Independence War
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Developers | |
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Particle Systems | |
Publishers | |
1997-2003 | Infogrames |
2003-present | Atari |
Engines | |
BRender | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 1997 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Series | Independence War |
Independence War | |
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Independence War | 1997 |
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos | 2001 |
General information
- Titled I-War in Europe.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition. Includes the GOG.com installer. | |||
GOG.com | Deluxe Edition. Pre-packaged with nGlide. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition. Pre-packaged with nGlide. |
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: base game, Deluxe Edition.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes the exclusive Defiance expansion.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Defiance | Bundled with Deluxe Edition. Unavailable separately. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Apply the Independence War intro skip (GOG.com) |
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Run the game with the -nologos command line argument (retail)[1]
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Avoid Crash on the second tutorial mission
Run the game with the -b -16 command line arguments[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/330590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/330590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Stretched/pillarboxed 4:3. Use nGlide (pre-installed in the GOG.com and Steam versions) for non-standard resolutions, but force the 4:3 aspect ratio to prevent stretching. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use nGlide (pre-installed in the GOG.com and Steam versions). | ||
60 FPS and 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 | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The installer program on the base retail version of the game is 16-bit, which is unable to run on 64-bit versions of Windows.[2]
Use an alternate installer (retail) |
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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) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Software renderer | 3Dfx Voodoo 1 or 2 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (330590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Dreadnaught's Independence War Page - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AdventureWetpaint on 21 December 2021