Guild Wars
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| Developers | |
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| ArenaNet | |
| Publishers | |
| NCSOFT | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 28, 2005 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 89 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Free-to-grind, Unlock |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | MMORPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Guild Wars |
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| Guild Wars | |
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| Guild Wars | 2005 |
| Guild Wars 2 | 2012 |
Guild Wars is an online multiplayer RPG developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSOFT.
Guild Wars was released for Windows on April 28, 2005. It was followed by three expansions: Factions on April 28, 2006, Nightfall on October 27, 2006, and Eye of the North on August 31, 2007. The former two do not require the base game to access.
As of April 2021, Guild Wars receives occasional updates that aim to fix issues and to ensure the game performs better on modern hardware.[1]
General information
- Guild Wars Wiki - official wiki for Guild Wars - accessible in-game using the
/wikicommand. - r/GuildWars Subreddit
- Guild Wars Support
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability • Link
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
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| Steam | |
GOTY Edition. Also available as part of Guild Wars Trilogy. | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
Original version. | |
Version differences • Link
- The Trilogy release includes access to the base game content and the first two expansion packs.
- The Complete Collection release includes access to all base game and expansion pack content.
Monetization • Link
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Expansion pack | Two expansion packs are standalone, one requires any of the standalone products. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs • Link
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Factions | Standalone. | |
| Nightfall | Standalone. | |
| Eye of the North | |
| Type | Notes |
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| Cosmetic | Costumes, visual outfits that cover armors, |
| Unlock | Various account upgrades, for example Xunlai Material Storage Expansion, Extra Character Slot. |
Essential improvements • Link
Install high-quality and bonus music tracks • Link
- Guild Wars featured additional music tracks that could be installed to the game which were sold by the game's composer. They are no longer available for purchase, but can be downloaded and installed by following the instructions in this Reddit post.
- Replaces some of the game's soundtrack with higher bitrate versions (up to 320kbps).
- Supplements the soundtrack with additional bonus tracks.
Game data • Link
Configuration file(s) location • Link
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location • Link
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/29720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing • Link
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video • Link
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Slider does not show numerical values. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Toggle to turn on 16x anisotropic filtering with "Use best texture filtering" option. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Above 60hz the game seems more susceptible to stutter. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input • Link
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio • Link
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Background, Effects, Dialog, UI | |
| Surround sound | Quadraphonic | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | 2, 3[2] |
Restore EAX support for modern hardware • Link
| Use Creative ALchemy Universal |
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Notes
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Localizations • Link
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network • Link
Multiplayer types • Link
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types • Link
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information • Link
API • Link
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements • Link
| Windows[3] | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent | Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 8500 Nvidia GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series 32 MB of VRAM | ATI Radeon 9000 Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti Series 64 MB of VRAM |
- At the game's launch, the game also supported Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, and XP. 16-bit operating system support was dropped in 2012. Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, and ME support was dropped in 2019. Windows 2000 and XP support was dropped on January 1, 2021.[4]
Notes • Link
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 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 (29720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References • Link
- Jump up ↑ Game updates - last accessed on 2021-04-17
- Jump up ↑ EAX Featured Game: Guild Wars Nightfall - last accessed on May 2023
- Jump up ↑ Guild Wars System Requirements - last accessed on May 2023
- Jump up ↑ An update on Guild Wars technology and Windows XP - last accessed on May 2023
