Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
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Developers | |
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Apeiron[1] | |
Publishers | |
North America | Strategy First[2] |
2005-2018 | 1C Company[3] |
2018-2022 | 1C Entertainment |
2022-present | Fulqrum Publishing |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 29, 2005[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 41 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | Tactical RPG |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Brigade E5 |
Brigade E5 | |
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Brigade E5: New Jagged Union | 2005 |
7.62 High Calibre | 2007 |
7.62: Reloaded | 2008 |
7.62 Hard Life | 2014 |
Key points
- While a separate game with a different story line, 7,62 High Calibre is an improved version of Brigade E5 based on the same engine.
- Since the game was mostly popular in Russia, most of the community, mods and information about the game are not available in English language.
- Native modding support.
- Various game bugs remain unsolved without an unofficial patch.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | English release. | |||
Retail | StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1] in Russian release. StarForce 4 DRM[Note 2] in German release. |
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Publisher website | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- Steam version contains the latest patch 1.13.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Uncheck the "Video" option in the configuration utility |
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Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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Immortal Badass Mod
- Contains unofficial patch, new weapons and changes various game aspects, making game a bit harder.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Config.e5c[Note 3] <path-to-game>\AutoCamera.cfg[Note 3] <path-to-game>\keys.cfg[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/296210/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/296210/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Only 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960 and 1600x1200 resolutions are selectable from the in-game,[8] the rest have to chosen from configuration utility. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Only 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960 and 1600x1200 resolutions are selectable from the in-game,[8] the rest have to chosen from configuration utility. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Game always runs in borderless window. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Game always runs in borderless window. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Key combinations and system buttons are excluded (Print Screen, Scroll Lock, Pause Break, Num Lock and ⊞ Win, as well as additional and non-standard buttons of various keyboards). Also it is impossible to re-assign mouse buttons or the mouse wheel.[8] | |
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 |
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Separate volume controls | Sound effects, music, ambient[8] | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Original language of the game. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
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 | unknown |
UDP | unknown |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Missing music and characters voiceovers
Run E5.exe in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.[9]
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Console commands
- List of console commands and explanations (in Polish) can be found in post [179] and [180] in this thread.
- Console commands can be typed in the game by opening the console with ~.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[4][5][6][7] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[6][7] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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). - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/296210/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (296210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 APEIRON, разработчик компьютерных игр (retrieved)
- ↑ Strategy First signs Brigade E5: New Jagged Union - Strategy First Press (retrieved)
- ↑ Brigade E5. New Jagged Union - GAMES.1C.RU (retrieved)
- ↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Game manual
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Brigade E5 Tweak And Tune Guide