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Hogs of War is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person artillery game.

In the PC version, AI units do not walk, only moving to acquire weapon drops when equipped with jet-packs.^[1]^[2]

On modern systems the game sufferes from texture loading issues.^[3]^[4]^[5]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check in the US, or LaserLock DRM in Europe.
GOG.com
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/389900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/389900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
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
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		4	The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	3Dfx Voodoo2 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible	12 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (389900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Wikipedia - AI differences between versions for different platforms - last accessed on May 2023
↑ user reviews on GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-1
Windows 10
↑ user review on Steam - last accessed on May 2023
↑ gog.com - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-6] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (389900) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[4] The app ID (389900) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Wikipedia - AI differences between versions for different platforms - last accessed on May 2023

[2] user reviews on GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-1
Windows 10

[4] user review on Steam - last accessed on May 2023

[5] .com - last accessed on May 2023

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[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 |cover        = Hogs of War cover.jpg
 |developers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|Gremlin Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Infogrames Sheffield House}}
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Infogrames}}
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 3, 2000}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 |hltb         = 4485
 |strategywiki = Hogs of War
-|mobygames    = hogs-of-war
+|mobygames    = 3443
 |wikipedia    = Hogs of War
 |winehq       = 1073
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} AI units don't walk in the PC version and only move to acquire weapon drops when equipped with jet-packs.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogs_of_War#AI_differences_between_versions_for_different_platforms Wikipedia - AI differences between versions for different platforms]</ref><ref>[https://www.gog.com/game/hogs_of_war user reviews on GOG.com]</ref>
+|introduction      =
-{{--}} Texture loading issues on modern operating systems.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mars icecream|date=2017-1|comment=Windows 10}}</ref><ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/id/Wungry/recommended/389900/ user review on Steam]</ref><ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/hogs_of_war/map_issues</ref>
+|release history   = In the PC version, AI units do not walk, only moving to acquire weapon drops when equipped with jet-packs.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogs_of_War#AI_differences_between_versions_for_different_platforms|title=Wikipedia - AI differences between versions for different platforms|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/game/hogs_of_war|title=user reviews on GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
+|current state     = On modern systems the game sufferes from texture loading issues.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mars icecream|date=2017-1|comment=Windows 10}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/Wungry/recommended/389900/|title=user review on Steam|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/hogs_of_war/map_issues|title=gog.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 45: / Line 49: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Simple disc check in the US, or {{DRM|LaserLock}} in Europe. |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | hogs_of_war | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 389900 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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 |widescreen resolution      = false
 |widescreen resolution notes=
-|multimonitor               = unknown
+|multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = false
@@ Line 105: / Line 109: @@
 |antialiasing               = unknown
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 189: / Line 196: @@
 |subtitles                = false
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = unknown
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 226: / Line 235: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 4
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 272: / Line 281: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Infogrames Sheffield House
Publishers
	Infogrames
GOG.com, ZOOM Platform	Urbanscan
Steam	Alternative Software
Release dates
Windows	November 3, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Artillery
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy, World War I