Ankh: Battle of the Gods
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| Developers | |
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| Deck13 Interactive | |
| macOS (OS X) | RuneSoft |
| Publishers | |
| Strategy First | |
| Xider | |
| Engines | |
| Ogre | |
| PINA2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 19, 2007 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 11, 2009 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Egypt |
| Series | Ankh |
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| Ankh | |
|---|---|
| Ankh - Anniversary Edition | 2005 |
| Ankh: Heart of Osiris | 2006 |
| Ankh: Battle of the Gods | 2007 |
Ankh: Battle of the Gods is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure game in the Ankh series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
German copies use ProtectDISC Software DRM. Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Only available in the United States. | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
Only the English version is available on Steam. | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
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| Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | |
[3] | |
- StarForce DRM for this game may not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ankh - Battle of the Gods\settings.ini |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12450/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ankh - Battle of the Gods\save\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12450/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | The game offers limited set of resolutions. See Custom resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Set fullscreen = false in settings.ini. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
| 60 FPS and 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 workarounds. | ||
Custom resolution
| Edit ini file[4] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
| Edit ini file[4] |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Touchscreen support | Taps register incorrect locations, and right-click not possible. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Sound, Speech | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation; download. | |||
| German | ||||
| Polish | Fan translation by user Raf99 [1], [2] |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed
Cursor glitches
| Set software cursor[5] |
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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 | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
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) | 2 GHz | 3 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 256 MB of VRAM | ||
Notes
- ↑ Version 5.0 of StarForce DRM requires a manual driver update on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 to function properly.[1][2] The driver can be updated using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12450) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Ankh 3 - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-05-14
- ↑ Missing cursor - Steam community forums