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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans cover
Developers
Blizzard Entertainment
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
DOS November 23, 1994
Mac OS (Classic) November 23, 1994
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans guide on StrategyWiki
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans on Wikipedia
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Warcraft
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans Cancelled
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition 1999
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2002
World of Warcraft 2004
Hearthstone 2014
Warcraft III: Reforged 2020

Key points

The CD-ROM version is updated to the latest version and has the DRM removed

General information

Developer site
Wowpedia - A huge wiki for everything Warcraft universe related.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Some versions prompt for words from the manual.[1]
DOS
Mac OS

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches for the DOS and Mac OS versions are available on Battle.net's support section.

Warcraft Mouse Helper

Enables more modern mouse controls: ordering units with the right mouse button, scrolling with the mouse wheel and selecting multiple units without having to hold down CTRL.
Requires running the game in DOSBox under Windows.

Game data

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\CONFIG.WAR (sound card settings)
<path-to-game>\PREFS.WAR (in-game options)
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SAVE*.SAV
Mac OS (Classic)

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
2
Online play
2 Via DOSBox IPX tunneling.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA 320x200 256-color

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 3.2 MS-DOS 6.2
Processor (CPU) IBM 386/20 MHz
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 MB 95 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA graphics card
Mac OS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 7.1
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68030 PowerPC
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 MB 95 MB
Video card (GPU) 256-colour system

References