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{{DLC/row| Season Pass | Contains a collection of additional scenario missions, playable units, and a Limit Break Material.<br>Included with "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | {{DLC/row| Season Pass | Contains a collection of additional scenario missions, playable units, and a Limit Break Material.<br>Included with "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | ||
| − | {{DLC/row| Unit & Scenario Pack 1 | Contains two scenario missions and two playable units.<br>Included with "'''Season Pass'''" and "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | + | {{DLC/row| Unit & Scenario Pack 1: Legend & Succession | Contains two scenario missions and two playable units.<br>Included with "'''Season Pass'''" and "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} |
| − | {{DLC/row| Unit & Scenario Pack 2 | Contains two scenario missions and two playable units.<br>Included with "'''Season Pass'''" and "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | + | {{DLC/row| Unit & Scenario Pack 2: Knights of Moon & Light | Contains two scenario missions and two playable units.<br>Included with "'''Season Pass'''" and "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} |
| − | {{DLC/row| Unit & Scenario Pack 3 | Contains two scenario missions and three playable units.<br>Included with "'''Season Pass'''" and "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | + | {{DLC/row| Unit & Scenario Pack 3: Flash & Rebirth | Contains two scenario missions and three playable units.<br>Included with "'''Season Pass'''" and "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} |
| − | {{DLC/row| | + | {{DLC/row| Bonus Pack | Adds Liu Bei Unicorn Gundam, Sun Quan Astray Gundam, and Cao Cao Wing Gundam from the "''SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden''" series as playable units, as well as 5,000 Capital Ticket, an Expansion Part, and early access to the Gundam unit.<br>Originally exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} |
{{DLC/row| Early Unlock: Command Gundam | Allows early access to the Command Gundam unit.<br>Exclusive to "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | {{DLC/row| Early Unlock: Command Gundam | Allows early access to the Command Gundam unit.<br>Exclusive to "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | ||
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{{DLC/row| Early Unlock: Knight Gundam | Allows early access to the Knight Gundam unit.<br>Exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} | {{DLC/row| Early Unlock: Knight Gundam | Allows early access to the Knight Gundam unit.<br>Exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} | ||
{{DLC/row| Early Unlock: Musha Gundam | Allows early access to the Musha Gundam unit.<br>Exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} | {{DLC/row| Early Unlock: Musha Gundam | Allows early access to the Musha Gundam unit.<br>Exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{DLC/row| Unit Limit Break Material Combo Pack 1 | Contains limit break materials to enhance playable units.<br>Exclusive to "'''Season Pass'''" and included with "'''Deluxe Edition'''". | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{DLC/row| MS Development - Super Pack Lv1 | Contains a 5,000,000 Capital Ticket, several 2nd and 3rd Level Uncap Materials, a Revision Key, and an Expansion Part to enhance playable units.<br>Originally exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{DLC/row| MS Development - Super Pack Lv2 | Contains a 10,000,000 Capital Ticket, several 3rd and 4th Level Uncap Materials, and an Expansion Part to enhance playable units.<br>Originally exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{DLC/row| MS Development - Super Pack Lv3 | Contains a 15,000,000 Capital Ticket, several 4th and 5th Level Uncap Materials, and two Expansion Parts to enhance playable units.<br>Originally exclusive to pre-orders. | Windows }} | ||
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| − | |royalty free audio notes = | + | |royalty free audio notes = The opening theme, "''Timeless Universe''" by Powerless feat.ShishiGami, and the ending theme, "''Error''" by Hige Driver feat. Akira Yuki, are licensed songs.<br>Several music tracks from previous Gundam series are also copyrighted songs, and are occasionally played during missions. |
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Revision as of 11:25, 24 March 2023
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| Developers | |
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| Artdink | |
| Publishers | |
| Bandai Namco Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 24, 2022 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 71 |
| OpenCritic | 78 |
| IGDB | 75 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | DLC, One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | ARPG |
| Vehicles | Robot |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Gundam |
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SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a real-time third-person ARPG in the Gundam series, developed by Artdink and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
The game focuses on a group of pilots in a virtual world called "G: Universe" piloting super-deformed versions of various Mobile Suits in an attempt to correct disruptions in the Gundam timeline, known as Historical Breaks.
