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.
General information
- Nox Wiki
- XWIS (legacy multiplayer replacement, default server lookup leads to this service)
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
- An open-source, unofficial extension of the Nox engine for preservation, extending modding capabilities and compatibility purposes.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
MOVIES in the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
INTRO.VQA , NOXLOGO.VQA and WWLOGO.VQA .
Notes
- The title screen click prompt will still be shown.
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Patches
Nox Quest
- Nox Quest adds new multiplayer modes and come with larger versions of the 1.2 patch installer. There are also versions of the 1.2 patch that do not include the Quest add-on.
- The Origin version includes this patch, but does not enable it by default.[4]
- The GOG.com version already includes this patch.
Other
- Nox GUI is an unofficial launcher patch which improves compatibility with Windows 7+.[5]
- Warrior Ch. 10 Map 2 Fix provides fixes for the Warrior Chapter 10 Map 2 .map file, which prevented two secrets from triggering correctly.[6]
- Allows nearest neighbor or xBRz scaling
- Supports the original DirectDraw renderer as well as the Direct3D 9 renderer on Nox GUI
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
This game has an AUTOSAVE
folder and Save Slots 1-13. The Working
folder saves the current map discovery progress, as well as other activated triggers in visited maps. Do note that the Autosave folder has its own working folder.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Effects, voice and music. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Everything is text-based. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
18590-18599 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Flickering title screen or black screen on startup
"Westwood Online is not installed on this computer" error
Enable Quest add-on for Origin version
Modify registry settings[4]
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node
- If the key
Westwood does not exist, right-click the key from above, add a new Key and name it Westwood .
- Right-click
Westwood and add a new Key and name it Nox .
- Right-click
Nox and add a new DWORD, name it SKU , and give it a hexadecimal value of 2500 .
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Software renderer |
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Requires Nox GUI. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
VQA |
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Multiplayer |
Westwood Online |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, NT 4.0 SP3 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz
| Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
300 MB |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
2 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
References