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{{State|state=beta}}
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{{state|abandoned}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Hawken Logo.jpg
 
|cover        = Hawken Logo.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|EA}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 14, 2014}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|metacritic|hawken|73}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Free-to-play }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Vehicle combat }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Robot }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Hawken }}
 
|steam appid  = 271290
 
|steam appid  = 271290
 
|steam appid side = 271331,271332
 
|steam appid side = 271331,271332
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|mobygames    = 65399
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Hawken (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Hawken (video game)
 
|winehq      = 14523
 
|winehq      = 14523
 +
|igdb        = hawken
 +
|license      = free-to-play
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
|release history  = The game was removed from [[Steam]] on January 2, 2018 and its servers were shut down.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-02-beleaguered-mech-shooter-hawken-is-shutting-down-on-pc|title=Beleaguered mech shooter Hawken is shutting down on PC|date=2020-05-25}}</ref>
 +
|current state    = A group called Hawken Refugees have setup a [https://discord.com/invite/FWx6p4K Discord server] for coordinating offline play and multiplayer servers.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://community.playhawken.com/ Official forum]
 
{{mm}} [https://community.playhawken.com/ Official forum]
{{mm}} [http://hawkenwiki.com/ Hawken Wiki]
+
{{mm}} [http://hawkenwiki.com/ Hawken Wiki] (Dead link.)
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/271290/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/271290/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 271290 | Steam | Free to play. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 271290 | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use -nomoviestartup parameter|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://community.playhawken.com/topic/34006-how-to-login-automatically-at-hawken-launch/|title=How to login automatically at Hawken launch - HAWKEN Forums|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Use -nomoviestartup parameter|ref=<ref>[https://community.playhawken.com/topic/34006-how-to-login-automatically-at-hawken-launch/ How to login automatically at Hawken launch - HAWKEN Forums]</ref>}}
 
 
Use the <code>-nomoviestartup</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 
Use the <code>-nomoviestartup</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Automatic Login===
 
===Automatic Login===
The game requires the player to type his password each time it's launched. This can be avoided using the launch properties in Steam.<ref>[https://community.playhawken.com/topic/34006-how-to-login-automatically-at-hawken-launch/ How to login automatically at Hawken launch - HAWKEN Forums]</ref>
+
The game requires the player to type his password each time it's launched. This can be avoided using the launch properties in Steam.
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Automatic Login|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://community.playhawken.com/topic/34006-how-to-login-automatically-at-hawken-launch/|title=How to login automatically at Hawken launch - HAWKEN Forums|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Automatic Login}}
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# In Steam, right-click on Hawken and select Properties.
 
+
# Click on Set Launch Options.
# In Steam, right-click on Hawken and select Properties
 
# Click on Set Launch Options
 
 
# Put <code>-login="youremail" -password="yourpassword"</code> in the field. Put your own information between the quotes, and click OK
 
# Put <code>-login="youremail" -password="yourpassword"</code> in the field. Put your own information between the quotes, and click OK
 
}}
 
}}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Hawken\HawkenGame\Config\}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Hawken\HawkenGame\Config\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|HawkenSettings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|HawkenSettings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|HawkenVideo.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|HawkenVideo.png|Video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/hawken/en
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/hawken/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/hawken/en WSGF entry].
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = FXAA
 
|antialiasing notes        = FXAA
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              = If frame rate is under refresh rate disable "Capped Smooth Framerate"<ref>[https://community.playhawken.com/topic/22203-120-fps-120-hz/#entry274413 120 FPS @ 120 Hz - HAWKEN Forums]</ref> For more information see the [[Engine:Unreal Engine 3#Smoothed frame rate|Unreal Engine 3 page]].
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|120 fps notes              = If frame rate is under refresh rate disable "Capped Smooth Framerate"<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://community.playhawken.com/topic/22203-120-fps-120-hz/#entry274413|title=120 FPS @ 120 Hz - HAWKEN Forums|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> For more information see the [[Engine:Unreal Engine 3#Smoothed frame rate|Unreal Engine 3 page]].
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|HawkenRemap.png|Remapping.}}
 
