The War Z

The War Z

Developer(s)	Hammerpoint Interactive
Engine	Eclipse
First release date	October 15, 2012 (alpha)

Key points

The game currently suffers from serious bugs and a hacker infestation.

The game uses images stolen from other games .

The developers were accused of scam and false advertising and the game itself was pulled off steam.

The support team is overwhelmed with support tickets.

General information

Steam Community Discussions - very active.

Official forums - starting threads is disabled for new users.

Official support page - report hackers here.

Availability

Source(s)	Store unlock	Notes
Developer website
Steam		Currently no longer available for purchase.

There are three available versions for pre-purchase. The "Pioneer" and "Legend" versions offer perks like in-game currency and temporary guest keys.

Fixes and tips

Launcher issues

Launcher crashes or stops responding 1) Go to The War Z's main folder. Its default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\The War Z\ 2) Right click on WarZlauncher.exe and select Properties. 3) Choose the Compatibility tab. 4) Tick Run this program in compatibility mode for: and choose Windows XP (Service Pack 3) 5) Tick Run this program as an administrator and click OK at the bottom of the window.

MSVCP100.dll is missing Download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable. Download for 32bit Windows Download for 64bit Windows Users with 64bit Windows should download and install both of these packages.

Crashes and game-breaking bugs

Game freezes when entering a server, potentially kicking you before you can move Poor memory optimization in the engine is likely the cause of this problem. The game's client can reach near 2GB of RAM usage despite it's unremarkable graphical fidelity. Following this fix in windowed mode is recommended (in-case the client hangs or crashes during testing). 1) From the in-game menu, select Options and navigate to the display settings. 2) Using a custom graphics preset, modify every settings on the right to off or low. 3) Apply the changes. Quit the game client and start it again. 4) Use the quick-join feature to see if the problem is solved. If it is, proceed to step 5, else seek another solution. 5) Ignore anti-aliasing and V-sync. Choose one graphics option and modify it to medium or high. 6) Use the quick-join feature again. 7) If the client freezes or crashes, modify that graphics option back to low. 8) Repeat steps 5-7 until you find a configuration that seems aesthetically pleasing, but resolves the initial problem. 9) If you experience screen tearing enable Vsync.

Frequent crashes 1) Go to The War Z's main folder. Its default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\The War Z\ 2) Right click on WarZ.exe and select Properties. 3) Choose the Compatibility tab. 4) Tick Run this program in compatibility mode for: and choose Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) 5) Tick Run this program as an administrator and click OK at the bottom of the window.

Clicking on "play game" causes a crash Uninstall AVG Antivirus. If you do not have AVG, set your antivirus software to exclude the game's main folder.

Other fixes

Enable SLI (Multi-GPU) Do not follow these instructions if you do not know how many GPUs are in your PC and/or if you have only one GPU in your PC. 1) Download NVIDIA Inspector and extract the .zip file's contents to a new folder on your PC. 2) Double-click nvidiaInspector.exe and click the toolbox button (shown in red below). 3) Press the Create new profile button (shown in green below). Use a profile name like WarZ for convenience. 4) Press the Add application to current profile button (shown in blue above). 5) Locate the game's main folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\The War Z\ by default). Select WarZ.exe 6) Modify the entry for SLI compatibility bits to show 0x0240A005 7) Click Apply changes at the top right of the application.

Inventory shows weird names and descriptions 1) From the in-game options menu, choose Language. 2) Select English and apply.

Game data

Configuration location

	Location
Configuration files	%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Arktos\WarZ\

Video settings

Graphics option	Native	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		HUD is stretched.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

The game's configuration files (CustomSettings.ini, gameSettings.ini) contain the entry r_anisotropy_quality 1

Changing this entry to a different value does not seem to make a difference in-game.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

The game's configuration files (CustomSettings.ini, gameSettings.ini) contain the entry r_antialiasing_quality 1

Changing this entry to a different value does not seem to make a difference in-game.

Input settings

Input Settings	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Controller support

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows XP / Vista / 7	Windows Vista / 7 64bit
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz / AMD Sempron 3400+	Quad-core 2.4GHz or superior
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 205 / AMD Radeon HD6250	DirectX 9 compatible with 768MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX460 / AMD Radeon HD5850 or superior)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB	3 GB

The game is a multiplayer game. It requires a stable Internet connection with sufficient connectivity to regions in the US and/or Europe.