Difference between revisions of "War Wind"
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(By the by, the game has functional multiplayer, GOG themselves just offer no support for it (and/or are oblivious to it like for Civilization 3)) |
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|wikipedia = War Wind | |wikipedia = War Wind | ||
|winehq = 4758 | |winehq = 4758 | ||
|license = former commercial | |license = former commercial | ||
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+ | {{Introduction | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | | | Windows }} | ||
− | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | war_wind | DRM-free | | + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | war_wind | DRM-free | | | Windows }} |
− | {{Availability/row| Steam | 1741140 | Steam | | + | {{Availability/row| Steam | 1741140 | Steam | | | Windows }} |
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===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename movie files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2020-06-04}}</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename movie files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2020-06-04}}</ref>|fix= | ||
− | # Go to | + | # Go to {{folder|{{P|game}}\Data\VIDS\OPEN}}. |
− | # Delete or rename | + | # Delete or rename {{file|LOGOS.AVI}} and {{file|WWOPEN.AVI}}. |
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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/saves|Windows|}} | + | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Saves}} |
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|antialiasing = n/a | |antialiasing = n/a | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = unknown | |vsync = unknown | ||
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{{Audio | {{Audio | ||
|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
− | |separate volume notes = | + | |separate volume notes = Music, sound effects |
|surround sound = false | |surround sound = false | ||
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
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|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
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+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
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|lan play modes = | |lan play modes = | ||
|lan play notes = | |lan play notes = | ||
− | |online play = | + | |online play = false |
|online play players = 8 | |online play players = 8 | ||
|online play modes = | |online play modes = | ||
− | |online play notes = | + | |online play notes = The official [[MPlayer.com]] service has been shut down. |
|asynchronous = | |asynchronous = | ||
|asynchronous notes = | |asynchronous notes = | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = true | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 18:23, 12 August 2023
Developers | |
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DreamForge Intertainment | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
Digital, original | GOG.com |
Digital, current | SNEG |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 23, 1996 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | War Wind |
War Wind | |
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War Wind | 1996 |
War Wind II: Human Onslaught | 1997 |
War Wind is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view RTS game in the War Wind series.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename movie files[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1741140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1741140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Applicable only to map scrolling. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German |
Network
- Multiplayer requires DirectPlay to be enabled.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | The official MPlayer.com service has been shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Multiplayer | MPlayer.com | Servers were taken offline. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 60 MHz | Intel Pentium 120 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | 85 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 640x480 resolution 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 3 compatible | |
Other | 2x CD-ROM drive |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1741140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-06-04