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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Star Wolves - Cover.JPG
 
|cover        = Star Wolves - Cover.JPG
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|X-Bow Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|X-Bow Software}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|2004-2018}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Entertainment|2018-2022}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fulqrum Publishing|2022-present}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 18, 2005}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 12, 2004}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG, Strategy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space flight }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Star Wolves }}
 
|steam appid  = 46270
 
|steam appid  = 46270
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|gogcom page  = star_wolves
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|gogcom id    = 1207658864
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|wikipedia    = Star_Wolves
+
|hltb        = 9145
−
|winehq      =  
+
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 17957
 +
|wikipedia    = Star Wolves
 +
|winehq      = 4056
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Star Wolves}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{GOG.com links|star_wolves|star_wolves}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207658864|star_wolves_series|for game series}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/46270/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/46270/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
{{mm}} [https://star-wolves-franchise.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wolves_Franchise_Wiki Wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-SW | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|3.4.76.00}} |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | star-wolves | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3548-1 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_wolves | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_wolves | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | star-wolves | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | star-wolves | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 46270 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 46270 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | star-wolves-1 | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Main.ini|{{P|game}}\default.cfg|{{P|game}}\Profiles\*\*.cfg|{{P|game}}\Profiles\*\profile.info}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Profiles\*\Save\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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               =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Star Wolves - system settings.png|System settings.}}
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/star-wolves
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{{Image|Star Wolves - additonal settings.png|Additional settings.}}
−
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
+
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/star-wolves
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
−
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/star-wolves WSGF entry].
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Custom resolutions|Custom resolutions]].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/star-wolves WSGF entry].
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|fov notes                  = In {{file|{{p|game}}\Main.ini}}, edit the <code>FOV</code> value. For 16:9, the value should be {{code|102}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/46270/discussions/0/619568192683222672/|title=[HowTo] Higher resolutions and widescreen :: Star Wolves General Discussions|date=2023-04-08}}</ref>
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = hackable
 +
|vsync notes                = In {{file|{{p|game}}\Main.ini}}, change <code>SyncVRefresh = 0</code> to <code>SyncVRefresh = 1</code>.
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
+
===Custom resolutions===
−
{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|description=Modifying configuration file|ref=<ref name="StarWolves1WSGF">{{Refurl|url=https://www.wsgf.org/dr/star-wolves|title=Star Wolves <nowiki>|</nowiki> WSGF|date=2023-04-08}}</ref>|fix=
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|key remap                = unknown
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# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\default.cfg}} with a text editor.
 +
# For the <code>gr_init_resolution</code> variable, set the custom width and height.
 +
# Save the file.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} This will apply to all profiles. Attempting to override this for a specific profile in its own {{file|{{p|uid}}.cfg}} file will fail on the first run, but be transferred to the main {{file|default.cfg}} on the next.
 +
{{ii}} Cinematics will be {{term|stretched}} from 4:3 to fill the target resolution.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Increase draw distance===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration file|ref=|fix=
 +
#Edit {{file|{{p|game}}\Main.ini}}
 +
#Go to the <code>[GRAPH]</code> section, and increase the <code>ZFarPlane</code> value. A value of around <code>10000.0f</code> covers even the largest maps.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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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   =  
+
|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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|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      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail and Steam only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/571-star-wolves-deutsch-patch/ download for GOG.com release].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Ships fail to fire===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Run the game in [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows 98/Me and as administrator|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/46270/discussions/0/828933456002504831/|title=Ships failing to fire bug - Windows 7 :: Star Wolves General Discussions|date=2019-04-09}}</ref>|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 8.1, 9
 +
|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    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|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 =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
−
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
−
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 128 MB
−
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 3 GB
−
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 2 MX400
 +
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 +
|minDX    = 8.1
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
−
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
−
|recRAM  =  
+
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
−
|recGPU  =  
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti
 +
|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 16:44, 28 July 2023

Star Wolves
Star Wolves cover
Developers
X-Bow Software
Publishers
2004-2018 1C Company
2018-2022 1C Entertainment
2022-present Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows November 12, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Genres RPG, Strategy
Vehicles Space flight
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Star Wolves
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Star Wolves on HowLongToBeat
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Star Wolves on MobyGames
Star Wolves on Wikipedia
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Star Wolves
Star Wolves 2004
Star Wolves 2 2006
Star Wolves 3: Civil War 2009

Star Wolves is a singleplayer third-person RPG and strategy game in the Star Wolves series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 StarForce 3.4.76.00 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Main.ini[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\default.cfg[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Profiles\*\*.cfg[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Profiles\*\profile.info[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46270/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles\*\Save\[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46270/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

System settings.
System settings.
Additional settings.
Additional settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Custom resolutions.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
In <path-to-game>\Main.ini, edit the FOV value. For 16:9, the value should be 102.[3]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
In <path-to-game>\Main.ini, change SyncVRefresh = 0 to SyncVRefresh = 1.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Custom resolutions

Modifying configuration file[4]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\default.cfg with a text editor.
  2. For the gr_init_resolution variable, set the custom width and height.
  3. Save the file.

Notes

This will apply to all profiles. Attempting to override this for a specific profile in its own <user-id>.cfg file will fail on the first run, but be transferred to the main default.cfg on the next.
Cinematics will be stretched from 4:3 to fill the target resolution.

Increase draw distance

Edit configuration file
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\Main.ini
  2. Go to the [GRAPH] section, and increase the ZFarPlane value. A value of around 10000.0f covers even the largest maps.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Retail and Steam only; download for GOG.com release.
Polish
Russian

Issues fixed

Ships fail to fire

Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 98/Me and as administrator[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8.1, 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2 MX400
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti
128 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
  2. ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
  3. ↑ [HowTo Higher resolutions and widescreen :: Star Wolves General Discussions] - last accessed on 2023-04-08
  4. ↑ Star Wolves | WSGF - last accessed on 2023-04-08
  5. ↑ Ships failing to fire bug - Windows 7 :: Star Wolves General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-04-09