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[edit] Hardware requirements

Official minimum specification for Nightfall (earlier campaigns have slightly lower requirements):

  • Intel Pentium III 1 GHz, or equivalent
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 3 GB Available HDD space
  • ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 Series video card, with 64 MB VRAM
  • Internet connection

[edit] Software requirements

Minimum specification:

  • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
  • DirectX 8 or higher (included)

Although Guild Wars will run on Windows Vista and ArenaNet intends to support the operating system in the future, testing is still in progress, and running Guild Wars on Windows Vista is not yet supported.1

[edit] Support

See the ArenaNet support page.

[edit] Command line arguments

Guild Wars supports several startup parameters. For a complete list and instructions on how to use command line argument in Windows see command line arguments.

[edit] On non-Windows operating systems

Image:Warning-Logo.png Warning: Running Guild Wars on a non-Windows operating system, or with any other computer that does not meet the system requirements, is completely unsupported by ArenaNet and NCSoft.


[edit] Linux

While the Guild Wars client requires DirectX and has not been ported to any system other than Microsoft Windows, it is possible to play it on Linux using Wine or CrossOver.

[edit] Apple

Apple computers based on Intel microchips should also be able to run the Guild Wars client using Wine. This has not been tested and no guide is available at this time. Also CrossOver can be used and supports Guild Wars on MacOS. Otherwise, dual-booting into Windows with Boot Camp is another option, although this requires the user to exit OS X.

[edit] Notes

  1. Alex Weekes on the Guild Wars Guru forum
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