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Overlord (2007)

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Overlord
Overlord cover
Developers
Triumph Studios
macOS (OS X) Virtual Programming[1]
Linux Virtual Programming[1]
Publishers
Codemasters
Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows June 26, 2007
macOS (OS X) July 21, 2016[2]
Linux July 21, 2016[2]
Reception
Metacritic 81
IGDB 70
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Action, RPG
Themes Fantasy
Series Overlord
Overlord (2007) on HowLongToBeat
Overlord (2007) on IGDB
Overlord (2007) guide on StrategyWiki
Overlord (2007) on MobyGames
Overlord (2007) on Wikipedia
Overlord
Overlord (2007) 2007
Overlord II 2009
Overlord: Fellowship of Evil 2015

Overlord (2007) is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and RPG game in the Overlord series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
SecuROM v7 DRM.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes Raising Hell.
Windows
Steam
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Demos for both the game and the expansion are available. The store lists the game as Windows-only as of 27 June 2022,[3] but the macOS and Linux depots still exist.[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Developer website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Official store of OS X/Linux porter. Includes Raising Hell.
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macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg (unavailable)
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Complete Pack also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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Includes Raising Hell.
macOS (OS X)
ZOOM Platform (unavailable)
DRM-free
Includes Raising Hell expansion.
Delisted on March 31, 2023.[5]
Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Raising Hell
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.4 is the latest available patch. Includes amBX and split-screen support. Only needed for the retail version.

Skip intro videos

Rename Title_***.bik in the installation folder[6]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Video.
  2. Delete or rename all Title_***.bik files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Overlord\settings.dat
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.vpltd.overlord/GameDocuments/Overlord/Settings.dat
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/vpltd/Overlord/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Overlord\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.vpltd.overlord/GameDocuments/Overlord/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/vpltd/Overlord/GameDocuments/Overlord/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Located under Display Mode in Overlord Configuration tool. Resolution is changed by dragging window borders or maximizing. Steam Overlay must be closed for this to work.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls settings
Controls settings
Xbox 360 controller layout
Xbox 360 controller layout

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, music and speech sliders
Surround sound
Up to 8.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Retail only. Raising Hell DLC never translated officially.
Fan Patch available.
Italian
Available here.
Russian
Official localization by «Buka Entertainment» – retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Russian
Fan translation by «SyS-team» – link for Overlord and link for Raising Hell
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play
Official multiplayer servers have been shut down.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.
Note:Game will also work with Overlord: Raising Hell.

Issues fixed

Black screen after choosing a profile

Disable Steam overlay[7]

Crash after starting the game

Turn off anti-aliasing in the configuration utility[8]

Unresponsive mouse

Lower the mouse's polling rate[9]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The configuration utility and crash reporter each have both 32-bit and 64-bit executables, but the game itself is a 32-bit executable only.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2400+
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce FX 5900
ATI Radeon 9500
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible


References