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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = 7th-legion-cover.png
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|cover        = 7th Legion cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Epic Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Epic Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Vision Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Vision Software}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse|Original}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MicroProse|Retail}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Tommo|Current}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital (2014-2023)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|Digital (2014-2023)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|Digital (2023-present)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 30, 1997}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 24, 1997}}
−
|steam appid  =  
+
|taxonomy    =
−
|gogcom page  = 7th_legion
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
−
|wikipedia    = 7th_Legion
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 +
|steam appid  = 327910
 +
|gogcom id    = 1207660773
 +
|hltb        = 22036
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 1682
 +
|wikipedia    = 7th Legion
 +
|winehq      = 10079
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/7th_legion GOG.com Community Discussions]
+
{{GOG.com links|1207660773|7th_legion}}
−
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/7th_legion GOG.com Support Page]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/327910/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
−
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
−
{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/7th_legion GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://retroism.com/7th-legion/ | Steam | Purchase via Humble Widget. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | 7th-legion | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | 7th_legion | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | 7th-legion | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 327910 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam running.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2016-03-20}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/7thsw1 Archive.org].
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename intro file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=30 August 2021|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Anim}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{file|intro.ws1}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Siege.ini}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Save game location|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Data\SAVE0.SAV}}
−
{{Game data/row|Configuration files location|}}
+
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                = false
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= 640x480 only.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = false
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes              = in-game 20 FPS cap (menu 200 FPS cap).
−
|high frame rate            = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes             =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse menu                = true
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|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  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|7th Legion audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 +
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    = Music and Effects
+
|separate volume notes    = Music and Effects.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    = Retail only.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990220074508/http://www.brasoft.com.br/produtos/7thlegion/|title=BraSoft (archived)|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 4
 +
|lan play modes      = Versus
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  = 4
 +
|online play modes    = Versus
 +
|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service was shut down.
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===White screen, crashes instantly===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable Aqrit's ddwrapper|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Rename, move or delete {{file|{{P|game}}\ddraw.dll}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 5
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
+
|minOS    = 95
−
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 100 MHz
−
|minmem   = 512 MB RAM
+
|minRAM   = 16 MB
−
|minHD    = 2 GB
+
|minHD    = 16 MB
−
|minGPU  = 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
+
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minVRAM  = 2 MB
 +
|minDX    = 5
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
−
|recmem   = 1 GB
+
|recRAM   = 1 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
−
|recGPU  = compatible with DirectX 9
+
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 19:40, 28 July 2023

7th Legion
7th Legion cover
Developers
Epic Games
Vision Software
Publishers
Retail MicroProse
Digital (2014-2023) Night Dive Studios
Digital (2014-2023) Retroism
Digital (2023-present) Atari
Release dates
Windows September 24, 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
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7th Legion on HowLongToBeat
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7th Legion on MobyGames
7th Legion on Wikipedia
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7th Legion is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
Publisher website
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 Purchase via Humble Widget.
Windows
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 Can be played without Steam running.[1]
Windows
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename intro file[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Anim.
  2. Delete or rename intro.ws1.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Siege.ini[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/327910/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Data\SAVE0.SAV[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/327910/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x480 only.
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)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
in-game 20 FPS cap (menu 200 FPS cap).

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Retail only.[3]

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
4 Versus
Online play
4 Versus
The official multiplayer service was shut down.

Issues fixed

White screen, crashes instantly

Disable Aqrit's ddwrapper[citation needed]
  1. Rename, move or delete <path-to-game>\ddraw.dll

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 5 compatible 		DirectX 9 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on 30 August 2021
  3. ↑ BraSoft (archived) - last accessed on May 2023