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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
Publisher website
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Gold Edition, War Chest Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

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.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Can choose between foreground or background.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Alter the game's field of view

Go to <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Men of War Assault Squad 2\resource
Open gamelogic.pak. with a program like 7zip or WinRAR
Open the set folder
Open the registry folder
Backup camera.reg.
Edit camera.reg.
In the perspective section, change {65} to your desired FOV value.
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.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

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
Hungarian				Fan translation, #1, #2.
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Crash on startup

Disable anti-aliasing
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\men of war - assault squad 2\profiles\<user-id>`. Open `options.set`. 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

↑ ^1.0 ^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

↑ Steam Community Discussions - Can't use "DirectSound3D w/ EAX" option using Creative X-Fi soundcard and ALchemy on Windows 8.1

[Proton_path_note-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.

[2] Steam Community Discussions - Can't use "DirectSound3D w/ EAX" option using Creative X-Fi soundcard and ALchemy on Windows 8.1

[Note 1]

[1]

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 |release dates=
 {{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
 |gogcom id    =
+|hltb         = 17286
 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Men of War: Assault Squad 2
@@ Line 23: / Line 28: @@
 '''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://menofwarwiki.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page Men of War Wiki]
@@ Line 31: / Line 35: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00ICU5P00 | Steam | {{store link|Amazon|B00ICU5PQE|Deluxe Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.1cshop.eu/strategy/men-of-war-assault-squad-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-MOWAS2 | Steam | {{store link|GamersGate|DD-MOWAS2DE|Deluxe Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1067-1 | Steam | {{store link|Gamesplanet|1067-2|Gold Edition}}, {{store link|Gamesplanet|1067-4|War Chest Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
@@ Line 55: / Line 59: @@
 ===[[Glossary: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       =
+|origin                 =
+|origin notes           =
+|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud notes      =
+|uplay                  =
+|uplay notes            =
+|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud notes       =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Men of War Assault Squad 2 Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 79: / Line 91: @@
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
-|fov                        = unknown
+|fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  =
+|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
@@ Line 101: / Line 113: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Alter the game's field of view|fix=
+# 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 settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 166: / Line 193: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Men of War Assault Squad 2 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 188: / Line 215: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Simplified Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
@@ Line 195: / Line 230: @@
   |language  = French
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 203: / Line 238: @@
   |language  = German
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
+}}
+{{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
   |language  = Italian
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 227: / Line 278: @@
   |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Turkish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 302: / Line 361: @@
 |shader model versions  = 4
 |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 =
 }}

Developers

	Digitalmindsoft
Publishers
	1C Company
Engines
	GEM 2
Release dates
Windows	May 15, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	69
IGDB	75