Independence War
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| Particle Systems | |
| Publishers | |
| 1997-2003 | Infogrames |
| 2003-present | Atari |
| Engines | |
| BRender | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Simulation, TPS, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Independence War |
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| Independence War | |
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| Independence War | 1997 |
| Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos | 2001 |
Independence War is a singleplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS, shooter, simulation, TPS and vehicle combat game in the Independence War series.
It was released as I-War in Europe.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GamersGate | |
Deluxe Edition. Includes the GOG.com installer. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Deluxe Edition. Pre-packaged with nGlide. | |
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| Steam | |
Deluxe Edition. Pre-packaged with nGlide. | |
Demo
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: base game, Deluxe Edition.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes the exclusive Defiance expansion.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Defiance | Bundled with Deluxe Edition. Unavailable separately. | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Apply the intro skip[citation needed] |
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Run the game with the -nologos command line argument (retail)[1]
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Avoid Crash on the second tutorial mission
Run the game with the -b -16 command line arguments[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/330590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/330590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Stretched/pillarboxed 4:3. Use nGlide (pre-installed in the GOG.com and Steam versions) for non-standard resolutions, but force the 4:3 aspect ratio to prevent stretching. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use nGlide (pre-installed in the GOG.com and Steam versions). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| 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 |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The installer program on the base retail version of the game is 16-bit, which is unable to run on 64-bit versions of Windows.[2]
| Use an alternate installer (retail)[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Software renderer | 3Dfx Voodoo 1 or 2 |
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 (330590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Dreadnaught's Independence War Page - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AdventureWetpaint on 21 December 2021