Battle Realms

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Battle Realms

Developers
	Liquid Entertainment
	Crave Entertainment
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	November 7, 2001

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Online multiplayer no longer works due to the GameSpy servers being shut down.

Can use multiplayer with GameRanger.

Small online community on Discord and GameRanger.

General information

Battle Realms Wiki

Battle Realms Community Discord

Battle Realms Revival Project

The oldest forums dedicated to Battle Realms

Battle Realms Reddit

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v2 DRM.
GOG.com		Includes 'Winter of the Wolf' expansion.

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Winter of the Wolf

Essential improvements

Patches

Community patch 1.50r is available.

The latest version of the game is also the expansion - Winter Of The Wolf (1.50q). The latest non-expansion version, for some reason, is also 1.50q.

Patches for the non-expansion game are available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

The only working parameters are Width and Height.

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Battle_Realms.ini

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saved Games

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

Game settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Windowed.
Multi-monitor			See Windowed.
Ultra-widescreen			See Windowed.
4K Ultra HD			See Windowed.
Field of view (FOV)		See Windowed.
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See 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)

Windowed

Use the Resolution & FoV Patch Allows playing online. Supports all resolutions & allows customizing FoV. Allows windowed/borderless mode. Fixes most of the videocard-related issues. Download the latest version Follow the instructions. Use the resolution native to your monitor.

Use DxWnd[citation needed] Download DxWnd. Extract it and launch it. Click Edit from a bar and choose Add. Type in a name for the game. Click ... right of the Path input box. Go to the installation folder and choose Battle_Realms_F.exe. Check fields: Hook Enabled Run in Window Hook all DLLs Remap Client Rect Leave other fields unchecked. In position panel, type in the game's resolution (e.g. W 1024 H 768). Go to Video tab and check check Hide multi-monitor config (leave the rest of fields unchecked). Go to Input tab. In Cursor visibility panel choose Hide. In Cursor handling panel choose Correct mouse position and Force cursor clipping. Click OK, minimize DXWnd and run the game.

Input settings

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Available via the in-game custom profile menu (not settings).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Scroll speed is responsible for the screen navigation sensivity.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound Effects, Music, Dialogue
Surround sound
Subtitles		Only in cutscenes.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				The addon WotW is not localized.
German				The addon WotW is not localized.
Spanish				The addon WotW is not localized.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	7174,7175,7177
UDP	7174,7175,7177

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

The game gets stuck at 75% loading (Multiplayer)

Change the .exe properties Doesn't work for everyone. Go to the .exe properties Set compatibility to WinXP SP3 Select 8bit color mode Run the game as Administrator

Unable to capture/stream the game.

Use Shadowplay/GeForce Experience (overlay capture) The easiest solution for nVIDIA users.

Could not find supported display mode / Could not rasterize API

Use the Resolution & FoV Patch See Windowed

Use dgVoodoo2 Allows capturing Battle Realms with OBS. Eliminates most of the issues. Prevents from playing online by making the game unable to synchronize progress. Download the latest version of dgVoodoo2. Copy the files in the MS folder and place them in <path-to-game>. Run dgVoodooSetup.exe Under Config folder/Running instance, click Add From the window which appears, navigate to <path-to-game> and click Select Folder. Select the folder you just added from the dropdown list under Config folder/Running instance. Under Full Screen Output, choose which monitor you want the game to be displayed on from the dropdown list. For example, if you want your primary monitor, choose \\.\DISPLAY1; if you want your tertiary monitor, choose \\.\DISPLAY3. Click the Apply button, then click OK.

Run the game in windowed mode[citation needed] For alternatives, see Windowed.

Disable other monitors[citation needed] When on desktop, press ⊞ Win+P. Choose single monitor.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 400 MHz	Intel Pentium III 750 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible	32 MB of VRAM