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Mars: War Logs
Mars: War Logs	2013
The Technomancer	2016

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Official website (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace intro file^{[citation needed]}
Download Mars War Logs Skip Intro Video File and extract them. Go to `<path-to-game>\boot\datapc\video` and replace the file with the newly downloaded one.

Game data

Game Settings

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mars - War Logs\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/232750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mars - War Logs\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/232750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

50 save slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud		Save files only.

Video

Video Settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		UI does not scale well at higher resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)	Default is 45° vertical. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA only.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Always enabled.
60 FPS	Frame rate is capped at 90 FPS.
120+ FPS	See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Modify globalsettings.sli^[1]
Open `<path-to-game>\datalocal\globalsettings.sli` with a text editor Edit the first occurrence of `<FOV value="45" />` to the desired FOV value.

Input

Input Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keys cannot be remapped in-game, but can be re-assigned in commands_config.txt in the configuration files location.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See Fix section
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller Layout

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, effects, music and dialogue.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				`-lang=eng`
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

The language can be specified as a command-line parameter -lang=<language> to the executable where <language> is the language identifier, e.g. -lang=eng for English.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `graphicconfig.txt`. Change `REFRESHRATE` to your desired refresh rate. (e.g. `120` or `144`)

Yellow artifacts

Fix yellow artifacts^[2]
Download DXVK here. Extract the contents of the `dxvk-*.tar.gz` file with 7zip or WinRAR. Copy `d3d9.dll` from the `x32` folder and paste it in the game's installation folder.

Controller Not Detected

On Win 11 machines xbox one or elite controllers not detected
With the controller on, unplug your mouse from the computer. touch the controller, it should be detected by game, re plug in mouse, has to be done each time game run. No other solution seems to work for win 11.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7, 8	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	AMD/Intel Dual Core 2.2 GHz	Intel Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06 GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 4.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD5870

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/232750/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (232750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Change the camera's FOV and the camera's distance :: Mars: War Logs Technical Support - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Fix yellow artifacts :: Of Orcs And Men General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-08-12

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/232750/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (232750) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/232750/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (232750) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Change the camera's FOV and the camera's distance :: Mars: War Logs Technical Support - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Fix yellow artifacts :: Of Orcs And Men General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-08-12

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

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+===Skip intro videos===
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+# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2363-mars-war-logs-skip-intro-video-file/ Mars War Logs Skip Intro Video File] and extract them.
+# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\boot\datapc\video</code> and replace the file with the newly downloaded one.
 }}
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-|discord                =
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-{{Fixbox|description=Modify globalsettings.sli|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/232750/discussions/0/810924134056594304/ Change the camera's FOV and the camera's distance :: Mars: War Logs Technical Support]</ref>|fix=
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 # Open <code>{{P|game}}\datalocal\globalsettings.sli</code> with a text editor
 # Edit the first occurrence of <code><FOV value="45" /></code> to the desired FOV value.
@@ Line 129: / Line 149: @@
 |touchscreen notes         =
 |controller support        = true
-|controller support notes  =
+|controller support notes  = See Fix section
 |full controller           = true
 |full controller notes     =
@@ Line 138: / Line 158: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = true
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|xinput controllers        = true
+|xinput controllers        = false
 |xinput controllers notes  =
 |xbox prompts              = true
@@ Line 204: / Line 224: @@
   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = <code>-lang=eng</code>
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
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 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Portuguese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
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 }}
 }}
+{{ii}} The language can be specified as a command-line parameter <code>-lang=<language></code> to the executable where <code><language></code> is the language identifier, e.g. <code>-lang=eng</code> for English.
 ==VR support==
@@ Line 310: / Line 338: @@
 # Extract the contents of the {{file|dxvk-*.tar.gz}} file with 7zip or WinRAR.
 # Copy {{file|d3d9.dll}} from the {{file|x32}} folder and paste it in the game's installation folder.
+}}
+===Controller Not Detected===
+{{Fixbox|description=On Win 11 machines xbox one or elite controllers not detected|fix=
+# With the controller on, unplug your mouse from the computer.
+# touch the controller, it should be detected by game, re plug in mouse, has to be done each time game run.
+# No other solution seems to work for win 11.
 }}
@@ Line 337: / Line 374: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=

Developers

	Spiders
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Silk
Release dates
Windows	April 26, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Perspectives	Third-person
Genres	RPG
Themes	Cyberpunk, Sci-fi
Series	Mars: War Logs