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Revision as of 23:44, 27 September 2022
This page is for the reboot. For the original game, see X-COM: UFO Defense.
Developers | |
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Firaxis Games | |
Blind Squirrel Games[1] | |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Linux | Feral Interactive |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
OS X, Linux | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 9, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | June 27, 2013 |
Linux | June 19, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 89 |
IGDB | 89 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Finite spend |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Strategy, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | X-COM |
X-COM | |
---|---|
X-COM: UFO Defense | 1994 |
X-COM: Terror from the Deep | 1995 |
X-COM: Apocalypse | 1997 |
X-COM: Interceptor | 1998 |
X-COM: Email games | 1999 |
X-COM: Enforcer | 2001 |
XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2012 |
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 2013 |
XCOM 2 | 2016 |
XCOM: Chimera Squad | 2020 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- The game suffers from an abundance of bugs. Some bugs were game-breaking as of 2012.[2]
General information
- PC Report - XCOM: Enemy Unknown on Linux
- UFOpaedia - Wiki for the series
- Official Forum - not PC-specific
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Developer website | Elite Edition. The Complete Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | The Complete Edition also available. | |||
The Complete Edition also available. | ||||
GOG.com | The Complete Edition. | |||
Green Man Gaming | The Complete Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | The Complete Edition also available. | |||
Steam | The Complete Edition also available. Steam CEG 1.1.0.2100. Demo is available: steam://install/216690 |
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Mac App Store (unavailable) | Elite Edition. |
Version differences
- GOG.com version is single-player only.
- Complete Pack and Complete Edition include all the DLC.
- Elite Edition for OS X includes the two DLC packs, but not the Enemy Within expansion.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Elite Soldier Pack | Pre-order bonus, also available for separate purchase. | |
Slingshot Pack | ||
XCOM: Enemy Within |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -nostartupmovies command line argument[3]
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Enable armor tint options
Enable armor tints[4] |
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[XComStrategyGame.XGCustomizeUI] bArmorDecoAvailable=true bArmorTintAvailable=true |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Config\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Within\XComGame\Config\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/XCOM/WritableFiles/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\SaveData\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Within\XComGame\SaveData\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/XCOM/savedata/ $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/XCOM/XEW/savedata/ |
- Savegames will start appearing in the wrong order once there are around 100.
- Having too many savegames can cause slowdowns, which can be fixed by regularly purging them.
- Savegames are game localization specific. Hence they are not usable if language is switched after campaign start.
- If savegames are not showing when starting the game in Linux after playing it in Windows, go to the savegames location in Linux and change the name of the folder SaveData to savedata.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry to fix the game rendering upside-down.[5] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Mouse position is off the further it gets from the center of the screen | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Includes "Borderless Window" display mode. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, cannot be disabled. Lowest setting is "Low". SGSSAA is available with the flag 0x000100C5 . |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap[6] except for cutscenes at ~30 fps. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Game's color scheme is inherently friendly (no dedicated mode).[7] |
- HBAO is available with the flags
0x00000010
or0x00000020
. - The SLI flag
0x02422405
may offer better performance. - Enemy Within's XComEW.exe isn't listed as part of XCOM Enemy Unknown's Nvidia profile, requiring it to be added manually or the profile duplicated using Nvidia Profile Inspector.
Input
In-game input settings, tactical bindings.[Note 1]
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Can bind two key combinations for each function. | |
Mouse acceleration | Some in-game functions cause mouse to accelerate wildly (e.g., any area-of-effect ability). | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Requires Enemy Within DLC.[8] Must be first enabled in options. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Must be first enabled in options. KB/M is disabled while controller is enabled. | |
Full controller support | If Enemy Within is installed, use -FROMLAUNCHER parameter to launch base game.For the expansion instead replace <path-to-game>\XEW\Binaries\Win32\XCOMLauncher.exe with XComEW.exe |
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Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | KB/M is disabled while controller is enabled. |
Audio
In-game audio settings.[Note 2]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | With surround sound enabled certain sounds such as dialogue audio cannot be heard.[9] | |
Subtitles | At least a few subtitle lines are bugged that will show code references instead of subtitles. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
- Normal UE3
-LANGUAGE
and-LANGUAGEFORCOOKING
override parameters are broken in base game[Note 3] and will always fallback to English
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation, link #1, link #2. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Versus Use Nucleus Co-op. |
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LAN play | 2 | Versus |
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Online play | 2 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Turn off multiplayer chat
Turn off multiplayer voice chat[10] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod to improve 3D support. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Save game slowdowns
- Having a lot of savegames might cause the game to momentarily freeze while loading the "Save Game" screen.
Delete unnecessary save games[11] |
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Windows
Game appears to run in slow motion
- Using Gigabyte's OC Guru overclocking tool can cause the game to appear to run in slow motion, then jump forward in time every few seconds.
Close the OC Guru overlay[12] |
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Game crashes or runs extremely slow (AMD Bulldozer CPUs)
See Steam CEG protected games crash or freeze the system[13][14] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | ||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | 2.8.4.6 |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.99a |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
Modifications
Setup
- Several mods contain specific installation and usage instructions that should be reviewed before attempting to use them, failing to do so may result in your game breaking.
UPKUtils (and PatcherGUI)
- Collection of windows console utilities to read/patch UPK files.
- Page also hosts PatcherGUI, a tool to install and maintain modifications for XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within.
- If you are only modding your game, you do not need UPKUtils. PatcherGUI contains all files from UPKUtils necessary for mods, the majority of mods referring to UPKUtils as a requirement are actually referring to PatcherGUI.
Long War Mod Manager
- Utility to simplify the installation and removal mods for the Long War overhaul mod.
- If you are using this, you do not need PatcherGUI. LWMM contains the latest PatcherGUI code already.
Skip Launcher
- Skips over the launch window that asks whether to play Enemy Unknown or Enemy Within, and defaults to playing Enemy Within.
X-COM Map Patches
- Countless map bug fixes for vanilla XCOM Enemy Within and Long War.
Long War
- Overhaul mod that features over 700 distinct changes in gameplay from vanilla gameplay to create a far longer and more intense conflict with the aliens.
- Has it's own wiki page on UFOpaedia with a complete breakdown of all changes made.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT | ATI Radeon HD 3000 series Nvidia GeForce 9000 series |
- Windows XP is not supported, but the game can be made to run on it using this guide.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.8.5 | 10.9.5 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series Nvidia GeForce 9000 Series 256 MB of VRAM | 512 GB of VRAM |
- The following cards require 8 GB of RAM: Nvidia GeForce 320M, Nvidia GeForce 9400 and Intel HD3000.
- The OS X version is not supported on these graphics cards: ATI Radeon X1xxx series, ATI Radeon HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, Nvidia GeForce 7xxx series, Nvidia GeForce 8xxx series.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series Nvidia GeForce GTX 600 Series Intel Iris Pro Graphics 512 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 700 Series 1 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑
XCOM:Enemy Within
DLC adds one additional option,Toggle Overhead Camera
, default binding isO
. - ↑
Soldiers' Language
option is only available when playingXCOM:Enemy Within
DLC. - ↑ For some reason XComGame internally returns the arguments value with an extra
"
. Double quotes are a reserved character in all Windows file systems, so every CreateFile call fails.
References
- ↑ Blind Squirrel Entertainment Inc. - XCOM: Enemy Unknown - last accessed on 2022-07-15
- ↑ Dedicated Bug Reports - 2K Forums
- ↑ Want to skip the intro videos? :: XCOM: Enemy Unknown General Discussions
- ↑ tppiel on [GMG] 9th 666 Sale: DmC, Walking Dead, Euro Truck Sim 2, Darkout, XCOM, EVE Starter Pack
- ↑ http://img.wsgf.org/f/u/imagecache/node-gallery-display/contrib/dr/23733/ingame_3x1.jpg
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ XCOM Enemy Unknown (PC) | AbleGamers.com
- ↑ :: Enabling Touch-Input on PC -- Steam General Discussions
- ↑ Can't hear sound/voice from soldiers? Click here. - Steam discussion forums
- ↑ Shutting off in-game Mic? :: XCOM: Enemy Unknown General Discussions
- ↑ Better performance after removing old saves :: XCOM 2 General Discussions
- ↑ PC - Choppy / Lagging graphics issue.
- ↑ Help - computer keeps restarting since installing steam/xcom :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Somehow also reported by Mirh on an AMD E-350