Great Big War Game
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| Developers | |
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| Rubicon Development | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 28, 2012 |
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Key points
- Multiplayer is cross-platform across Windows, iOS and Android.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\Great Big War Game\screenmode.txt |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216670/pfx/[Note 1] |
- When the game is set to Fullscreen mode,
screenmode.txtis deleted.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\Great Big War Game |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216670/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
- Very limited video settings with toggle-only options such as blood and gore, unit animation quality, weather effects and fullscreen/windowed.
General settings.
Widescreen resolution
- Requires Windowed mode for custom resolutions
- Custom resolutions should not be set to resolutions smaller than 1024x768
By default, the game renders at 1024x768, but by editing the two numbers screenmode.txt the resolution can be manually changed. The first number is the width, the second number is the height. While the menu and UI elements don't change in size, gameplay will be rendered at any resolution given by screenmode.txt, meaning GBWG can be run in 4K and ultrawidescreen resolutions. Note that when in Fullscreen mode, screenmode.txt is deleted and the resolution returns to default.
 The main menu in 1920x800. Note the menu remains constant but the background fills out the rest of the screen.
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 Gameplay in 1920x800.
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 The main menu in 640x640. Note the menu is cut off because the window resolution is smaller than that of the menu's.
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 Gameplay in 640x640. While still playable, UI elements now overlap.
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Input settings
- Game is controlled entirely with the mouse.
- Inherently touchscreen friendly.
- The Escape key is a hard-coded closing of the game.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | All campaign dialogue is subtitled. |
Network
Hot-seat local multiplayer is limited to 1v1-only skirmishes. Match settings can be changed such as map, starting gold and gold gain per turn for each individual player.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Hot seat Can only play 1v1 skirmishes with no AI players. |
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| Online play | 2 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | Players can search for open matches to join. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | Multiplayer requires a user login to online interface | |
| Self-hosting | Players can create their own matches and wait for others to join | |
| Direct IP |
 Main multiplayer interface. From here players can continue matches waiting for their turn, find matches to join, host a new match or challenge users added to their friends list.
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 Matchmaking finding joinable matches. Match information displayed also includes what platform the opponent is playing GBWG on.
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 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>/216670/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (216670) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.