Difference between revisions of "Act of War: High Treason"

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Act of War
Act of War: Direct Action	2005
Act of War: High Treason	2006

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Act of War: High Treason is an expansion pack for the 2005 real-time strategy Act of War: Direct Action. While the retail and GOG.com versions require the base game to install and run, the Steam version is distributed as a standalone game.^[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		TAGES DRM.
GamersGate

GOG.com		Includes Act of War: Direct Action.
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Standalone.

Singleplayer demo is available

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1 is available on Patches-Scrolls or here.

Navy Invaders mod

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)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9760/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\AOW\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9760/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Settings.

Graphics feature	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

Controller types

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
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	12222
UDP	12222

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

TAGES protection error

Update TAGES DRM^[4]

Game doesn't start on Windows 8 and later

Install DirectPlay^[5]

Runtime error 217

This problem is supposedly fixed in the Steam version.

Instructions^[6]

Use Proper Windows 7 Fix for Act of War

Works for Windows 10 too.

Tomahawk Sound Loop

The game has issues with naval units which can make certain missions unplayable.

Use a sound loop fix^[7]
Download the fix Use the game's mod manager to launch it.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	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
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (9760) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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).

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

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (9760) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (9760) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-4] 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).

[1] Fringe Gamer: Act of War: High Treason Game Design Review - last accessed on 2016-07-28

[2] tp://ftp.atari.com/patches/aowht/msg/EN.txt - last accessed on 2016-07-28

[5] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[6] Fix Act of War High Treason with this Patch - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[7] Windows 8.1 Now playable :: Act of War: Direct Action General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-28

[8] Proper Windows 7 Fix - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[9] Tomahawk sound looping bug fix and more! - last accessed on May 2023

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

[4]

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-'''Key points'''
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-{{ii}} Available both as stand-alone game or as expansion for the original [[Act of War: Direct Action]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://fringegamer.blogspot.com/2011/04/act-of-war-high-treason-game-design.html|title=Fringe Gamer: Act of War: High Treason Game Design Review|date=2016-07-28}}</ref>
+|introduction      = '''''Act of War: High Treason''''' is an expansion pack for the 2005 [[Glossary:RTS|real-time strategy]] ''[[Act of War: Direct Action]]''. While the retail and GOG.com versions require the base game to install and run, the Steam version is distributed as a standalone game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://fringegamer.blogspot.com/2011/04/act-of-war-high-treason-game-design.html|title=Fringe Gamer: Act of War: High Treason Game Design Review|date=2016-07-28}}</ref>
+|release history   =
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 * Patch 1 is available on [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/206/7/ Patches-Scrolls] or [ftp://ftp.atari.com/patches/aowht/ActOfWar_High_Treason_Patch1.exe here].
-===[https://web.archive.org/web/20130819165216/http://forum.actofwar.info/download.php?id=274 NAVY INVADERS mod]===
+===[https://web.archive.org/web/20130819165216/http://forum.actofwar.info/download.php?id=274 Navy Invaders mod]===
 {{++}} Official mod by Eugen Systems, that allows naval battles against AI<ref>{{Refurl|url=ftp://ftp.atari.com/patches/aowht/msg/EN.txt|title=ftp://ftp.atari.com/patches/aowht/msg/EN.txt|date=2016-07-28}}</ref>
 {{++}} Fixes an audio bug related to missiles.
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+|windowed notes             = Press the {{key|Alt|Enter}} key combination to toggle between windowed and full-screen mode. Otherwise, this feature doesn't appear in the Options dialog box.
 |borderless windowed        = false
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 |touchscreen               = unknown
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 |surround sound           = true
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = true
+|subtitles                = limited
-|subtitles notes          =
+|subtitles notes          = Always on for non-English localizations; absent in English version.
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
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 |eax support              =
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+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
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   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
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   |notes     =
   |fan       =
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   |language  = French
   |interface = true
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-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only.
   |fan       =
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   |language  = German
   |interface = true
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-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/201-act-of-war-high-treason-german-patch/ download for Steam release].
   |fan       =
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   |language  = Italian
   |interface = true
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-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only.
   |fan       =
 }}
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   |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
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+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Retail and GOG.com only.
   |fan       =
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 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 8
 |online play modes    =
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 |p2p                = unknown
 |p2p notes          =
-|dedicated          = unknown
+|dedicated          = false
 |dedicated notes    =
-|self-hosting       = unknown
+|self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
 |direct ip          = false
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 ===Tomahawk Sound Loop===
 The game has issues with naval units which can make certain missions unplayable.
-{{Fixbox|description=Use a sound loop fix|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/9760/discussions/0/598198356183171167/ Tomahawk sound looping bug fix and more!]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use a sound loop fix|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/9760/discussions/0/598198356183171167/|title=Tomahawk sound looping bug fix and more!|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Download [https://www.moddb.com/games/act-of-war-high-treason/downloads/tomahawk-loop-fix the fix]
 # Use the game's mod manager to launch it.
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 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
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 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
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 |linux 32-bit executable=
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+|linux arm app          = unknown
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Developers

	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