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Ascension to the Throne
Ascension to the Throne	2007
Ascension to the Throne: Valkyrie	2008

Ascension to the Throne is a singleplayer third-person RPG and strategy game in the Ascension to the Throne series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Publisher website
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is v1.1.0.128, available from Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\graphic.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289200/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289200/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Menus and HUD are stretched; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set widescreen resolution by modifying hex values
Open `graphics.cfg` with a hex editor such as HxD or wxHexEditor. Convert the desired resolution to hexadecimal; 1920 x 1080 would be `07 80` and `04 38`. Reverse the beginnings of the values so it would look like `08 07` and `38 04`. Insert the values at decimal offset 00 and 04, the beginning of the file will look like this `80 07 00 00 38 04`. Save the file and launch the game.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

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
German
Russian

Issues fixed

Intro videos not playing

Run `ATThrone.exe` in compatibility mode for Windows Vista SP2 and/or with desktop composition disabled

Fix low frame rate on AMD graphics

Use DXVK (Vulkan-compatible GPUs only)
Download DXVK Extract `d3d9.dll` from the `x32` folder into `<path-to-game>`.

Disable grass in the game settings (non-Vulkan-compatible GPUs)

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/289200/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (289200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/289200/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (289200) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/289200/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (289200) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fulqrum Entertainment|2022-present}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fulqrum Publishing|2022-present}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG, Strategy }}
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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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+|mobygames    = 44277
 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Ascension_to_the_Throne
 |winehq       =
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
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+|release history   =
+|current state     =
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+{{GOG.com links|1999648426|ascension_to_the_throne}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/289200/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | ascension-to-the-throne | Steam | | | Windows }}
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 {{Availability/row| Steam | 289200 | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
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+==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+{{ii}} The latest official patch is v1.1.0.128, available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/424/7/38586/download Patches-Scrolls].
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+|upscaling tech             =
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 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Set widescreen resolution by modifying hex values|fix=
-#Open graphics.cfg with a hex editor such as HxD or wxHexEditor.
+#Open {{file|graphics.cfg}} with a hex editor such as HxD or wxHexEditor.
-#Convert your desired resolution to [https://www.binaryhexconverter.com/decimal-to-hex-converter hexadecimal], 1920 x 1080 would be <code>07 80</code> and <code>04 38</code>.
+#Convert the desired resolution to [https://www.binaryhexconverter.com/decimal-to-hex-converter hexadecimal]; 1920 x 1080 would be <code>07 80</code> and <code>04 38</code>.
 #Reverse the beginnings of the values so it would look like <code>08 07</code> and <code>38 04</code>.
 #Insert the values at decimal offset 00 and 04, the beginning of the file will look like this <code>80 07 00 00 38 04</code>.
@@ Line 201: / Line 219: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 233: / Line 253: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Intro videos not playing===
-{{Fixbox|description=Intro videos not playing|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Run {{file|ATThrone.exe}} in [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows Vista SP2 and/or with desktop composition disabled|fix=
-# Disable desktop composition in ATThrone.exe compatibility
-# Alternatively, set program compatibility to Vista SP2
 }}
 ===Fix low frame rate on AMD graphics===
-{{Fixbox|description=Fix low frame rate on AMD graphics|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use DXVK ([[Vulkan]]-compatible GPUs only)|fix=
 # Download [https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases DXVK]
-# Extract the tar.gz with 7zip or WinRAR
+# Extract {{file|d3d9.dll}} from the {{file|x32|folder}} folder into {{file|{{p|game}}|folder}}.
-# Copy d3d9.dll from the x32 folder and place it in the game's install folder
+}}
-{{ii}} Only works with graphics cards that support Vulkan API. For pre-Vulkan graphics cards disable grass in options.
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable grass in the game settings (non-[[Vulkan]]-compatible GPUs)|fix=
 }}
@@ Line 271: / Line 290: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
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 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP
+|minOS    = XP SP2
 |minCPU   = Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
 |minRAM   = 512 MB
-|minHD    = 2 GB
+|minHD    = 2.4 GB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 6600 or higher graphics card
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 6600
 |minVRAM  = 128 MB
-|recOS    = 7, 8, 10
+|recOS    =
 |recCPU   =
 |recRAM   =
 |recHD    =
-|recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 6600 or higher graphics card
+|recGPU   =
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+|recVRAM  =
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 {{References}}

Developers

	DVS
Publishers
2007-2018	1C Company
2018-2022	1C Entertainment
2022-present	Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows	January 26, 2007
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RPG, Strategy
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Ascension to the Throne