Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Developers
	Cold Iron Studios
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	August 24, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	69
OpenCritic	68
IGDB	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Alien

Alien
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure	1995
Alien Trilogy	1996
Aliens Online	1998
Aliens versus Predator (series)
Aliens: Colonial Marines	2013
Alien: Isolation	2014
Aliens: Fireteam Elite	2021
Aliens: Dark Descent	2023

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a third-person multiplayer action game featuring three-player co-op gameplay, developed by Cold Iron Studios and published by Focus Home Interactive. Aliens: Fireteam Elite is part of the Alien series and uses Unreal Engine 4 for the first time in the series.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite was first released on August 24, 2021 on Steam to mixed critical reception.

As of the Season 2: Point Defense patch (from December 14th 2021), having any mods installed will block the player's access to public multiplayer. Private multiplayer matches are still accessible.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam		Ultimate Edition also available. Main game (but not the DLCs) can be run without Steam for singleplayer mode.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Pathogen Expansion	Also included in the Ultimate Edition.
Frontier Freelancer Pack	Also included in the Ultimate Edition.
UACM Frontline Pack	Also included in the Ultimate Edition.
Endeavor Veteran Pack	Also included in the Ultimate Edition.
Wey-Yu Armoury	Also included in the Ultimate Edition.
Nostromo Salvage Pack	Also included in the Ultimate Edition.
Hardened Marine Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Endeavor\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ColdIronStudiosLLC.AliensFireteam_r52mqvf2yh3da\LocalCache\Local\Endeavor\Saved\Config\WinGDK\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1549970/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Endeavor\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ColdIronStudiosLLC.AliensFireteam_r52mqvf2yh3da\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1549970/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ scaling added in Patch 1.0.1.90005.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Controlled by the "Texture Quality" option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA, SSAA (through resolution scale, up to 200%).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate limiter for 30, 60, 90, 120, and unlocked.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		Options for Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Modify GameUserSettings.ini

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open the GameUserSettings.ini file with a text editor. Find the following lines: [/Script/Endeavor.EndeavorGameUserSettings] UseWidescreenFOV=(CVarName="core.UseWidescreenFOV",Value=0.000000,bSet=False,DefaultValue=0.000000,bDefaultSet=False) DesiredNormalizedFOV=(CVarName="core.DesiredNormalizedFOV",Value=0.000000,bSet=False,DefaultValue=0.000000,bDefaultSet=False) Edit the Value= in both lines to the desired FOV and change bSet= to True, like this: [/Script/Endeavor.EndeavorGameUserSettings] UseWidescreenFOV=(CVarName="core.UseWidescreenFOV",Value=100.000000,bSet=True,DefaultValue=0.000000,bDefaultSet=False) DesiredNormalizedFOV=(CVarName="core.DesiredNormalizedFOV",Value=100.000000,bSet=True,DefaultValue=0.000000,bDefaultSet=False) Properly affects aiming and scoped FOVs and does not affect weapon spread.

Use the FOV mod from Aliens Tweaked
Download FOV file Unzip and choose the file named with the desired FOV (options for 80-120 FOV). Move the file to <path-to-game>\Endeavor\Content\Paks\~mods\ (create the "~mods" folder if it's missing). Properly affects aiming and scoped FOVs. Using the mod disables public multiplayer, as of the Season 2 patch. Private multiplayer matches are still accessible.

Download and extract the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker

Start Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and run the game. After the game has loaded, go to the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker application. Select Endeavor-Win64-Shipping.exe in the process list and click "Inject DLL". Go back to the game and use ~ to open the console. Type fov x ('x' being the desired amount; e.g. fov 100). Changing the FOV through this method may break other features of the game that rely on changing the FOV, such as the zoom when aiming the weapon or looking through a scope. Requires to be run each time the game is launched.

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Option for X-axis inversion also available.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Option for X-axis inversion also available, uses the same setting as mouse inversion.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Native DualSense support, no support for adaptive triggers or haptic feedback, and no native rumble support.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers

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

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  Gamepad bindings

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  Keyboard & mouse bindings

Audio

Audio settings

Accessibility settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate volume control for Master, UI, FX, Character Voice, and Music.
Surround sound		7.1
Subtitles		Options for subtitle size (very small, small, medium, large, very large) and subtitle background.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		3	Co-op Campaign and Horde modes available, can be played solo with AI teammates. Horde mode unlocked by completing the Campaign.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Public and Private.

Issues fixed

Stuttering

The game may continually switch between gamepad and KB&M control when using KB&M with a gamepad plugged in, creating a "stuttering" effect that is most noticeable in menus. Temporarily unplugging or disabling the gamepad may fix it.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500K AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Core i5-7400 AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 285 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11 compatible
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.