Nexus: The Jupiter Incident

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Developers

	Mithis Entertainment
Publishers
Retail	Sierra Entertainment
Retail, original digital	HD Publishing
Current digital	HandyGames
Engines
	Black Sun
Release dates
Windows	November 5, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Free-roaming camera
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS, Strategy
Themes	Space, Sci-fi

Contents 1 Availability 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Patches 2.2 Mods 2.2.1 NEXUS Skirmisher 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video 4.1 Widescreen resolution 4.2 Field of view (FOV) 4.3 Windowed 5 Input 5.1 Manual movement 6 Audio 6.1 Localizations 7 Network 7.1 Multiplayer types 8 VR support 9 Other information 9.1 API 9.2 Middleware 10 System requirements 11 Notes 12 References

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a singleplayer and multiplayer free-roaming camera RTS and strategy game.

The GOG.com and Steam versions have been updated with support for higher resolutions, improved multiplayer, and better compatibility with modern systems.^[1]^[2]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Modding Forum

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v4 DRM^{[Note 1]}.

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

A free demo can be downloaded from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

The v1.01 Patch updates the retail release to the latest version. The GOG.com and Steam versions are already patched.

Mods

Mods for the game are available in Steam Workshop, on moddb and on Gamepressure.

NEXUS Skirmisher

This tool allows full skirmish battles against the AI.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mithis\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident^{[Note 2]} %APPDATA%\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6420/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

The retail version uses the registry while the GOG.com and Steam versions use the %APPDATA% location.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save^{[Note 4]} %APPDATA%\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident\save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6420/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

The Steam and GOG versions uses the %APPDATA% location.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Native for GOG.com and Steam;^[1]^[2] for retail see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		Native for GOG.com and Steam;^[1]^[2] for retail see Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		Native for GOG.com and Steam;^[1]^[2] for retail see Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		4k can not be directly selected in the options menu, instead you have to set your desktop resolution to 4k and then select "Desktop" in the graphics menu. HUD can be scaled up in the same menu.
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Native for GOG.com and Steam; for retail see Widescreen resolution.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	GOG.com and Steam versions only. Enabled by default (toggle in-game).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

These steps are for the retail version; the GOG.com and Steam versions have native support (use the Desktop or other resolution choice in-game, or set in %APPDATA%\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident\Display.ini)

Change settings in registry^{[citation needed]}
Change the resolution once in the game's options menu, then exit the game. Run the Registry Editor and navigate to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mithis\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident`. Change `Display_Height` and `Display_Width` to the desired resolution in decimal mode (e.g. for 1920x1080 set `Display_Height` to `1080` and `Display_Width` to `1920`). Test the settings. Notes For windowed mode, change `Display_Mode` value to `2` in decimal mode. For multi-monitor resolutions set `Display_Width` to the single-display width (not the width of the group) and set `Display_TripleHead` to `1` to fix most UI issues.^[5]

Change settings in registry^{[citation needed]}

Change the resolution once in the game's options menu, then exit the game.
Run the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mithis\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident.
Change Display_Height and Display_Width to the desired resolution in decimal mode (e.g. for 1920x1080 set Display_Height to 1080 and Display_Width to 1920).
Test the settings.

Notes

For windowed mode, change Display_Mode value to 2 in decimal mode.

For multi-monitor resolutions set Display_Width to the single-display width (not the width of the group) and set Display_TripleHead to 1 to fix most UI issues.^[5]

Field of view (FOV)

Edit rendering.ini^{[citation needed]}
Extract `nexus_00.dat` using daTool. Go to `<path-to-game>\universe\engine`. Edit `rendering.ini` with a text editor. Change the `FOV` value accordingly. Try `FOV 90 45 46.826` for 16:9 resolutions or `FOV 80 45 46.826` for 16:10 resolutions. There are some display issues with briefings and in-game titles, but everything else works as expected.

Edit rendering.ini^{[citation needed]}

Extract nexus_00.dat using daTool.
Go to <path-to-game>\universe\engine.
Edit rendering.ini with a text editor.
Change the FOV value accordingly.

Try FOV 90 45 46.826 for 16:9 resolutions or FOV 80 45 46.826 for 16:10 resolutions.

There are some display issues with briefings and in-game titles, but everything else works as expected.

Windowed

These steps are for the GOG/Steam version.

Set game to windowed mode^[6]
Set the game to run with the `/win` command line argument. Start the game from `<path-to-game>\mod_tools\mod_tools.exe` file and select `NEXUS windowed`.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Manual movement

There are two ways to move freely through space without targeting other objects:
1) Hold the N key to place a navigation point in space. By holding the left mouse button and moving the mouse backwards or forwards, you can also adjust the depth / z-axis of the point. Once a navigation point is set, you can use the normal controls to travel to it.
2) Hold the ⇧ Shift key, then move your mouse where you want the currently selected ship to travel and release ⇧ Shift there. The ship will now immediately travel there. You can again hold the left mouse button and use the mouse to adjust the depth / z-axis of movement as well.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound Effects, Dialog, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Russian
Slovak				Fan - 1
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan (authors: Txiwi, Alexa154, L@Zar0), download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		12
Online play		The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8, 9	The GOG.com and Steam versions do not include Direct3D 8 support.^[1]^[2]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Ogg Vorbis
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, 2000, ME	XP
Processor (CPU)	Pentium III 1 GHz	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.4 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[4]
↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
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 (6420) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Changelog, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Big Update Published - HD Resolutions, Modern Systems compatibility, Multiplayer, etc... :: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident General Discussions
↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ View topic - Nexus - The Jupiter Incident supports Triplehead | WSGF
↑ Reddit - last accessed on 26 May 2023