Yager is a futuristic aerial combat game that puts the player in the role of air ace Magnus Tide. After crashing his plane, losing his job and being dumped by his girlfriend, he feels like his life can't get any worse. Fortunately, Magnus managed to get himself a new ship and a new job as a freelancer for his former employer, Proteus. Unfortunately for Magnus, his new job couldn't have come at a worse time, as the world is on the verge of full scale war.
The game was initially released on 23rd May 2003 for Xbox in the EU and 28th September also in North America.
On 3rd October it was also released for Microsoft Windows in the EU and on the 4th February 2005 in North America.
The latest version of the game is 5.27.00 and is no longer developed.
Availability
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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A later version published in Gamestar does not require any DRM |
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- This game is not available digitally.
Monetization
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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Issues resolved
Cutscenes do not play
- Although the installer allows the user to specify any directory, it appears mandatory for the video files to be placed in a specific location. Otherwise, cutscenes are absent entirely.
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Instructions
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- Even on a 64-bit system,
%PROGRAMFILES%\THQ\Yager\Movies is the correct folder despite being a 32-bit application.
- After that, right-click on
<path-to-game>\yager_sse.exe, open the properties and select the Compatibility tab.
- Check
Run this program as an administrator.
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Now the cutscenes should play as expected, which is important as much of the story is told through them.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
8 |
[1] |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum | Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
98/98SE/ME/XP | |
| Processor (CPU) |
1,0 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD | 1,0 GHz or faster recommended |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB | 512 MB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
3.5 GB | 5.5 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 8.1 compatible with TnL Support
(nVidia GeForce, Matrox Parhelia, ATI Radeon)
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Supports most DirectX 8.1 compatible Joysticks and Gamepads
Notes
References
