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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Majesty Gold HD is an updated version of the 2000 fantasy strategy game Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim and The Northern Expansion, featuring native widescreen support and bug fixes. On Steam, it replaced the original Gold Edition but includes it in a separate library entry, unlike other storefronts.
From 2015 to 2018, this version of the game received a series of patches which fixed compatibility issues with Windows 7 (mostly slow performance), new multiplayer infrastructure on Steamworks and GOG Galaxy with a DirectPlay-based LAN remaining as a fallback in the configuration file, DirectX 9 rendering instead of DirectDraw, modding tools and the unique demo mission being brought to the core game for the first time.
As of 2023, the fully updated HD Edition remains the definitive way of playing the game due to the absence of outstanding compatibility issues, while the retail version requiring command line arguments to properly run.
General information
- Official developer site
- Majesty Gold HD Support Forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Gold HD Edition)
- Steam Community Discussions (meant for the original Gold Edition, but includes HD discussions as well)
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video
Input
Performance settings menu
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, sound effects, voice |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Hero chatter not subtitled. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Polish |
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Translation adapted by fans from original retail version; download, details |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues fixed
Game not responding
- On some systems (particularly those with Intel graphics), Majesty Gold HD may not work properly. On loading the game, there may be a blank screen, or after the opening movie, the menu appears unresponsive (although it is actually working, but the screen is updating).
Run majesty.exe or majx.exe with the following command lines: -useddblit -blitmovietobackground [citation needed]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
A later update added a "DirectX 9" toggle option in the settings.[2] |
DirectDraw |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
| Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 8 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References