Difference between revisions of "Battle Isle: The Andosia War"

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This page is for the 2000 Battle Isle game. For the Battle Isle game also known as "Battle Isle 4", and released in 1997, see Incubation: Time Is Running Out.

Battle Isle
Battle Isle	1991
Battle Isle 2	1994
Battle Isle 3	1995
Incubation: Time Is Running Out	1997
Battle Isle: The Andosia War	2000

Battle Isle: The Andosia War is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Battle Isle series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		ProtectDISC Software 3 DRM
GOG.com		Updated to version 206, but not 208.

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is v208, and can be downloaded from Ubisoft's website and Patches-Scrolls.

Accessing the Setup options menu

Use the `/setup` command line argument^[1]

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\config^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

External video settings.

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Vert-
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		4K is supported by the game, but not by legacy D3D so LegacyD3DResolutionHack is needed. UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	By default.
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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Scroll speed is significantly slower with high framerates.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Refers only to camera panning.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

External audio settings.

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail only
German				Retail only; download for GOG.com release
Polish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8	The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95 OSR2	98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 300 MHz	Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible	32 MB of VRAM

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).

References

↑ gog.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[gamedir-2] 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).

[1] .com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

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-{{Infobox game/row/developer|Ubisoft Blue Byte}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blue Byte Software}}
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Cauldron}}
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 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 24, 2000}}
+|taxonomy     =
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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 |wikipedia    = Battle Isle (series)
 |winehq       = 7560
 |license      = commercial
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+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|ProtectDISC Software|3}} | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | battle_isle_the_andosia_war | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | battle_isle_the_andosia_war | DRM-free | Updated to version 206, but not 208. | | Windows }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/BattleIsleTheAndosiaWarDemo Archive.org].
 ==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+{{ii}} The latest official patch is v208, and can be downloaded from [http://patches.ubi.com/battle_isle_andosia_war/ Ubisoft's website] and [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/508/7/ Patches-Scrolls].
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+{{Fixbox|description=Use the <code>/setup</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/battle_isle/how_do_i_open_the_setup_menu_before_andosia_war_game_boots_up|title=gog.com|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>}}
 ==Game data==
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-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
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+|epic games launcher notes =
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-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Battle Isle The Andosia War External Video.png|External video settings.}}
 {{Image|Battle Isle The Andosia War Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/battle-isle-andosia-war
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
@@ Line 74: / Line 100: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Vert-}}
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
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 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Battle Isle The Andosia War Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = limited
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+|mouse sensitivity notes   = Refers only to camera panning.
 |mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
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 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Battle Isle The Andosia War External Audio.png|External audio settings.}}
 {{Image|Battle Isle The Andosia War Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Retail version only
+  |notes     = Retail only
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/562-battle-isle-the-andosia-war-deutsch-patch/ download for GOG.com release]
   |fan       =
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   |language  = Polish
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
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-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
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 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 8
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
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 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 7
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
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-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            = Miles Sound System
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
 }}

Developers

	Blue Byte Software
	Cauldron
Publishers
Early prints	Blue Byte Software
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	November 24, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Battle Isle