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{{ii}} ''A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX'' is based of the enhanced Xbox LIVE Arcade port of ''A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda'', which features new content, a second playable character, improved graphics, a new soundtrack, and streamlined gameplay.
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{{ii}} A remake of '''''A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda''''', which was previously released for Xbox LIVE Arcade. This version features extra levels, a second playable character, improved graphics, a new soundtrack, and streamlined gameplay elements.
  
 
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 315340 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 315340 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam running.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=May 20, 2019|comment=}}</ref> |  | 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.
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{{ii}} All Steam owners of the original [[A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda]] are given the Apollo drone to use in this game; the drone can only be accessed from a Steam log-in.
  
 
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{{ii}} If the game is being played without a Steam log-in, by default the save file will be stored under <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\ARES_EX\player\</code> instead.
  
 
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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
EX version Aksys 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 the original version, see A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.

Key points

A remake of A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda, which was previously released for Xbox LIVE Arcade. This version features extra levels, a second playable character, improved graphics, a new soundtrack, and streamlined gameplay elements.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running.[1]
Windows
All Steam owners of the original A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda are given the Apollo drone to use in this game; the drone can only be accessed from a Steam log-in.

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\steam-*\save.profile
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/315340/pfx/[Note 1]
If the game is being played without a Steam log-in, by default the save file will be stored under %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARES_EX\player\ instead.

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Widescreen resolution

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

Input settings

Keyboard remapping.
Keyboard remapping.
Controller remapping.
Controller remapping.

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

  1. Verified by User:AmethystViper on May 20, 2019
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WSGF