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#* '''Width:''' offset {{code|0x7F059}} and replace {{code|00 00 20 44}} (640) with your desired width. | #* '''Width:''' offset {{code|0x7F059}} and replace {{code|00 00 20 44}} (640) with your desired width. | ||
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#*# Type in the desired width or height in the '''Float value''' field. | #*# Type in the desired width or height in the '''Float value''' field. | ||
#*# Press the '''Convert to hex''' button. | #*# Press the '''Convert to hex''' button. | ||
+ | #*# The above already converted values can be used as a cheat sheet to verify the tool is being used correctly. | ||
# Save the file. | # Save the file. | ||
# Launch {{file|{{p|game}}\config.exe}}. | # Launch {{file|{{p|game}}\config.exe}}. |
Revision as of 20:06, 28 April 2023
Developers | |
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Orion Games | |
Publishers | |
Buka Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Orion Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 25, 2005 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Themes | Comedy, Contemporary, Zombies |
Warnings
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
SuicideMachine's Hellforces D3D9 wrapper
Installation[3] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVES\config.cfg[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVES\[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use D3D9 Wrapper. | ||
Windowed | Use D3D9 Wrapper. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Framerate may be locked at 60fps if Triple Buffering is disabled.[4] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Hex edit executable[5] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Russian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Light is rendered incorrectly (glitchy shadowmaps)
Replace vortex shader for lightmaps[4] |
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White screen when trying to launch the game
Start a game using D3DWindower[4] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1, 1.4, 2.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0a compatible | Nvidia GeForce 5600 FX 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-07-21
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-07-11
- ↑ Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2022-10-06