Difference between revisions of "Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway"

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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30	2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood	2005
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway	2008

Key points

GameSpy online server browser was shut down in 2012.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM.

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
Ubisoft Store

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\SumacGame\Movies\`. Delete or rename `Gearbox_logo.bik` and `Ubisoft_logo.bik`. Delete or rename `<path-to-game>\SumacGame\Splash\PC\Splash.bmp` to remove the splash screen.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\BIA Hells Highway\SumacGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\BIA Hells Highway\SumacGame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution manually^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `SumacEngine.ini`. Change `ResX` and `ResY` to the desired resolution. Change `Fullscreen=True` to `Fullscreen=False` for windowed mode.

Field of view (FOV)

Set custom FOV^[1]

Edit the in-game key bindings to use "zoom hold" instead of "zoom".
Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open SumacInput.ini.

Under [Engine.InputActionDefinition] find the following line.

Actions=(Id=IA_ZoomHold,Alias=".ZOOMHOLD",Names=("Zoom"),Command="ZoomIn | OnRelease ZoomOut")

Change the line to the following where 100 is the desired FOV.

Actions=(Id=IA_ZoomHold,Alias=".ZOOMHOLD",Names=("Zoom"),Command="ZoomIn | FOV 0 | OnRelease ZoomOut | OnRelease FOV 100")

Under [SumacGame.SumacPlayerInput] add the following line.

Bindings=(Name="F2",Command="FOV 0",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

When a cutscene starts playing, press F2 to use the default FOV during cutscenes.

Notes

The FOV will lower when aiming to zoom in, then zoom out to your desired standard FOV on release.

This fix may or may not break sniper scopes.^{[citation needed]}

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set borderless windowed^{[citation needed]}
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Start the game in windowed mode and press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`← Backspace` to toggle Special K's Control Panel. Expand "Window Management" and "Style and Position". Enable "Borderless" and "Fullscreen (Borderless Upscale)".

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Set AF manually^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `SumacEngine.ini`. Change `MaxAnisotropy=4` to `MaxAnisotropy=16`.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Force SGSSAA^[2]

Download and open Nvidia Profile Inspector.
Open the Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway profile.
Set Antialiasing Compatibility to 0x000010C1.
Set Antialiasing Mode to Override any application setting.
Set Antialiasing Setting to 4x Multisampling or your desired level of MSAA.
Set Antialiasing Transparency Supersampling to 4x Sparse Grid Supersampling or your desired level of SGSSAA.
Apply changes and close the program.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background^{[citation needed]}
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Start the game and press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`← Backspace` to toggle Special K's Control Panel. Expand "Window Management" and "Input/Output Behavior". Enable "Mute Game" under "Background Behavior".

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only.
French
Hungarian				Retail only.
Italian
Polish				Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game doesn't start (General protection fault)

Update PhysX^[4]
Uninstall Nvidia PhysX System Software. Install the latest Nvidia PhysX System Software.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 925 3.0 GHz 2.6 Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support	DirectX 10 compatible

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 (15390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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 (15390) 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] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (15390) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway | WSGF

[3] Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums

[4] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[5] General Protection Fault :: Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway General Discussions

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Gearbox Software
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 7, 2008