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Revision as of 10:31, 16 November 2022

Order of War
Order of War cover
Developers
Wargaming.net
Publishers
Original Eidos Interactive
Current Square Enix
Release dates
Windows September 22, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres Strategy
Themes World War II, Europe
Series Order of War
Order of War guide on StrategyWiki
Order of War on MobyGames
Order of War on Wikipedia
Order of War
Order of War 2009
Order of War: Challenge 2010

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Online multiplayer impacted by GameSpy shutdown.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows
Steam Purchases previously included Order of War: Challenge.[1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Heavy Bomber squadrons Released free on October 2009
Windows
Infantry Morter Launchers Released free on October 2009
Windows
Off-Map Heavy Artillery Released free on October 2009
Windows
Survival Mission Released free on October 2009
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data\Video\
  2. Delete or rename Alienware.bik, Nvidia.bik, SquareEnix.bik, and WarGaming.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\order of war\settings
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34600/pfx/[Note 1]
Settings file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\order of war\save
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34600/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Hor+
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
8x, 8x CSAA, 8xQ CSAA, 16x CSAA, 16xQ CSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Changing resolution, VSync and AA may only be done through main menu.

Input

Game prevents use of Windows key.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Uses OS cursor.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
For Zoom and camera rotation.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Effects, Music, Background sounds, Interface
Surround sound
Subtitles
No option to disable. Unit acknowledgements not subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
4 1v1 or 2v2
Online play
4 GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Issues fixed

Start up crash (demo)

The demo version crashes on startup.

Delete page_back.bik[3]
  1. Delete or rename <path-to-game>/demo/data/video/ui/page_back.bik

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2 or later
Processor (CPU) 3.0 GHz or DUO 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7600
AMD Radeon HD 2400
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References