Wizard Wars
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Out of the Blue Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Paragon Software | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1988 |
Not to be confused with Wizard Warz.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail |  |
Requires spell recipes in manual to solve quests.[1] | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\WW.CFG |
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\******** |
- Save files use the name provided in-game (up to eight characters, no file extension).
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
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Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, EGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 2.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 256K | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA | |
References
- ↑ The CRPG Addict: Wizard Wars: Need "Defeat Copyright Protection" Spell - last accessed on October 30, 2017
- "It turns out the game features an evil bit of copy protection by which the manual provides the "ingredients" you need to create the spells you need to solve the quests."