Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
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| Developers | |
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| The Coalition | |
| Splash Damage | |
| Lemon Sky Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 1, 2016[2] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 73 |
| OpenCritic | 83 |
| IGDB | 78 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
| Series | Gears of War |
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| Gears of War | |
|---|---|
| Gears of War | 2007 |
| Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | 2016 |
| Gears of War 4 | 2016 |
| Gears POP! | 2019 |
| Gears 5 | 2019 |
| Gears Tactics | 2020 |
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Game Pass for PC | |
- All versions require Microsoft Store DRM.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
| Subscription gaming service | Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Rename video files[3] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DeltaPC_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\WarGame\Config |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DeltaPC_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox Cloud | Synchronizes saved games.[5] |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Supported.[6] Cutscenes are pillarboxed to 16:9.[7] Use this mod from RoseTheFlower for 32:9 and wider. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | [8] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | In-game setting added in Title Update 5.[9] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA toggle. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | In-game setting added in Title Update 5 (also requires Windows 10 Update KB 3156421).[9] Enabling Vsync may cause stuttering even if the system can otherwise run the game well.[10] | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Framerate can be unlimited or limited between 30-120.[9] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Delete cannot be bound to commands as it is used to delete bindings. | |
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse smoothing disabled as of Title Update 2.[11] | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Control scheme: default, alternate, tournament; sticks: default, legacy, left-handed, legacy left-handed; triggers: default, left-handed | |
| Controller sensitivity | Look sensitivity, target sensitivity, zoom sensitivity | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration | Xbox One version only. |
| DualShock 4 controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects, and dialogue | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | Xbox One version only.[12] | ||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | [13] | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s)[14] |
|---|---|
| TCP | 53, 3074, 14001 |
| UDP | 53, 80, 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500, 5000, 7777, 8700, 8701, 9000, 13000, 13002, 14001, 30000–30099 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues unresolved
Explicit multi-adapter support
- Support for multiple GPUs was being worked on as of March 2016.[15]
Frame rate drops after Windows 10 update 1809
- Frame rate on ultra settings varies from 120 to 30 FPS independently of hardware. It is a known issue that the developers are aware of but regard as a low priority.[16] Setting shadows to low can fix fps drops for some users (even when reported GPU load is low).[17]
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink 2 |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz AMD FX 6-core |
Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz AMD FX 8-core |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290X 4 GB of VRAM |
| Other | Windows 10 November update installed (Windows 10 Version 1511) | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Digital Foundry vs Gears of War: Ultimate Edition - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 Available Now on Windows Store - Xbox Wire - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ GOW:UE Windows 10 skip startup movies : GearsOfWar - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ Gears UE PC new update is here. Finally got it download. : GearsOfWar - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 – Windows Games on Microsoft Store
- ↑ [WIN10] Title Update 3 available for Ultimate Edition on Win10 – 3/29/2016 | Technical Support and Help | Forums | Gears of War - Official Site
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-04-29
- ↑ Verified by User:ChaosBahamut on 13 September 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Title Update 5 available for Ultimate Edition on Win10
- ↑ Vsync creating a stuttering issue. - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ [WIN10] Title Update 2 now available for Ultimate Edition on Win10 – 3/15/16
- ↑ GOW U (PC) split screen? | Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | Forums | Gears of War - Official Site
- ↑ Updates coming to Gears: UE for Windows 10 - Updated March 18 | Technical Support and Help | Forums | Gears of War - Official Site
- ↑ [WIN10] Networking Ports - Ultimate Edition For Windows 10 | Technical Support and Help | Forums | Gears of War - Official Site
- ↑ Rod Fergusson on Twitter: "@SPARTAN_132 @GearsofWar @Microsoft working on multi-GPU and if you unlock framerate it runs at monitor framerate so may need to bump it up."
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on
- "We did gather info for an investigation but - frankly - Ultimate Edition’s population on Windows 10 makes it a low priority vs the ongoing Gears 4 1080 Driver Issue and Gears 5 development."
- ↑ Gears of War Ultimate Edition low fps fix - last accessed on 22/01/22