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− | + | |introduction = '''''Act of War: High Treason''''' is an expansion pack for the 2005 [[Glossary:RTS|real-time strategy]] ''[[Act of War: Direct Action]]''. While the retail and GOG.com versions require the base game to install and run, the Steam version is distributed as a standalone game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://fringegamer.blogspot.com/2011/04/act-of-war-high-treason-game-design.html|title=Fringe Gamer: Act of War: High Treason Game Design Review|date=2016-07-28}}</ref> | |
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The game has issues with naval units which can make certain missions unplayable. | The game has issues with naval units which can make certain missions unplayable. | ||
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# Download [https://www.moddb.com/games/act-of-war-high-treason/downloads/tomahawk-loop-fix the fix] | # Download [https://www.moddb.com/games/act-of-war-high-treason/downloads/tomahawk-loop-fix the fix] | ||
# Use the game's mod manager to launch it. | # Use the game's mod manager to launch it. |
Latest revision as of 11:16, 26 December 2023
Developers | |
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Eugen Systems | |
Publishers | |
2006-2018 | Atari |
2018-present | THQ Nordic |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 24, 2006 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Contemporary, Sci-fi |
Series | Act of War |
Act of War | |
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Act of War: Direct Action | 2005 |
Act of War: High Treason | 2006 |
Warnings
Act of War: High Treason is an expansion pack for the 2005 real-time strategy Act of War: Direct Action. While the retail and GOG.com versions require the base game to install and run, the Steam version is distributed as a standalone game.[1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | TAGES DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Includes Act of War: Direct Action. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | Standalone. |
- Singleplayer demo is available
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1 is available on Patches-Scrolls or here.
- Official mod by Eugen Systems, that allows naval battles against AI[2]
- Fixes an audio bug related to missiles.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9760/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\AOW\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9760/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 2D elements are stretched. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Press the Alt+↵ Enter key combination to toggle between windowed and full-screen mode. Otherwise, this feature doesn't appear in the Options dialog box. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
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 | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Always on for non-English localizations; absent in English version. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
German | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam release. | |||
Italian | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
Spanish | Retail and GOG.com only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 12222 |
UDP | 12222 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
TAGES protection error
Update TAGES DRM[4] |
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Game doesn't start on Windows 8 and later
Install DirectPlay[5] |
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Runtime error 217
- This problem is supposedly fixed in the Steam version.
Instructions[6] |
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Use Proper Windows 7 Fix for Act of War
|
Tomahawk Sound Loop
The game has issues with naval units which can make certain missions unplayable.
Use a sound loop fix[7] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (9760) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Fringe Gamer: Act of War: High Treason Game Design Review - last accessed on 2016-07-28
- ↑ ftp://ftp.atari.com/patches/aowht/msg/EN.txt - last accessed on 2016-07-28
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Fix Act of War High Treason with this Patch - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Windows 8.1 Now playable :: Act of War: Direct Action General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-28
- ↑ Proper Windows 7 Fix - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Tomahawk sound looping bug fix and more! - last accessed on May 2023