World War Z

World War Z

Developers
	Saber Interactive
Publishers
	Mad Dog Games
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Swarm Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 16, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter

Key points

Multiple free content and technical updates since release.

Optional online cross-play between PC and Xbox One.

General information

Official forums

Official Discord server

Community subreddit

Technical FAQ - includes solutions to common issues

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		GOTY Edition. Online modes require Epic Games Launcher.
Humble Store

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Lobo Bundle	Pre-order bonus also included in GOTY Edition.
GOTY Edition Upgrade	Includes new missions, weapon packs, and all previously available skins and weapons DLC.

Campaign DLC ownership is not required for joining friends for private games.

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\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher

Video

Video settings.

HUD settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Cutscenes are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor		Hor+ gameplay and cutscenes. Pillarboxed menu and loading screens. Use the ultrawide patcher to remove the menu pillarboxing.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and cutscenes. Pillarboxed menu and loading screens. Use the ultrawide patcher to remove the menu pillarboxing.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		FOV Scale from 1.00 to 1.30 in increments of 0.05.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Labeled Texture Filtering. Low, Medium, High, Ultra.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA, up to 2x SSAA through Resolution Scale.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30, 60, 90, 120, or Unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Camera settings.

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		1-20 in increments of 1.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		5 control schemes, bumper and trigger swap options.
Controller sensitivity		Separate sliders for the look and aiming sensitivity. 1-20 for the X and Y axis.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Xbox One controllers are supported, while Xbox 360 ones are not.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Vibration toggle.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, UI, SFX, dialogue, voice chat.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Game 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
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. Optional co-op cross-play with Xbox One users enabled by default.
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.
Dedicated		Limited to locations in the US, Europe and Korea at launch.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
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 game has received updates attempting to fix the issue.

Potentially working solutions are available for Nvidia users.

Force the game to use the dedicated GPU

Open the NVIDIA Control Panel by right-clicking an area on the desktop or by other means. Click on Manage 3D settings on the sidebar. Click on the Program Settings tab. Click on Add, select WWZ, or click on Browse and select <path-to-game>\en_us\client\bin\pc\wwzRetailEgs.exe Under Select the preferred graphics processor for this program, choose High-performance NVIDIA processor. Apply the changes.

Remove AMD components
Download the AMD Cleanup Utility. Run the .exe file and follow the instructions.

Downgrade the Nvidia display drivers to 391.35
Download the correct 391.35 drivers for the running operating system. Run the .exe file and follow the instructions.

Issues fixed

Visual stuttering

Switch from Vulkan to DirectX 11
Go to Settings -> Video. Set Graphics API to DirectX11.

Stretched menu at wide resolutions

The main menu background including character models may stretch at 21:9 and wider resolutions.

Disable FidelityFX sharpening
From the main menu, go to Settings -> Video. Set FidelityFX CAS to OFF.

Use the World War Z ultrawide & multimonitor patcher.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Vulkan

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	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

A 64-bit operating system is required.