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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Guild Wars cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|ArenaNet}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|NCSOFT}}
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|engines      =
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 28, 2005}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic| guild-wars | 89}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | cosmetic, free-to-grind, unlock }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | MMORPG}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Guild Wars }}
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|steam appid  = 29720
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|steam appid side  = 29540,29560,29570,29580,29600,29610,29620,29630,29700,29710
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|gogcom id    =
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|lutris      = guild-wars
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|strategywiki = Guild Wars
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|mobygames    = 17905
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|wikipedia    = Guild Wars (video game)
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|winehq      = 2243
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|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      = '''''Guild Wars''''' is an online multiplayer {{Glossary:RPG}} developed by [[Company:ArenaNet|ArenaNet]] and published by [[Company:NCSOFT|NCSOFT]].
 +
 
 +
|release history  = ''Guild Wars'' was released for Windows on April 28, 2005. It was followed by three expansions: '''Factions''' on April 28, 2006, '''Nightfall''' on October 27, 2006, and '''Eye of the North''' on August 31, 2007. The former two do not require the base game to access.
 +
 
 +
|current state    = As of April 2021, ''Guild Wars'' receives occasional updates that aim to fix issues and to ensure the game performs better on modern hardware.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Game_updates|title=Game updates|date=2021-04-17}}</ref>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page Guild Wars Wiki] - official wiki for Guild Wars - accessible in-game using the <code>/wiki</code> command.
 +
{{mm}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/ r/GuildWars Subreddit]
 +
{{mm}} [https://help.guildwars.com/ Guild Wars Support]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/29720/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
 
 +
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Official | https://store.guildwars.com/ | Account, Online |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 29540 | Account, Online | GOTY Edition. Also available as part of {{store link|Steam|29570|Guild Wars Trilogy}}. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 29720 | Account, Online | Original version. |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
}}
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} The '''Trilogy''' release includes access to the base game content and the first two expansion packs.
 +
{{ii}} The '''Complete Collection''' release includes access to all base game and expansion pack content.
 +
 
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{Monetization
 +
|ad-supported          =
 +
|expansion pack        = Two expansion packs are standalone, one requires any of the standalone products.
 +
|freeware              =
 +
|free-to-play          =
 +
|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 +
|sponsored              =
 +
|subscription          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row | Factions | Standalone. | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row | Nightfall | Standalone. | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row | Eye of the North | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Microtransactions
 +
|boost              =
 +
|cosmetic            = '''Costumes''', visual outfits that cover armors, '''
 +
|currency            =
 +
|finite spend        =
 +
|infinite spend      =
 +
|free-to-grind      =
 +
|loot box            =
 +
|none                =
 +
|player trading      =
 +
|time-limited        =
 +
|unlock              = Various account upgrades, for example '''Xunlai Material Storage Expansion''', '''Extra Character Slot'''.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Install high-quality and bonus music tracks===
 +
{{ii}} ''Guild Wars'' featured additional music tracks that could be installed to the game which were sold by the game's composer. They are no longer available for purchase, but can be downloaded and installed by following the instructions in [https://old.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/comments/8tgtou/directsong_revival_pack/ this Reddit post].
 +
{{++}} Replaces some of the game's soundtrack with higher bitrate versions (up to 320kbps).
 +
{{++}} Supplements the soundtrack with additional bonus tracks.
 +
 
 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/guild-wars
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=
 +
|multimonitor              = true
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 +
|4k ultra hd                = true
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 +
|fov                        = true
 +
|fov notes                  = Slider does not show numerical values.
 +
|windowed                  = true
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = true
 +
|borderless windowed notes  =
 +
|anisotropic                = limited
 +
|anisotropic notes          = Toggle to turn on 16x anisotropic filtering with "Use best texture filtering" option.
 +
|antialiasing              = true
 +
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x MSAA.
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                =
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = true
 +
|120 fps notes              = Above 60hz the game seems more susceptible to stutter.
 +
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = unknown
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = Music, Background, Effects, Dialog, UI
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = always on
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = true
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              = true
 +
|eax support notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715042723/http://www.soundblaster.com/eax/gaming/gameindex.asp?gameID=68245|title=EAX Featured Game: Guild Wars Nightfall|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Restore EAX support for modern hardware===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use Creative ALchemy Universal|ref=|fix=
 +
# Download and install [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/28-creative-alchemy-universal/ Creative ALchemy Universal].
 +
# Run Creative ALchemy Universal.
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# Move ''Guild Wars'' from the "Installed Games" section to the "ALchemy-enabled Games" section.
 +
# Launch the game, open "Options" (F11), select the "Sound" tab, and enable "Use 3D Audio Hardware" and "Use EAX".
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} If ''Guild Wars'' does not appear in "Installed Games", manually add it with the "Add" button. Set "Game Title" to something other than "Guild Wars", such as "Guild Wars 1". Set "Location" to "Use Game Path" and paste in the path to {{p|game}}. The settings should be fine without modifications.
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 +
{{ii}} If the game fails to start, the sound hardware may be incompatible with Creative ALchemy Universal. To undo the changes, open Creative ALchemy Universal and move "Guild Wars" from the "ALchemy-enabled Games" section to the "Installed Games" section.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = true
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = false
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = true
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = false
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = false
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
|ref      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://help.guildwars.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000979507-Guild-Wars-System-Requirements|title=Guild Wars System Requirements|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = Vista, 7
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 5 GB
 +
|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 8500
 +
|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series
 +
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent
 +
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  = ATI Radeon 9000
 +
|recGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti Series
 +
|recVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{ii}} At the game's launch, the game also supported Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, and XP. 16-bit operating system support was dropped in 2012. Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, and ME support was dropped in 2019. Windows 2000 and XP support was dropped on January 1, 2021.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Feedback:Developer_updates/20201109|title=An update on Guild Wars technology and Windows XP|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 05:46, 10 November 2023

