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{{ii}} The game will not work on XP and higher without [http://www.mediafire.com/view/0mffm8d554k94ck/1.+War+of+the+Worlds+PC+Game+%28GENERAL+SOLUTIONS%29.pdf user-made fixes] for general issues (color corruption, game not loading, etc.).
 
{{ii}} The game will not work on XP and higher without [http://www.mediafire.com/view/0mffm8d554k94ck/1.+War+of+the+Worlds+PC+Game+%28GENERAL+SOLUTIONS%29.pdf user-made fixes] for general issues (color corruption, game not loading, etc.).
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{{ii}} The game may not work on Vista or higher - even with the aforementioned user-made fixes - unless [https://www.williamfeely.info/wiki/DXGL DXGL] is used (see [[Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds#Game_crashes_after_starting_or_loading_a_new_game|"Issue Fixed"]]).
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{{ii}} The game may not work on Vista or higher - even with the aforementioned user-made fixes - unless [https://www.williamfeely.info/wiki/DXGL DXGL] is used (see [[Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds#Game crashes after starting or loading a new game|Issues fixed]]).
 
{{--}} Resolution is not unified - strategic and tactical maps display in the resolution chosen in Graphics Settings, while videos, menus, and loading screens always display at 640x480.
 
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{{ii}} All menu screens, including the graphics and audio settings screens, are unique for both the Human and Martian factions; however, they both have exactly the same wording, format, and settings, so the difference is merely superficial.
 
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Revision as of 08:27, 14 October 2014

Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds
Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds cover
Developers
Rage Software
Publishers
GT Interactive
Release dates
Windows 1999
Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds on Wikipedia

Key points

The game will not work on XP and higher without user-made fixes for general issues (color corruption, game not loading, etc.).
The game may not work on Vista or higher - even with the aforementioned user-made fixes - unless DXGL is used (see Issues fixed).
Resolution is not unified - strategic and tactical maps display in the resolution chosen in Graphics Settings, while videos, menus, and loading screens always display at 640x480.

General information

Official forum for all video game adaptations of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

All menu screens, including the graphics and audio settings screens, are unique for both the Human and Martian factions; however, they both have exactly the same wording, format, and settings, so the difference is merely superficial.
Graphics settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

No CD Audio

Under XP and higher, the game may be unable to read the CD Audio tracks on the Human (Disc 1/Installation Disc) and Martian (Disc 2) CDs, causing it to think there is no CD-ROM inserted into the disc drive.
Instructions

Game crashes after starting or loading a new game

Under Vista and higher, the game will crash as soon as the strategic map is loaded due to DirectDraw features the game relies upon being deprecated.
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Pentium I 133 (133 MHz) Pentium II 333 (333 MHz)
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 120 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM 4 MB of VRAM