Key points
- The GOG.com and Steam versions have been updated with support for higher resolutions, improved multiplayer, and better compatibility with modern systems.[1][2]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Demo
A free demo can be downloaded here.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The v1.01 Patch updates the retail release to the latest version. The GOG.com and Steam versions are already patched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- The retail version uses the registry while the GOG.com and Steam versions use the
%APPDATA%
location.
Save game data location
- The Steam version uses the
%APPDATA%
location.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- These steps are for the retail version; the GOG.com and Steam versions have native support (use the Desktop or other resolution choice in-game, or set in
%APPDATA%\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident\Display.ini
)
Change settings in registry[citation needed]
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- Change the resolution once in the Game's Options Menu.
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mithis\Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
- Change
Display_Height and Display_Width to your resolution in Decimal mode (e.g. for 1920x1080 set Display_Height to 1080 and Display_Width to 1920 ).
- Test your settings.
Notes
- For windowed mode, change
Display_Mode value to 2 in decimal mode.
- For multi-monitor resolutions set
Display_Width to the single-display width (not the width of the group) and set Display_TripleHead to 1 to fix most UI issues.[5]
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Edit rendering.ini[citation needed]
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- Extract
nexus_00.dat using daTool if you haven't already.
- Go to
universe\engine in the installation folder.
- Edit
rendering.ini
- Change the
FOV value accordingly.
- Try
FOV 90 45 46.826 for 16:9 resolutions or FOV 80 45 46.826 for 16:10 resolutions.
- There are some display issues with briefings and in-game titles, but everything else works as expected.
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- These steps are for the GOG/Steam version.
Set game to windowed mode[6]
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- Add parameter
/win to the game shortcut.
- Start the game from the
mod_tools.exe file and select NEXUS windowed . This can be found in <path-to-game>\mod_tools folder.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Russian |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8, 9 |
The GOG.com and Steam versions do not include Direct3D 8 support.[1][2] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
Ogg Vorbis |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz
| 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ 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).
References