Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance
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Developers | |
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Synergistic Software | |
Publishers | |
Sierra | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1996 |
Windows | 1996 |
Key points
- Installing the Windows version on 64-bit systems requires a workaround. See Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | CD contains both DOS and Windows 95 versions. |
- A demo is available.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\GAMEOPT.DAT |
Windows | <path-to-game>\gameopt.dat[Note 1] <path-to-game>\MP.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\ |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with F2 for Windows; for the DOS version in DOSBox use 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 and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
- Multiplayer is only available in the Windows version.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | Official servers have been shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The Windows version needs a workaround for the 16-bit Sierra installer when using a 64-bit version of Windows (for the DOS version use DOSBox).
Copy game files[1] |
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Pixelated graphics when moving camera
Disable Auto Resolution Adjust[1] |
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Set Auto Resolution Adjust to Off. |
Other information
Editors
- Official editors are available for altering characters and scenarios.
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 | Intel Pentium 100 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | 300 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM | SVGA |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 | Intel Pentium 100 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | 300 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM | SVGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Garrett on April 27, 2017