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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 23, 2004}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 23, 2004}} | ||
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+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Multiple select, Point and select }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | RTS }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Realistic }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Classical }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
|steam appid side = | |steam appid side = | ||
|gogcom id = | |gogcom id = | ||
+ | |hltb = 335 | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
+ | |mobygames = 22387 | ||
|wikipedia = Alexander (video game) | |wikipedia = Alexander (video game) | ||
|winehq = | |winehq = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | + | {{Introduction | |
− | {{ | + | |introduction = |
+ | |||
+ | |release history = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|3}} in English release, {{DRM|StarForce|3}} in Russian release. | | Windows }} |
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Monetization== | ||
+ | {{Monetization | ||
+ | |ad-supported = | ||
+ | |dlc = | ||
+ | |expansion pack = | ||
+ | |freeware = | ||
+ | |free-to-play = | ||
+ | |one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access. | ||
+ | |sponsored = | ||
+ | |subscription = | ||
+ | |subscription gaming service = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Microtransactions=== | ||
+ | {{Microtransactions | ||
+ | |boost = | ||
+ | |cosmetic = | ||
+ | |currency = | ||
+ | |finite spend = | ||
+ | |infinite spend = | ||
+ | |free-to-grind = | ||
+ | |loot box = | ||
+ | |none = None | ||
+ | |player trading = | ||
+ | |time-limited = | ||
+ | |unlock = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award = | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | ||
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|widescreen resolution notes= | |widescreen resolution notes= | ||
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|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
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|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
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|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
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|OSfamily = Windows | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
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|minCPU = Intel Pentium 1.5 GHz | |minCPU = Intel Pentium 1.5 GHz | ||
|minCPU2 = AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz | |minCPU2 = AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz | ||
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|minHD = 2 GB | |minHD = 2 GB | ||
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|recOS = XP | |recOS = XP | ||
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|recCPU2 = AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz | |recCPU2 = AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz | ||
|recRAM = 768 MB | |recRAM = 768 MB |
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Developers | |
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GSC Game World | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 23, 2004 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Classical |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Alexander is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc 3 DRM[Note 1] in English release, StarForce 3 DRM[Note 2] in Russian release. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
---|---|
No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
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 |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, ME | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz |
Intel Pentium 2 GHz AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 768 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 128 MB of VRAM |
Other | 12x CD-ROM drive |
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: FX 5200-6800, GeForce4 Ti 4600, GeForce4 Ti 4400, GeForce4 Ti 4200, GeForce 3
- Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: X/9000-9800/8500/7500 series
- Supported chipset: Matrox Parhelia
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[3][4][5][6] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support