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{{State|postdev}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Men of War Assault Squad 2 Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Men of War Assault Squad 2 Cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 15, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 15, 2014}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|men-of-war-assault-squad-2|68}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1206/men-of-war-assault-squad-2|69}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|men-of-war-assault-squad-2|75}}
 
|steam appid  = 244450
 
|steam appid  = 244450
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =
|wikipedia    = Men_of_War:_Assault_Squad_2
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|hltb        = 17286
|winehq      =  
+
|strategywiki =  
 +
|wikipedia    = Men of War: Assault Squad 2
 +
|winehq      = 16796
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Men of War}}
 
{{Series|Men of War}}
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{++}} Has enhanced support for [http://www.bandicam.com/ Bandicam]
 
{{++}} Has enhanced support for [http://www.bandicam.com/ Bandicam]
 +
{{--}} EAX support is DirectSound3D, requiring [[Sound card#Restore legacy audio effects on newer OS|restoration programs]] to work.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.menofwargame.com/games/assaultsquad2 Official website]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/forumdisplay.php?f=112 Official forums] for game series
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/forumdisplay.php?f=112 Official forums] for game series
 
{{mm}} [http://menofwarwiki.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page Men of War Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://menofwarwiki.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page Men of War Wiki]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/244450/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/244450/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=593 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00ICU5P00 | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-MOWAS2 | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.1cshop.eu/strategy/men-of-war-assault-squad-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GMG | men-war-assault-squad-2 | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-MOWAS2 | Steam | {{store link|GamersGate|DD-MOWAS2DE|Deluxe Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Humble | menofwar_assaultsquad2 | Steam | {{store link|Humble|menofwar_assaultsquad2_deluxe|Deluxe Edition}} also available. |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1067-1 | Steam | {{store link|Gamesplanet|1067-2|Gold Edition}}, {{store link|Gamesplanet|1067-4|War Chest Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 244450 | Steam | | }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | men-war-assault-squad-2 | Steam | {{store link|GMG|men-war-assault-squad-2-deluxe-edition|Deluxe Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | men-of-war-assault-squad-2 | Steam | {{store link|Humble|men-of-war-assault-squad-2-deluxe-edition|Deluxe Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 244450 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
[[File:Men of War Assault Squad 2 General.png|290px|thumb|In-game general settings.]]
+
{{Image|Men of War Assault Squad 2 General.png|In-game general settings.}}
 +
 
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\{{P|uid}}}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\{{P|uid}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\{{P|uid}}\save}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\{{P|uid}}\save}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes          =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games store      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games store notes =
|uplay                 =  
+
|gog galaxy            =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes      =
|gamesave manager      =  
+
|origin                 =  
|gamesave manager notes=  
+
|origin notes           =  
 +
|steam cloud           = true
 +
|steam cloud notes     =  
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =  
 +
|xbox cloud            =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
[[File:Men of War Assault Squad 2 Video.png|290px|thumb|In-game video settings.]]
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{{Image|Men of War Assault Squad 2 Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
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|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|high frame rate            = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
|high frame rate notes     =  
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|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = true
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
[[File:Men of War Assault Squad 2 Controls.png|290px|thumb|In-game control settings.]]
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{{Fixbox|description=Alter the game's field of view|fix=
{{Input settings
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# Go to <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Men of War Assault Squad 2\resource
 +
# Open <code>gamelogic.pak</code>. with a program like 7zip or WinRAR
 +
# Open the set folder
 +
# Open the registry folder
 +
# Backup <code>camera.reg</code>.
 +
# Edit <code>camera.reg</code>.
 +
# In the perspective section, change  <code>{65}</code> to your desired FOV value.
 +
# Save your changes.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Altering the FOV may prevent you from joining online matches until the default values are returned.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Men of War Assault Squad 2 Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
[[File:Men of War Assault Squad 2 Audio.png|290px|thumb|In-game audio settings.]]
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{{Image|Men of War Assault Squad 2 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes        = Via DirectSound3D; [[Men of War: Assault Squad 2#Cannot use DirectSound3D options with SoundBlaster X-Fi cards|issues]] with certain soundcards.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/men-of-war-assault-squad-2/men-of-war-assault-squad-2/2286 #1], [http://patyekmagyaritasai.hu/letoltesek.html#M #2].
 +
  |fan       = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|local play          =  
 
