Echelon (2001)
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This page is for the 2001 game by Madia Entertainment. For the 1988 game by Access Software, see Echelon. For the 1998 strategy game, see Echelon (1998).
Developers | |
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Madia Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Buka Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 21, 2001 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Vehicle simulator |
Vehicles | Flight |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Echelon |
Echelon | |
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Echelon (2001) | 2001 |
Echelon: Wind Warriors | 2002 |
Operation: Matriarchy | 2005 |
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename Logo.wmv[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\Configs.cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311080/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saved Games\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311080/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Output is Vert; set FOV with cm_fov X console command. |
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Multi-monitor | Resolutions are listed but do not work. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Resolutions are listed but do not work. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use cm_fov X in console (~) up to 120. Using a zoom function will revert the changes. |
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Windowed | Set in launcher. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | No option. Probably enabled by default.[citation needed] | ||
60 FPS | For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix. | ||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | No option to disable it. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Bulgarian | ||||
Polish | Retail release only. | |||
Portuguese | Retail release only.[2] | |||
Russian |
- It's possible that there are more translations.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Launcher only shows Exit option
Run GameLauncher.bat as administrator[1] |
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Notes
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Use Sui's Game Register[3] |
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Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- This game has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Apply necessary fixes |
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Apply the low frame rate fix. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | Me, 2000, XP, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz Intel Celeron 300 MHz |
Intel Pentium II 450 MHz AMD Athlon 450 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB 750 MB (Steam) |
750 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (311080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Attention! You need to run game as administrator. :: Echelon General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:DarkSonicPT on 2023-03-18
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-06-14)