Battlestations: Midway
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Developers | |
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Eidos Hungary | |
macOS (OS X) | Robosoft Technologies[1] |
Publishers | |
Eidos Interactive | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 30, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | July 28, 2008 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Genres | Shooter |
Vehicles | Naval/watercraft, Flight |
Themes | Oceania |
Series | Battlestations |
Battlestations | |
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Battlestations: Midway | 2007 |
Battlestations: Pacific | 2009 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Battlestations: Midway is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person shooter game in the Battlestations series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM. | |||
Retail | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [2] |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is v1.1.1 (May 2007, 16 MB), available from Patches-Scrolls
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Battlestations-Midway\save |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Requires pre-set configuration to be applied with keyboard/mouse. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output.[3] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | Also a fan translation is available by Clan Dlan, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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Online play | 8 | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] 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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UDP | 1042, 2302, 6500 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see profile introdution. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c | |
OpenGL | 2 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 1.1, 2 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[5] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | FMOD | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP 32/64-bit | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1800+ |
Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce4 series ATI Radeon 9000 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 series ATI Radeon X800 Shader model 2.0 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 1.8 GHz | Intel 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1.5 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/6870/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6870) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Feral Support - Battlestations: Midway - last accessed on 2023-07-21
- ↑ Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 20 August 2022
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News