Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg
Developers

	Nival
Expansions	La Plata Studios
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Publishers
	1C Company
	Cdv Software Entertainment
Engines
	Enigma Engine
Release dates
Windows	June 4, 2003
macOS (OS X)	April 20, 2011

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg	2003
Blitzkrieg 2	2005
Blitzkrieg 3	2017

Key points

GameSpy online server browser for the retail version no longer works due to GameSpy services being shut down (the GOG.com and Steam versions have working multiplayer).

Game menu locked to 640x480

General information

Official game page

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 4/5 DRM disc check
GOG.com		Blitzkrieg Anthology
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store		Blitzkrieg Anthology. No online play (only LAN).^[1]
Steam		Blitzkrieg Anthology

Version differences[edit]

Blitzkrieg Anthology contains all the 3 expansions

The GOG.com and Steam versions have working multiplayer. GameSpy multiplayer services for the retail release have been shut down, and the Mac App Store version does not include any multiplayer.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon
Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder
Blitzkrieg: Iron Division	Requires Burning Horizon or Rolling Thunder

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Run^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313480/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Run\saves^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313480/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Up to 1440x900.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF topic.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use `-windowed` command line argument.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

If the game is running poorly change the Minimal FPS setting to 0.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Russian

Network[edit]

In-game multiplayer settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16	For the GOG.com version use the installer available under bonus content.^[2]
Online play		16	Not available in the Mac App Store version.^[1]

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	80, 6667, 28900, 29900, 29901
UDP	8889, 9089, 13139, 27900

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 366 MHz	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.9 GB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	32 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Processor
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/313480/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (313480) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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