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This product is no longer playable in any capacity. It is covered here for historical reference.
Key points
- Defiance and Defiance 2050 servers were shut down on April 29, 2021.[1]
- Defiance switched to free-to-play on June 4, 2014; existing owners get added benefits.[2]
General information
- Official forum
- Steam Community Discussions
- Port Report for Defiance
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Steam (unavailable) |
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Patcher.exe (launcher) can be launched without Steam. |
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- All versions require a Glyph account.
Essential improvements
SweetFX Tool
- You can improve the graphics of the game with SweetFX.
Install SweetFX[citation needed]
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- Download files from here.
- Unzip all files in the
<path-to-game>/live/ folder.
- Next download the following settings file.
- Copy and Paste the
preset_settings.txt in the <path-to-game>/live/ folder and delete the other one.
- Launch your game. SweetFX can be deactivated/activated by using the
SCROLL_LOCK key .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- Difference between Graphics options low and ultra make very little difference.[4]
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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French |
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German |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
| Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2900 Intel HD 4000 512 MB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 ATI Radeon HD 4750 1024 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>/224600/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (224600) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References