Dungeon Lords

Not to be confused with Dungeon Lord.

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Dungeon Lords is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person RPG and ARPG game.

General information

Manual (for original edition)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		English, German and French releases
Retail		StarForce 3 DRM^{[Note 1]}: Russian release (version 1.4 and 1.5, "Collector's Edition")
Retail		Retail stores sell both the original and MMXII editions.

Steam		Steam Edition.

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Version differences

The Collector's Edition features numerous changes and extra features.^[5]

The MMXII release supports cloud saves, enhanced multiplayer with more supported users and many more improvements. It is generally recommended to play this version as it is technically more stable.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271760/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save^{[Note 3]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271760/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Right-click on saved games to delete them.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Widescreen by default is vert-. To change to hor+, see WGSF page or use this mod.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Widescreen by default is vert-. To change to hor+, see WGSF page or use this mod.
4K Ultra HD		Widescreen by default is vert-. To change to hor+, see WGSF page or use this mod. HUD scales perfect to 4k, only player portrait in top left gets zoomed in.
Field of view (FOV)	vert- out of the box. To change to hor+, see WGSF page or use this mod.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	This is only a feature for the Steam Edition release. Uncapped framerate in-game, however, menus are locked at 23 fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

To get the CE version of the game running at 2560 x 1080 you must Hex edit dlords.exe, find 20 03 00 00 B9 A0 3B 1F 03 68 58 02(800 x 600),

and change it to 00 0A 00 00 B9 A0 3B 1F 03 68 38 04(2560 x 1080). This solution has FOV problems.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus		This is only a feature for the MMXII remix release.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Partial.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Button Prompts
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

To remove items from inventory, select them with left-click, then drag them outside the inventory window and press right-click.

To swap items in your quickbar, press Ctrl to bring up the mouse key, then right-click on the item and left-click where you want to move it.

Hold the interaction button to climb up/down ladders.

To repair something, right-click on a repair kit, then left-click on the item you want to repair. End the repair mode by right-clicking anywhere.

Right-click on items to sell them (press I to bring up your inventory while talking to a merchant).

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - 1 Collector's Edition
German
Polish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	Co-op
Online play		8	Co-op The official GameSpy service has been shut down; the MMXII edition uses Steamworks.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy, Steamworks	Includes equipment trading.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP 32-bit	7 64-bit
Processor (CPU)	AMD/Intel single-core 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon 64	AMD/Intel dual-core 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM)	1024 MB	2048 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 6600GT Intel GMA X3100 Shader Model 3.0 support 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon HD3800 Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ Version 3.0 of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271760/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (271760) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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

[5] Version 3.0 of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[Proton_path_note-7] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271760/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (271760) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271760/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (271760) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-8] 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).

[StarForce_Windows_Vista-1] Windows Vista support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_7-2] Windows 7 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-3] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-4] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[6] PR information pertaining to the release of the Collector's Edition.

[Note 1]

[5]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

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Developers

	Heuristic Park
Publishers
	DreamCatcher Interactive
	Typhoon Games
	Nordic Games
Release dates
Windows	May 5, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	45
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RPG, ARPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy