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==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Revision as of 19:58, 28 July 2023
Developers | |
---|---|
Petroglyph Games | |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Engines | |
Alamo Game Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 10, 2007 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Universe at War: Earth Assault is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game.
The game received three official patches and a free map pack post-release.
While the game was delisted from digital stores for unknown reasons, it remains mostly stable on modern systems, and its Games for Windows - LIVE multiplayer service is still online as of 2023. However, the DirectX 10 setting was never optimized, and causes a performance hit until reverted to DirectX 9.0c in the game's settings.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc v4.85 DRM[Note 1] disc check. | |||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [3] | |||
Steam (unavailable) |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM[Note 2]
- A free demo version is available from GameFront.
Essential improvements
Patches
Map packs
- An official map pack was released. It needs to be extracted to
<path-to-game>\Data\CustomMaps
.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Petroglyph\UAWEA\Profile0\Player |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10430/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Sega\UAWEA\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10430/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
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) | 2x/4x/8x of unknown method (likely MSAA), 8x/16x CSAA and 8x/16x QCSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | See High frame rate. | ||
120+ FPS | Refresh rate is locked at 60 Hz. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Certain actions' bindings cannot be set or changed. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects, Music and Dialogue. | |
Surround sound | In-game options for Dolby Surround, SRS Circle Surround and discrete setups from 4.0 to 8.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | [4] | |
EAX support | EAX 2, 3 and 4. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | [5] | |||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | Co-op, Versus |
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Online play | 8 | Versus Cross-platform with Xbox 360 players. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
High frame rate
Edit registry setting[6] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c, 10 | Toggleable from the graphics options menu. DirectX 10 may cause significant framerate drops. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | [7] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Games for Windows - LIVE |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: activation, supports local profiles.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (10430) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Games You've Missed - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-09-27
- Upon changing to another window, the game mutes all sounds.
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-09-27
- According to the game's SteamDB depots, only the English, German and French versions got the full translation, while Italian and Spanish got only the interface translations.
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-09-27
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-09-27
- Tested with Process Explorer.