Difference between revisions of "Ironclad Tactics"

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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.

Ironclad Tactics is a singleplayer and multiplayer card/tile and RTS game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
itch.io		Includes Android version.
Steam
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deluxe Edition
The Rise of Dmitry	Part of Deluxe Edition.
Blood and Ironclads	Part of Deluxe Edition.

Version differences

The GOG.com version does not support multiplayer.^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ironclad Tactics\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Ironclad Tactics/
Linux	$HOME/.ironcladtactics/

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

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ironclad Tactics\profile\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Ironclad Tactics/profile/
Linux	$HOME/.ironcladtactics/profile/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		1280x768 (5:3) static aspect (Padded) or stretched.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		1280x768 only.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Toggled from options menu.
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound and voice.
Surround sound		Stereo.^[2]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Co-op, Versus Not available in the GOG.com version.^[1]

Issues fixed

Game times out after choosing Play

The game connects to a server by default, even for single player.^[3]

Force offline mode in options^[3]
Go to Options. Enable "force offline mode". The game should now allow you to play without connecting to the server first.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
OpenGL

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
Input	SDL2
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.0 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.0 compatible

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.0 compatible

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ironclad Tactics Deluxe Edition on GOG.com
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-07-10
Tested with Special K.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Anyone been able to play it? :: Ironclad Tactics General Discussions

[online_play-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ironclad Tactics Deluxe Edition on GOG.com

[2] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-07-10
Tested with Special K.

[always-online-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Anyone been able to play it? :: Ironclad Tactics General Discussions

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 18, 2013}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 18, 2013}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|ironclad-tactics|69}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|126/ironclad-tactics|69}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|ironclad-tactics|}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Card/tile, RTS }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Robot}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Comic book }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | North America, Steampunk }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 226960
 |gogcom id    = 1434445160
+|official site= http://www.zachtronics.com/ironclad-tactics/
+|hltb         = 14919
+|igdb         = ironclad-tactics
+|lutris       = ironclad-tactics
+|mobygames    = 75918
 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Ironclad Tactics
@@ Line 17: / Line 39: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Tries to connect to a server even for single player; can be overridden by setting "force offline mode" in options.<ref name="always-online">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/226960/discussions/0/864979375728015284/ Anyone been able to play it? :: Ironclad Tactics General Discussions]</ref>
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.zachtronics.com/ironclad-tactics/ Official site]
 {{GOG.com links|1434445160|ironclad_tactics}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/226960/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 27: / Line 53: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | ironclad_tactics_deluxe_edition | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | ironclad_tactics_deluxe_edition | DRM-free | | | Windows, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | ironclad-tactics | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | ironclad-tactics | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://zachtronics.itch.io/ironclad-tactics | DRM-free | Includes Android version. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 226960 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | ironclad-tactics | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
 }}
-===Version differences===
+==Monetization==
-{{ii}} The GOG.com version does not support multiplayer.<ref name="online play">{{store link|GOG.com|ironclad_tactics_deluxe_edition|Ironclad Tactics Deluxe Edition on GOG.com}}</ref>
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Deluxe Edition |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
@@ Line 41: / Line 66: @@
 {{DLC/row| Blood and Ironclads | Part of ''Deluxe Edition''. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} The GOG.com version does not support multiplayer.<ref name="online play">{{store link|GOG.com|ironclad_tactics_deluxe_edition|Ironclad Tactics Deluxe Edition on GOG.com}}</ref>
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 46: / Line 74: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Ironclad Tactics\}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Ironclad Tactics/}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Ironclad Tactics/}}
-{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.ironcladtactics/}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.ironcladtactics/}}
 }}
 {{XDG|false}}
@@ Line 54: / Line 82: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Ironclad Tactics\profile\}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Ironclad Tactics/profile/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Ironclad Tactics/profile/}}
-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.ironcladtactics/profile/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.ironcladtactics/profile/}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = true
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = true
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Image|Ironclad Tactics - settings.png|General settings.}}
+{{Image|Ironclad Tactics - settings.png|General settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 80: / Line 112: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= The game is locked to a certain aspect ratio<!-- 15:9 perhaps? --> and can stretch to fill other resolutions.
+|widescreen resolution notes= 1280x768 (5:3) {{term|static aspect}} ('''Padded''') or {{term|stretched}}.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 91: / Line 123: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = 1280x768 only.
 |borderless windowed        = true
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = n/a
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = false
+|antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |vsync                      = false
@@ Line 110: / Line 142: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = n/a
+|acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 152: / Line 184: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, sound and voice.
-|surround sound           = unknown
+|surround sound           = n/a
-|surround sound notes     =
+|surround sound notes     = Stereo.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2022-07-10|comment=Tested with [[Special K]].}}</ref>
-|subtitles                = true
+|subtitles                = n/a
 |subtitles notes          =
 |closed captions          = false
@@ Line 171: / Line 203: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
+  |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 214: / Line 246: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Game times out after choosing Play===
-{{--}} The game connects to a server by default, even for single player.<ref name="always-online"/>
+{{--}} The game connects to a server by default, even for single player.<ref name="always-online">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/226960/discussions/0/864979375728015284/ Anyone been able to play it? :: Ironclad Tactics General Discussions]</ref>
 {{Fixbox|description=Force offline mode in options|ref=<ref name="always-online"/>|fix=
@@ Line 229: / Line 261: @@
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
-|opengl versions        = unknown
+|opengl versions        = true
 |opengl notes           =
 |glide versions         =
@@ Line 243: / Line 275: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
+|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 =
 }}
@@ Line 267: / Line 309: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
+|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
 |minCPU   = 2 GHz
 |minRAM   = 2 GB

Developers

	Zachtronics
Release dates
Windows	September 18, 2013
macOS (OS X)	September 18, 2013
Linux	September 18, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	69
OpenCritic	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Genres	Card/tile, RTS
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Comic book
Themes	North America, Steampunk