Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
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| Developers | |
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| Haemimont Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Take-Two Interactive | |
| Italy, Spain | FX Interactive |
| Digital | Haemimont Games |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 27, 2000 |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 60 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Medieval, Fantasy |
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Tzar: The Burden of the Crown is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RTS game.
General information
Availability
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Tzar: El Cid y la Reconquista | Released only in Spain. | |
| Tzar: El Rey Arturo y Excalibur | Released only in Spain and Italy. | |
| Tzar: El Imperio de Gengis Khan | Released only in Spain and Italy. | |
| Tzar: Los Dominios de la Magia | Released only in Spain. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Official patches that update the game to the latest version can be found here.
- Unofficial patch 1.13, which provides balance changes, is available here.
- Unofficial patch Tzar 1.16b, can be found at https://www.moddb.com/mods/tzar-the-burden-of-the-crown-116b/downloads/tzar116b
- Unofficial Launcher https://www.moddb.com/mods/tzar-r2p-launcher/downloads/tzar-ready2play-launcher . You need to add cnc-draw and set it to GDI rendering, opengl CTD-ed on me
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\tzar.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/825730/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/825730/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
External options menu.
In-game options menu.
Widescreen resolution
| Widescreen resolutions support[1] |
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Install HD Patch (1280x720 - 1920x1200). |
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound, Music | |
| Surround sound | 5.1 | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 2.0 | |
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Bulgarian | Local retail version only. | |||
| French | Local retail version only. | |||
| German | ||||
| Italian | Local retail version only. | |||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | Local retail version only. | |||
| Spanish |
- Steam version is available only in English.
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 7.0 | |
| Software renderer | GDI |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 200 MHz Pentium | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 202 MB | |||
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (825730) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Tzar - Burden of the Crown HD Patch (1280x720 - 1920x1200) - last accessed on 2022-08-22