XCOM: Enemy Unknown
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| Developers | |
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| Firaxis Games | |
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| 2K Games | |
| OS X, Linux | Feral Interactive |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 9, 2012 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 25, 2013 |
| Linux | June 19, 2014 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
| X-COM | |
|---|---|
| X-COM: UFO Defense | 1994 |
| X-COM: Terror from the Deep | 1995 |
| X-COM: Apocalypse | 1997 |
| X-COM: Interceptor | 1998 |
| X-COM: Email games | 1999 |
| X-COM: Enforcer | 2001 |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2012 |
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 2013 |
| XCOM 2 | 2016 |
| XCOM: Chimera Squad | 2020 |
Key points
- The game suffers from an abundance of bugs in its current state. Some bugs are game-breaking.[1]
General information
- PC Report - XCOM: Enemy Unknown on Linux
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Official Forum - not PC-specific.
Availability
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| GamersGate | |
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Complete Edition | |
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| Mac App Store | |
Elite Edition | |
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| Steam | |
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- All Windows and Linux versions require Steam.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Elite Soldier Pack | Part of Complete Pack. Pre-order bonus. | |
| Slingshot Pack | Part of Complete Pack. | |
| XCOM: Enemy Within | Part of Complete Pack. | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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- Changing the setting
bForceNoMoviestoTRUEwill not work because the game will fail to load anything past the main menu. This problem does not exist in Enemy Within.
Turn off multiplayer chat
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Enable armor tint options
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Game data
Configuration files location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- Having too many savegames can cause slowdowns, which can be fixed by regularly purging savegames.
- Savegames will start appearing in the wrong order once there are more or around 100 savegames.
If savegames not showing when starting the game in Linux after playing it in Windows, go to the savegames location in linux and change the name of the folder SaveData to savedata
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Display settings.
Video settings.
Input settings
Input settings.
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod to improve 3D support. | |||
| TriDef 3D | ||||
Issues fixed
Save game slowdowns
- Having a lot of savegames might cause the game to momentarily freeze while loading the "Save Game" screen.
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Windows
Game appears to run in slow motion
- Using Gigabyte's OC Guru overclocking tool can cause the game to appear to run in slow motion, then jump forward in time every few seconds
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX | |
| Interface | Scaleform | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series ATI Radeon HD 3000 series |
- Windows XP is not supported, but the game can be made to run on it using this guide.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.8.5 | 10.9.1 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | AMD HD4000 NVidia 9000 series 256 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
- The OS X version is not supported on these graphics cards: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following cards require you to have 8 GB of system RAM: NVIDIA 320M, NVIDIA 9400 and Intel HD3000.
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 16 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia 600 series AMD 6000 series Intel Iris Pro 512 MB of VRAM | Nvidia 700 series AMD 6000 series 1 GB of VRAM |
- Only available in 64-bit.