Blades of Exile
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| Developers | |
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| Spiderweb Software | |
| Release dates | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1997 |
| Windows 3.x | February 28, 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select, Menu-based |
| Genres | RPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Exile |
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| Exile | |
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| Subseries of Exile / Avernum | |
| Exile: Escape From the Pit | 1995 |
| Exile II: Crystal Souls | 1995 |
| Exile III: Ruined World | 1996 |
| Blades of Exile | 1997 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- The game has been remade as Blades of Avernum.
- The source code was released in 2007, and there is an open-source project for the game.
Blades of Exile is the fourth game in the Exile series and features editing tools that allow players to create their own scenarios in addition to the three that came with the game.
Blades of Exile was released in 1997 for Macintosh and 1998 for Windows, and was available as a shareware download that could be unlocked with a registration key or ordered as a CD-ROM. The full, registered version of the game for both Windows and Macintosh was later released as a free download on the developer's website. The game's source code was released on the developer's website in 2007.
It was remade as Blades of Avernum in 2004.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer website | |
Free download. Registered release. | |
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| Developer website | |
Free download. Registered release. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Only runs in windowed mode. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen 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) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No voice acting. All dialog is text. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows 3.x | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1, 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 256 colors | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 colors | |
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).