Universe at War: Earth Assault
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| Developers | |
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| Petroglyph Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Sega | |
| Engines | |
| Alamo Game Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 10, 2007 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SafeDisc v4.85 DRM[Note 1] disc check. | |
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| Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | |
[3] | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 2]
- This game is no longer available digitally.
- A free demo version is available from GameFront.
Essential improvements
Patches
Map packs
- An official map pack was released. It needs to be extracted to
<path-to-game>\Data\CustomMaps.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Petroglyph\UAWEA\Profile0\Player |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10430/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Sega\UAWEA\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10430/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game basic video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | 2x/4x/8x of unknown method (likely MSAA), 8x/16x CSAA and 8x/16x QCSAA. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | See High frame rate. | ||
| 120+ FPS | Refresh rate is locked at 60 Hz. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Certain actions' bindings cannot be set or changed. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects, Music and Dialogue. | |
| Surround sound | In-game options for Dolby Surround, SRS Circle Surround and discrete setups from 4.0 to 8.1 | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | [4] | |
| EAX support | EAX 2, 3 and 4. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | [5] | |||
| Polish | Retail only. | |||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 8 | Co-op, Versus |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus Cross-platform with Xbox 360 players. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
High frame rate
| Edit registry setting[6] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c, 10 | Toggleable from the graphics options menu. DirectX 10 may cause significant framerate drops. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | [7] |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | Games for Windows - LIVE |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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>/10430/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10430) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Games You've Missed - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-09-27
- Upon changing to another window, the game mutes all sounds.
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-09-27
- According to the game's SteamDB depots, only the English, German and French versions got the full translation, while Italian and Spanish got only the interface translations.
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-09-27
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-09-27
- Tested with Process Explorer.