Guild Wars
Guild Wars cover
Developers
ArenaNet
Publishers
NCSOFT
Release dates
Windows April 28, 2005
Reception
Metacritic 89
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Free-to-grind, Unlock
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres MMORPG
Themes Fantasy
Series Guild Wars
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Guild Wars on MobyGames
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Guild Wars
Guild Wars 2005
Guild Wars 2 2012

Guild Wars is an online multiplayer RPG developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSOFT.

Guild Wars was released for Windows on April 28, 2005. It was followed by three expansions: Factions on April 28, 2006, Nightfall on October 27, 2006, and Eye of the North on August 31, 2007. The former two do not require the base game to access.

As of April 2021, Guild Wars receives occasional updates that aim to fix issues and to ensure the game performs better on modern hardware.[1]

General information

Guild Wars Wiki - official wiki for Guild Wars - accessible in-game using the /wiki command.
r/GuildWars Subreddit
Guild Wars Support
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Steam
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 GOTY Edition. Also available as part of Guild Wars Trilogy.
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 Original version.
Windows

Version differences

The Trilogy release includes access to the base game content and the first two expansion packs.
The Complete Collection release includes access to all base game and expansion pack content.

Monetization

Type Notes
Expansion pack Two expansion packs are standalone, one requires any of the standalone products.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Factions Standalone.
Windows
Nightfall Standalone.
Windows
Eye of the North
Windows
Type Notes
Cosmetic Costumes, visual outfits that cover armors,
Unlock Various account upgrades, for example Xunlai Material Storage Expansion, Extra Character Slot.

Essential improvements

Install high-quality and bonus music tracks

Guild Wars featured additional music tracks that could be installed to the game which were sold by the game's composer. They are no longer available for purchase, but can be downloaded and installed by following the instructions in this Reddit post.
Replaces some of the game's soundtrack with higher bitrate versions (up to 320kbps).
Supplements the soundtrack with additional bonus tracks.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29720/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29720/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Slider does not show numerical values.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Toggle to turn on 16x anisotropic filtering with "Use best texture filtering" option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Above 60hz the game seems more susceptible to stutter.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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
Music, Background, Effects, Dialog, UI
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
[2]

Restore EAX support for modern hardware

Use Creative ALchemy Universal
  1. Download and install Creative ALchemy Universal.
  2. Run Creative ALchemy Universal.
  3. Move Guild Wars from the "Installed Games" section to the "ALchemy-enabled Games" section.
  4. Launch the game, open "Options" (F11), select the "Sound" tab, and enable "Use 3D Audio Hardware" and "Use EAX".

Notes

If Guild Wars does not appear in "Installed Games", manually add it with the "Add" button. Set "Game Title" to something other than "Guild Wars", such as "Guild Wars 1". Set "Location" to "Use Game Path" and paste in the path to <path-to-game>. The settings should be fine without modifications.
If the game fails to start, the sound hardware may be incompatible with Creative ALchemy Universal. To undo the changes, open Creative ALchemy Universal and move "Guild Wars" from the "ALchemy-enabled Games" section to the "Installed Games" section.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows[3]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 8500
Nvidia GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series
32 MB of VRAM 		ATI Radeon 9000
Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti Series
64 MB of VRAM
At the game's launch, the game also supported Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, and XP. 16-bit operating system support was dropped in 2012. Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, and ME support was dropped in 2019. Windows 2000 and XP support was dropped on January 1, 2021.[4]


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Game updates - last accessed on 2021-04-17
  2. ↑ EAX Featured Game: Guild Wars Nightfall - last accessed on May 2023
  3. ↑ Guild Wars System Requirements - last accessed on May 2023
  4. ↑ An update on Guild Wars technology and Windows XP - last accessed on May 2023