Difference between revisions of "Battlestrike: The Siege"

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Battlestrike
Battlestrike: Call to Victory	2004
Battlestrike: The Road to Berlin	2004
Battlestrike: The Siege	2005
Battlestrike: Secret Weapons	2006
Battlestrike: Force of Resistance	2008
Battlestrike: Shadow of Stalingrad	2009

Battlestrike: The Siege is a singleplayer first-person and third-person action, shooter, FPS, TPS and rail shooter game in the Battlestrike series.

The game has poor performance on newer versions of Windows, see Issues fixed for the solution.

General information

Official site - retrieved with Wayback machine from August 8, 2005.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check.
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

File names and formats vary based on the game language.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\City Interactive\Battlestrike The Siege

Save game data location

System	Location

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Setting `Width` and `Height` in `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\City Interactive\Battlestrike The Siege\V4D Direct3D Renderer\` stretches the image.
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.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Always enabled.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Even though there are registry entries and an ingame option to change Anti-Aliasing, they do not do anything.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Effects sliders available.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Always on.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Polish
Russian

Issues fixed

Game crashes due to missing codecs

The game may crash on Windows Vista and later because it can't decode the movies properly due to missing codecs. This issue manifests itself as sudden exiting after seeing the menu loading screen.

This can be fixed by either using a dummy mpeg.dll or removing the video files.

Install dummy `mpeg.dll`^[1]
Use the dummy mpeg.dll.

Poor performance on newer Windows versions

Use dgVoodoo 2^[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	3D Accelerator 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

References

↑ Windows 7 Fix - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-31

[1] Windows 7 Fix - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[2] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-01-31

[1]

[2]

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-{{Infobox game/row/developer|DTP Entertainment}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|DTP Entertainment}}
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|1C Company|Russia}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|CI Games|Digital}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Impact 2}}
@@ Line 18: / Line 19: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe, Historical, World War II }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Battlestrike }}
 |steam appid  =
 |steam appid side  =
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+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20050808083251/http://www.city-interactive.com/index.php?page=siege
 |strategywiki =
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+|mobygames    = 43141
+|igdb         = battlestrike-the-siege
+|hltb         = 13933
+|lutris       = battlestrike-the-siege
 |wikipedia    =
-|winehq       =
+|winehq       = 6169
 |license      = commercial
 }}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     = The game has poor performance on newer versions of Windows, see [[#Issues fixed|Issues fixed]] for the solution.
+}}
+'''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050808083251/http://www.city-interactive.com/index.php?page=siege Official site] - retrieved with Wayback machine from August 8, 2005.
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Simple disc check. |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | battlestrike-the-siege | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | battlestrike-the-siege | Playfire | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | battlestrike-the-siege | Playfire | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
-'''Notes'''
 {{ii}} File names and formats vary based on the game language.
@@ Line 43: / Line 57: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Data\AdditionalOptions.scr|{{p|game}}\Data\AudioSettings.scr|{{p|game}}\Data\UserControls.scr|{{p|game}}\Data\VideoSettings.scr}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\City Interactive\Battlestrike The Siege}}
 }}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\}}
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@@ Line 58: / Line 71: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
-|widescreen resolution      = hackable
+|widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= Stretches from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Setting <code>Width</code> and <code>Height</code> in {{Registry|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\City Interactive\Battlestrike The Siege\V4D Direct3D Renderer\}} stretches the image.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = false
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
-|4k ultra hd                = hackable
+|4k ultra hd                = false
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Stretches from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
@@ Line 72: / Line 85: @@
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = hackable
+|anisotropic                = false
-|anisotropic notes          = Use dgVoodoo.
+|anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = hackable
+|antialiasing               = false
-|antialiasing notes         = Use dgVoodoo.
+|antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = always on
 |vsync notes                = Always enabled.
@@ Line 82: / Line 98: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
 {{ii}} Even though there are registry entries and an ingame option to change Anti-Aliasing, they do not do anything.
-===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{--}} Using a non 4:3 resolution will cause stretching.
-{{ii}} Widescreen resolutions cannot be set in-game. You must do it through the Registry.
-{{ii}} Make sure you use decimal numbers in Registry instead of hexadecimal ones when changing values.
-{{Fixbox|description=Set video mode via Registry|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\City Interactive\???\V4D Direct3D Renderer</code>.
-# Change <code>Width</code> and <code>Height</code> to the desired resolution, <code>ColorBits</code> to the bit depth to use, and <code>Frequency</code> to use a custom refresh frequency (<code>0</code> for default).
-}}
 ==Input==
@@ Line 123: / Line 129: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = false
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
+|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers notes  =
+|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts notes        =
+|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers notes    =
+|dualshock 4               = unknown
+|dualshock 4 notes         =
+|dualshock prompts         = unknown
+|dualshock prompts notes   =
+|light bar support         = unknown
+|light bar support notes   =
+|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
+|dualshock 4 modes notes   =
+|other controllers         = unknown
+|other controllers notes   =
+|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts notes=
 |controller hotplug        = false
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 143: / Line 167: @@
 |mute on focus lost       = false
 |mute on focus lost notes =
-|eax support              = true
+|eax support              = false
-|eax support notes        = The game uses Aureal A3D 2.0 (not EAX).
+|eax support notes         = The game uses Aureal 3D 2.0 (not EAX).
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 158: / Line 184: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Polish
+  |language  = German
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
@@ Line 167: / Line 193: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = German
+  |language  = Polish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
@@ Line 184: / Line 210: @@
   |fan       =
 }}
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Game crashes due to missing codecs===
+{{--}} The game may crash on Windows Vista and later because it can't decode the movies properly due to missing codecs. This issue manifests itself as sudden exiting after seeing the menu loading screen.
+{{ii}} This can be fixed by either using a dummy {{file|mpeg.dll}} or removing the video files.
+{{Fixbox|description=Install dummy {{file|mpeg.dll}}|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141206034931/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3003992 Windows 7 Fix - Steam Users' Forums] (retrieved)</ref>|fix=
+* Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/431-project-freedom-dummy-mpegdll/ dummy mpeg.dll].
+}}
+===Poor performance on newer Windows versions===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [[dgVoodoo 2]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-01-31}}</ref>|fix=
 }}
@@ Line 211: / Line 250: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        =
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          =
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	City Interactive
Publishers
	DTP Entertainment
Russia	1C Company
Digital	CI Games
Engines
	Impact 2
Release dates
Windows	October 7, 2005
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, FPS, TPS, Rail shooter
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Europe, Historical, World War II
Series	Battlestrike