Key points
- Includes in-game benchmark with detailed summary. Video settings are explained along with visual previews and expected performance impact.
|current state = Some microstutter or light hitching is present at high FPS values, requires a Gen4 NVME SSD to avoid heavy hitching.
General information
- Official forum
- Official support page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require an Xbox Live account and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM. Microsoft Store version is not available in China.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Ultimate Edition |
Includes Halo: Reach Character Pack and Boost: 30 Day Bonus Included with the Game of the Year Edition. |
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Ultra-HD Texture Pack |
Free |
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Hivebusters expansion |
Included with the Game of the Year Edition. |
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Version differences
- Gears 5 Standard Edition includes the base game.
- Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition includes Ultimate Edition pack and Hivebusters expansion as well.
Essential Improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[1]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Gears5\GearGame\Content\B2
- Make a backup of
GearGame.b2index before proceeding.
- Open
GearGame.b2index in a hex editor, such as HxD.
- Search for
Coalition_MSStudios.bk2 and replace any letter inside it. For example: Cdalition_MSStudios.bk2
- Do not remove or add any letter as that will corrupt the file and break the installation — only replace existing letters.
- Search for
TheCoalitionLogo.bk2 and do the same with it.
- Launch the game to confirm it starts properly. If it does, remove the backup that was created in step 2.
Notes
- This has to be reapplied after every title update.
- This may only work on the Steam version due to the Microsoft Store's version of the game having anti-tamper files.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Input
In-game Controller General Configuration.
In-game Controller Remapping.
In-game Keyboard Configuration.
In-game Mouse Configuration.
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Music, effects, character dialogue, cinematics and environmental volume. |
Surround sound |
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Also supports Dolby Atmos. |
Subtitles |
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Speaker names displayed, size adjustable. |
Closed captions |
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Enabled with subtitles. Available for dialogue and some environmental effects. |
Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Arabic |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Change language
- The game lacks an option in-game to change language.
Change language of the game
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location and open
GameUserSettings.ini .
- In the section
GearGameUserSettings change PreferredLanguageCode=EN to PreferredLanguageCode=DE for German voice-overs for example.
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Network
In-game Matchmaking Servers Window.
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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3 |
Co-op Split Screen Co-op |
LAN play |
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Co-op, Versus Co-op modes require online connection. |
Online play |
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Co-op, Versus Supports crossplay with Xbox One, and Series X/S. |
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Hivebusters resets upgrades and checkpoints
Continuing the Hivebusters dlc after quitting in the middle of a chapter resets both the chapter progress as well as the player upgrades.[3]
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Issues fixed
Stuck while loading the main menu
- If PC is still connected to the modem, but without internet[4] or the game servers are having issues, the game will not identify the lack of internet. This causes an infinite loading-screen when trying to load the main menu as the game keeps trying to communicate with its servers.
- Starting the game in offline mode will delete your checkpoint progress and start you at the beginning of the chapter you were playing.
- After 24hrs offline you will be required to connect to your Xbox Live account; failing to do so will not allow you to play the game nor access the main menu with error "Unable to connect to Xbox Live account, please connect online in order to continue".
Unplug ethernet cable from the PC and restart the game
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Temporarily disable ethernet and/or wifi adapter(s) through Device Manager and restart the game
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HDR not working
Unplug non-HDR displays[6]
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Other information
In-game General Settings.
In-game Accessibility Settings.
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
12 |
Uses D3D11On12 mapping layer for Windows 7. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 SP1 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 AMD FX-6000 series |
Intel Core i5 AMD Ryzen 3 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 570 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References