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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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Revision as of 18:25, 6 August 2020
[citation needed]
Developers | |
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Original game | Ensemble Studios |
343 Industries | |
Port | Behaviour Interactive |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
BANG! | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 20, 2016 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 78 |
IGDB | 78 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Halo |
Halo | |
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Halo: Combat Evolved | 2003 |
Halo 2 | 2007 |
Halo: Spartan (series) | |
Halo Online | 2015* |
Halo 5: Forge | 2016 |
Halo Wars (series) | |
Halo Recruit | 2017 |
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (series) | |
Halo Infinite | 2021 |
Key points
- Remastered version of Halo Wars. Includes all of the original game's DLC.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Microsoft Store | Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename[1][2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | |
Steam | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Halo Wars\GameConfig.dat |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/459220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.BulldogThreshold_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\0009000004A4B138_6FA9010088A3442BA8B18CF53D64D3E9\0059769F9205496C9CE1349E2BD749A4\ |
Steam | <path-to-game>\savegame\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/459220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Can be enabled or disabled. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | "texture filtering" setting with eight steps. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA 2x, 4x, 8x | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 120 fps. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Mostly remappable | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | Changing inputs requires returning to the 'Start Screen'. | |
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Microsoft Store and Steam players cannot play together. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core i5 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4200 Nvidia GeForce GT 740M AMD Radeon R5 M240 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/459220/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (459220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Halo Wars DE: How to skip loud intro :: Steam Community Guides - last accessed on 2020-08-06
- ↑ You can disable the intro movies by renaming them in your files (On Steam anyway). :: r/halo Subreddit - last accessed on 2020-08-06