Hello, I have a problem with Spellforce on Windows 11. When I try to enter the game options the game crashes immediately. I tried with the directx 9 installation, it did not work. Maybe someone has some advice?

I5 12600k

TUF GAMING Z690 PLUS WIFI D4

32 GB DDR4 CORSAIR

RTX 3070 OD GIGABYTE

You likely have a native screen resolution above the game's supported ones.

Does the game work fine otherwise? It launches and you can play without issues?
I got some more info regarding custom settings here:
https://www.gog.com/forum/spellforce_series/spellforce_platinum_any_way_to_changeturn_off_music/post4

Well, it only works in a small window, and the monitor resolution is much higher than that supported by the game.
And Yes screen resolution is 2560 X 1440

If you open your Config.lua file in Notepad, located in the main install directory, what does it say?

Also, if you right-click on your desktop shortcut and add
-windowmode

...at the end in the Target column, you should get a larger game window, even at default resolution.

Should look like this:
[INSTALL PATH]\SpellForce.exe -windowmode

I installed the game with Gog and there is no config.lua in the folder, you need to create it, what should it contain?

How do I create a bigger window for the game?

So it's a fresh install, and you haven't been ingame yet?

Config.lua is generated automatically, but by default only contains the name of your character. It should be created when you make a character in the game.

I have never tried making a .lua file, only edited the one I already had from the game.

By default, it should look like this:
You will need to add everything else manually, aka a copy-paste, above this.
------------------------------

Stored =
{
LastPlayed = "[CHARACTER NAME]",
}
UserInterface =
{
SkipTutorial = 0,
}

------------------------------

I suggest you make a character, get ingame with the default settings, then check the Config.lua afterwards.

Sadly, that won't be possible. The game engine is so old, it was never made with widescreen support.

This should be a complete, working Config.lua for you:
Audio volume might be a bit low, but you should be able to access the ingame Audio Options with these settings.
------------------------------


UserInterface =
{
SkipTutorial = 1,
InvertZoomKey = 0,
InvertMouselook = 0,
BorderScrollSpeed = 695,
BorderScroll = 1,
RMBScroll = 0,
AutoNorth = 0,
ExtendedTooltips = 1,
GameMode = 2,
}
Graphic =
{
AvoidExcessiveFrameBuffering = 1,
VSync = 0,
FlatShades = 1,
EffectLightmap = 1,
EnvironmentMapping = 1,
AdornMode = 3,
ObjectFadeDistance = 100,
ShadowType = 3,
TextureQuality = 4,
Filtering = 4,
ScreenResolution = 4,
WindowWidth = 2560,
WindowHeight = 1440,
ShowHitInfo = 1,
}
Sound =
{
SpeakerType = 0,
Channels = 2,
VolumeSpeech = 12,
Speech = 2,
VolumeSFX = 8,
SFX = 1,
VolumeMusic = 10,
Music = 2,
}
Stored =
{
LastPlayed = "m",
}

Thanks now, I understand, it is about the monitor because I had a different one then and now I have 2k. I just don't understand why just quitting the game enters the options I never had, and the previous computer was also stronger than the requirements of the game. \
And on the previous computer, I was playing normally, not in the window. It's a pity because I liked her. But thanks for trying

This here works quite well for up to 4K if you use console commands to adjust the zoom later ingame:
https://www.moddb.com/games/spellforce-the-order-of-dawn/downloads/sf-high-resolution-mod