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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= The scope-zoom sight is stretched in widescreen resolutions.<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/gears-war Gears of War | WSGF]</ref>
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
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|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  = 80° horizontal by default. <br/>Open console with {{key|~}} and enter <br/><code>set WarfareGame.WarCameraMode FOVAngle 100</code>
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|fov notes                  = 80° horizontal by default.<br/>Open console ({{key|~}}) and enter <code>set WarfareGame.WarCameraMode FOVAngle 100</code>
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = Via options or toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
 
|windowed notes            = Via options or toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced through the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Forcing Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic Filtering|NVIDIA Control Panel]]/AMD Control Center.
 
|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced through the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Forcing Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic Filtering|NVIDIA Control Panel]]/AMD Control Center.
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|120 fps                    = hackable
|120 fps notes              = bSmoothFrameRate=true; MinSmoothedFrameRate=22; MaxSmoothedFrameRate=62<br/>Open console with {{key|~}} and enter <code>set Engine.GameEngine bSmoothFrameRate 0</code>
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|120 fps notes              = Capped at 62 FPS by default.<br/>Open console ({{key|~}}) and enter <code>set Engine.GameEngine bSmoothFrameRate 0</code>
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
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Revision as of 09:05, 5 March 2016

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Gears of War
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Developers
Epic Games
Publishers
Microsoft Studios
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows November 6, 2007
Gears of War on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Gears of War
Gears of War 2007
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition 2016
Gears of War 4 2016
Gears POP! 2019
Gears 5 2019
Gears Tactics 2020

This page is for the original release. For the updated version, see Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.

Key points

Install Title Update 3 to fix an issue with expired digital signatures.[1]
Come with exclusive content (a new singleplayer chapter, 3 extra multiplayer maps, map editor, etc.)
This game uses P2P connections only

General information

Epic Games Forums
Gearspedia - A wiki for the series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
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DRM: SafeDisc disc check.
Windows
All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE.
No longer available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

Title Update 3 fixes an expired digital signatures issue that prevents all earlier versions of the game from launching.[1] This is a required update.
Exit Asus Auto Updater (if it is running) prior to installing to prevent installation issues.[2]

Update Games for Windows - LIVE

Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

Display settings
Display settings

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Disable motion blur

Instructions

Input settings

Controller Support
Controller Support

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Mouse acceleration

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
Spanish
Latin America and Spanish translations are available, depends from instalation disk.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Versus, Co-op
Online play
Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 80, 3074
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

"You cannot run the game with modified executable code. Please reinstall the game." error

Install Title Update 3 to fix an issue with digital signatures.[1]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 10
Shader Model support 3, 4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Games for Windows - LIVE

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.4 GHz
AMD 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600
ATI Radeon X1700
DirectX 9.0c compatible

References