Play the game easy and without installation on modern Windows systems.
(Launcher only without complete game files)
1.Start the launcher from any location (Installation will be detected or select folder with game files)
2.Change the settings as desired and start the game, Enjoy!
Note: You can also start the game as usual without launcher.
Features
- Windows 7-11 compatible
- Tzar: The Burden of the Crown v1.10
- English/German language included
- Improved compatibility and performance
- OpenGL/Direct3D9/Direct3D12 (9on12) renderer
- Fullscreen/Windowed mode
- Borderless Windowed-Fullscreen mode
- Aspect ratio/VSync
- Portable (no installation)
- Custom launcher (easy configuration)
- Multiplayer compatible
- Community Balance Mod (Enable/Disable)
- No Reg (No values in registry)
- No "InvalidCFG" error
- CD Audio Emulation
- No Intro
R2P Update v20231010
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper
- Updated: CD Audio wrapper
- Various launcher code improvements
By default the launcher breaks the midi music volume and the Balance mod breaks the CD music
My specs
OS: Win 10
Storage: SSD 1TB
GPU: NVIDIA 1660S
CPU: RYZEN5 3600
RAM: 16GB
CD Music fixed - new version uploaded
Thanks for report
R2P Update v20231105
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper (fixed possible crash due to INI code)
Doesn't work on Win 11.
Are there any requirements before setting up? I've got the GOG version and the launcher correctly identifies it with a pop-up. However, i get black screen and then desktop instantly.
Tried with and without HD patch but doesn't work eitherway
No, there are no requirements.
1.Can you give me details about your CPU, graphics card and monitor resolution ?
2.Clean GOG installation without any other patches/fixes used ?
3.Have you tried another renderer than OpenGL ?
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Hi everyone! Who knows how to add AI assistant into Campaign?
Hi!
Thanks for this amazing launcher, I love this game and was unable to play it.
I have noticed something weird though, when using the right-side layout for the menu, the little tooltips at the bottom of the screen don't show, but they do for the left- and bottom-side layouts. I don't know if this is just me, and it's easy to work around by just using the other two layouts, but thought I might let you know.
Aethrand
I can't reproduce this, they are shown properly at the bottom left. Which renderer and other settings have you selected in the launcher?
Sorry, I should have given more details:
OpenGL, Bilinear, English and Borderless ticked.
Running Windows 11 Home, version 22H2, on a i7-11370H, RTX 3070 laptop with driver v546.17, DirectX runtime version 12.0
Either way, no worries, it probably is just some obscure setting on my display or graphics, and I can work around it by using the bottom-side menu layout.
does not run in full screen, sadly
You can stretch the screen to fullscreen by disabling the "Aspect ratio" option in the launcher. (Higher resolution/Widescreen patch with proper aspect ratio isn't included)
R2P Update v20240228
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper
- Fixed: German menu images and partial texts when English lang active
- Minor launcher code changes/improvements