Difference between revisions of "Wanted Guns"

Latest revision as of 19:58, 7 June 2024

Wanted Guns is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and first-person action, FPS, rail shooter and shooter game.

It's also known in North America as Wanted Dead or Alive.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Iridon\Wanted Guns\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2462260/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2462260/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video Settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Multi-monitor		Use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
4K Ultra HD		Use the Widescreen & FOV Fix.
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)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Higher FPS isn't recommended, as it breaks physics and timing.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Input Settings.

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

Controller types

Audio

Audio Settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only

Issues fixed

Poor performance on Windows 8/8.1/10/11

Use dgVoodoo 2^[1]

Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper^[1]
Download `d3d8.dll` from here. Place it in `<path-to-game>`.

Vsync broken on Windows 8/8.1/10/11

Use dgVoodoo 2^[1]

Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper^[1]
Download `d3d8.dll` from here. Place it in `<path-to-game>`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

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 (2462260) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-02-03

[Proton_path_note-1] 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 (2462260) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (2462260) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[AlphaYellow_03022024-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-02-03

[Note 1]

[1]

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 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/3013-wanted-guns-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
-|multimonitor               = false
+|multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         =
+|multimonitor notes         = Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/3013-wanted-guns-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
-|ultrawidescreen            = false
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/3013-wanted-guns-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
-|4k ultra hd                = false
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/3013-wanted-guns-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
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   |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Czech
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only
   |fan       =
 }}

Developers

	Iridon Interactive
	Nerlaska
Publishers
North America	XS Games
Russia	Akella
Sweden	Nordic Softsales
Australia	Manaccom
United Kingdom	Bigben Interactive
Digital	Skeleton Crew Labs
Release dates
Windows	December 1, 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Rail shooter, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	North America, Western