Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
Subseries of Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X	2009
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2	2010

Key points

Well ported, including full graphics and control options.

Access to DirectX 10 features requires running a separate executable.^[1]

Online multiplayer services have been discontinued.^[2]

General information

Official series forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		No third-party DRM, CD-key for online play.^[3]
Ubisoft Store (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

None of the multiple DLC packs released on console are available for PC.

A faithful, higher quality icon can be found on SteamGridDB.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.02 for Retail and Digital versions can be found here.^[4]

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files^[5]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Data\Movies` Delete or rename `Clancyman_720p.bik`, `d_geoeye.bik`, `disclaimers.bik`, `logo_wide.bik`, `rating.bik`, `teaser_logo.bik` and `UBIPresents.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X\Profiles
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X\Profiles
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

In-game graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Centered HUD.
Ultra-widescreen		^[6]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Off/2x/4x/8x options available.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Rebinding available for both keyboard/mouse and controller setups.
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

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

Audio

Volume settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects, music and voiceovers are fully adjustable and mutable.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Cutscene dialogue is automatically subtitled, but in-game voiceovers cannot be subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Audio muted when player uses `Alt`+`Tab ↹`.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Retail only.
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	Versus, Co-op
Online play		4	Versus, Co-op Online functionalities have been discontinued on October 6, 2015

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		2D Game is currently 2D only with vorpx. Playing 2D does not require any game profile.
Devices	Native	Notes
TrackIR		Supports: Yaw, Pitch, X, Y, Z

Issues fixed

Crash on launch (Steam)

Some Steam users have reported issues with the game (especially the DirectX 10 executable)^[7] black screening on launch, forcing them to end the process using task manager.^[8]

Disable Steam Community in-game^[8]
Right-click on the H.A.W.X icon in the Steam library. Select "Properties" and uncheck "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game". Close the window and launch the game.

Force Windowed mode^{[citation needed]}

A secondary cause is the game launching at an incorrect/unusable resolution.

In %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X\Profiles\_settings_0.1.525.ini, section [Video], set windowd = true

Consistent freezing

Game freezes every minute or so for upwards of 20 seconds.

Disconnect from the internet^[9]
Disconnecting the computer from the Internet whilst in single-player appears to resolve this issue.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 10

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+	Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 AMD Athlon X2 4000+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 ATI Radeon 9800 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 6000 series ATI Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 10.1 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>/21900/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Running the DirectX 10 version of HAWX 1 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ Online Services Update Masterlist - Ubisoft Forums - last accessed on 2018-06-26
↑ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/943415-tom-clancys-hawx/48734410
↑ Verified by User:HEADBANGA666 on 2022-04-06
Link updated as original link is dead.
↑ Verified by User:HEADBANGA666 on 2022-04-06
↑ Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group
↑ H.a.w.x won't launch. More details inside. - Page 2 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 H.a.w.x won't launch. More details inside. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ H.A.W.X 1 Game freezes every minute for 20 seconds ! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[Proton_path_note-6] 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>/21900/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Running the DirectX 10 version of HAWX 1 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[2] Online Services Update Masterlist - Ubisoft Forums - last accessed on 2018-06-26

[3] ttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/943415-tom-clancys-hawx/48734410

[4] Verified by User:HEADBANGA666 on 2022-04-06
Link updated as original link is dead.

[5] Verified by User:HEADBANGA666 on 2022-04-06

[7] Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group

[8] H.a.w.x won't launch. More details inside. - Page 2 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[launch-9] 8.0 ^8.1 H.a.w.x won't launch. More details inside. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[10] H.A.W.X 1 Game freezes every minute for 20 seconds ! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

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Developers

	Ubisoft Romania
Windows	Ubisoft Ukraine
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	March 17, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	70
IGDB	74
Taxonomy
Series	Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X