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Age of Wonders
Age of Wonders	1999
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne	2002
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic	2003
Age of Wonders III	2014
Age of Wonders: Planetfall	2019
Age of Wonders 4	2023

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Age of Wonders Heaven fansite

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Publisher website

GOG.com		Soundtrack and HD wallpaper included.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is v1.36. It can be found in the Age of Wonders Heaven fansite (only needed for retail versions).

Skip intro videos

Enable from launcher^{[citation needed]}
Open the Age of Wonders Launcher. Open the Settings. Check the box labeled "Skip Intro". Press OK.

Enable from registry^{[citation needed]}
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Triumph Studios` Open "Age of Wonders" and then click on "General". Right-click on "Skip Intro" and choose "Modify". Change the value to 1 and click OK.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Triumph Studios\Age of Wonders
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/61500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/61500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

The in-game menu can be accessed by clicking the dragon icon in the lower-left corner

General settings (external application)

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Unscalable UI. Small icons at higher resolutions.
Multi-monitor		Fully supported in windowed mode.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Resolution is changed by dragging window borders or maximizing.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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 and sound effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only.
Polish				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Hot seat
LAN play		Direct TCP protocol.
Online play		The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
Asynchronous multiplayer		Play-by-Email (PBEM); refer to this guide or use the Email Wrapper automates the sending and receiving process to eliminate mistakes made by manual e-mail sending.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Crash at startup on Windows 10

Disable DirectSound

Run the setup executable (AoWSetup.exe found in <path-to-game>)
Go to the settings tab.
Untick Use Direct Sound.

In case of issues, run the executable as administrator and compatibility mode set to Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Retail version does not work on Windows 7

Run the game in windowed or borderless fullscreen windowed mode.^[1]

Game crashing / mapview error / error during draw

Play the game in fullscreen mode^{[citation needed]}

Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).^[2]

Garbled text

Reinstall the game or lower the resolution.^[3]

Enabling cheats

Use beatrix parameter^{[citation needed]}
Make a shortcut to `AoW.exe` instead of `Launcher.exe`. Replace the `AoWCompat` command line parameter with `beatrix` Start playing and press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`C`. You will hear a ringing sound to confirm it. Start cheating by simply typing the words into the game (The cheats list)

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	6

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Maps

The game also supports external singleplayer and multiplayer maps. Map editor is included in the game.

Archive: AoW Heaven Downloads Central

Mods

Most mods are found in the AoW Heaven fansite.

DevEdit, the tool for customizing the game, is available also at the AoW Heaven fansite, and also make sure to read the beginner's guide if you want to start modding.

Warlock's Rule-Set is the most popular rule-set and is a basis to many other rule-sets. For 64-bit systems, download this mod fix.

The Community Content Pack includes a lot of popular mods and maps, including Warlock and various full campaigns.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98, NT
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 166 MHz	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 6 compatible
Other	4x CD-ROM drive

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (61500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (61500) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (61500) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-2] 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).

[3] ttp://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=13,5427,,60

[4] ttps://www.gog.com/forum/age_of_wonders_series/aow_1_crashes_on_startup_win7x64_desktop/post1

