Extreme Assault

Extreme Assault

Developers
	Blue Byte Software
Release dates
DOS	1997
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Helicopter, Tank
Themes	Sci-fi

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Essential improvements

Patches

The last official patch is 1.2.3. Those focus in general on improving 3dfx support and network support. No cumulative patches were ever released. Two additional multiplayer levels were also released for free as separate patches. All of them are available for download here and at soggi.org.

Setup freeze

When the SETUP program is run from pure DOS, and after the game is copied to the HDD, "Setup Sound" is selected, the program will freeze the PC. This will not happen if the SETUP program is run from Windows 95. This is a bug in the installation procedure, apparently they only tested running the setup process from Windows 95.

The solution, is to not run the "Setup Sound" part, but to select "Quit program", and then manually run C:\BLUEBYTE\EXTREME\SETSOUND.BAT to run the sound setup.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\INIT.CFG <path-to-game>\SETUP.INI

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SAVEGAME

Video

Resolution settings (this menu is not available when using 3dfx / glide)

Graphics detail settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30 fps cap
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keyboard remapping becomes available when Control Type is set to Customize.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Depends on direction used when binding axis to action.
Controller
Controller support		Supports 2-button and 4-button joysticks as well as Thrustmaster, with or without rudder for all 3.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Only deadzone and linearity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Depends on direction used when binding axis to action.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and MIDI volume. CD Audio volume can't be configured directly from within the game.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		A switch between Midi Music and CD Audio is available under Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Polish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		4	Versus Using IPX.
Online play		4	Versus Disabled after MPlayer.com acquisition by GameSpy Arcade in 2001.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Glide	2	Patch 1.2.0 is required to support Voodoo Rush chips. Patch 1.2.3 adds support for Voodoo 2. Requires running the game using XA_3DFX.EXE executable.
DOS video modes	VGA, SVGA

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	MPlayer.com

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	486 DX 4/100 MHz	Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 MB	110 MB
Video card (GPU)	VESA compatible

Supports Intel MMX for software rendering.