (64-bit) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz | Dual Core 2.66 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) | 2 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 12 GB | 20 GB | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
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- International clients require 3 GB of extra hard drive space
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.7.5 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.0 GHz | Intel Core i7 2.0 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 25 GB | 20 GB | ||
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M | ||
- International clients require 3 GB of extra hard drive space
Notes
- ↑ 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 (212500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Lord of the Rings Online Forum - Pando Media Booster. Please read - last accessed on 2019-04-22
- ↑ Wikipedia - Pando (application) - last accessed on 2019-04-22