Echelon (2001)

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Echelon (2001)
Echelon (2001) cover
Developers
MADia Entertainment
Publishers
Buka Entertainment
Release dates
Windows April 15, 2001
Echelon
Echelon (2001) 2001
Echelon: Wind Warriors 2002

Key points

For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Steam Run GameLauncher.bat as admin for first run.[1]

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Delete/rename Logo.wmv[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Movies\
  2. Delete or rename Logo.wmv.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file location[edit]

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Data\Configs.cfg

Save game data location[edit]

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saved Games\

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Video settings (in-game).
Video settings (in-game).
Video settings (launcher).
Video settings (launcher).
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Output is Vert; set FOV with cm_fov X console command.
Multi-monitor
Resolutions are listed but do not work.
Ultra-widescreen
Resolutions are listed but do not work.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Use cm_fov X in console (~) up to 120. Using a zoom function will revert the changes.
Windowed
Set in launcher.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
No option. Probably enabled by default.
60 FPS
For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix.
120+ FPS
Color blind mode

Input settings[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings (in-game).
Audio settings (in-game).
Audio settings (launcher).
Audio settings (launcher).
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
No option to disable it.

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English
Bulgarian
Polish
Not available in digital release.
Russian

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16
Online play

Issues fixed[edit]

Launcher only shows Exit option[edit]

Run GameLauncher.bat as administrator[1]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right-click GameLauncher.bat and choose Run as administrator.
  3. The launcher will now show the correct options.

Notes

This only needs to be done for the first run. Run the game normally after this.

Low frame rate in fullscreen mode[edit]

This game has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Apply necessary fixes

Apply the low frame rate fix.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 Me, 2000, XP, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 266 MHz
Celeron 300 MHz
Pentium II 450 MHz
Athlon 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 650 MB 750 MB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Attention! You need to run game as administrator. :: Echelon General Discussions