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|local play          = true
 
|local play players  = 8
 
|local play players  = 8
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|local play modes    = Hot seat
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|local play modes    = Hot seat, Co-op
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
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|lan play            = false
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|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play modes      = Versus, Co-op
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|lan play modes      = Co-op, Versus
 
|lan play notes      = Requires a [https://ageofwonders.com/register/ Triumph Account] and initial internet access for authentication.<ref>[http://ageofwonders.com/forums/topic/aow-3-over-lan/ Topic: AOW 3 over LAN | Age of Wonders III]</ref>
 
|lan play notes      = Requires a [https://ageofwonders.com/register/ Triumph Account] and initial internet access for authentication.<ref>[http://ageofwonders.com/forums/topic/aow-3-over-lan/ Topic: AOW 3 over LAN | Age of Wonders III]</ref>
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  = 8
 
|online play players  = 8
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|online play modes    =  
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|online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 
|online play notes    = Requires a [https://ageofwonders.com/register/ Triumph Account].
 
|online play notes    = Requires a [https://ageofwonders.com/register/ Triumph Account].
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
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|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6850
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6850
 
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|OSfamily = OS X
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|minOS    = 10.9.3
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz
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|minRAM  = 3 GB
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|minHD    = 10 GB
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4870
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz
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|minRAM  = 3 GB
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|minHD    = 10 GB
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4870
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|minGPU3  = Intel HD Graphics 4000
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|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minother = 1024 x 768 screen resolution
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i3-3240 3.4 GHz
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|recCPU2  = AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz
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Revision as of 21:14, 14 September 2019

Age of Wonders III
Age of Wonders III cover
Developers
Triumph Studios
Release dates
Windows March 31, 2014
macOS (OS X) April 14, 2015
Linux April 14, 2015
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Age of Wonders III on Wikipedia
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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.
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

General information

Official website
Official forum
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
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 Deluxe and Collection Editions also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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 Deluxe and Collection Editions also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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 Deluxe and Collection Editions also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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 Deluxe and Collection Editions also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Deluxe Edition DLC Includes a bonus scenario and soundtrack.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Golden Realms Expansion
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Eternal Lords Expansion
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Improved performance

Performance is drastically increased if the game is installed on a faster drive, such as an SSD.[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AoW3\Profiles\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X) ~/AoW3/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/AoW3/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AoW3\Profiles\<user-id>\SAVES\
macOS (OS X) ~/AoW3/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/AoW3/

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 settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Anti-aliasing (AA)

Nvidia Inspector Force AA and AO[1]
  1. Set Antialiasing compatibility to 0x084112C5
  2. Set the anti-aliasing quality and sampling in the Antialiasing section.
  3. Set AO settings.
  4. Apply

Input settings

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Russian
Polish
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
8 Hot seat, Co-op
LAN play
8 Co-op, Versus
Requires a Triumph Account and initial internet access for authentication.[2]
Online play
8 Co-op, Versus
Requires a Triumph Account.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 14800
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game does not launch

Delete configuration files[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\AoW3\Profiles\<user-id>\
  2. Delete <user-id>.APD and <user-id>.APS.

No music when out of combat

Enter combat and finish the battle[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex
Interface Iggy, Adobe Flash

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista or newer
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz		 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
AMD Phenom X4 9900 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 series
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Intel HD Graphics 3000 (3 GB RAM required)
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6850
1 GB of VRAM
Other 1024 x 768 screen resolution
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9.3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz		 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
AMD Phenom X4 9900 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
ATI Radeon HD 4870
Intel HD Graphics 4000
512 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6850
1 GB of VRAM
Other 1024 x 768 screen resolution
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.10, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz		 Intel Core i3-3240 3.4 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
ATI Radeon HD 4870
Intel HD Graphics 4000
512 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 6850
Other 1024 x 768 screen resolution

References