|local play          =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 +
|local play modes    =
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 16
 
|lan play players    = 16
 +
|lan play modes      =
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  = 16
 
|online play players  = 16
 +
|online play modes    =
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
|local co-op          =
 
|local co-op players  =
 
|local co-op notes    =
 
|lan co-op            =
 
|lan co-op players    =
 
|lan co-op notes      =
 
|online co-op        =
 
|online co-op players =
 
|online co-op notes  =
 
|hot-seat            =
 
|hot-seat players    =
 
|hot-seat notes      =
 
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Crash on startup===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable anti-aliasing|fix=
 +
# Go to <code>{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\{{P|uid}}</code>.
 +
# Open <code>options.set</code>.
 +
# Change antialiasing from <code>2x</code> to <code>none</code>.
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
===Cannot use DirectSound3D options with SoundBlaster X-Fi cards===
 +
{{ii}} SoundBlaster X-Fi soundcards cannot use any of the DirectSound3D options - even using Creative ALchemy.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/244450/discussions/0/611701999529456303/ Steam Community Discussions - Can't use "DirectSound3D w/ EAX" option using Creative X-Fi soundcard and ALchemy on Windows 8.1]</ref>
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  = 4
 
|shader model versions  = 4
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      =
 +
|macos 64-bit app      =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = Vista, 7
 
|minOS    = Vista, 7
 
|minCPU  = 4.0 GHz Single Core
 
|minCPU  = 4.0 GHz Single Core
|minCPU2  = 2.0 GHZ Dual Core
+
|minCPU2  = 2.0 GHz Dual Core
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU2  =  
 
|minGPU2  =  
|minVRAM  =
+
|minVRAM  =  
 
|minDX    = 10
 
|minDX    = 10
  

Revision as of 11:08, 9 June 2020

Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 cover
Developers
Digitalmindsoft
Publishers
1C Company
Engines
GEM 2
Release dates
Windows May 15, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 68
OpenCritic 69
IGDB 75
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 on HowLongToBeat
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 on IGDB
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 on Wikipedia
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II 2004
Silent Heroes: Elite Troops of WWII 2005
Faces of War 2006
В тылу врага: Диверсанты 2 2006
В тылу врага: Диверсанты 3 2008
Men of War 2009
Men of War: Red Tide 2009
Men of War: Assault Squad 2011
Men of War: Vietnam 2011
Men of War: Condemned Heroes 2012
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 2014
Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins 2016
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War 2019
Men of War II: Arena Cancelled
Men of War II 2024

Key points

Has enhanced support for Bandicam
EAX support is DirectSound3D, requiring restoration programs to work.

General information

Official forums for game series
Men of War Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Publisher website
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Windows
GamersGate
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Gold Edition, War Chest Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\<user-id>
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/244450/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\<user-id>\save
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/244450/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Field of view (FOV)

Alter the game's field of view
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Men of War Assault Squad 2\resource
  2. Open gamelogic.pak. with a program like 7zip or WinRAR
  3. Open the set folder
  4. Open the registry folder
  5. Backup camera.reg.
  6. Edit camera.reg.
  7. In the perspective section, change {65} to your desired FOV value.
  8. Save your changes.

Notes

Altering the FOV may prevent you from joining online matches until the default values are returned.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Via DirectSound3D; issues with certain soundcards.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16
Online play
16

Connection types

Issues fixed

Crash on startup

Disable anti-aliasing
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\<user-id>.
  2. Open options.set.
  3. Change antialiasing from 2x to none.

Issues unresolved

Cannot use DirectSound3D options with SoundBlaster X-Fi cards

SoundBlaster X-Fi soundcards cannot use any of the DirectSound3D options - even using Creative ALchemy.[1]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10
Shader Model support 4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 4.0 GHz Single Core
2.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible


Notes

  1. 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>/244450/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (244450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References