Act of War: High Treason
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| Developers | |
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| Eugen Systems | |
| Publishers | |
| 2006-2018 | Atari |
| 2018-present | THQ Nordic |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 24, 2006 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| 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 |
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| Act of War | |
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| Act of War: Direct Action | 2005 |
| Act of War: High Treason | 2006 |
Warnings
Key points
- Available both as stand-alone game (Steam) or as expansion for the original Act of War: Direct Action (retail, GOG.com).[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
TAGES DRM. | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
Includes Act of War: Direct Action. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
Standalone. | |
- Singleplayer demo is available
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1 is available on Patches-Scrolls or here.
- Official mod by Eugen Systems, that allows naval battles against AI[2]
- Fixes an audio bug related to missiles.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9760/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\AOW\[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9760/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 2D elements are stretched. | ||
| 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Always on for non-English localizations; absent in English version. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] 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
TAGES protection error
| Update TAGES DRM[4] |
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Game doesn't start on Windows 8 and later
| Install DirectPlay[5] |
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Runtime error 217
- This problem is supposedly fixed in the Steam version.
| Instructions[6] |
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Use Proper Windows 7 Fix for Act of War
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Tomahawk Sound Loop
The game has issues with naval units which can make certain missions unplayable.
| Use a sound loop fix[7] |
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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 | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 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>/9760/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (9760) 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Fringe Gamer: Act of War: High Treason Game Design Review - last accessed on 2016-07-28
- ↑ ftp://ftp.atari.com/patches/aowht/msg/EN.txt - last accessed on 2016-07-28
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Fix Act of War High Treason with this Patch - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Windows 8.1 Now playable :: Act of War: Direct Action General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-28
- ↑ Proper Windows 7 Fix - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Tomahawk sound looping bug fix and more! - last accessed on May 2023