The Lord of the Rings: War in the North


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General information

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Availability

All Windows versions require Steam DRM.

Online co-op is not available in the Mac App Store version (LAN co-op is supported).^[1]

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\32800\local\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\WB Games\War in the North\*.sav
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Only available in the console versions.^[2]
LAN play	3	Co-op
Online play	3	Co-op Not available in the Mac App Store version.^[1]

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Lord of the Rings - War in the North.

Some players report bright flickering effects during Chapter 3 and 6 of the game.^[3]

Switch to windowed mode^[4]

Use ReShade Mod^[5]

The game conflicts with Windows 10's Tablet Services, resulting in frequent crashing until they are shut down.

Shut down tablet services^[6]

Quit the game if it is currently running.
Right-click the Windows icon on the lower-left corner of your screen.
Select Task Manager from the menu which appears.
On the window which appears, if in the lower-left corner of the window you see an arrow as well as the words "More details" next to that arrow, click the arrow.
Under Background Services, end any tasks which begin with Tablet (case-sensitive).
Close the window.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+	Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon X2 5000+, AMD Phenom X4 9600
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2600 DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 2xx series AMD Radeon HD 6xxx series

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (32800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

Developers

	Snowblind Studios
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X	Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows	November 1, 2011
macOS (OS X)	September 18, 2013