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{{Infobox game
 
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|developers  =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|GSC Game World}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Revolution of Strategy GmbH}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|cdv Software Entertainment}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|DMCR 2}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|DMCR 2}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 23, 2006}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2006}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | North America }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | American Conquest }}
 
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|wikipedia    = American Conquest: Divided Nation
 
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{{Series|American Conquest}}
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc, key | {{DRM|StarForce|3}} | | Windows }}
 
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Patches===
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* The latest official patch for the European release is [https://www.patches-scrolls.com/american_conquest_divided_nation.php 1.86].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Run\Save\}}
 
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}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Image|American Conquest Divided Nation Settings.png|Settings.}}
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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}}
 
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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|acceleration option      = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
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|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
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|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Game running too fast===
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{{Fixbox|description=Running too fast|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/american_conquest/what_to_do_when_the_game_runs_too_fast|title=gog.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
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{{ii}} Like [[Cossacks: European Wars|Cossacks]], the other title from GSC Game World, American Conquest features a unique engine timing system. While the games' speed is still dependant on the CPU clock, like many older titles, they offer a flexible speed setting in the options menu to enable the user to tweak the speed to his liking.
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{{ii}} To make the game more bearable, make sure to:
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:* Go to the game settings.
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:* Choose "Slow Mode"
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:* Decrease the "Game speed" by approximately 10%.
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:* Save the settings and go play the game.
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{{ii}} If the game is still fast, grab [http://mastersofthefield.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3139 ACClock] or [http://mastersofthefield.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2260 CPUGrab]. If the game reverts back to fast mode, press {{key|CTRL|D}} in-game.
 
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 2.0 GHz
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 28 May 2023

American Conquest: Divided Nation
American Conquest: Divided Nation cover
Developers
Revolution of Strategy GmbH
Publishers
cdv Software Entertainment
Engines
DMCR 2
Release dates
Windows 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes North America
Series American Conquest
American Conquest: Divided Nation on HowLongToBeat
American Conquest: Divided Nation on MobyGames
American Conquest: Divided Nation on Wikipedia
American Conquest
American Conquest 2002
American Conquest: Fight Back 2003
American Conquest: Divided Nation 2006

Warnings

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

American Conquest: Divided Nation is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RTS game in the American Conquest series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

  • The latest official patch for the European release is 1.86.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Run\Save\[Note 2]

Video

Settings.
Settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Game running too fast

Running too fast[5]
Like Cossacks, the other title from GSC Game World, American Conquest features a unique engine timing system. While the games' speed is still dependant on the CPU clock, like many older titles, they offer a flexible speed setting in the options menu to enable the user to tweak the speed to his liking.
To make the game more bearable, make sure to:
  • Go to the game settings.
  • Choose "Slow Mode"
  • Decrease the "Game speed" by approximately 10%.
  • Save the settings and go play the game.
If the game is still fast, grab ACClock or CPUGrab. If the game reverts back to fast mode, press Ctrl+D in-game.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 2.0 GHz
Athlon 2.0 GHz		 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. ↑ 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