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Fieldrunners
Fieldrunners	2012
Fieldrunners 2	2013

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.^[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Mac App Store
Steam

All Windows versions require Steam DRM; the DRM-free version is no longer sold.

Skip intro videos

Go to <path-to-game>\Data\HighResolution\UserInterface.^[2]

Open the bootstrap_wide.form file with a text editor.
Edit the first line <bootstrap_wide image="Default-Landscape.png" type="background">.
Remove the part that says image="Default-Landscape.png" type="background".
Save the file when the first line only remains with <bootstrap_wide>.

Notes

Create a backup of the bootstrap_wide.form file, incase of any errors or to re-enable the intro videos.

Only edit the first line of the file, the second line needs to remain unchanged.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\user_defaults.plist^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.fieldrunners/
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\209690\remote\user_defaults.plist
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209690/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.fieldrunners/
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\209690\remote\Saves\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209690/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General graphics settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Pillarboxed 4:3.
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed 4:3.
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed 4:3.^[3]
4K Ultra HD		No in-game option to change resolution and is fixed at 1024*768 screen resolution at fullscreen.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Is fixed at 1024*768 resolution. Window is non resizable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.^[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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 Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music
Surround sound		^[4]
Subtitles		Game has no dialogue
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game not saving progress or data

Go to `<path-to-game>` and right click the `.exe file` Click on the properties button. Go to the compatibility tab. Check "Run this program as administrator". Click apply.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	285 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	285 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.6
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	285 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 compatible

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).
↑ ^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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/209690/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (209690) 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 Post 30fps locked games here :: The Framerate Police
↑ Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-07-08
↑ Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-07-08
Tested on a ultra wide monitor at 21:9 aspect ratio.
↑ Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-07-10

[gamedir-3] 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).

[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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/209690/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (209690) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/209690/.

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

[6] The app ID (209690) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[FPS_cap-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Post 30fps locked games here :: The Framerate Police

[2] Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-07-08

[5] Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-07-08
Tested on a ultra wide monitor at 21:9 aspect ratio.

[6] Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-07-10

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

[4]

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 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\user_defaults.plist}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
-{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.fieldrunners/}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.fieldrunners/}}
 {{Game data/config|Steam|{{P|steam}}\userdata\{{P|uid}}\209690\remote\user_defaults.plist}}
 }}
@@ Line 70: / Line 70: @@
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Saves\}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.fieldrunners/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.fieldrunners/}}
 {{Game data/saves|Steam|{{P|steam}}\userdata\{{P|uid}}\209690\remote\Saves\}}
 }}
@@ Line 77: / Line 77: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Fieldrunners graphics settings.png|General graphics settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/fieldrunners/en
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/fieldrunners/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
@@ Line 119: / Line 119: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 131: / Line 134: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 195: / Line 198: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Fieldrunners Sound settings.png|Audio Settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
@@ Line 209: / Line 212: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 257: / Line 262: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = true
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
-|macos 64-bit app       = false
+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Subatomic Studios
Release dates
Windows	May 24, 2012
macOS (OS X)	May 24, 2012
Linux	August 15, 2012
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Tower defense
Art styles	Cartoon
Series	Fieldrunners