Difference between revisions of "Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic"
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|official site= http://www.triumphstudios.com/ageofwonders/ | |official site= http://www.triumphstudios.com/ageofwonders/ | ||
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|4}}. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|4}}. | | Windows }} | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www. | + | {{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/age-of-wonders-shadow-magic/buy | Steam | | | Windows }} |
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3453-1 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3453-1 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | age_of_wonders_shadow_magic | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | age_of_wonders_shadow_magic | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | ||
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# Uncheck the box labelled "Show Intro". | # Uncheck the box labelled "Show Intro". | ||
# Press OK. | # Press OK. | ||
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+ | ===Improve performance=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} On modern systems, the game's input is sluggish if not modified. | ||
+ | {{ii}} The following methods may also fix the issue related to the error message <code>Runtime error 217 at 4000C2DE</code>. | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Method 1: Use dxwrapper|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2023-04-15}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Download [https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper dxwrapper] | ||
+ | # Extract {{file|dxwrapper.asi}}, {{file|dxwrapper.dll}}, {{file|dxwrapper.ini}} and {{file|Stub\d3d8.dll}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}. | ||
+ | # Open {{file|dxwrapper.ini}} with a text editor. | ||
+ | # In the {{code|[Compatibility]}} section, set {{code|D3d8to9}} and {{code|DDrawCompat}} to {{code|1}}. | ||
+ | # Save the file and close it. | ||
+ | # Run {{file|AoWSMSetup.exe}} and enable Direct3D. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox|description=Method 2: Use dgVoodoo 2|fix= | ||
+ | # Download [[dgVoodoo 2]]. | ||
+ | # Extract {{file|dgVoodoo.conf}} and {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}. | ||
+ | # Open the {{file|MS\x86|folder}} folder inside the archive and extract the 3 DLLs to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 28 July 2023
Developers | |
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Triumph Studios | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Gathering of Developers |
Digital, original | Triumph Studios |
Digital, current | Paradox Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 25, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | 4X, Strategy, TBS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Age of Wonders |
Age of Wonders | |
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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 |
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric 4X, strategy and TBS game in the Age of Wonders series.
General information
- Official Discord for game series
- Official Paradox Plaza forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Age of Wonders 2 Heaven with Shadow Magic support as well.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 4 DRM. | |||
Publisher website | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is v1.30.0.2616.
Skip intro videos
Change settings[1] |
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Improve performance
- On modern systems, the game's input is sluggish if not modified.
- The following methods may also fix the issue related to the error message
Runtime error 217 at 4000C2DE
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Method 1: Use dxwrapper[2] |
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Method 2: Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Triumph Studios\Age of Wonders Shadow Magic\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/61520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/61520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | HUD stretches from 4:3. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound effects, music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Using Alt+Tab ↹ from a fullscreen (non-Direct3D) setting will render a black screen, forcing a hard exit from the game. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail only. | |||
German | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Hot seat |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | Does not have a native online lobby; used GameSpy Arcade for matchmaking. | ||
Asynchronous multiplayer | Play by Email |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Can not run game in fullscreen on later versions of Windows
- This problem shows up as Window being the only display option available.
Set AoWSMSetup.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3 or 16-bit (65536) color mode.[3]
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Install dgVoodoo 2. |
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Gibberish text
- This occurs when using very high resolution, likely breaking the character mapping in the fonts.
Use a lower resolution (e.g. 1920x1080)[4] |
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Shaders do not work in windowed mode
- This problem has numerous effects, such as:
- Red overlay that indicates areas pioneers can't build an outpost doesn't appear.
- Red overlay that indicates targets that are out of range doesn't appear.
- Zoom level is stuck at 100% and can't be changed.
- Bloom effect around lights is not present.
Configure dgVoodoo 2 |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | |
DirectDraw | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 450 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 192 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 900 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (61520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).