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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Vista Game Engine}} | {{Infobox game/row/engine|Vista Game Engine}} | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 2, 2007}} |
|reception = | |reception = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|maelstrom-the-battle-for-earth-begins|58}} | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|maelstrom-the-battle-for-earth-begins|58}} | ||
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|lutris = maelstrom | |lutris = maelstrom | ||
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|wikipedia = Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins | |wikipedia = Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins | ||
|winehq = 10737 | |winehq = 10737 | ||
|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
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+ | {{Introduction | ||
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+ | |release history = The game's Vista engine was made open source in 2022.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/KD-lab-Open-Source/VistaEngine/tree/Maelstrom_1_1|title=KD-lab-Open-Source/VistaEngine: Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins|date=May 2023}}</ref> | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Additionally uses {{DRM|SecuROM}} for disc checking. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Additionally uses {{DRM|SecuROM}} for disc checking. | | Windows }} | ||
− | {{Availability/row| | + | {{Availability/row| Steam | 11560 | Steam | v1.0. | | Windows }} |
− | {{Availability/row| | + | {{Availability/row| GMG | maelstrom-the-battle-for-earth-begins | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }} |
}} | }} | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
===Patches=== | ===Patches=== | ||
− | Patch v1.01 for the Windows retail versions are available | + | {{ii}} Patch v1.01 for the Windows retail versions are available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2556/7/27358 Patches-Scrolls], [https://worthplaying.com/article/2007/3/16/news/40582/ WorthPlaying] and [https://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_info/Downloads/Download/45970/Maelstrom/Patch_101.html 4Players]. |
{{ii}} The Steam version of the game is not updated to the latest version. | {{ii}} The Steam version of the game is not updated to the latest version. | ||
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|ultrawidescreen = unknown | |ultrawidescreen = unknown | ||
|ultrawidescreen notes = | |ultrawidescreen notes = | ||
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− | |4k ultra hd notes = | + | |4k ultra hd notes = v1.2+ |
|fov = n/a | |fov = n/a | ||
|fov notes = Camera can be zoomed in and out freely. | |fov notes = Camera can be zoomed in and out freely. | ||
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|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
|anisotropic = true | |anisotropic = true | ||
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|antialiasing = true | |antialiasing = true | ||
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|upscaling = unknown | |upscaling = unknown | ||
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{{Audio | {{Audio | ||
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|surround sound = true | |surround sound = true | ||
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
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===Fire and Ice campaign (Hai-Genti), Heart of Darkness (Mission 5) progress bug=== | ===Fire and Ice campaign (Hai-Genti), Heart of Darkness (Mission 5) progress bug=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Skip to the next mission|ref={{cn|date=September 2020}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Skip to the next mission|ref={{cn|date=September 2020}}|fix= |
Latest revision as of 11:46, 18 June 2024
Developers | |
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KD VISION | |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
Engines | |
Vista Game Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 2, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 58 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera, Third-person |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select, Direct control |
Genres | RTS, TPS |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view, free-roaming camera and third-person RTS and TPS game.
The game's Vista engine was made open source in 2022.[1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Additionally uses SecuROM DRM for disc checking. | |||
Steam | v1.0. | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch v1.01 for the Windows retail versions are available from Patches-Scrolls, WorthPlaying and 4Players.
- The Steam version of the game is not updated to the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>/Game.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11560/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>/Resource/Saves[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11560/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | v1.2+ | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Camera can be zoomed in and out freely. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 8x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Sound Effects, Music, Voice Messages. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | Codemasters release only. | |||
French | Codemasters release only. | |||
German | Codemasters release only. | |||
Italian | Codemasters release only. | |||
Russian | 1С release only. | |||
Spanish | Codemasters release only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 6 | Maximum 6 players. | ||
Online play | 6 | Maximum 6 players. Servers have been shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | Servers have been shut down. | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Fire and Ice campaign (Hai-Genti), Heart of Darkness (Mission 5) progress bug
Skip to the next mission[citation needed] |
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While in-game you will get an objective to go to a location indicated on the psi-map. Once there an in-game cinematic will play and more often than not the next objective will fail to initialise leaving you stuck in a level that is unwinnable. If this happens you can try the mission again and hope you don't trigger the same bug, or you can type iwinagain to skip to the next mission. Source: Steam forums |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Demonware |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2400+ | Intel Pentium 4 at 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2800+ |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 7800 AMD Radeon X1800 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (11560) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ KD-lab-Open-Source/VistaEngine: Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins - last accessed on May 2023