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Difference between revisions of "Star Wolves 3: Civil War"

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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Star Wolves 3 Civil War cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Star Wolves 3 Civil War cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Elite Games Team}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Elite Games Team}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|2009-2018}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C-SoftClub}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Entertainment|2018-2022}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fulqrum Publishing|2022-present}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 2, 2010}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 15, 2009}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG, Strategy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space flight }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Star Wolves }}
 
|steam appid  = 46260
 
|steam appid  = 46260
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1426253436
 
|gogcom id    = 1426253436
 +
|hltb        = 9147
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 83983
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      = 12499
 
|winehq      = 12499
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Star Wolves}}
+
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{GOG.com links|1426253436|star_wolves_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1426253436|star_wolves_series|for game series}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/46260/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/46260/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
{{mm}} [https://starwolves3.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wolves_3_-_Civil_War_Wiki Wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-SW3CW | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | star-wolves-3-civil-war | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3550-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_wolves_3_civil_war | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_wolves_3_civil_war | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | star-wolves-3-civil-war | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | star-wolves-3-civil-war | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 46260 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 46260 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | star-wolves-3-civil-war | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename movie files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-04-09}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{file|{{P|game}}\Data\Video|folder}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{file|1CLOGO.bik}}, {{file|EGT_logo.bik}}, and {{file|SW3_CW_logo.bik}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Main.ini|{{P|game}}\default.cfg|{{P|game}}\Profiles\*\*.cfg|{{P|game}}\Profiles\*\profile.info}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Profiles\*\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
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Star Wolves 3 Civil War - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Star Wolves 3 Civil War - system settings.png|System settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Star Wolves 3 Civil War - additional settings.png|Additional settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = In {{file|{{p|game}}\Main.ini}}, change <code>FOV = 90</code> to the desired value.
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = [[FSAA]]
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = hackable
 +
|vsync notes                = In {{file|{{p|game}}\Main.ini}}, change <code>SyncVRefresh = 0</code> to <code>SyncVRefresh = 1</code>.
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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===Increase draw distance===
{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration file|ref=|fix=
|key remap                = unknown
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# Edit {{file|{{p|game}}\Main.ini}}.
 +
# Go to <code>[GRAPH]</code> section and increase the <code>ZFarPlane</code> value.
 +
{{ii}} The game also has transparency parameters: <code>ZTranspar</code> and <code>ZTransparLength</code>; the objects become transparent when the distance of the camera is longer than <code>ZTranspar</code>.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/46260/discussions/0/3414308028630571424/|title=Steam Community|date=28 May 2023}}</ref>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|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      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = unknown
 
|subtitles                = unknown
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|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        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Russian
 
|language  = Russian
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|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 =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = XP
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
|minRAM  =  
+
|minCPU2  = 2.0 GHz Single Core AMD
|minHD    =  
+
|minRAM  = 512 MB
|minGPU  =  
+
|minHD    = 5.5 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce FX 5700
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9600
 +
|minVRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 9.0 compatible
  
|recOS    =  
+
|recOS    = Vista
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
|recRAM  =  
+
|recCPU2  = 2.8 GHz Single Core AMD
 +
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  =  
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1900 XT
 +
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 16:43, 28 July 2023

Star Wolves 3: Civil War
Star Wolves 3: Civil War cover
Developers
Elite Games Team
Publishers
2009-2018 1C Company
2018-2022 1C Entertainment
2022-present Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows May 15, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Genres RPG, Strategy
Vehicles Space flight
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Star Wolves
Star Wolves 3: Civil War on HowLongToBeat
Star Wolves 3: Civil War on MobyGames
Star Wolves
Star Wolves 2004
Star Wolves 2 2006
Star Wolves 3: Civil War 2009

Star Wolves 3: Civil War is a singleplayer third-person RPG and strategy game in the Star Wolves series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 7 DRM
Windows
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Video.
  2. Delete or rename 1CLOGO.bik, EGT_logo.bik, and SW3_CW_logo.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Main.ini[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\default.cfg[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\Profiles\*\*.cfg[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\Profiles\*\profile.info[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46260/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles\*\Save\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46260/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
System settings.
System settings.
Additional settings.
Additional settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
In <path-to-game>\Main.ini, change FOV = 90 to the desired value.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
In <path-to-game>\Main.ini, change SyncVRefresh = 0 to SyncVRefresh = 1.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Increase draw distance

Edit configuration file
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\Main.ini.
  2. Go to [GRAPH] section and increase the ZFarPlane value.
The game also has transparency parameters: ZTranspar and ZTransparLength; the objects become transparent when the distance of the camera is longer than ZTranspar.[2]

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
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
2.0 GHz Single Core AMD
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce FX 5700
ATI Radeon 9600
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-09
  2. Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023