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| Developers | |
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| Legend Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| GT Interactive | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 1 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 31, 1999 |
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Warnings
Key points
- Very small but active community.
- Modification of the engine's advanced options in D3D rendering mode can cause the game to crash.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest patch (v333b) for the German, US, and International releases is available here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\System\WoT.ini[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | Versus |
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| Online play | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
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Issues fixed
Technical Issues
- Run the game in 3DFX mode after installing nGlide if D3D mode is giving error messages.
Cutscene Fix
- Without this fix cutscenes do not play, or play but stutter to the point of where they are unwatchable.
| Cutscene Fix[5] |
|---|
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 200 MHz | Intel Pentium 2 233 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | 500 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | Standard PCi Video Card | 3DFx certified card |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ redump.org • The Wheel of Time • Disc 1
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Wheel of Time - Choppy QuickTime Video Problem Fix • VOGONS