Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna

Developers
	Gas Powered Games
	Mad Doc Software
Publishers
	Microsoft Game Studios
Re-releases	Ubisoft
Engines
	Siege Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 2003
macOS (OS X)	November 11, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Point and select, Multiple select
Genres	ARPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Dungeon Siege

Dungeon Siege
Dungeon Siege	2002
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna	2003
Dungeon Siege II	2005
Dungeon Siege III	2011

Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and scrolling ARPG game in the Dungeon Siege series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SmarteSECURE DRM disc check.

Includes the content of the original Dungeon Siege both in its own executable and within the Legends of Aranna executable. If the original campaign is started from within Legends of Aranna, new items and spells from the expansion will appear in that campaign as well.

Not available digitally for unknown reasons.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Bonus Pack	Download this archive, extract its files into the installation folder and create a shortcut with required arguments.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Run the game with the nointro=true command line argument

Playing on modern systems

Instructions[citation needed]
Download the following archive and extract its files into the installation folder.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\DungeonSiege.ini
macOS (OS X)

Certain settings are stored in the DungeonSiege.ini file.

The default main character along with every other option is stored in the prefs.gas file.

The keybinds are stored in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\Keys\ folder in the current.gas file.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\Save\
macOS (OS X)

Video

General settings

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			See Widescreen resolution
4K Ultra HD			Too high resolutions (above 1080p) will crash the game; use dgVoodoo2 for these resolutions. The in-game user interface will be very small.
Field of view (FOV)		See the WSGF entry. After starting a new game the normal executable can be used afterwards, so the menus are not broken.
Windowed		Affected by a slow framerate on a windowed mode. See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Main menu breaks when borderless. See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can cause framerate issues, it can be disabled with the vsync=false command line argument.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		No frame rate cap. Use the bltonly=true command line argument to fix potential frame rate problems.

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fixes only work in-game, not on the main menu.

Widescreen aspect ratios are Vert-; to set FOV see the WSGF entry.

Some higher resolutions will crash the game; use dgVoodoo 2 for these resolutions.

Any resolution warnings can be safely ignored when prompted (or see here).

Set in DungeonSiege.ini
Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\DungeonSiege.ini Change the width = and height = numbers to match the desired resolution. Save the changes.

Set in launch options
Add width=#### and height=#### to your games launch options. Replace #### with your desired resolution. Save the changes.

Windowed

Run the game with the fullscreen=false command line argument (may require 16-bit color mode)

Shadow resolution

Instructions
Go to the installation folder and open system_detail.gas with a text editor. Increase the value of shadow_tex_size = 64 to 128, 256, etc... (changing the entry under [64M32B] should be enough). Save the file. Notes This is only worth doing when Complex shadows are enabled in-game.

Input

Input settings

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 settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese				Translation — ScummBR.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		The official MSN Gaming Zone service has been shut down.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	2300-2400, 6073

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Unsupported display mode

When starting a game a Critical Error message appears about unsupported display mode. This can be ignored or use the following instructions, so it doesn't appear.

Instructions
Go to the installation folder and open system_detail.gas with a text editor. Add a new display mode with the desired resolution (adding a new entry under [64M32B] should be enough): For example: [1920x1080] {max_back_buffers = 2;}. Save the file.

Low frame rate in fullscreen mode

Run the game with the bltonly=true command line argument.

Further issues can be resolved by referring to GenesisFR's troubleshooting guide.

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	MSN Gaming Zone

Command line arguments

Command	Accepted values	Description
-nointro=	true/false	Toggles playing the intro on startup
-fullscreen=	true/false	Toggles fullscreen and windowed mode
-width=	number	Specifies resolution width
-height=	number	Specifies resolution height
-bpp=	number	Specifies color depth
-vsync=	true/false	Toggles vertical sync
-maxfps=	number	Specifies framerate cap. Setting it to 0 removes the cap (default setting).
-asynccursor=	true/false	Toggles the asynchronous cursor
-nospacecheck=	true/false	Toggles the free disk space and memory check on startup
-verifydata=	true/false	Toggles integrity check of game files and executable on startup
-simplerender=	number	Toggles multitexturing
-bltonly=	true/false	Toggles rendering mode
-zonematch=	true/false	Toggles whether the game will immediately open the multiplayer menu on launch
-nosound=	true/false	Toggles game audio
-aa_screenshots=	true/false	Toggles anti-aliasing in screenshots
-turtle=	true/false	Toggles auto-disconnecting upon player time-out in multiplayer
-multi=	true/false	Toggles permission to run multiple game instances
-noalttab=	true/false	Toggles permission to minimize the game via Alt+Tab ↹
-nowinkey=	true/false	Toggles permission to minimize the game via ⊞ Win
-fpslog=	true/false	Toggles FPS log output to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon Siege LOA\Logs\Fps.log
-user_path=	folder path	Overrides main folder path for user files
-bits=	folder path	Overrides folder path for bits
-dsdll_path=	folder path	Overrides folder path for main game .dll file
-keys_path=	folder path	Overrides folder path for keys
-map_path=	folder path	Overrides folder path for maps
-mod_paths=	folder path	Overrides folder path for mods
-res_path=	folder path	Overrides folder path for resource files
-save_path=	folder path	Overrides folder path for saved games
-shots_path=	folder path	Overrides folder path for screenshots

Siegelets, maps and mods

ChickenGeorgeMods - collection of official and fan made tools for modding the game.

Return To Arhok - official bonus single player map by Mad Doc Software.

Yesterheaven - official bonus multiplayer map for original Dungeon Siege made by Gas Powered Games. Single player conversion files are available here.

Myros Mod - converts the original Utraean Peninsula multiplayer map to singleplayer. Conversion files are available here or already prepared map can be downloaded here.

Utima V: Lazarus - a remake of Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny.

Ultima 6 Project - a remake of Ultima VI: The False Prophet.

Many notable fan made siegelets and maps can be downloaded here; Mageworld, The Elemental, Lands Of Hyperborea, Copperhead: Retaliation, Realm of Kings.

Dungeon Siege - high resolution textures - texture pack made for the original game using AI image upscaling ESRGAN.

SeeFar2020 - collection of modifications that increase the draw distance, add more camera control options, add support for more resolutions, fix 3D character preview in the inventory and slightly increase the default font size.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	333 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)