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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).


⤏ Go to series page
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II	2004
Silent Heroes: Elite Troops of WWII	2005
Faces of War	2006
В тылу врага: Диверсанты 2	2006
В тылу врага: Диверсанты 3	2008
Men of War	2009
Men of War: Red Tide	2009
Men of War: Assault Squad	2011
Men of War: Vietnam	2011
Men of War: Condemned Heroes	2012
Men of War: Assault Squad 2	2014
Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins	2016
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War	2019
Men of War II: Arena	Cancelled
Men of War II	2024

Key points

GameSpy online server browser has stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.^[1]

Can use multiplayer with GameRanger.

General information

Official forums for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM.
Publisher website
Amazon.com
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\men of war\profiles\player
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7830/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\men of war\profiles\player\save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7830/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

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

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Camera can be zoomed in and out.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Set in options.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Either MSAA (up to 8x) or SSAA (up to 3x).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		100 FPS cap
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		DirectSound3D with EAX

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Hungarian				Retail only. Language files are available.
Italian
Russian
Spanish
French

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16	Versus, Co-op
Online play		16	Versus, Co-op GameSpy services have been shut down;^[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	80, 6667, 28910, 29900, 29920^[3]
UDP	3210, 27900

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	2, 3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Xvid
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce 5900 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

Supported ATI chipsets: ATI Radeon 9600, ATI Radeon 9700, ATI Radeon X300, ATI Radeon X600, ATI Radeon X700, ATI Radeon X800, ATI Radeon X850, ATI Radeon X1050, ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon HD 2400, ATI Radeon HD 2600, ATI Radeon HD 2900, ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI Radeon HD 3850, ATI Radeon HD 3870, ATI Radeon HD 4850

Supported Nvidia desktop chipsets: Nvidia GeForce 5900, Nvidia GeForce 6600, Nvidia GeForce 6800, Nvidia GeForce 7300, Nvidia GeForce 7600, Nvidia GeForce 7800, Nvidia GeForce 8400, Nvidia GeForce 8500, Nvidia GeForce 8600, Nvidia GeForce 8800, Nvidia GeForce 9600, Nvidia GeForce 260

Supported Nvidia mobile chipsets: Nvidia GeForce GO 7900, Nvidia GeForce GO 7950, Nvidia GeForce GO 8400

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/7830/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (7830) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/7830/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (7830) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/7830/.

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

[5] The app ID (7830) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] GameSpy is shutting down :: Men of War: Assault Squad General Discussions

[3] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[4] ttp://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=30264

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

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-}}
-{{Network/Ports
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Developers

	Best Way
	Digitalmindsoft
Publishers
	1C Company
Engines
	GEM 2
Release dates
Windows	March 10, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	80