Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2
Developers | |
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Ubisoft Romania | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 12, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 66 |
IGDB | 52 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Flight |
Series | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X |
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X | |
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Subseries of Tom Clancy | |
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X | 2009 |
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 | 2010 |
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person vehicle combat game in the Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X series.
While the game was patched to no longer need a constant Internet connection[1], there have been widespread reports of users not being able to play due to connections bouncing since the official online services were discontinued on November 11, 2017.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [3] | |||
Ubisoft Store (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM. Playable offline after activation; no longer requires a constant internet connection.[1]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Open Skies |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files[4] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2\Profiles |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48180/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2\Profiles |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48180/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Centred HUD. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
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 | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[5] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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Separate volume controls | Sound effects, music and voiceovers are fully adjustable and mutable. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Game can be fully subtitled. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Audio continues when player uses Alt+Tab ↹. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | Not supported (Steam store page is incorrect).[6] | ||
LAN play | |||
Online play | Online functionalities have been discontinued on November 11, 2017.[2] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Works with Tobii EyeX tracker or Tobii EyeX 4C and 5 headtracker plugins for FaceTrackNoIR. | ||
TrackIR | Works with FreeTrack 2.0 protocol using software like FaceTrackNoIR. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c, 11 | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP2, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 3.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 1.5 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
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>/48180/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (48180) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Settlers 7 and Hawx 2 now playable in offline mode
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Online Services Update Masterlist - Ubisoft Forums - last accessed on 2024-02-25 (archived)
- ↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Verified by User:HEADBANGA666 on 2022-04-06
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Local co-op play :: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023