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Blitzkrieg
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Nival |
Expansions |
La Plata Studios |
Post-GameSpy support |
General Arcade |
macOS (OS X) |
Virtual Programming |
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1C Company |
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Cdv Software Entertainment |
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Enigma Engine |
Windows |
June 4, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) |
April 20, 2011 |
Metacritic |
74 |
Monetization |
One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes |
Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing |
Real-time |
Perspectives |
Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls |
Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres |
Strategy |
Themes |
World War II, Historical, Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa |
Series |
Blitzkrieg |
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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- Official game page
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Version differences
- Blitzkrieg Anthology contains all the 3 expansions
- The GOG.com and Steam versions have working multiplayer. GameSpy multiplayer services for the retail release have been shut down, and the Mac App Store version does not include any multiplayer.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Burning Horizon |
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Rolling Thunder |
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Iron Division |
Requires Burning Horizon or Rolling Thunder |
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Essential improvements
AI Logic Fixes
- The base game and expansions contain a couple of AI bugs. The AI can see and shoot through buildings, and there is a bug where guns 'dig out' when manually ordered to turn.[2]
- These can be resolved by replacing the AI logic DLL with the equivalent DLL from the spinoff game Stalingrad, which fixed these issues.
Replace DLL in the game directory
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- Download the fix from ModDB.
- Make a backup of the original
ailogic.dll in case you encounter issues.
- Copy
ailogic.dll to <path-to-game>\Run (<path-to-game> for the GOG version).
- Overwrite the original file when prompted.
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Winter Buildings mod
- Adds winter models to certain buildings which originally lacked them.[2]
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- If the game is running poorly change the Minimal FPS setting to 0.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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Russian |
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Network
In-game multiplayer settings.
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 16 |
For the GOG.com version, use the installer available under bonus content.[3] |
Online play |
| 16 |
Steam and GOG.com versions were updated to replace the original defunct GameSpy service via Galaxy, and can connect to each other. Not available in the Mac App Store version.[1] |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
80, 6667, 28900, 29900, 29901 |
UDP |
8889, 9089, 13139, 27900 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
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Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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[4] |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 |
ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 366 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible
| 32 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.6 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Processor |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References