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Collapse	2008
Collapse: The Rage	2010

Key points

Released as After the War in Europe.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 5 DRM
Steam		Can be played directly from its executable.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename logo folder^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\video\` Delete or rename `logo`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Creoteam Collapse\setup.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289620/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Creoteam Collapse\saveGame\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289620/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor		Menus are cropped. See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See the WSGF entry.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Fullscreen mode is always borderless. Use desktop resolution in-game.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	No Vsync.^[1]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		No vibration.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Set under Game Settings.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Mutes and pauses.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian				Retail only.
Russian
Spanish				Retail only; download.

Issues fixed

"The requested dll is missing: wmvcore.dll. Please reinstall."

This error occurs on N and KN versions of Windows.

Install Media Feature Pack^[2]
Install the Media Feature Pack (XP/Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10).

"Heavy stutters and tearing"

Switch game to borderless fullscreen

Download dxwnd https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Glossary:Windowed#DxWnd
Switch game to fullscreen in game settings.
Edit resolution to your native in config file https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Collapse#Configuration_file.28s.29_location
Setup game in dxwnd like this https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_2021-03-05_181136.png

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Windows Media Video	9 (WMV3)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 2800+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3000
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (289620) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Any way to Force Vsync on in the game? :: Collapse General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Cannot start Game (Windows8.1N) :: Collapse General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (289620) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (289620) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Any way to Force Vsync on in the game? :: Collapse General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Cannot start Game (Windows8.1N) :: Collapse General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Creoteam
Publishers
	Buka Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	September 25, 2008
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash, Shooter, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Collapse