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Alien
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure	1995
Alien Trilogy	1996
Aliens Online	1998
Aliens versus Predator (series)
Aliens: Colonial Marines	2013
Alien: Isolation	2014
Aliens: Fireteam Elite	2021
Aliens: Dark Descent	2023

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a third-person multiplayer action game featuring three-player co-op gameplay, developed by Cold Iron Studios and published by Focus Home Interactive. Aliens: Fireteam Elite is part of the Alien series and uses Unreal Engine 4 for the first time in the series.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite was first released on August 24, 2021 on Steam to mixed critical reception.^[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Endeavor Veteran Pack	Also included in the Deluxe Edition.
Hardened Marine Pack	Also provided as a pre-order bonus.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Endeavor\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1549970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Endeavor\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1549970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- scaling. See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Controlled by the "Texture Quality" option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA,^{[Note 2]} SSAA (through resolution scale, up to 200%). See Anti-aliasing (AA) to disable the TAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate limiter for 30, 60, 90, 120, and unlocked^[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See High dynamic range display (HDR).
Color blind mode		Options for Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Download and extract the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker^[4]

Start Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and run the game.
After the game has loaded, go to the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker application.
Select Endeavor-Win64-Shipping.exe in the process list and click "Inject DLL".
Go back to the game and use ~ to open the console.
Type fov x ('x' being the desired amount; e.g. fov 100).

Changing the FOV through this method may break other features of the game that rely on changing the FOV, such as the zoom when aiming the weapon or looking through a scope.

Requires to be run each time the game is launched.

Use the FOV mod from Aliens Tweaked^[5]

Download the FOV file of choice (options for 80-120 FOV).
Move the file to <path-to-game>\Endeavor\Content\Paks\~mods\ (create a "~mods" folder if missing).

The solution has no effect on aiming and scoping.^{[citation needed]}

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Modify Engine.ini^[6]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open the Engine.ini file with a text editor.
At the end of the file, paste the following code:

[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0

This will disable TAA, which will result in a slightly sharper image at the cost of aliasing.

High dynamic range display (HDR)

Modify Engine.ini^[6]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open the Engine.ini file with a text editor.
At the end of the file, paste the following code:

[SystemSettings]
r.AllowHDR=1
r.HDR.EnableHDROutput=1
r.HDR.Display.OutputDevice=5
r.HDR.Display.ColorGamut=2
r.HDR.UI.CompositeMode=1
r.HDR.UI.Level=0.5

This will not work in Windowed or Borderless modes.

Vignette

Modify Engine.ini to remove vignette^[7]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open the Engine.ini file with a text editor.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.Tonemapper.Quality=0

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Option for X-axis inversion also available.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Option for X-axis inversion also available, uses the same setting as mouse inversion.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Native DualSense support, no support for adaptive triggers or haptic feedback, and no native rumble support^[8].
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Gamepad bindings
Keyboard & mouse bindings

Audio

Audio settings

Accessibility settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate volume control for Master, UI, FX, Character Voice, and Music.
Surround sound		7.1
Subtitles		Options for subtitle size (very small, small, medium, large, very large) and subtitle background
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Latin American Spanish
Russian
Czech
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	3	Co-op Campaign and Horde modes available, can be played solo with AI teammates. Horde mode unlocked by completing the Campaign.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Public and Private.

Issues fixed

Stuttering

The game may continually switch between gamepad and KB&M control when using KB&M with a gamepad plugged in, creating a "stuttering" effect that is most noticeable in menus. Temporarily unplugging or disabling the gamepad may fix it.^[6]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	DirectX 12 can be forced using the `-dx12` command line arguments.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500K AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Core i5-7400 AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 285 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11 compatible
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1549970/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1549970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ AA setting controls the jitter sample count of the TAA, higher will result in less aliasing but more jitter, 4 or below may have a negative impact on visual quality.^[2]

References

↑ Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Metacritic - last accessed on 2021-08-24
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-09-01
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Endeavor\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini, Line 21/22, (CVarName="r.TemporalAASamples"...bDefaultSet=True)
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-09-01
Tested at 120 Hz
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-08-25
The fix works in changing the FOV, but breaks some other aspects of the game related to the FOV
↑ Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2021-08-28
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-08-24
↑ Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2021-08-24
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-09-01
Tested on Dualsense only, Dualshock may have rumble support

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1549970/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1549970) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1549970/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1549970) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note-4] AA setting controls the jitter sample count of the TAA, higher will result in less aliasing but more jitter, 4 or below may have a negative impact on visual quality.^[2]

[1] Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Metacritic - last accessed on 2021-08-24

[3] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-09-01
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Endeavor\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini, Line 21/22, (CVarName="r.TemporalAASamples"...bDefaultSet=True)

[5] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-09-01
Tested at 120 Hz

[6] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-08-25
The fix works in changing the FOV, but breaks some other aspects of the game related to the FOV

[7] Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2021-08-28

[aaronth24-8] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-08-24

[9] Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2021-08-24

[10] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-09-01
Tested on Dualsense only, Dualshock may have rumble support

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 |anisotropic notes          = Controlled by the "Texture Quality" option.
 |antialiasing               = always on
-|antialiasing notes         = [[TAA]],{{note|note=AA setting controls the jitter sample count of the TAA, higher will result in less aliasing but more jitter, 4 or below may have a negative impact on visual quality.{{cn}}}} [[SSAA]] (through resolution scale, up to 200%). See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] to disable the TAA.
+|antialiasing notes         = [[TAA]],{{note|note=AA setting controls the jitter sample count of the TAA, higher will result in less aliasing but more jitter, 4 or below may have a negative impact on visual quality.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Aaronth07|date=2021-09-01|comment=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Endeavor\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini, Line 21/22, <code>(CVarName="r.TemporalAASamples"...bDefaultSet=True)</code>}}</ref>}} [[SSAA]] (through resolution scale, up to 200%). See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] to disable the TAA.
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =

Developers
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	Cold Iron Studios
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	August 24, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	69
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Alien