Halo: Spartan Assault

Halo: Spartan Assault
Developers

	343 Industries
	Vanguard Games
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
Release dates
Windows	July 18, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	60
IGDB	66
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Genres	Shooter
Series	Halo: Spartan

Halo: Spartan
Subseries of Halo
Halo: Spartan Assault	2013
Halo: Spartan Strike	2015

Contents 1 Availability 1.1 Trial 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Skip intro videos 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video 5 Input 6 Audio 6.1 Localizations 7 VR support 8 Issues fixed 8.1 Game crashes after launching 9 Other information 9.1 API 9.2 Middleware 10 System requirements 11 Notes 12 References

Key points

Does not include the co-op mode added in the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions.^[1]

Microtransactions were removed in the Operation Hydra update on August 29, 2013.^[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Halo Waypoint - The official game series site

Halo.Bungie.org - One of the biggest Halo fan sites around

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Both Windows and Windows Phone versions included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Purchase also includes the Windows Phone version.
Steam

Trial[edit]

A Lite version (trial) is available for the Microsoft Store version.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Replace video files^[3]
Apply the Halo: Spartan Assault intro skip. The fix is applicable only to the Steam version.

Replace video files^[3]

Apply the Halo: Spartan Assault intro skip.

The fix is applicable only to the Steam version.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.HaloSpartanAssault_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Settings\settings.dat
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\277430\local\settings.bin
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277430/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.HaloSpartanAssault_8wekyb3d8bbwe\RoamingState
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\277430\remote\savedata.bin
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277430/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Microsoft Store save games are cross-platform cloud synced to Windows Phone 8 and Xbox One.^[4]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud		Syncs progress with Xbox One and Windows Phone.^[5]

Video[edit]

Video settings.

General settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert-. Native for Microsoft Store; for Steam use Borderless Gaming.
Ultra-widescreen		Vert-. Native for Microsoft Store; for Steam use Borderless Gaming.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See the WSGF topic (Steam version only).
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` for Steam.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	True for Microsoft Store, false for Steam.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	No option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x AA for Steam version; false for Microsoft Store version.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	"Refresh rate" in Steam version. Microsoft Store always has Vsync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Set "Refresh rate" to Full (capped to monitor refresh) or None (uncapped).

Input[edit]

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		True for Steam (mouse cannot be remapped); false for Microsoft Store.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Disabled in controller mode.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Both versions are fully playable with touch input.
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only.
Full controller support		True for Steam; Microsoft Store defaults to mouse/touch every launch.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Audio[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Enabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed[edit]

Game crashes after launching[edit]

Unplug controller before launch
Disconnect your controller(s). Launch the game. Connect your controller(s). Go into settings and set the input method to controller.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows				ARM support is true only for the Microsoft Store version.

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core	Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.55 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 3670 Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

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>/277430/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (277430) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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