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UFO
UFO: Aftermath	2003
UFO: Aftershock	2005
UFO: Afterlight	2007

UFO: Afterlight is a singleplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the UFO series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Community Discussions (Old Version)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check in Simplified Chinese release SecuROM 7 DRM in English release StarForce 5 DRM in Russian and Polish releases.
GOG.com
Steam		UFO.exe, UFOApp.exe launch without needing Steam.
ZOOM Platform
Amazon.com (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch for the game can be found on the Official Support site.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Profiles\Options.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/237950/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/237950/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Deadly freeze after trying to switch the language with the key combination `Alt`+`⇧ Shift`.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	In game option
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Range 0 - 100 %
Anti-aliasing (AA)	In game option
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS	Fps locked to monitor refresh rate (windowed mode allows to run above 60 Hz)
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Menu can only be operated by mouse, not keyboard
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Main (Master), Music, Speech, SFX, Interface
Surround sound
Subtitles		Some game events are logged rather than subtitled
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Incompatibility with Intel HD Graphics

The game is incompatible with Intel HD Graphics. New Steam version should run on Intel HD Graphics cards through executable UFOApp.exe

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1 GHz AMD Athlon 1 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	768 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2550 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9500 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

Notes

↑ ^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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (237950) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (237950) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (237950) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = UFO Afterlight - cover.jpg
@@ Line 5: / Line 4: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Altar Games}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|2007-2014}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Bohemia Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Bohemia Interactive|2014-current}}
 |engines      =
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 9, 2007}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|ufo-afterlight|71}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|ufo-afterlight|}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | UFO }}
 |steam appid  = 237950
 |steam appid side = 7500
 |gogcom id    = 1207658869
+|official site= https://www.bohemia.net/games/ufo-afterlight
+|hltb         = 10751
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 |strategywiki =
+|mobygames    = 26896
 |wikipedia    = UFO: Afterlight
 |winehq       = 4959
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|UFO}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 27: / Line 53: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc |Simple disc check in Simplified Chinese release<br>{{DRM|SecuROM|7}} in English release<br>{{DRM|StarForce|5}} in Russian and Polish releases. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B003P2VIUG | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | ufo_afterlight | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 237950 | DRM-Free | UFO.exe, UFOApp.exe launch without needing Steam. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| ZOOM | ufo-afterlight | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B003P2VIUG | unknown | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
@@ Line 49: / Line 77: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ufo-afterlight/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
@@ Line 79: / Line 107: @@
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
 |4k ultra hd                = limited
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Deadly freeze after trying to switch the language with the key combination Alt+Shift.
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Deadly freeze after trying to switch the language with the key combination {{key|Alt|Shift}}.
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             = In game option
-|borderless windowed        = hackable
+|borderless windowed        = unknown
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          = range 0 - 100 %
+|anisotropic notes          = Range 0 - 100 %
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = In game option
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = fps locked to monitor refresh rate (windowed mode allows to run above 60 Hz)
+|60 fps notes               = Fps locked to monitor refresh rate (windowed mode allows to run above 60 Hz)
 |120 fps                    = unknown
 |120 fps notes              =
@@ Line 102: / Line 133: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 114: / Line 145: @@
 |invert mouse y-axis       = false
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = false
 |controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = unknown
@@ Line 166: / Line 197: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Main (Master), Music, Speech, SFX, Interface
@@ Line 174: / Line 205: @@
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          = Some game events are logged rather than subtitled
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = false
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 302: / Line 335: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 322: / Line 355: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-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 =
 }}
@@ Line 340: / Line 376: @@
 |minRAM   = 512 MB
 |minHD    = 2550 MB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 5700
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce FX 5700
 |minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9500
 |minDX    = 9.0c
@@ Line 347: / Line 383: @@
 |recCPU   = 1.4 GHz
 |recRAM   = 768 MB
-|recHD    = 2550 MB
+|recHD    =
 |recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 6600
 |recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

Developers

	Altar Games
Publishers
2007-2014	1C Company
2014-current	Bohemia Interactive
Release dates
Windows	February 9, 2007
Reception
Metacritic	71
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	UFO