Difference between revisions of "Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War"
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+ | {{ii}} Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: [https://archive.org/details/DescentFreespaceTheGreatWar_1020 regular], [https://archive.org/details/freespace-darkness-rising Pentium III OEM version]. | ||
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Revision as of 03:43, 28 October 2022
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Developers | |
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Volition | |
Publishers | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Engines | |
CTG[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 19, 1998 |
macOS (OS X) | January 24, 2013[2] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Space flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | FreeSpace |
FreeSpace | |
---|---|
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War | 1998 |
FreeSpace 2 | 1999 |
Key points
- Released as Conflict: FreeSpace – The Great War in Europe.
General information
- Freespace Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Source code released[citation needed]
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: regular, Pentium III OEM version.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Silent Threat |
Essential improvements
Patches
- 1.06 is the latest retail version. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Data[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273600/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Players\Single[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273600/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | Hardcoded to 640x480. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Launch problems
If the keyboard can not skip the intro, that means that the desktop resolution is too high. Set the desktop resolution to something like 1920x1080 and launch the game again. 4K is too high.[citation needed]
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Options - Control Config - pitch axis - enable invert | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
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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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Cutscenes not subtitled. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | A3D 1.0,[3] EAX (only available with 1.06 patch) | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
German | Retail only; download for digital versions |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 12 | Co-op, Versus Disable Parallax Online in multiplayer options. |
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Online play | 12 | Co-op, Versus Parallax Online no longer functions. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
---|---|
TCP | unknown |
UDP | unknown |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Glide | 1.2 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 48 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 210 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (273600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.