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For the original 1999 game, see Aliens versus Predator.

Aliens versus Predator
Subseries of Alien
Subseries of Predator
Aliens versus Predator	1999
Aliens versus Predator 2	2001
Aliens vs. Predator	2010

Aliens vs. Predator (2010) is a multiplayer game in the Aliens versus Predator series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

AvP Central with screenshots, videos and lore explanations

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Humble Store		Includes all DLC.
Steam
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

The game is not available for sale in Germany.^[1]

Demo

A free demo can be downloaded on Steam (allow Steam popup): steam://install/34200.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Bughunt Map Pack
Swarm Map Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\FMV` Delete or rename `fox.bik`, `rebellion.bik` and `sega.bik`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AliensVsPredator\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10680/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AliensVsPredator\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10680/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Only multiplayer progress is stored in the cloud.

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Menus and FMVs are in 16:9 resolution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	~69° for Predator and Marine and ~89° for Alien at 4:3 aspect ratio. Can be changed using FOV Changer (read notes)
Windowed	Use the `-subwindow` parameter. Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`. Doesn't apply new resolutions properly on DirectX 11 renderer.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Requires DirectX 11 rendering enabled.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	See Run the game at screen refresh rate 60 FPS is the default. On DX11, pressing `Alt`+`Tab ↹` twice forces the game to use the native refresh on high refresh rate monitors.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Can combine two actions to one key.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Must first be enabled in the control settings menu.
Controller remapping		Three preset available per player class.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Speech, SFX, Voice
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output^[2]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play		Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Windows Dedicated Server available under Tools in the Steam client.
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision			Use Helix Mod to improve 3D support.
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Devices
Novint Falcon

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Rebellion's Asura engine may automatically set monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz; this can result in reduced smoothness on a high refresh rate monitor even if GPU render shows a high FPS count.

If Vsync limits refresh rate to 60 fps on a high refresh rate monitor, this is a sign this issue is occurring.

Set display refresh rate^{[citation needed]}

Download Special K.
Copy SpecialK32.dll to the installation folder.
Rename SpecialK32.dll to dxgi.dll.
Start the game and exit.
Open dxgi.ini in the installation folder.
Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Notes

If your monitor has a manual refresh rate toggle button, you can use that to set a higher refresh rate instead of using a custom .dll.

No servers available

Change server type^{[citation needed]}
In the in game browser set `Server Type` to `Dedicated (Internet)`.

Alternative method^{[citation needed]}
Open Steam, click on `View` > `Servers`. Under `Game` select `Alien vs Predator`. Select the server you would like to play.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11
Shader Model support	3, 5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.9r

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 3.2 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1800 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/10680/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10680) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ No Aliens vs. Predator for Germany - last accessed on 2021-08-28
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/10680/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10680) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] No Aliens vs. Predator for Germany - last accessed on 2021-08-28

[3] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
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 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C-SoftClub|Russia}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Asura}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 16, 2010}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|aliens-vs-predator|68}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|aliens-vs-predator|74}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Aliens versus Predator }}
 |steam appid  = 10680
 |gogcom id    =
+|hltb         = 381
+|lutris       = aliens-vs-predator
+|mobygames    = 45560
 |strategywiki = Aliens vs. Predator
-|mobygames    = aliens-vs-predator
 |wikipedia    = Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game)
 |winehq       = 11061
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Aliens versus Predator}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 28: / Line 54: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | aliens-vs-predator | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | aliens-vs-predator-collection | Steam | Includes all DLC. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 10680 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | aliens-vs-predator | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
 {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
-{{ii}} Not available for sale in Germany due to German censorship laws.
+{{ii}} The game is not available for sale in Germany.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/no-aliens-vs-predator-for-germany/|title=No Aliens vs. Predator for Germany|date=2021-08-28}}</ref>
+===Demo===
 {{++}} A '''free demo''' can be downloaded on Steam (allow Steam popup): <code>steam://install/34200</code>.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Bughunt Map Pack | | Windows }}
@@ Line 61: / Line 90: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      = Only multiplayer progress is stored in the cloud.
+|steam cloud notes         = Only multiplayer progress is stored in the cloud.
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/aliens-vs-predator
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
@@ Line 89: / Line 118: @@
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = Menus and FMVs are in 16:9 resolution.
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Menus and {{term|FMV}}s are in 16:9 resolution.
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 102: / Line 131: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Requires DirectX 11 rendering enabled.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 107: / Line 139: @@
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              = See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]]<br/> on Windows 10(ver 1903+), turn on variable refresh rate and disable fullscreen optimization to run the game at screen refresh rate(DX11 only).
+|120 fps notes              = See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]]<br/> 60 FPS is the default. On DX11, pressing {{key|Alt|Tab}} twice forces the game to use the native refresh on high refresh rate monitors.
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
@@ Line 114: / Line 146: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           = Can combine two actions to one key.
@@ Line 140: / Line 172: @@
 |xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = false
 |impulse triggers notes    =
 |dualshock 4               = unknown
@@ Line 178: / Line 210: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Speech, SFX, Voice
 |surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
+|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
@@ Line 191: / Line 223: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 274: / Line 308: @@
 |local play players   =
 |local play modes     =
-|local play notes     = Use [https://github.com/lucasassislar/nucleuscoop/releases Nucleus Coop] & [https://github.com/ZeroFox5866/nucleuscoop Unofficial mod].
+|local play notes     = Use [https://github.com/SplitScreen-Me/splitscreenme-nucleus/releases Nucleus Co-op].
 |lan play             = unknown
 |lan play players     =
@@ Line 314: / Line 348: @@
 |native 3d notes             =
 |nvidia 3d vision            = true
-|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/11/aliens-vs-predator-2010-directx9-only.html Helix Mod] to improve 3D support.
+|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/11/aliens-vs-predator-2010-directx9-only.html Helix Mod] to improve 3D support.
 |tridef 3d                   = unknown
 |tridef 3d notes             =
 |iz3d                        = unknown
 |iz3d notes                  =
+|vorpx                       = hackable
+|vorpx modes                 = G3D
+|vorpx notes                 = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/aliens-vs-predator-2010/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 |htc vive                    =
 |htc vive notes              =
@@ Line 348: / Line 385: @@
 {{ii}} If Vsync limits refresh rate to 60 fps on a high refresh rate monitor, this is a sign this issue is occurring.
 {{Fixbox|description=Set display refresh rate|ref={{cn|date=May 2017}}|fix=
-# Download [https://gitlab.com/Kaldaien/SpecialK/tags Special K].
+# Download [https://special-k.info/ Special K].
 # Copy <code>SpecialK32.dll</code> to the installation folder.
 # Rename <code>SpecialK32.dll</code> to <code>dxgi.dll</code>.
@@ Line 372: / Line 409: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c, 11
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 394: / Line 431: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Rebellion Developments
Publishers
	Sega
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	Asura
Release dates
Windows	February 16, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	68
IGDB	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	Aliens versus Predator