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==Essential improvements==
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===[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/919-hellforces-d3d9-wrapper/ SuicideMachine's Hellforces D3D9 wrapper]===
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# [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/919-hellforces-d3d9-wrapper/ Download] the wrapper and extract it.
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# Copy {{file|d3d9.dll}} and {{file|d3d9.ini}} to game's directory.
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Revision as of 15:21, 21 July 2017

Hellforces
Hellforces cover
Developers
Orion Games
Publishers
Buka Entertainment
Engines
Orion Engine
Release dates
Windows March 25, 2005

Warnings

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce v3.4.76 DRM. Won't work on Windows 7/8/10.[1]
Windows

Essential improvements

SuicideMachine's Hellforces D3D9 wrapper

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Launcher window.
Launcher window.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
Versus

Connection types

Issues fixed

Light is rendered incorrectly (glitchy shadowmaps)

Instructions

White screen when trying to launch the game

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 1.1, 1.4, 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 3
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0a compatible

References

  1. StarForce User Support - last accessed on 2017-07-11