Elven Legacy
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| Developers | |
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| Ino-Co | |
| Publishers | |
| 2009-2018 | 1C Company |
| 2018-2022 | 1C Entertainment |
| 2022-present | Fulqrum Publishing |
| Engines | |
| TheEngine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 7, 2009 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 71 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | TBS |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Fantasy Wars |
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| Fantasy Wars | |
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| Fantasy Wars | 2007 |
| Elven Legacy | 2009 |
Elven Legacy is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view TBS game in the Fantasy Wars series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
English and German releases | |
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| Retail | |
TAGES 5 DRM and Solidshield 2 DRM in French release. | |
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| GamersGate | |
Collection also available. | |
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Collection also available. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Includes all DLC. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Includes all DLC. | |
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| Publisher website (unavailable) | |
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Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger | |
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| Siege | |
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| Magic | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the international release is 1.0.9.3, available from Patches-Scrolls.
- The v1.1 patch for the Russian release is available from Patches-Scrolls.
Skip intro videos
| Use the in-game options[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Elven Legacy Profiles\Profiles\Profile.*\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/25850/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Elven Legacy Profiles\Profiles\Profile.*\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/25850/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
Additional video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Requires external tool to reposition window. Without it, can't move window upward. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Forceable. Perform in main menu to minimize glitches. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Asks confirmation due to performance cost and stability. May cause a font glitch on some systems. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | May run at off-60 FPS, which appears to affect audio speed timing. | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Game settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | Defers to operating system | |
| Mouse acceleration | Defers to operating system | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Voice, sound effects, music | |
| Surround sound | Stereo or 5.1. Requires restarting the game. | |
| Subtitles | Most character speech is text-based. However, one intro video is not subtitled. | |
| Closed captions | Non-essential; usually related to on-screen events. | |
| Mute on focus lost | Full pause. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Russian | Retail, Steam and ZOOM Platform only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | The official multiplayer service has been shut down. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Low quality font
- The Latin script font is of low resolution and has artifacting below the letters 'w' and 's'.
Issues fixed
Map editor and map generator executables blocked in Windows
- Due to the expired digital certificates in
MapEditor.exeandMapGenerator.exe, Windows refuses to run them. - Create backups of these executables before proceeding to edit them.
| Use delcert |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+ |
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| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X850 XT |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/25850/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (25850) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-10