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{{disambig|the original release|the HD Remaster|[[S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = S.W.I.N.E. cover.jpg
 
|cover        = S.W.I.N.E. cover.jpg
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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fishtank Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fishtank Interactive}}
 +
|engines      =
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Gepard}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Gepard}}
|engines      =
 
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 19, 2001}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 19, 2001}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|swine|65}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|swine|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | S.W.I.N.E. }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|hltb        = 20016
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|lutris      = swine
 +
|mobygames    = swine
 
|wikipedia    = S.W.I.N.E.
 
|wikipedia    = S.W.I.N.E.
 
|winehq      = 2889
 
|winehq      = 2889
|license      = commercial
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|license      = former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | | | Windows}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | | | Windows}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | DRM-free  | Game was made free by its own developer during Christmas{{CN|date=November 2017}} | | Windows}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | DRM-free  | Game was made free by its own developer during Christmas{{CN|date=November 2017}} | | Windows}}
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}}
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{{ii}} The 1.9 version of the game is available for free to download. [http://digi.atw.hu/swine.php?lang=en Further information is here].
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
====[http://digi.atw.hu/?lang=en S.W.I.N.E. v2.3.9 HD R16 Fan Patch]====
 +
{{++}} Adds widescreen suppport and includes many fixes for modern systems.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=User's Guide:|fix=
 +
# Move the downloaded file to S.W.I.N.E. main folder.
 +
# If the downloaded file has purple book icon, then right click on it and click on unpack (extract).
 +
# If the "swine 2.3.9 HD installer.exe" has red icon, then right click on it and run it as administrator.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|SWINE General Settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|SWINE Video Settings general.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 +
{{Image|SWINE Audio Settings advanced.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution notes= You can use the patch from users.atw.hu/digi (digi.atw.hu) However that's far more than little patch, It also changes camera zoom values,  
 
|widescreen resolution notes= You can use the patch from users.atw.hu/digi (digi.atw.hu) However that's far more than little patch, It also changes camera zoom values,  
 
some tanks are more powerful, But You can try out https://gist.github.com/kris7t/2850110
 
some tanks are more powerful, But You can try out https://gist.github.com/kris7t/2850110
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed notes            = Edit trail.ini from installation place and replace StartInFullScreen=1 with 0
 
|windowed notes            = Edit trail.ini from installation place and replace StartInFullScreen=1 with 0
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = false
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes        = false
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = false
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = false
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = false
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api          = false
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input          = false
 
|steam hook input notes    =  
 
|steam hook input notes    =  
|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets      = false
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts  = false
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|SWINE Audio Settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Edit {{p|game}}\options.ini "Subtitles = 'x'" section. Where 'x', there can be 3 options, 0 = no subtitles, 1 = only in dialogs, 2 = all subtitles.
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Czech
 
  |language  = Czech
  |interface = unknown
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = unknown
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = true
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  = 8
 
|online play players  = 8
 
|online play modes    = Versus
 
|online play modes    = Versus
|online play notes    = GameSpy is being used
+
|online play notes    =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|multiplayer      = GameSpy
 
|multiplayer      = GameSpy
|multiplayer notes=  
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|multiplayer notes= Use GameRanger for multiplayer. [http://digi.atw.hu/gr.php?lang=en Further information is here]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minDX    = 8.0
 
|minDX    = 8.0
|minaudio = Directx 8.0 compatible
+
|minaudio = DirectX 8.0 compatible
  
 
|recOS    = 2000, Me
 
|recOS    = 2000, Me

Latest revision as of 06:55, 28 October 2022

This page is for the original release. For the HD Remaster, see S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster.

S.W.I.N.E.
S.W.I.N.E. cover
Developers
StormRegion
Publishers
Fishtank Interactive
Engines
Gepard
Release dates
Windows November 19, 2001
Reception
Metacritic 65
Taxonomy
Series S.W.I.N.E.
S.W.I.N.E. on HowLongToBeat
S.W.I.N.E. on IGDB
S.W.I.N.E. on MobyGames
S.W.I.N.E. on Wikipedia
S.W.I.N.E.
S.W.I.N.E. 2001
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster 2019

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
Game was made free by its own developer during Christmas[citation needed]
Windows
The 1.9 version of the game is available for free to download. Further information is here.

Essential improvements

Patches

S.W.I.N.E. v2.3.9 HD R16 Fan Patch

Adds widescreen suppport and includes many fixes for modern systems.
User's Guide:
  1. Move the downloaded file to S.W.I.N.E. main folder.
  2. If the downloaded file has purple book icon, then right click on it and click on unpack (extract).
  3. If the "swine 2.3.9 HD installer.exe" has red icon, then right click on it and run it as administrator.

Game data

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

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\savegames[Note 1]

Video

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
You can use the patch from users.atw.hu/digi (digi.atw.hu) However that's far more than little patch, It also changes camera zoom values, some tanks are more powerful, But You can try out https://gist.github.com/kris7t/2850110
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Edit trail.ini from installation place and replace StartInFullScreen=1 with 0
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

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

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Edit <path-to-game>\options.ini "Subtitles = 'x'" section. Where 'x', there can be 3 options, 0 = no subtitles, 1 = only in dialogs, 2 = all subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Retail only.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 Versus
GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy Use GameRanger for multiplayer. Further information is here

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 466 MHz
System memory (RAM) 96 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 980 MB or more
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 8.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References