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World War Z

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World War Z
World War Z cover
Developers
Saber Interactive
Publishers
Focus Home Interactive
Engines
Swarm Engine[1]
Release dates
Windows April 16, 2019
World War Z on Wikipedia
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Key points

Game crashing at launch appears to be a common issue, acknowledged by the developers.[2]

General information

Official website
Official Discord server
Official forums
Community subreddit
Technical FAQ - includes solutions to common issues

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
 Can be played without the Epic Games client, although multiplayer will be unavailable.[3]
Windows
All versions require Epic Games Launcher DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Lobo Bundle Pre-order bonus.[4]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Saber\WWZ\client\storage\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Saber\WWZ\client\storage\

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Use a Cheat Engine table at own risk[5]
  1. Run the game.
  2. Download and run Cheat Engine.
  3. Select the game process in Cheat Engine.
  4. Open World War Z FOV fix in Cheat Engine.
  5. Enable the Camera FOV Mod by checking its box or by other means.
  6. Double-click on <script> or start editing it by other means.
  7. Locate _CameraFOVVAR and change the value on the next line.
  8. Disable and enable Camera FOV Mod to apply the change.

Input settings

Mouse and controller settings.
Mouse and controller settings.
Remapping settings.
Remapping settings.
300px
Controller settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Display and language settings.
Display and language settings.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Russian
Italian
German
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
[6]
LAN play
Online play
8 Co-op, Versus
Up to 4 players in the campaign co-op mode, up to 8 in the PvP modes. Multiplayer games are always public.[7][8]
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
The game resorts to P2P when the dedicated servers are unavailable.
Manual P2P hosting is not possible.[9][10]
Dedicated
Limited to locations in the US, Europe and Korea at launch.[9]
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)[11]
TCP 11700-11710
UDP 48800–49000
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues unresolved

Crashes to desktop at game launch

Multiple users have reported crashes to desktop. The developers are aware of the issue.[12][13][14]
Potentially working solutions are available for Nvidia users.
Force the game to use the dedicated GPU[15]
  1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel by right-clicking an area on your desktop or by other means.
  2. Click on Manage 3D settings on the sidebar.
  3. Click on the Program Settings tab.
  4. Click on Add, select WWZ, or click on Browse and select <path-to-game>\en_us\client\bin\pc\wwzRetailEgs.exe
  5. Under Select the preferred graphics processor for this program, choose High-performance NVIDIA processor.
  6. Apply the changes.
Remove AMD components[16]
  1. Download the AMD Cleanup Utility for your system.
  2. Run the .exe file and follow the instructions.
Downgrade the Nvidia display drivers to 391.35[17][18]
  1. Download the correct 391.35 drivers for your system.
  2. Run the .exe file and follow the instructions.

Progression loss

Make a backup copy[19][20]
  1. Go to the save game data location.
  2. Copy the files to a new folder for backup.
This needs to be done regularly to make sure the backup is up to date.
In the event of progression loss, replace the files with your backup copy.

Issues fixed

Visual stuttering

Switch from Vulkan to DirectX11[21]
  1. Go to Settings -> Video.
  2. Set Graphics API to DirectX11.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Vulkan
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok [22]
Audio FMOD [22]
Cutscenes Bink Video [22]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-3220
AMD A10-5700		 Intel Core i7-3970 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB 16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Intel HD Graphics 630
ATI Radeon HD 5870 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon R9 280
DirectX 11 compatible

References

  1. ↑ World War Z - Launch Trailer (video description) - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  2. ↑ [1] - last accessed on April 17, 2019
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-05
    I closed the Epic Games launcher and renamed its Binaries folder. The game tried to connect to its servers but failed, still allowing to play through the Offline mode.
  4. ↑ [2] - last accessed on April 15, 2019
  5. ↑ View topic - World War Z | WSGF
  6. ↑ World War Z - FAQ - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  7. ↑ No private games and no OCE servers - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  8. ↑ Wish there was a private lobby - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 There will be both dedicated *and* P2P servers. - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  10. ↑ Official dev responses regarding some of the current issues - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  11. ↑ Server Addresses and Ports? - last accessed on April 30, 2019
  12. ↑ Game Crashes upon launch - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  13. ↑ World War Z - PC Hotfix April 20th - last accessed on April 20, 2019
  14. ↑ World War Z - First Bug Fix Update - last accessed on April 30, 2019
  15. ↑ [3] - last accessed on April 17, 2019
  16. ↑ FIXED start up crash in amdvlk64.dll on NVIDIA system - last accessed on April 20, 2019
  17. ↑ My solution to fix the crash at launch on PC. - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  18. ↑ Game does not start and crahsed immediately - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  19. ↑ Backup progression - last accessed on April 21, 2019
  20. ↑ Known Issues (Updated 19/04/2019) - last accessed on April 21, 2019
  21. ↑ Official dev responses regarding some of the current issues (primarily on PC) - last accessed on April 16, 2019
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-04-16