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The game runs at standard VGA resolution and being a turn-based strategy, doesn't really require lots of horsepower. However, you may want to speed up its execution by trying out the following:
 
The game runs at standard VGA resolution and being a turn-based strategy, doesn't really require lots of horsepower. However, you may want to speed up its execution by trying out the following:
  

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Master of Magic
Master of Magic cover
Developers
Simtex
Publishers
MicroProse
Release dates
DOS September 1, 1994
Windows April 27, 2010[1]
Linux May 12, 2015[2]
Master of Magic guide on StrategyWiki
Master of Magic on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
GamersGate
Error: DRM 'GamersGate' not recognised
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
Linux

Essential improvements

Unofficial patch

  • There is also an unofficial, community-driven patch, pushing the game version to 2.0. It's solely game-balancing and therefore is recommended for experienced players. You can find it here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Issues fixed

Poor performance

Instructions
Instructions

Other information

The game is rather poorly written. Even with the latest patch (1.31) it may unexpectedly crash.

Furthermore, the game may slow all by itself if there are many units on the map. This may lead to the game being unstable, so if you encounter such condition try killing enemy units (massively) and saving often. The game saves your progress by itself every turn, upon pressing the Next turn button. However, you can force it to save anytime by pushing F10.

System requirements

DOS
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Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Windows
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Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
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System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

References