Difference between revisions of "The Lord of the Rings Online"
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==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Revision as of 08:21, 22 April 2019
Developers | |
---|---|
Former | Turbine, Inc. |
Current | Standing Stone Games |
Publishers | |
Standing Stone Games | |
Engines | |
Turbine G3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 24, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | December 8, 2012 |
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.
Key points
- Free to play.
General information
- Official site (US)
- Official site (Europe)
- One Wiki to Rule Them All - A wiki dedicated to The Lord of the Rings series
- Tolkien Gateway - A huge wiki dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien's work and related media
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Official website | ||||
Steam |
- Requires a Turbine account.
- Retail copies might comes with Pando Media Booster, a third-party BitTorrent-based client that was used up until 2013 to speed up the patching process of the game. Due to security concerns, Pando Media Booster should be uninstalled if it is present on the system.[1][2]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
LAN play | |||
Online play | The EU servers are physically located in Boston, USA. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
---|---|
TCP | 80 |
UDP | 2900-2910, 9000-9010 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Lord of the Rings:Online DX11. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9, 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista (64-bit) |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz | Dual Core 2.66 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | 20 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- International clients require 3 GB of extra hard drive space
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.7.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.0 GHz | Intel Core i7 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | 20 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M |
- International clients require 3 GB of extra hard drive space
Notes
- ↑ 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 (212500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Lord of the Rings Online Forum - Pando Media Booster. Please read - last accessed on 2019-04-22
- ↑ Wikipedia - Pando (application) - last accessed on 2019-04-22