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Revision as of 10:50, 28 April 2023
This page is for the original release. For the updated version, see Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Key points
- Install Title Update 3 to fix an issue with expired digital signatures.[1]
- Comes with exclusive content (5 new campaign chapters, 3 extra multiplayer maps and a map editor).
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 2]
- No longer available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
Download here
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- Title Update 3 fixes an expired digital signatures issue that prevents all earlier versions of the game from launching.[1] This is a required update.
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Update Games for Windows - LIVE
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[5]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\WarGame\Movies
- Delete or rename:
EpicLogo.bik
ESRB.bik
ESRB_chi.bik
ESRB_kor.bik
MGSLogo.bik
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Gears of War for Windows\WarGame\Config\ |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive\Content\E000002D9621B011\ |
Video
- Anti-aliasing is activated in the game with the "DirectX 10/antialiasing" to "On/antilaliasing". By default, it uses 4x multisampling and can't be adjusted or overwritten by graphics card's driver in D3D10 mode.
Increase field of view[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\WarGame\Config
- Edit
WarCamera.ini
- Find
[WarfareGame.WarCameraMode_Default]
- Edit
FOVAngle=<#> , replace # to desired value.
- Save the changes
- Temporary alternative:
Open console (~) and enter set WarfareGame.WarCameraMode FOVAngle <#>
- The FOV for zooming can be changed in the
WarWeapon.ini file. and denotes the WarWeapon[Casual/Hardcore/Insane].ini , Each gun must be changed individually.
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Motion blur
Disable motion blur[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
WarEngineUserSettings.ini .
- Change
MotionBlur=True to MotionBlur=False
- Save the changes.
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Frame rate
- Does not work with Direct3D 10 mode.
Edit configuration files
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- Go to configuration file(s) location
- Open
WarEngine.ini with text editor and navigate to the section [Engine.GameEngine] .
- Change
bSmoothFrameRate=TRUE to bSmoothFrameRate=FALSE .
- Set the game to run in DirectX 9 mode (turn DirectX 10 off in in-game graphics settings) and restart.
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Input
Disable mouse smoothing[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
WarInput.ini .
- Go to the
[Engine.PlayerInput] section.
- Change
bEnableMouseSmoothing=true to bEnableMouseSmoothing=false .
- Save the changes.
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Toggle aim down sights
Edit configuration file[6]
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- Launch the game at least once and configure the controls.
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
WarInput.ini .
- Go to the
[WarfareGame.WarPlayerInput] section.
- Locate the line
Bindings=(Name="Game_Target",Command="ButtonPress L2 | OnRelease ButtonRelease L2",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
- Replace it with
Bindings=(Name="Game_Target",Command="ButtonPress L2 | SetBind RightMouseButton Game_TargetOff",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
- Beneath that line, insert the following line
Bindings=(Name="Game_TargetOff",Command="ButtonRelease L2 | SetBind RightMouseButton Game_Target",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
- Save the file.
- If intending to use a different button, replace
RightMouseButton with an alternative keybind.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX, dialogue |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1 output[7] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Use OpenAL Soft for binaural HRTF mixing.[8] |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
80, 3074 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Cannot run the game with modified executable code
- Full error message: "You cannot run the game with modified executable code. Please reinstall the game."
EULA prompt shows no text
- Proton/Wine Gecko does not display the prompt correctly, preventing game from booting up.
Delete content in CurrentSite folder and set it to read only[10]
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- Locate the Wine/Proton prefix used to install and launch the game.
- Navigate to
%USERPROFILE%\%APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Gears Of War
- Delete all contents in
CurrentSite and set the folder's permission to read-only.
- The Windows' %USERPROFILE% in the Wine prefix are based on Linux usernames.
- Proton use
steamuser as default Windows username regardless of your native usernames.
- Methods to set folder permission with may differs with running desktop environment. If you do wish to use CLI to override permission, open terminal in the
Gears Of War folder and use this command: chmod 555 CurrentSite [Note 3].
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c, 10 |
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Shader Model support |
3, 4 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 2.4 GHz AMD 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1700 DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
- ↑ This set the folder's permission to be only read or execute (opened) by current user, current group assigned to the folder and other users and groups.
References