{{Image|HawkenRemap.png|Remapping.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|HawkenAudio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|HawkenAudio.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, Game SFX, UI/Menu SFX, Voice, Menu BGM, Game BGM
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, Game SFX, UI/Menu SFX, Voice, Menu BGM, Game BGM
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
|surround sound notes    = Auto detects up to 7.0 output<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
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|surround sound notes    = Auto detects up to 7.0 output<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = Japanese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Japanese
+
  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Russian
+
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|iz3d                        =  
 
|iz3d                        =  
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
|htc vive                    = unknown
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|vr only                    = false
 +
|htc vive                    = false
 
|htc vive notes              =  
 
|htc vive notes              =  
|oculus rift                = hackable
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|oculus rift                = unknown
|oculus rift notes          = Add <code> -vr</code> to the Steam launch options.<ref>[https://community.playhawken.com/topic/26996-oculus-rift-help/ Oculus Rift Help - Support - HAWKEN Forums - Multiplayer Mech Combat - Hawken: War is A Machine]</ref>
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|oculus rift notes          = DK1 only. Add <code> -vr</code> to the Steam launch options.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://community.playhawken.com/topic/26996-oculus-rift-help/|title=Oculus Rift Help - Support - HAWKEN Forums - Multiplayer Mech Combat - Hawken: War is A Machine|date=May 2023}}</ref> [https://github.com/kalavaras/LibOVRWrapper LibOVRWrapper] might work for this game.
|tracked motion controllers  =  
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|osvr                        = false
|tracked motion controllers notes=  
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|osvr notes                  =
|keyboard-mouse              =  
+
|windows mixed reality      = unknown
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =  
 +
|keyboard-mouse              = unknown
 
|keyboard-mouse notes        =  
 
|keyboard-mouse notes        =  
 
|3rd space gaming vest      =  
 
|3rd space gaming vest      =  
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|trackir                    =  
 
|trackir                    =  
 
|trackir notes              =  
 
|trackir notes              =  
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 
|play area seated            =  
 
|play area seated            =  
 
|play area seated notes      =  
 
|play area seated notes      =  
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|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
|minCPU  = 2Ghz Dual Core
+
|minCPU  = 2 GHz Dual Core
 
|minRAM  = 3 GB
 
|minRAM  = 3 GB
 
|minHD    = 5 GB
 
|minHD    = 5 GB
|minGPU  = NVIDIA 9800 GTX
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 5670
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 5670
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
  
|recCPU  = 3Ghz Dual Core
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|recCPU  = 3 GHz Dual Core
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
|recGPU  = NVIDIA GTX 460
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6850
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6850
 
|recVRAM  = 1024 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 1024 MB
|recDX    = 9.0c
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|recDX    =  
 
|recSM    = 3.0
 
|recSM    = 3.0
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 15:42, 8 February 2024

Warning icon.svg
This product was abandoned during development. It is covered here for historical reference.
Hawken
Hawken cover
Developers
Former Adhesive Games
Current Reloaded Games
Publishers
Meteor Entertainment
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows February 14, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 73
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Robot
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi
Series Hawken
Hawken on IGDB
Hawken on MobyGames
Hawken on Wikipedia
Hawken
Hawken 2014
Hawken Reborn EA

Hawken is a multiplayer first-person action, FPS and vehicle combat game in the Hawken series.

The game was removed from Steam on January 2, 2018 and its servers were shut down.[1]

A group called Hawken Refugees have setup a Discord server for coordinating offline play and multiplayer servers.

General information

Official forum
Hawken Wiki (Dead link.)
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -nomoviestartup parameter[2]

Use the -nomoviestartup command line argument.

Automatic Login

The game requires the player to type his password each time it's launched. This can be avoided using the launch properties in Steam.

Automatic Login[3]
  1. In Steam, right-click on Hawken and select Properties.
  2. Click on Set Launch Options.
  3. Put -login="youremail" -password="yourpassword" in the field. Put your own information between the quotes, and click OK

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Hawken\HawkenGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271290/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Numerical slider up to 110° (horizontal).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
If frame rate is under refresh rate disable "Capped Smooth Framerate"[4] For more information see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Input

Remapping.
Remapping.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Game SFX, UI/Menu SFX, Voice, Menu BGM, Game BGM
Surround sound
Auto detects up to 7.0 output[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

VR support

Headsets State Notes
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
DK1 only. Add -vr to the Steam launch options.[6] LibOVRWrapper might work for this game.
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
AMD Radeon HD 5670
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support


Notes

  1. Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References