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{{Infobox game/row/engine|3Dream}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|3Dream}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 31, 1998}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 1998}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|wargasm|73}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person, Bird's-eye view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control, Multiple select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS, Action, Shooter }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Tank, Helicopter }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
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|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|wikipedia    = Wargasm
 
|wikipedia    = Wargasm
 
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
The latest official patch 2 (Control Patch) is available at [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4737/7/ www.patches-scrolls.de] and at [https://soggi.org/misc/game-patches.htm soggi.org].
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* The latest official patch 2 (Control Patch) is available at [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4737/7/ www.patches-scrolls.de] and at [https://soggi.org/misc/game-patches.htm soggi.org].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Wargasm detail.jpg|Detail settings.}}
 
{{Image|Wargasm detail.jpg|Detail settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Wargasm control.jpg|Control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Wargasm control.jpg|Control settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Added in Patch #2
 
|key remap notes          = Added in Patch #2
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Wargasm audio.jpg|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Wargasm audio.jpg|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Speech, SFX and Music
 
|separate volume notes    = Speech, SFX and Music
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
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|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = true
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service was shut down.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|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=  
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Wargasm
Wargasm cover
Developers
Digital Image Design
Publishers
Infogrames
Engines
3Dream
Release dates
Windows December 1998
Reception
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person, Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control, Multiple select
Genres RTS, Action, Shooter
Vehicles Tank, Helicopter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Wargasm on IGDB
Wargasm on MobyGames
Wargasm on Wikipedia

Key points

To install the game on 64-bit systems copy Setup.exe from this archive to the installation folder.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM DRM disc check.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Game data

Launcher settings.
Launcher settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Digital Image Design\Wargasm\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Detail settings.
Detail settings.

Input

Control settings.
Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Added in Patch #2
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
Speech, SFX and Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

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

Issues fixed

Game doesn't launch

Batch file[citation needed]
  1. Create file called WAR.bat in <path-to-game> and open it in text editor
  2. Add this line tank.exe hovappdata=.\WARGASM -ENGLISH
  3. Save it
  4. Launch the game through WAR.bat

Fullscreen mode doesn't work

Set Windows 98 compatibility mode on tank.exe and didcfg.exe

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6.0 compatible


Notes

  1. Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

References