World War II GI
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| Developers | |
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| TNT Team | |
| Publishers | |
| GT Interactive | |
| Retroism | |
| Night Dive Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Build | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | March 15, 1999 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | November 13, 2015 |
| Linux (DOSBox) | November 13, 2015 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
Includes Platoon Leader expansion | |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Platoon Leader | Free | |
Essential improvements
Source ports
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Raze | Fork of EDuke32 to GZDoom architecture. Currently in Alpha. Also supports Blood, Redneck Rampage and Powerslave/Exhumed. | |
| EDuke32 | Adds many modern features to Build engine such as high and widescreen resolution, dynamic lighting and shadows and expands the modding capabilities. It doesn't properly support multiplayer yet. |
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| EDuke32-OldMP | A multiplayer branch of an old EDuke32 build. | |
Multiplayer frontends
- Both frontends support both the DOS release and all source ports.
- YANG - Also supports other Build game such as Blood and Shadow Warrior, as well as any DOS games run through DOSBox.
- Duke Matcher
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| DOS | <path-to-game>\WW2GI.CFG |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| DOS | <path-to-game>\GAME*.SAV |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Requires a source port. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Requires a source port. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using DOSBox or a source port. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Requires a source port. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Requires a source port. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Requires a source port. | ||
Field of view (FOV)
| Use the console (source ports only) |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Requires a source port. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sound and Music. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 8 | Versus, Co-op See Multiplayer frontends for extended features. |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op See Multiplayer frontends for extended features. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | Provided by EDuke32-OldMP. | |
| Dedicated | Provided by EDuke32-OldMP. See Source ports and Multiplayer frontends. | |
| Self-hosting | See Multiplayer frontends. | |
| Direct IP | See Multiplayer frontends. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA (VESA) |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | Requires a source port. | ||
| macOS (OS X) | Requires a source port. |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 486DX4 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | VESA, VGA | |
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.0 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX compatible | |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.0 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible | |
| Sound (audio device) | ALSA compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.