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Aliens: Colonial Marines

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Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines cover
Developers
Gearbox Software
Demiurge Studios
Nerve Software
TimeGate Studios
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows February 12, 2013
Aliens: Colonial Marines guide on StrategyWiki
Aliens: Colonial Marines on Wikipedia
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Key points

Patch from 18. March 2013 added better resolution textures, various visual improvements and tweaked AI.[1]
Australian version does not contain .exe file, which is fixable.[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Gearbox Software Forums - A:CM Technical Support
Forums at AvPGalaxy.net non PC-specific.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.[3]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Bug Hunt DLC
Windows
Reconnaissanse DLC
Windows
Movie Map Pack
Windows
Stasis Interrupted
Windows
Limited Edition pack
Windows
Collector's Edition pack
Windows
SHARP Sticks
Windows
Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/49540/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/49540/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

A slider is included, but no specific values are viewable.
Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

Controls settings.
Controls settings.

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Support for Logitech G15 keyboard display. Shows current objective or challenge.

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
RU version may need a workaround to play in English.
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Only available in Russia.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Console versions only.
LAN play
Multiplayer requires creating an online lobby. If a connection to Steam is lost, players will be disconnected from host.
Online play
10 Versus, Co-op
Co-op supports 4 players.

Connection types

VR support

Issues fixed

Steam failed to start - Missing executable

Instructions

Failed to start game (app already running) error

There is no universal fix, however these are confirmed to work for some users.
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Failed to start game (RU release doesn't work when English language is selected)

This solution is probably applicable to other non-English releases.
The game crashes to desktop after trademark screen, shows one of the error messages from previous issues.
Instructions

Blue screen on AMD CPU

There seems to be problem with game running on AMD FX processors where game crashes to BSOD or freezes system. Issue is similar to Borderlands 2 BSOD and fix also works with Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Instructions

No textures

Forcing anti-aliasing via drivers on Nvidia GeForce cards will result in missing textures and black game scene.
Instructions

Game Freezes / Crashes during Session

Due a memory restriction (x86 build), the game is limited to work with a maximum of 2GB of VRAM. Try either:
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GPU detection fix

Game has problems with detecting some graphic adapters - mainly mobile GPUs and new graphics. Because of this, game can select wrong settings profile for your system.
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No weapon

Instructions

Unresponsive controls

Problem with controls where in-game camera is always rotating and in menu cursor is always moving down. Demonstrated here.
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System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600
NVIDIA GeForce 8500
256 MB of VRAM
Although developer recommends 20 GB of free space, download size is around 6 GB. With all DLC available the download size is 14 GB though.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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>/49540/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (49540) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References