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Revision as of 06:54, 18 June 2021
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| Developers | |
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| 2001-2003 | Infogrames |
| 2003-present | Atari |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 28, 2001 |
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| Independence War | |
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| Independence War | 1997 |
| Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos | 2001 |
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix.
- Released as Edge of Chaos: Independence War 2 in Europe and Galaxy Commander: Edge of Chaos for the German re-release.
- To run the game, you need to have an optical drive or simulate one (e.g. with WinCDEmu). See here for more info.
General information
Availability
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Includes the GOG.com installer. | |
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Demo
A free demo can be downloaded here.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\flux.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359630/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\saves\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359630/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Video settings.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
- By default, the game's AA can only be toggled on/off for the in-game HUD lines and orb stalks.
| Force Anti-aliasing (AA) using either the Nvidia Control Panel or AMD Catalyst Control Center[citation needed] |
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Windowed
| Set windowed mode in flux.ini[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Input settings.
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation based unofficial translate «Fargus Multimedia» |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Issues fixed
Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- This issue occurs on Windows 8 and later.
| Use low frame rate fix |
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Apply the low frame rate fix |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Input | DirectInput | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | XP |
| Processor (CPU) | 600 MHz Pentium or better | 2 GHz Dual Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Riva TNT 2 or better DirectX 8 compatible | HD 3000 Series or better DirectX 9 compatible |
- These requirements are for the GOG.com release.
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%\VirtualStoreon 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 (359630) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.