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Warlords Battlecry
Subseries of Warlords
Warlords Battlecry	2000
Warlords Battlecry II	2002
Warlords Battlecry III	2004

Warlords Battlecry III is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RTS and RPG game in the Warlords Battlecry series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v5 DRM in English release. StarForce DRM in German and Russian releases.
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/433280/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/433280/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Warlords Battlecry III - Widescreen Patch.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use Warlords Battlecry III - Widescreen Patch.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

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 feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Russian				Retail and GOG.com only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 450 MHz	800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible
Other	8X CD-ROM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (433280) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (433280) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (433280) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

Developers

	Infinite Interactive
Publishers
	Enlight Software
Release dates
Windows	May 24, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RTS, RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Warlords Battlecry

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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 |wikipedia    = Warlords Battlecry III
 |winehq       = 3018
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+{{Introduction
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+|current state     =
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 '''General information'''
@@ Line 24: / Line 49: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|v5}} in English release.<br>{{DRM|StarForce}} in German and Russian releases. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-WBC3 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | warlords-battlecry-iii | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | warlords_battlecry_3 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | warlords-battlecry-iii | Steam | | | Windows}}
@@ Line 31: / Line 56: @@
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 433280 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/WarlordsBattlecryIiiDemo Archive.org].
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 45: / Line 71: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 64: / Line 94: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = Yes
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= https://heythere.coffee/wbc3/
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://haekb.itch.io/warlords-battlecry-iii-widescreen-patch Warlords Battlecry III - Widescreen Patch].
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 74: / Line 104: @@
 |fov                        = unknown
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = unknown
+|windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = Use [https://haekb.itch.io/warlords-battlecry-iii-widescreen-patch Warlords Battlecry III - Widescreen Patch].
 |borderless windowed        = unknown
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 82: / Line 112: @@
 |antialiasing               = unknown
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 94: / Line 127: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = unknown
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 102: / Line 135: @@
 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
@@ Line 108: / Line 141: @@
 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = false
 |controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = unknown
@@ Line 158: / Line 191: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = unknown
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 171: / Line 204: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 177: / Line 212: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = yes
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/576-warlords-battlecry-3-german-patch/ download for digital releases].
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only.
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 194: / Line 243: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 220: / Line 269: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 7
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 240: / Line 289: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = unknown
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable=
+|linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            = Miles Sound System
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
+|anticheat        =
+|anticheat notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 248: / Line 325: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
+|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
-|minCPU   = 1.8 GHz
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
-|minRAM   = 512 MB
+|minRAM   = 128 MB
-|minHD    = 2 GB
+|minHD    = 1 GB
 |minGPU   =
-|minDX    = 7
+|minVRAM  = 16 MB
+|minDX    = 9.0b
+|minother = 8X CD-ROM
-|recRAM   = 1 GB
+|recCPU   = 800 MHz
+|recRAM   = 256 MB
 |recGPU   =
-|recDX    = 9
+|recDX    =
 }}
 {{References}}