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{{Series|A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda}}
 
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{{Disambig|the 2014 re-release|original 2010 version|[[A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda]]}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} ''A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX'' is based of the updated Xbox LIVE Arcade port of ''A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda'', which features new content, a second playable character, improved graphics, remixed soundtrack, and streamlined gameplay.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 315340 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 315340 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
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{{ii}} All Steam owners of the original [[A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda]] are given a special drone to use in this game.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\ARES_EX\player\save.profile}}
 
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use  [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]] while running the game at your displays' native resolution in windowed mode.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=December 22, 2018|comment=}}</ref>
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = hackable
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|antialiasing              = hackable
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|antialiasing notes        = Only forced post-process anti-aliasing such [[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)#Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing_.28FXAA.29|FXAA]] works.<ref name="Forced GPU settings">{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=December 22, 2018|comment=}}</ref>
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|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller remap notes    = Movement and aiming controls are bound to left and right analog sticks respectively, and cannot be remapped.
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Digital movement.
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xbox prompts              = true
|xbox prompts notes        =  
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|xbox prompts notes        = Xbox 360 prompts are used.
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
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|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
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|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts notes=  
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|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
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|steam input api          = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
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|surround sound notes    =  
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|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
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|eax support              =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d notes        =  
 
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|directdraw versions    =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
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|shader model versions  = 3.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda EX
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda EX cover
Developers
Extend Studio
Publishers
Origo Games
Engines
XNA
Release dates
Windows October 3, 2014
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda 2010
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda EX 2014

This page is for the 2014 re-release. For original 2010 version, see A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.

Key points

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX is based of the updated Xbox LIVE Arcade port of A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda, which features new content, a second playable character, improved graphics, remixed soundtrack, and streamlined gameplay.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
All Steam owners of the original A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda are given a special drone to use in this game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARES_EX\configs.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/315340/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARES_EX\player\save.profile
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/315340/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in configs.ini[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit configs.ini.
  3. Change width= and height= to the desired resolution.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
AMD Athlon x2 Processor
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7600 series
ATI Radeon HD 2400 series
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

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