The game was formally announced on February 9, 2022, alongside a trailer, promising a 2022 release date.[1] On May 26, 2022, an in-depth trailer was released during Bandai Namco's Gundam Game Fest that revealed that the game will be released on August 25, 2022.[2][3]
SD Gundam Battle Alliance was released on Steam on August 24, 2022.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Publisher website | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| GamersGate | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Steam | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| DLC | Additional units, missions and enhancements are available for purchase to be used in-game. A Season Pass that combines all the game's DLC into one package is also available for purchase. |
| One-time game purchase | SD Gundam Battle Alliance requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Season Pass | Contains a collection of additional scenario missions, playable units, and a Limit Break Material. Included with "Deluxe Edition". |
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| Unit & Scenario Pack 1: Legend & Succession | Contains two scenario missions and two playable units. Included with "Season Pass" and "Deluxe Edition". |
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| Unit & Scenario Pack 2: Knights of Moon & Light | Contains two scenario missions and two playable units. Included with "Season Pass" and "Deluxe Edition". |
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| Unit & Scenario Pack 3: Flash & Rebirth | Contains two scenario missions and three playable units. Included with "Season Pass" and "Deluxe Edition". |
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| Bonus Pack | Adds Liu Bei Unicorn Gundam, Sun Quan Astray Gundam, and Cao Cao Wing Gundam from the "SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden" series as playable units, as well as 5,000 Capital Ticket, an Expansion Part, and early access to the Gundam unit. Originally exclusive to pre-orders. |
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| Early Unlock: Command Gundam | Allows early access to the Command Gundam unit. Exclusive to "Deluxe Edition". |
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| Early Unlock: Knight Gundam | Allows early access to the Knight Gundam unit. Exclusive to pre-orders. |
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| Early Unlock: Musha Gundam | Allows early access to the Musha Gundam unit. Exclusive to pre-orders. |
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| Unit Limit Break Material Combo Pack 1 | Contains limit break materials to enhance playable units. Exclusive to "Season Pass" and included with "Deluxe Edition". |
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| MS Development - Super Pack Lv1 | Contains a 5,000,000 Capital Ticket, several 2nd and 3rd Level Uncap Materials, a Revision Key, and an Expansion Part to enhance playable units. Originally exclusive to pre-orders. |
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| MS Development - Super Pack Lv2 | Contains a 10,000,000 Capital Ticket, several 3rd and 4th Level Uncap Materials, and an Expansion Part to enhance playable units. Originally exclusive to pre-orders. |
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| MS Development - Super Pack Lv3 | Contains a 15,000,000 Capital Ticket, several 4th and 5th Level Uncap Materials, and two Expansion Parts to enhance playable units. Originally exclusive to pre-orders. |
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Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | SD Gundam Battle Alliance has no microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\SDGundamBA\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/824550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Bandai Namco Entertainment\SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/824550/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
Screen and UI settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Game sets itself to the monitor's native resolution when in Fullscreen or Borderless Windowed mode. | ||
| Multi-monitor | The game is pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio by default. The Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker can be used to achieve true multimonitor support. However, FMV cutscenes will be pillarboxed to 16:9, some UI elements will be will be either pillarboxed to 16:9 or appear misaligned outside of the aspect ratio, and Vert- will be applied in-game.[4] | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio by default. The Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker can be used to achieve ultrawide support. However, FMV cutscenes will be pillarboxed to 16:9, some UI elements will be will be either pillarboxed to 16:9 or appear misaligned outside of the aspect ratio, and Vert- will be applied in-game.[5] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV) or use the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Referred to as "Texture Filter". Three presets are available, "Low" (None), "Medium" (2x), and "High" (8x).[6] See Anisotropic filtering (AF) or use the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker for additional options. |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Options for TAA, FXAA and up to 2x SSAA are available. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS by default. See Frame rate (FPS) or use the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker for a workaround. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse bindings
Camera and general settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Multi-Button Actions and menu controls cannot be rebinded. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Referred to as "Camera Controls (Horizontal/Vertical)". Separate sliders are available for both options. |
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| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Referred to as "Vertical Camera Rotation". A separate option for "Horizontal Camera Rotation" is also available. |
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| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | A keyboard and mouse is required to input player's name and directory for custom music folder. | |
| Controller remapping | Multi-Button Actions and menu controls cannot be remapped. | |
| Controller sensitivity | Referred to as "Camera Controls (Horizontal/Vertical)". Separate sliders are available for both options. |
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| Controller Y-axis inversion | Referred to as "Vertical Camera Rotation". A separate option for "Horizontal Camera Rotation" is also available. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4 and DualSense controllers are natively supported. | |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | , Wireless (Bluetooth) |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [7] |
| Steam Input | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steam Input API support | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts |
Gamepad settings (Xbox One layout)
Gamepad settings (DualShock 4 layout)
Gamepad settings (DualSense layout)
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Audio
Sound and text settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sliders for Music, Voice, and Sound Effects. | |
| Surround sound | Plays up to 5.1.[8] | |
| Subtitles | Text boxes, accompanied with voice acting during key scenes, are utilized. Subtitles during cutscenes are forced on and cannot be disabled. |
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| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | The opening theme, "Timeless Universe" by Powerless feat.ShishiGami, and the ending theme, "Error" by Hige Driver feat. Akira Yuki, are licensed songs. Several music tracks from previous Gundam series are also copyrighted songs, and are occasionally played during missions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Thai |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 3 | Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | Lobbies can be created. | |
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | SpeedTree | [9] |
| Audio | Criware | [9] |
| Cutscenes | Criware | [9] |
| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-6300 AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
Intel Core i5-10600K |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB [10] | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/824550/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (824550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ SD Gundam Battle Alliance - Announcement Trailer - Coming 2022 - YouTube
- ↑ Gundam Game Fest - YouTube
- ↑ SD Gundam Battle Alliance – Release Date Announcement Trailer - YouTube
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-08-24
- Tested by playing the game with a multi-monitor setup at a 3840x2160 resolution, and then using the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-08-24
- Tested by playing the game with a 2560x1080 resolution, and then attempting to play the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker. The Unlocker set the game to a true ultrawide resolution upon injection.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-08-24
- Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking each anisotropic setting with the command
r.MaxAnisotropy.
- Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking each anisotropic setting with the command
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-08-24
- Tested by inputting a direction on my Xbox Series controller and inputting another direction on my keyboard at the same time.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-08-24
- Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-08-13
- As seen during splash screens upon boot-up.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-08-24
- Actual install size is 22.85 GB.