Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Original game | Ensemble Studios |
| 343 Industries | |
| Windows | Behaviour Interactive |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft Game Studios | |
| Engines | |
| BANG! | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 20, 2016 |
| Reception | |
| OpenCritic | 79 |
| 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 | RTS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Halo Wars, Halo |
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| Halo Wars | |
|---|---|
| Subseries of Halo | |
| Halo Wars: Definitive Edition | 2016 |
| Halo Wars 2 | 2017 |
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is a RTS developed by Ensemble Studios and 343 Industries, with Behaviour Interactive being responsible for the PC port. The game is a spin-off of the Halo series and serves as a prequel to Halo Wars 2. The Definitive Edition features improved graphics, additional achievements and includes all of the DLC released for the Xbox 360 version.
Halo Wars was originally released on March 3, 2009 exclusively for Xbox 360. The Definitive Edition was bundled with Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition on December 20, 2016 for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows (through the Microsoft Store). The game was later released as a standalone product on April 20, 2017, when it also became available on Steam.
After a few hotfixes in the spring of 2017, the game received no official updates.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | |
Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Play Anywhere. | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete or rename[1][2] |
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Halo Wars\GameConfig.dat |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/459220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.BulldogThreshold_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\0009000004A4B138_6FA9010088A3442BA8B18CF53D64D3E9\0059769F9205496C9CE1349E2BD749A4\ |
| Steam | <path-to-game>\savegame\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/459220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Menus and cutscenes are pillarboxed to 16:9. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Slider from "Low" to "High". | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA, slider from "Low" to "High". | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 120 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
In-game input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Mostly remappable | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | Changing inputs requires returning to the 'Start Screen'. | |
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects, dialogue, cinematic (as of June 5, 2017 update), voice chat | |
| Surround sound | 5.1 | |
| Subtitles | Separate toggles for cinematics and in-game dialogue subtitles. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | Microsoft Store and Steam players cannot play together. | ||
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 3074 |
| UDP | 88,500,3074,3544,4500 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | Havok | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core i5 |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4200 Nvidia GeForce GT 740M AMD Radeon R5 M240 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/459220/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (459220) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Halo Wars DE: How to skip loud intro :: Steam Community Guides - last accessed on 2020-08-06
- ↑ You can disable the intro movies by renaming them in your files (On Steam anyway). :: r/halo Subreddit - last accessed on 2020-08-06