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Difference between revisions of "Soldiers: Heroes of World War II"

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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
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===Save game data location===
 
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|widescreen resolution notes= Vert- native.
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}|fix=
 
# See [[Programming#Using the Hex Editor|Using the Hex Editor]].
 
# Open {{file|Soldiers.exe}} located in the installation folder.
 
# Push {{key|Ctrl|E}}. In the '''Start Offset''' type '''1FFA'''. In the '''End Offset''' type '''1FFB'''. Select '''OK'''.
 
# See [[Programming#Custom Width|Custom Width]]. Replace '''2003''' with the [[Programming#Custom Width|Custom Width]].
 
# Push {{key|Ctrl|E}}. In the '''Start Offset''' type '''200C'''. In the '''End Offset''' type '''200D'''. Select '''OK'''.
 
# See [[Programming#Custom Height|Custom Height]]. Replace '''5802''' with the [[Programming#Custom Height|Custom Height]].
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
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|acceleration option      = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
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|surround sound          = unknown
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
===Game won't run (Steam)===
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===Game won't run with "Program will be terminated" error===
{{Fixbox|description=Set Windows 2000 compatibility mode|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Set compatibility mode|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Right-click <code>soldiers.exe</code> and choose Properties.
 
# Right-click <code>soldiers.exe</code> and choose Properties.
# On the Compatibility tab set Windows 2000.
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# On the Compatibility tab set "Windows 2000" "Windows XP SP2" or "Windows XP SP3".
# Click OK to apply the change.
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# Click OK to apply the change.</code>
# Repeat the above settings for <code>testapp.exe</code>
 
 
}}
 
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 8, 9.0b
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP, Vista
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|minOS    = 98SE
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 1.5 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
|minGPU  =  
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|minGPU  = ATi Radeon 9xxx, nVidia GeForce 2
 
|minDX    = 8
 
|minDX    = 8
  
|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = XP, Vista
 
|recCPU  = 2 GHz
 
|recCPU  = 2 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
|recHD    =
 
 
|recGPU  = ATI Radeon 9xxx and above, Nvidia GeForce FX and above recommended
 
|recGPU  = ATI Radeon 9xxx and above, Nvidia GeForce FX and above recommended
 
|notes    = {{ii}} This game is reportedly incompatible with the Conexant High-Definition SmartAudio 221 sound card; it needs to be disabled for the game to work.<ref name="Conexant"/>
 
|notes    = {{ii}} This game is reportedly incompatible with the Conexant High-Definition SmartAudio 221 sound card; it needs to be disabled for the game to work.<ref name="Conexant"/>

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Soldiers: Heroes of World War II
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II cover
Developers
Best Way
Publishers
Codemasters
1C Company
Release dates
Windows June 30, 2004
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM details are not known
Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\profile\<game-profile-name>\settings[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11480/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\profile\<game-profile-name>\save[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11480/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Issues unresolved

Incompatibility with Conexant High-Definition SmartAudio 221 sound card

The Conexant High-Definition SmartAudio 221 sound card will not work with this game; it needs to be disabled.[1]

Issues fixed

Game won't run with "Program will be terminated" error

Set compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right-click soldiers.exe and choose Properties.
  3. On the Compatibility tab set "Windows 2000" "Windows XP SP2" or "Windows XP SP3".
  4. Click OK to apply the change.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8, 9.0b
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98SE
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATi Radeon 9xxx, nVidia GeForce 2
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible
This game is reportedly incompatible with the Conexant High-Definition SmartAudio 221 sound card; it needs to be disabled for the game to work.[1]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References