Hellgate: London
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Developers | |
---|---|
Flagship Studios | |
HanbitSoft | |
Steam | T3 Entertainment |
Publishers | |
Retail (North America) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Retail (Europe) | Electronic Arts |
2008 re-release and Steam | HanbitSoft |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 31, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter, Open world, RPG |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Europe, Supernatural |
Series | Hellgate |
Hellgate | |
---|---|
Hellgate: London | 2007 |
Hellgate VR | 2021 |
Hellgate: London is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, shooter, open world and RPG game in the Hellgate series.
Key points
- Multiplayer servers were shutdown February 1, 2009.
General information
Availability
- A free singleplayer demo in English can be downloaded from GamePressure or 4Players.
Version differences
- The Steam version is singleplayer-only (and incompatible with the London 2038 community server). A full list of differences between the original release and the Steam version can be found here.
- The Steam version does not include 64-bit executable or DirectX 10 support.
Essential improvements
- The latest singleplayer patch for the retail version is v1.2, with international version available from ModDB and the Asian one available from Patches-Scrolls.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hellgate\Settings\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/939520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hellgate\Save\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/939520/pfx/[Note 1] |
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 |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | On/Off setting with an unspecified level, possibly 4x | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | "Disabled, Low, Medium, High, and Very High" options are "None, 2X MSAA, 4X MSAA, 16X CSAA, and 16XQ CSAA" respectively | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Might not work on newer Windows versions. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Sensitivity lower than 1.0 causes issues with very slow mouse movements. | |
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 | Sound, music and UI. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | Retail only. | |||
German | Retail only. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
LAN play | |||
Online play | Original servers have been shut down on February 1, 2009; use London 2038 (non-Steam versions only); refer to this guide for installation. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Use London 2038. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues unresolved
1 FPS bug
- The game's framerate can often fall down to 1 FPS. This is a game engine bug and can not be fixed by using stronger hardware.[1]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c, 10 | Extreme Shader preset, which includes DoF and Motion Blur, requires DX10 to be enabled. DirectX 10 support removed from Steam release. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | Steam version is 32-bit only. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Physics | Havok | |
Audio | FMOD Ex, Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
- These are the retail requirements.
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon 9000 chipset or greater | Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon 9000 chipset or greater |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (939520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.