American Conquest: Fight Back

American Conquest
American Conquest	2002
American Conquest: Fight Back	2003
American Conquest: Divided Nation	2006

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v2 DRM^{[Note 1]}.
GOG.com		Also includes the original American Conquest.
Steam

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Mods and maps

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European Warfare: Napoleonica (HEW)

This is a mod which attempts to recreate vast Napoleon's conquests in its full glory including:

Battles (Trafalgar, Austerlitz, Waterloo...)
Factions (Poland, Austria, Prussia amongst existing ones)
Units (Grenadiers, skirmishers, heavy cavalry, hussars, lancers...)

The only thing which currently doesn't work is Random Map AI (except somewhat for France)

If you're interested in this mod, be sure to check out the beginners' guide.

To be able to play both unmodded and modded game, make a copy of the installation folder.

If you want to host games, it is advisable to forward your ports (see Ports).

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115220/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115220/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		7
Online play		7

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[3]
TCP	2300-2400, 6667, 47624
UDP	80, 3783, 27900, 28900, 29900-29901, 13139, 2300-2400, 34000-34005, 16000

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues unresolved

Retail version not working on Windows 8 and later

The retail version doesn't work properly on Windows 8 and later.^[4] Digital versions do not have this problem (see Availability).

Issues fixed

Game running too fast

Instructions

Color issues

See Rainbow color problems in older games for solutions.

Game doesn't start

Instructions

0% progress in LAN

This sometimes happens on Windows XP when with 3 or more players on LAN. Note that this is a workaround for this and not an actual fix.

Instructions

Mouse doesn't work

This kind of issue manifests itself on laptops using Intel Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs, and NVIDIA GPUs through Optimus technology. A workaround is possible, though not guaranteed to work.

Instructions

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP or newer
Processor (CPU)	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ ^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 (115220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Mastersofthefield • View topic - Hosting Through a Router: Port Forwarding (revised)
↑ http://mastersofthefield.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3218

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[Proton_path_note-4] 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 (115220) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (115220) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[5] Mastersofthefield • View topic - Hosting Through a Router: Port Forwarding (revised)

[6] ttp://mastersofthefield.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3218

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Developers

	GSC Game World
Publishers
	cdv Software Entertainment
Engines
	DMCR 2
Release dates
Windows	August 29, 2003