Operation: Matriarchy
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| Developers | |
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| Madia Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Buka Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 20, 2005 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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| Echelon | |
|---|---|
| Echelon (2001) | 2001 |
| Echelon: Wind Warriors | 2002 |
| Operation: Matriarchy | 2005 |
Key points
- Game appears to be missing many basic sound effects, as well as having no music.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
English release | |
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| Retail | |
TAGES 5.5 DRM for French release, StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1] for Russian release | |
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| Steam | |
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- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete or rename video file[6] |
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Unofficial Music, Sound & Re-Localization Patch
- This fan patch reworks most of the in-game sounds, as well as improves English translation and adds 22 pieces of music. It can be downloaded here (source).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\cfg\config.cfg[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/435420/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/435420/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Video settings.
Input settings
Input settings.
Audio settings
Sound settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Bulgarian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 | |
| Shader Model support | 1.1, 2.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP @ 1.5 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP @ 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce4 Ti ATI Radeon 9500 DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9700 |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[2][3][4][5] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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>/435420/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (435420) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.