[5] ttps://www.gog.com/forum/age_of_wonders_series/strange_text

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 60: / Line 60: @@
 ===Patches===
 {{ii}} The latest official patch is v1.36. It can be found in the [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=850 Age of Wonders Heaven] fansite (only needed for retail versions).
-===Mods===
-{{ii}} Most mods are found in the [http://aow.heavengames.com/mods/index.shtml AoW Heaven fansite].
-{{ii}} DevEdit, the tool for customizing the game, is available also at the [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=815 AoW Heaven fansite], and also make sure to read the [http://aow.heavengames.com/mods/devedbeginnersguide.shtml beginner's guide] if you want to start modding.
-====[http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=810 Warlock's Rule-Set]====
-{{ii}} The most popular rule-set in Age of Wonders which is a basis to many other rule-sets.
-{{ii}} For 64-bit systems: download this [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=1115 mod fix] if you want it to work on your configurations (works with GOG.com, doesn't work with Steam).
-====[http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/age-of-wonders-community-content-pack.79063/ Age of Wonders - Community Content Pack]====
-{{++}} Includes a lot of popular mods and maps, including Warlock and various full campaigns.
 ===Skip intro videos===
@@ Line 88: / Line 77: @@
 ==Game data==
-{{Image|AoW menu.png|In-game menu can be found by clicking the dragon icon in the lower-left corner.}}
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Triumph Studios}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Triumph Studios\Age of Wonders}}
 }}
@@ Line 119: / Line 106: @@
 ==Video==
-{{Image|age of wonders settings.png|General settings.}}
+{{Image|AoW menu.png|The in-game menu can be accessed by clicking the dragon icon in the lower-left corner}}
+{{Image|age of wonders settings.png|General settings (external application)}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/age-wonders/en
@@ Line 129: / Line 117: @@
 |widescreen resolution notes= Unscalable UI. Small icons at higher resolutions.
 |multimonitor               = true
-|multimonitor notes         = Fully supported in Windowed mode.
+|multimonitor notes         = Fully supported in windowed mode.
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
@@ Line 153: / Line 141: @@
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = false
@@ Line 165: / Line 153: @@
 |acceleration option       = n/a
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 226: / Line 214: @@
 {{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    = Music & SFX.
+|separate volume notes    = Music and sound effects
 |surround sound           = false
 |surround sound notes     =
@@ Line 280: / Line 268: @@
 |online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         = true
-|asynchronous notes   = Play-by-Mail; see [[#Asynchronous multiplayer|Asynchronous multiplayer]].
+|asynchronous notes   = Play-by-Email (PBEM); refer to [http://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=4,183 this guide] or use the [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=1122 Email Wrapper] automates the sending and receiving process to eliminate mistakes made by manual e-mail sending.
 }}
-====[[Glossary:Asynchronous multiplayer|Asynchronous multiplayer]]====
-:* Play-by-Email is an another form of online play which basically works by e-mailing the turns. The advantage to it is that you can post turns at any time while the disadvantage is the slowness of the games.
-{{ii}} [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=1122 Age of Wonders Email Wrapper] is almost a required way to play the game by E-mail. It automates the sending and receiving process to eliminate mistakes made by manual e-mail sending.
-{{ii}} If you don't want to play through the wrapper, be sure to check [http://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=4,183 this guide] on AoW Heaven forums.
 {{Network/Connections
 |matchmaking        = false
 |matchmaking notes  =
-|p2p                = false
+|p2p                = true
 |p2p notes          =
 |dedicated          = false
@@ Line 306: / Line 289: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-{{ii}} If you haven't found an issue, even if you haven't downloaded from GOG.com, read [https://www.gog.com/support/age_of_wonders GOG.com Support Page] for more information.
 ===Crash at startup on Windows 10===
-{{Fixbox|description=Disable Direct Sound|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable DirectSound|fix=
-# Go to configuration either through Steam or <code>AoWSetup.exe</code> found in <code>{{p|game}}</code>
+# Run the setup executable (<code>AoWSetup.exe</code> found in <code>{{p|game}}</code>)
-# In case of doing the latter, run in '''administrator''' and compatibility mode set to '''Windows XP Service Pack 2'''.
+# Go to the settings tab.
-# Go to settings tab.
 # Untick '''Use Direct Sound'''.
+{{ii}} In case of issues, run the executable as administrator and [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] set to Windows XP Service Pack 2.
 }}
-===Enabling cheats===
+===Retail version does not work on Windows 7===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use beatrix parameter|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Run the game in windowed or [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|borderless fullscreen windowed]] mode.|ref=<ref>http://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=13,5427,,60</ref>|fix=
-# Make a shortcut to <code>AoW.exe</code> instead of <code>Launcher.exe</code>.
-# Replace the <code>AoWCompat</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line parameter]] with <code>beatrix</code>
-# Start playing and press {{key|Ctrl|Shift|C}}. You will hear a ringing sound to confirm it.
-# Start cheating by simply typing the words into the game ([http://aow.heavengames.com/strategy/cheats.shtml The cheats list])
 }}
-===Game crashing/mapview error/error during draw===
+===Game crashing / mapview error / error during draw===
-{{Fixbox|description=Game crashing|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Play the game in fullscreen mode|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
-Play the game in a full screen resolution
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Fix Data Execution Prevention setting|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/age_of_wonders_series/aow_1_crashes_on_startup_win7x64_desktop/post1</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/age_of_wonders_series/aow_1_crashes_on_startup_win7x64_desktop/post1</ref>|fix=
-Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).
 }}
 ===Garbled text===
-{{Fixbox|description=Garbled text|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/age_of_wonders_series/strange_text</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Reinstall the game or lower the resolution.|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/age_of_wonders_series/strange_text</ref>|fix=
-Reinstall the game or lower the resolution.
 }}
-===Retail doesn't work on Windows 7===
+===Enabling cheats===
-{{Fixbox|description=Retail W7|ref=<ref>http://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=13,5427,,60</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use beatrix parameter|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{ii}} Sometimes, the retail game won't work on Windows 7. To fix this, run the game in windowed and if you want to play fullscreen, you can get it to run on [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
+# Make a shortcut to <code>AoW.exe</code> instead of <code>Launcher.exe</code>.
+# Replace the <code>AoWCompat</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line parameter]] with <code>beatrix</code>
+# Start playing and press {{key|Ctrl|Shift|C}}. You will hear a ringing sound to confirm it.
+# Start cheating by simply typing the words into the game ([http://aow.heavengames.com/strategy/cheats.shtml The cheats list])
 }}
-===Maps===
-{{++}} The game also supports external singleplayer and multiplayer maps. Map editor is included in the game.
-{{ii}} Archive: [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/index.php AoW Heaven Downloads Central]
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 382: / Line 356: @@
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
+===Maps===
+{{++}} The game also supports external singleplayer and multiplayer maps. Map editor is included in the game.
+{{ii}} Archive: [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/index.php AoW Heaven Downloads Central]
+===Mods===
+{{ii}} Most mods are found in the [http://aow.heavengames.com/mods/index.shtml AoW Heaven fansite].
+{{ii}} DevEdit, the tool for customizing the game, is available also at the [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=815 AoW Heaven fansite], and also make sure to read the [http://aow.heavengames.com/mods/devedbeginnersguide.shtml beginner's guide] if you want to start modding.
+{{ii}} [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=810 Warlock's Rule-Set] is the most popular rule-set and is a basis to many other rule-sets. For 64-bit systems, download this [http://aow.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=1115 mod fix].
+{{ii}} The [http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/age-of-wonders-community-content-pack.79063/ Community Content Pack] includes a lot of popular mods and maps, including Warlock and various full campaigns.
 ==System requirements==

Developers

	Triumph Studios
	Epic MegaGames
Publishers
Retail (North America)	Gathering of Developers
Retail (Europe)	Take-Two Interactive
Digital, original	Triumph Studios
Digital, current	Paradox Interactive
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	4X, Strategy, TBS
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Age of Wonders