Key points
- Xbox Cross Play title - Play multiplayer with Xbox One and PC players. However Core and Competitive playlists are not cross-platform.[2]
General information
- Official Gears of War series site
Availability[edit]
- All versions require Microsoft Store and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Season Pass |
Includes 19 Gears Packs, Horde Expert Gears Pack, Access to Developer Playlists and ownership of 24 post launch multiplayer maps. |
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| “Brothers to the End” Elite Gear Pack |
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| Vintage Del Pack |
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Version differences[edit]
Gears of War 4 Standard Edition[edit]
- The base game.
Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition[edit]
- Includes the base game and season pass.
Free trial[edit]
- A free trial is available (10 hours of gameplay).
- Full access to multiplayer Versus, Escape and Horde. Access to first chapter of Campaign.
- All progress carriers over upon full game purchase.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\GearGame\Saved\Config\UWP\ |
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GameUserSettings.ini contains video settings.
Save game data location[edit]
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe |
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Native |
Notes |
| Xbox Cloud |
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Synced with Xbox One |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
- Screen Space Reflections and Cinematic Depth of Field settings can be set on "Insane". Have in mind that both options in those settings are very taxing even for high-end computers.
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Disable TAA
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini with a notepad.
- Add
[SystemSettings] and r.PostProcessAAQuality=0 to the bottom of the file.
- Save the changes.
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Disable mouse smoothing
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- Navigate to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Input.ini with a text editor:
- Add the following lines:
[/Script/Engine.InputSettings]
bEnableMouseSmoothing=false
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State |
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| Separate volume controls |
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Music, Effects, Character Dialogue. |
| Surround sound |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
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| Latin American Spanish |
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Windows language setting must be set to Spanish from México (Español de México). |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed[edit]
Game exits to desktop after splash screen logo with no error[edit]
This appears to be an issue with user account permissions affecting Windows 'local' user accounts (those not using a Microsoft account tied to their Windows account).
Fix 1:
Download any free app from the Microsoft Store. Downloading a new app appears to reset the licences for the currently logged in profile and can fix the problem.
Fix 2:
Convert the local account to a Microsoft account in the User Settings area of the control panel. You can covert it back to a local account through a similar process in User Settings.
Game consistently freezes/crashes the computer after 20 to 30 minutes of play[edit]
Async compute is known to cause system crashes, even on new hardware. Disabling async compute in the graphics options should fix the freezing/crashing issues.[6] Those who experience crashes using a Nvidia card should download Display Driver Uninstaller, run in safe mode and update to the 398.36 driver which contains a potential fix. Fix effectiveness has not yet been ascertained.
Other information[edit]
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
12 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
10 | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-3470
AMD FX-6300 |
Intel Core i5-4690
AMD FX-8350 |
| System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
AMD Radeon R7 260X
2 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD Radeon RX 480
4 GB of VRAM |
| Other |
Windows 10 Anniversary Update installed (Windows 10 version 1607) | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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