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{{Infobox game/row/developer|InterWave Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|InterWave Studios}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|GameConnect}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Iceberg Interactive}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 26, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 26, 2011}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 20, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 20, 2014}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|nuclear-dawn|71}}
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|official site= https://www.gameconnect.net/projects/nucleardawn/
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|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B005OE9YUY | Steam | Digital and retail versions available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-NDAWN | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|xbox cloud                =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/nuclear-dawn/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Some UI text become small.
 
|fov                        = true
 
|fov                        = true
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
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|vsync notes                =  
 
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = 120 FPS cap by default, can be capped up to 1000 FPS using the console command <code>fps_max 1000</code>. Unlike other Source games, using <code>fps_max 0</code> will cap the frame rate to 30 FPS instead of completely uncapping it. Requires entering this console command each time the game is launched.
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = true
|hdr notes                  =  
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|hdr notes                  = According to SteamDB's search engine
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Mouse Gamepad.png|In-game mouse/gamepad settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Mouse Gamepad.png|In-game mouse/gamepad settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Voice.png|In-game voice settings.}}
 
{{Image|Nuclear Dawn Voice.png|In-game voice settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Game, music
 
|separate volume notes    = Game, music
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
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  |fan      =  
 
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
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==VR support==
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{{VR support
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|vr only                    =
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|vorpx                      = hackable
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|vorpx modes                = G3D
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|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/nuclear-dawn/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
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|htc vive                    =
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|htc vive notes              =
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|play area room-scale        =
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|shader model versions  = 2, 3
 
|shader model versions  = 2, 3
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|OSfamily = Linux
 
|OSfamily = Linux
  
|minOS    = Ubuntu or Debian/Linux 12.04 or higher
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|minOS    = Ubuntu or Debian/Linux 12.04
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB

Latest revision as of 11:39, 23 October 2023

Nuclear Dawn
Nuclear Dawn cover
Developers
InterWave Studios
GameConnect
Publishers
Iceberg Interactive
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows September 26, 2011
macOS (OS X) September 26, 2011
Linux April 20, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 71
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Nuclear Dawn on HowLongToBeat
Nuclear Dawn on IGDB
Nuclear Dawn on MobyGames
Nuclear Dawn on Wikipedia

Key points

Check ND Battle Society for peopled events

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com
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Digital and retail versions available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -novid command line argument[citation needed]

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\nucleardawn\cfg[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/17710/remote/cfg/config.cfg
<path-to-game>/cfg/config.cfg
<path-to-game>/cfg/video.txt
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Some UI text become small.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
120 FPS cap by default, can be capped up to 1000 FPS using the console command fps_max 1000. Unlike other Source games, using fps_max 0 will cap the frame rate to 30 FPS instead of completely uncapping it. Requires entering this console command each time the game is launched.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
According to SteamDB's search engine

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse/gamepad settings.
In-game mouse/gamepad settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game voice settings.
In-game voice settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Game, music
Surround sound
Up to 7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
German
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
32 Versus
Online play
32 Versus

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Dedicated Server software is available under Tools in the Steam client.
Direct IP

VR support

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

Issues fixed

Purple and black broken textures

A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2.1 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2900
Nvidia GeForce 8800
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 2.0b support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2400
Nvidia GeForce 8600M
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu or Debian/Linux 12.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2400
Nvidia GeForce 8600M
Intel HD Graphics 3000


Notes

  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).

References