Frontlines: Fuel of War

Key points

Requires the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software.

Multiplayer master server is offline.

General information

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM. 2 x DVD-ROMs.
GamersGate
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Frontlines - Fuel of War\GCGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9460/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Frontlines - Fuel of War\GCGame\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9460/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Image is stretched.
Ultra-widescreen		Image is stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	The game re-adds the border as soon as its removed. Window has maximum size, and can't be repositioned higher than Y=0.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Disabled by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Capped at 63 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Edit config file^{[citation needed]}
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Frontlines - Fuel of War\GCGame\Config\GCinput.ini` Under `[Engine.Console]` look for `ConsoleKey=None` and replace with `ConsoleKey=Tilde`. Add the line `-devmode` to the game's shortcut. In the game, press `~` to bring up the console and type `fov x`.

Windowed[edit]

Edit config file^{[citation needed]}
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Frontlines - Fuel of War\GCGame\Config\GCEngine.ini` Change `StartupFullscreen=True` to `StartupFullscreen=False` to launch a game in a Windowed mode.

Vertical sync (Vsync)[edit]

Edit config file^{[citation needed]}
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Frontlines - Fuel of War\GCGame\Config\GCEngine.ini` Change `UseVsync=False` to `UseVsync=True` to enable Vsync.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Enabled by default. Option in GCinput.ini, bEnableMouseSmoothing=false.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Shared with controller.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Shared with mouse.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		^[1]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Enabled by default. No option to disable it.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Traditional Chinese				Available secretly in Steam version, requires config tweak to run
Czech				Available secretly in Steam version, requires config tweak to run
German				Available secretly in Steam version, requires config tweak to run
Japanese				Available secretly in Steam version, requires config tweak to run
Polish				Available secretly in Steam version, requires config tweak to run
Russian				Available secretly in Steam version, requires config tweak to run

Manual Change of language[edit]

Edit config file^{[citation needed]}
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Frontlines - Fuel of War\GCGame\Config\GCEngine.ini` Under `[Engine.Engine]` look for `Language=INT` and replace with trigram corresponding to your language (POL for Polish, RUS for Russian etc.) You can see all available language folders in `<path-to-game>\GCGame\Localization`

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		64
Online play		64	Possible to connect over IP via console.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Dedicated Server software is available.
Direct IP		Open the console and enter `open` followed by the IP and port.

VR support[edit]

Devices	Native	Notes
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues fixed[edit]

Crash on startup - OpenAL[edit]

The game includes an outdated version of openal32.dll which may crash the game.

Use updated OpenAL^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\binaries\` Rename `openal32.dll` to a backup name. Install OpenAL 2.1.0.0.

Game doesn't launch[edit]

This game needs an older PhysX version no longer included in the latest PhysX System Software.

Install Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software^{[citation needed]}
Install the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software. Relaunch the game.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	Requires the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software.
Anti-cheat	PunkBuster	^{[citation needed]}

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 4800+ 2.8 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.1 GHz
System memory (RAM)	768 MB (1 GB for Vista)	1.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT ATI Radeon X800 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2 support	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTX ATI Radeon HD2600 Shader model 3 support

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/9460/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (9460) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Surround sound? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/9460/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (9460) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Surround sound? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[Note 1]

[1]

Developers

	Kaos Studios
Publishers
Former	THQ
Current	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	February 25, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	73
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic