Act of War: Direct Action
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Developers | |
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Eugen Systems | |
Publishers | |
2005-2018 | Atari |
2018-present | THQ Nordic |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 15, 2005 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Contemporary, Sci-fi |
Series | Act of War |
Act of War | |
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Act of War: Direct Action | 2005 |
Act of War: High Treason | 2006 |
Warnings
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 5 DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
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GOG.com | Includes Act of War: High Treason. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- Singleplayer (US, EU) and multiplayer demo versions are available
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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High Treason | Available as both an expansion (retail, GOG.com) and a standalone game (Steam).[1] |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 4 (1.06) is available on Patches-Scrolls or here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2710/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\AOW\Save\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2710/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Press the Alt+↵ Enter key combination to toggle between windowed and full-screen mode. Otherwise, this feature doesn't appear in the Options dialog box. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Use Act of War Resolution Patch[citation needed] |
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Hex edit game .exe (GOG.com version)[citation needed] |
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Hex edit game .exe (Steam version)[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and Sound Effects have separate sliders | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
German | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam release. | |||
Italian | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
Spanish | Retail and GOG.com only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 12222 |
UDP | 12222 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
The game won't launch / Invisible cursor
- This problem is supposedly fixed in the Steam version.
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Use Proper Windows 7 Fix for Act of War
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c 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>/2710/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2710) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ 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
- ↑ Fringe Gamer: Act of War: High Treason Game Design Review - last accessed on 2016-07-28
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology