Cossacks: European Wars
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Developers | |
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GSC Game World | |
Publishers | |
Strategy First | |
cdv Software Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 30, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Europe |
Series | Cossacks |
Cossacks | |
---|---|
Cossacks: European Wars | 2000 |
Cossacks: The Art of War | 2002 |
Cossacks: Back to War | 2002 |
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars | 2005 |
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe | 2006 |
Cossacks 3 | 2016 |
Warnings
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Uses SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | Includes The Art of War and Back to War expansions. | |||
Steam | Expansions sold separately. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4880/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4880/pfx/[Note 3] |
- Profile data is stored in
<path-to-game>\Players
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Spanish | ||||
French |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 6 | Versus |
||
Online play | 6 | Versus 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 |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
---|---|
TCP | 2300-2400, 47624 |
UDP | 2300-2400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game running too fast/slow
- Cossacks: European Wars features a unique engine timing system. While the games' speed is still dependent on the CPU clock, like many older titles, they offer a flexible speed setting in the options menu to enable the user to tweak the speed to his liking.
Running too fast[4] |
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Notes |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.4 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 350 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (4880) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ GOG.com Forums - What to do when the game runs too fast
- ↑ The New and Improved Way to Control Game Speed! • Mastersofthefield (retrieved)
- ↑ Another way to control Game Speed • Mastersofthefield (retrieved)