Amulets & Armor
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| Developers | |
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| United Software Artists | |
| Exiguus Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1997 |
| Windows | September 8, 2013[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
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Key points
- Re-released as a free download with many fixes and improvements. Source code is also available.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Official website | |
Updated version with bug fixes and improvements. | |
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
- The Windows version includes a launcher for multiplayer and news that can be skipped for single player.
| Launch with AA.exe[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\config.ini |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\S0000000 |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\S0000000[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| 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 | In-game for Classic; for the original version set through SETUP.EXE. |
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| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and SFX. | |
| 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. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | Co-op |
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| Online play | Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | Choose from launcher or run AAServer.exe directly. |
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| Direct IP | Choose Play Network Game from the launcher and enter the IP. |
Issues fixed
Druid Library culling issues
Upgrade to Amulets & Armor Classic.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 486/66 MHz or faster | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 90 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Amulets & Armor Home Page - last accessed on May 2023