Difference between revisions of "Emergency 4: Global Fighters for Life"

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Emergency: Fighters for Life	1998
Emergency Police	2001
Emergency 2: The Ultimate Fight for Life	2002
Emergency 3: Mission:Life	2005
Emergency 4: Global Fighters for Life	2006
Emergency 2012	2010
Emergency 2013	2012
Emergency 2014	2013
Emergency 5	2014
Emergency 2016	2015
Emergency 2017	2016
Emergency 20	2017

Key points

Released as 911: First Responders in North America.

General information

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Steam Community Discussions for Deluxe Edition

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Steam		Deluxe Edition

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\em4.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Data\Specs\keys.xml^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/323610/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

em4.cfg contains general settings.

keys.xml contains key mapping data.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\Save\campaignprogress.xml^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/323610/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched from 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Download and put Sui's Wrapper in game's directory.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Edit fov in config file^[1]

Calculate your desired FOV using this calculator.
Open <path-to-game>\em4.cfg with a text editor.
Find and replace the value in a line <var name="r_fov" value="350" /> with the one from the FOV calculator.
Save and launch the game.

Notes

Increased FOV may have a drastic impact on performance.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection		Cursor is always visible.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Basic Stereo audio.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Partial. Voice overs still play when out of focus.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Polish				Available in local retail release. Rip available here.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail and Digital, FX Interactive.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 - 1.7 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 - 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1024 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 5700 128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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 (323610) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2018-05-03

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 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 (323610) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (323610) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Sui-3] Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2018-05-03

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-Time Game Purchase}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Simulation, Strategy }}
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 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Emergency }}
 |steam appid  = 323610
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 |gogcom id    =
 |strategywiki =
+|hltb         = 21184
 |mobygames    = 911-first-responders
 |wikipedia    = Emergency 4: Global Fighters for Life
 |winehq       =
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 |license      = commercial
 }}
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 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 |mute on focus lost notes = Partial. Voice overs still play when out of focus.
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 {{L10n/switch
 |language  = English
+|interface = true
+|audio     = true
+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = German
 |interface = true
 |audio     = true
@@ Line 297: / Line 314: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Publishers
	Atari
Engines
	Vision 7
Release dates
Windows	April 13, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Simulation, Strategy
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Emergency