Warlords III
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| Developers | |
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| Strategic Studies Group | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Red Orb Entertainment |
| Digital | Slitherine |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Warlords |
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| Warlords | |
|---|---|
| Warlords | 1990 |
| Warlords II | 1993 |
| Warlords III | 1997 |
| Warlords Battlecry (series) | |
| Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria | 2003 |
Warlords III is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view strategy and RPG game in the Warlords series.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Warlords III: Darklords Rising. | |
- Free demo versions are available on Archive.org: Reign of Heroes, Darklords Rising.
Version differences
- Warlords III: Reign of Heroes is the initial 1997 release of the game.
- Warlords III: Darklords Rising is an expanded version of the game, released in 1998. It includes all of the content from Reign of Heroes, as well as 4 more campaigns, 15 stand-alone scenarios, and additional units, spells, and heroes.[1]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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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 |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | The official MPlayer.com service has been shut down. | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | |
| Multiplayer | MPlayer.com |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 640x480 resolution, 256 colors DirectX 5.0a compatible |
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| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | |
References
- ↑ Warlords III: Darklords Rising on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-11-20
- "4 campaigns and 15 stand-alone scenarios, plus the original campaign and 13 scenarios from Warlords III Reign of Heroes"