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Wargame
Wargame: European Escalation	2012
Wargame: Airland Battle	2013
Wargame: Red Dragon	2014

Wargame: European Escalation is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Wargame series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Official site

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate

Steam
GOG.com (unavailable)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Commander	Free.
Conquest	Free.
Fatal Error	Free.
New Battlefields	Free.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/EugenSystems/WarGame/saves/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\EugenSystems\WarGame\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/EugenSystems/WarGame/SavedGames
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/EugenSystems/WarGame/saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 16x MSAA or EQAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Requires free Fatal Error DLC.
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, SFX, Music and voices.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		8

Issues fixed

The game is too bright

Set the rendering API to DirectX 9^[1]
In the game, go to options. Scroll the list on the right to the Advanced Video section. From the API dropdown, select the DirectX 9 option. Click the Apply button. Confirm changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	2.5 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible

References

↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[1] Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[1]

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+==Issues fixed==
+===The game is too bright===
+{{Fixbox|description=Set the rendering API to DirectX 9|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/58610/discussions/0/1643167006259674827/|title=Steam Community|date=28 May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
+# In the game, go to options.
+# Scroll the list on the right to the '''Advanced Video''' section.
+# From the '''API''' dropdown, select the '''DirectX 9''' option.
+# Click the '''Apply''' button.
+# Confirm changes.
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+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
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 |dos modes              =
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+|shader model versions  = 3.0
 |shader model notes     =
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+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
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+|windows arm app        = false
+|windows exe notes      =
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+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
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+|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP SP3
+|minOS    = XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7
 |minCPU   = 2.5 GHz Dual Core
-|minRAM   = 2 GB
+|minRAM   = 1 GB (XP)<br />2 GB (Vista, 7)
-|minHD    = 5 GB
+|minHD    = 10 GB
-|minGPU   = ATI Radeon X1800+
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT
-|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 7600GT+
+|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
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+|minDX    = 9
+|minSM    = 3.0
+|minaudio = DirectX 9 compatible
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 {{References}}

Developers

	Eugen Systems
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	IRISZOOM
Release dates
Windows	February 23, 2012
macOS (OS X)	January 17, 2013
Linux	February 28, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Series	Wargame