This guide will show you how to install The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth on modern operating systems.
Installation
- Make sure that the DirectX 9.0c end-user runtime libraries are installed by these guidelines before proceeding.
- Insert The Battle for Middle-earth disc to the CD/DVD drive. If using the North American 4-CD release, start with disc 1.
- Exit the autorun and run setup.exe from the disc as administrator. (not applicable for Windows XP)
- Install the game. Change to other discs as necessary if using the North American 4-CD release.
- Patch the game to version 1.03, the latest official patch. (mirror)
- Install the unofficial 1.05 patch (as of this point, the discs are no longer needed).
- Install the unofficial 1.06 patch and its widescreen adaptation.
- Install the unofficial 1.09 patch (optional; multiplayer-oriented and changes a lot).
- Run the game.
Setting custom display settings
After the first run, open Options.ini and change the resolution. The file is located in:
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- Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[USER NAME]\Local Settings\My Battle for Middle-earth Files
- Windows Vista and newer: C:\Users\[USER NAME]\AppData\Roaming\My Battle for Middle-earth Files
Multiplayer
For online multiplayer, please refer to the T3A:Online service.