Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix.
- Released as Edge of Chaos: Independence War 2 in Europe and Galaxy Commander: Edge of Chaos for the German re-release.
- To run the game, you need to have an optical drive or simulate one (e.g. with WinCDEmu). See here for more info.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Technical FAQ
Availability
- A free demo can be downloaded from Archive.org.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Saving is only possible at main base. Dock at the base, then hit Esc to save. If saving there doesn't work, use the solution in the FAQ.
Video
Widescreen
- Max. 1920x1080
- FOV needs to be adjusted (otherwise it is Vert-), see the WSGF entry or the technical FAQ.
- Cutscenes are heavily stretched. 16:9 cutscenes can be downloaded here. Use them to replace the default ones in
<path-to-game>\movies
, back up the original ones before.
- New AI upscaled cinematics and other FMV elements can be downloaded here. Resolution is limited to a maximum of 1080p due it in-game BINK engine limitations.
- HUD becomes very small at high resolutions.
- By default, the game's AA can only be toggled on/off for the in-game HUD lines and orb stalks.
Set windowed mode in flux.ini[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Edit
flux.ini
- Change
full_screen = 1 to full_screen = 0
- Save your changes and close the file.
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DirectX7 compatibility wrapper ddraw.dll.[citation needed]
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- Download the compatibility DDrawCompat wrapper by narzoul.
- Place the
ddraw.dll file to <path-to-game>/bin/release
- Launch the game, change resolution at
Options/Graphics/Resolutions
- Make sure you select the graphics card.
- Done.
A crash can occur once loading the game if the selected graphics card in flux.ini is not available anymore. Please return to the game option, select the available graphics card and try again.
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Input
- Advanced keybinds can be found in the
<path-to-game>\readme.html
under CONTROLS.
- Additional settings, like setting up joystick deadzones, can be found in the
<path-to-game>\technical_faq.html
.
- Keyboard reference card
- Joystick and cockpit reference card
- Cutscenes and dialogues can be skipped with Space ␣.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Speech, Music, Movie, and Effects. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Alt-tabbing crashes the game in fullscreen mode. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Check the official FAQ for more bug fixes.
Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- This issue occurs on Windows 8 and later.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Game runs with: "<path-to-game>\bin\release\loader.exe" -ac iwar2.icGame -dl 3 |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Input |
DirectInput |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Riva TNT 2 or better DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Notes
References