Imperial Glory

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version 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.

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

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.
Retail
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

A free demo is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

The official 1.1 patch is available from Patches-Scrolls.

The hotfix for Intel on-board graphics cards is available from Patches-Scrolls.

Improve stability

Set `ImperialGlory.exe` to run in Windows XP SP3 or SP2 compatibility mode.^{[citation needed]}

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config.sb^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277450/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277450/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set `.FULLSCREEN` to `FALSE` in `<path-to-game>\Config.sb`
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Get widescreen resolutions or any wanted resolution which is not in the game by default^[1]

Open <path-to-game>\Config.sb with a text editor.
Change .SX and .SY to the width and height of the desired resolution.

Notes

The file may need to be marked as read-only in its properties.

If the game crashes, restart it. If it persists, remove the read-only tag and remove any changes made in Config.sb.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Camera speed.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, effects, music, voices.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	Versus
Online play		The official GameSpy service was shut down.

Connection types

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

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 series ATI Radeon 8500 DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

↑ 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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>/277450/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (277450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ WidescreenGaming.net - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/277450/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (277450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[3] WidescreenGaming.net - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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Developers

	Pyro Studios
macOS (OS X)	Robosoft Technologies
Publishers
Retail	Eidos Interactive
Retail re-releases	Sold-Out Software
Retail (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Digital, former	Merge Games
Digital, current	Kalypso Media Digital
Release dates
Windows	May 15, 2005
macOS (OS X)	November 28, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	69
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time, Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Strategy, TBS
Themes	Historical, Europe