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This War of Mine

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This War of Mine
This War of Mine cover
Developers
11 bit studios
Engines
Liquid
Release dates
Windows November 14, 2014
macOS (OS X) November 14, 2014
Linux November 14, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 83
OpenCritic 85
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions Cosmetic
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Action, Adventure, Survival
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
This War of Mine on HowLongToBeat
This War of Mine on IGDB
This War of Mine on MobyGames
This War of Mine on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched from the executable.[1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
GOG.com key
Complete Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Complete Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Complete Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere. Complete Edition also available. Final Cut Edition included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Windows
Steam
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Complete Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows

Version differences

GOG.com and Steam copies include the soundtrack as a bonus.

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC The DLC include additional story content.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Little Ones
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
War Child Charity Collection of street art pieces - 100% of 11 bit's proceeds from this DLC go to the War Child Charity.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Stories - Father's Promise
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Stories - The Last Broadcast
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Stories - Fading Embers
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the No Intro Steam Workshop mod to skip the intro in the Steam version.[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\11bitstudios\This War Of Mine\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/This War of Mine/
Linux $HOME/.This War of Mine/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Configuration files are encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\11bitstudios\This War Of Mine\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/This War of Mine/
Linux $HOME/.This War of Mine/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/282070/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Game settings.
Game settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Zooming in and out is possible.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Forcing multisampling anti-aliasing breaks the menus.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Always enabled for fullscreen mode.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Gamepad controls.
Gamepad controls.

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
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Fan translation officially added to the game. Effect of the Babel project. Run the game, go to [Workshop Centre] > [Babel] and select the language from the list and download it. If the list is empty – refresh it. After activation it should be available as additional language in game settings options.
Finnish
Fan translation officially added to the game. Effect of the Babel project. Run the game, go to [Workshop Centre] > [Babel] and select the language from the list and download it. If the list is empty – refresh it. After activation it should be available as additional language in game settings options.
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation officially added to the game. Effect of the Babel project. Run the game, go to [Workshop Centre] > [Babel] and select the language from the list and download it. If the list is empty – refresh it. After activation it should be available as additional language in game settings options.
Italian
Fanmade translation update for the game available as a modification on Steam Workshop.
Japanese
Fanmade translation update for the game available as a modification on Steam Workshop.
Korean
Fanmade translation update for the game available as a modification on Steam Workshop.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Fan translation officially added to the game. Effect of the Babel project. Run the game, go to [Workshop Centre] > [Babel] and select the language from the list and download it. If the list is empty – refresh it. After activation it should be available as additional language in game settings options.
Russian
Slovak
Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Thai
Fan translation. Available as a modification on Steam Workshop.
First watch this installation guide on YT or read it on mod page on Steam Workshop (both in thai language).
It substitutes the english localization.
Turkish
Ukrainian
Fan translation officially added to the game. Effect of the Babel project. Run the game, go to [Workshop Centre] > [Babel] and select the language from the list and download it. If the list is empty – refresh it. After activation it should be available as additional language in game settings options.
Vietnamese
Fan translation officially added to the game. Effect of the Babel project. Run the game, go to [Workshop Centre] > [Babel] and select the language from the list and download it. If the list is empty – refresh it. After activation it should be available as additional language in game settings options.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: This War of Mine.

Issues fixed

Black screen / monitor can't handle the resolution

This issue should be resolved in version 1.1.0.[citation needed]
Disable custom resolutions / downsampling[4]
  • If you're using custom resolution and/or downsampling, disable it.
Replace a config file[4]
  1. Download and extract this config file.
  2. Replace your current config file with a newly downloaded one (See configuration file location).
  3. Do not enable the fullscreen mode, instead use Borderless Gaming.

Can't see menus / overlays

Disable anti-aliasing[citation needed]
  • If you're forcing anti-aliasing from graphics card control panel - disable it.
Copy the font files to your account[5]
This issue was introduced in version 2.0.
  • If the game was installed as a different user than the one used to run it then the font files installed in the user folder of the user that installed the game need to be copied to the user folder of the user that is running it. To do that, copy %USERPROFILE%\Documents\This War of Mine\ of the user that installed the game to the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ folder of the user that is running the game.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  2. Start the game once and close it immediately to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\This War of Mine.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS
ATI Radeon HD 4000 series
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS
ATI Radeon HD 4000 series
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device) Integrated
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS
ATI Radeon HD 4000 series
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support

References

  1. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-28
    Renaming the launcher program and data folders still allowed to run the game from its .exe
  2. Reference
  3. Touch-friendly games - last accessed on 15 September 2022
  4. 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 13, 2016
  5. gog.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023