Titan Quest

This page is for the original 2006 version. For the enhanced 2016 version, see Titan Quest Anniversary Edition.

Titan Quest
Titan Quest	2006
Titan Quest Anniversary Edition	2016
Titan Quest II	TBA

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Titan Quest is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view ARPG game in the Titan Quest series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM
Steam (unavailable)

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Version differences

The Gold Edition includes the base game and the Immortal Throne expansion.

The Anniversary Edition has a working multiplayer and is free to anyone who registers a Steam copy of Titan Quest.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Immortal Throne

Essential improvements

Official patch

The latest official patch for the base game is 1.30r2, available here.

The Immortal Throne expansion did not receive official patches.

Unofficial patch 1.17a

Download mirror

Already included with some mods, strongly advised. It fixes many bugs and technical issues left in the game. Immortal Throne expansion is mandatory.

Do not save the patch in the original Titan Quest folder.

TQ Defiler

Can fix the RNG, slow casting and the socket error

A versatile program with built-in mods, intro skip option and a character editor (either to fix/restore broken characters or to cheat).

Make TQDefiler to work with just the base game^[2]
Download game.dll and extract it. Replace game.dll inside <path-to-game> with the downloaded one.

Skip intro videos

Delete, rename or move video files^{[citation needed]}
Rename, move or delete `<path-to-game>\Videos\` Alternatively, you can use TQ Defiler

Mix and match Steam and non-Steam original and expansion

Regedit original game filepath^[3]
Go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Iron Lore\Titan Quest` Check if `Install Location` exists. If it does not, create a New > String Value and call it `Install Location` Modify the value to contain the full path of the original Titan Quest folder.

Regedit original game version^{[citation needed]}

Upon reaching the main menu you will be told that Titan Quest needs to be updated. Choice of OK and Cancel will simply close the install process.

Caused by version mismatch between Steam and non-Steam versions of Titan Quest.

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Iron Lore\Titan Quest
Check if Version exists.
If it does not, create a New > String Value and call it Version
Modify the value to 1.30
Titan Quest - Immortal Throne should now be installable.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Titan Quest\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Titan Quest - Immortal Throne\
Steam	<path-to-game>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4540/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Titan Quest\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Titan Quest - Immortal Throne\
Steam	<path-to-game>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4540/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud		Use Titan Quest Anniversary Edition to sync save data.

Video

Titan Quest settings.

Immortal Throne settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Mouse cursor not captured.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		HUD does not scale up, and becomes very small.
Field of view (FOV)	Use TQCam.
Windowed	Mouse cursor not captured.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	This can be made to work using ShiftWindow. Works with Borderless Gaming, but Titan Quest interferes with Win+F6 hotkey.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, SFX, dialog
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		^[5]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German				Only available in Germany. Low violence version.
Italian
Spanish
Russian				Official localization by Buka Entertainment
Russian				Fan translation by SyS-team

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		6	Co-op
Online play		6	Co-op GameSpy features do not work. The Steam version has a beta update that resolves this.^[6]

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	42800, 42801

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. See here for an alternate and probably better adjusted profile.

Issues fixed

Unofficial patch multiplayer fragmentation

Players with the unofficial patch installed can connect only with others that also have it.

Error obtaining server list

There may be an error with searching and joining multiplayer games online through Steam. The error message indicated a problem with .\common\gsPlatformSocket.c with Expression theSocket != INVALID_SOCKET.

Use TQ Defiler^{[citation needed]}

Edit engine.dll^[7]
Open `<path-to-game>\Engine.dll` with a hex editor such as HxD. Change offset 0x164A0F to 0x11 (from 0x01) and offset 0x164A11 to 0x02 (from 0x03). Save

Run the game as administrator^{[citation needed]}
Steam must also have admin rights if that version of the game is used

Keep pressing "I" when error occurs^{[citation needed]}

'Tag not found'

If playing demo, set language to English^[8]

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Titan Quest Demo\Settings\options.txt
Search for language = and change it to language = English.
Open defaults.txt (in the same folder).
Add the following line language = English to the bottom like this:

tutorialTips              = true
displayDamage             = false
quickBuy                  = true
itemComparison            = true
extraRollovers            = true
showMonsterLevelOnRollover= false
masterVolume              = 0.99
musicVolume               = 0.99
effectsVolume             = 0.99
dialogVolume              = 0.99
ambientFrequency          = medium
fullscreen                = true
showTagErrors             = true
useArchives               = true
sendDebugMail             = false
showAssertMessages        = false
device                    = Direct3D
playerVsPlayer            = false
forceSingleProcessorMode  = true
splashScreen              = true
language = English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	1.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Modifications

Underlord

Extensive mod that raises the level cap to 85 (from 75) and introduces new content as well as balance, making the game more difficult overall but close to its original style. 1.17a patch is embedded.

Underlord Primer provides a useful gameplay guide to Underlord for newcomers.

Other utilities

TQ Vault

Acts as an external, independent, shared inventory. It can create unlimited Vaults, useful for creating collections of rare items or "twinking" (giving characters items found by other characters, generally from later parts of the game and higher quality). It also has some item-editing features, such as the ability to change a relic's completion bonus, clone items or complete sets. Users of the Steam version of Titan Quest cannot use this tool, as use will likely result in corruption of all characters edited by the program.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy	GameSpy features do not work. The Steam version has a beta update that resolves this.^[6]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon XP	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 series 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support	Nvidia GeForce 6800 series ATI Radeon X800 series 128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/4540/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (4540) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/4540/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (4540) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] [1] - last accessed on 2016-8-16

[2] How to mod the Steam version with TQDefiler!!!!! - Steam community discussions

[3] "Titan Quest Immortal Throne needs to update original Titan Quest files" Error - Titan Quest forum

[5] New 120Hz Games Report

[6] Sound Blaster Gaming: Titan Quest

[multiplayer-7] 6.0 ^6.1 BETA Patch Multiplayer is back & Renderer Improvements - UPDATE #2 Available :: Titan Quest: Immortal Throne General Discussions

[8] Fixing Titan Quest on Steam « Rick’s Game Stuff

[9] [FiX] Tag Not Found - Titan Quest forum

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Developers

	Iron Lore Entertainment
	Demiurge Studios^[1]
Publishers
Original	THQ
Current	Nordic Games
Engines
	PathEngine
Release dates
Windows	June 26, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Genres	ARPG
Themes	Classical, Fantasy
Series	Titan Quest