Difference between revisions of "Star Wolves 2"

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Star Wolves
Star Wolves	2004
Star Wolves 2	2006
Star Wolves 3: Civil War	2009

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3 DRM^{[Note 1]}
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

Official patches are available from Patches-Scrolls.

Skip intro videos

Move, rename or delete files^[5]
Open `<path-to-game>\DATA\Video` with a text editor. Move, rename or delete the following files: `1CLOGO.bik`, `SpaceIntro.bik`, `Xbow_logo.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\default.cfg^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\Main.ini^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\<user-id>.cfg^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\profile.info^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46280/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\Save^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46280/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Basic settings

Advanced settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Custom resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Uncapped framerate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Custom resolutions

Modifying configuration file^[6]
Open `<path-to-game>\default.cfg` with a text editor. For the `gr_init_resolution` variable, set the custom width and height. Save the file.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Only a menu showing default mappings is available.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Polish
Russian				Retail only.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (46280) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2022-11-26
↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2022-11-26

[5] This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[gamedir-7] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 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).

[Proton_path_note-8] 3.0 ^3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (46280) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[4] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

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

[6] The app ID (46280) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[StarForce_Windows_Vista-1] Windows Vista support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_7-2] Windows 7 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-3] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-4] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[6] Verified by User:Plok on 2022-11-26

[9] Verified by User:Plok on 2022-11-26

[Note 1]

[5]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[6]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Star Wolves 2 cover.jpg
@@ Line 48: / Line 47: @@
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 46280 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| ZOOM | star-wolves-2 | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+{{ii}} Official patches are available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3960/7/ Patches-Scrolls].
+===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Move, rename or delete files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2022-11-26|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
+# Open <code>{{p|game}}\DATA\Video</code> with a text editor.
+# Move, rename or delete the following files: <code>1CLOGO.bik</code>, <code>SpaceIntro.bik</code>, <code>Xbow_logo.bik</code>.
 }}
@@ Line 53: / Line 62: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\default.cfg|{{p|game}}\Main.ini|{{p|game}}\Profiles\{{p|uid}}\{{p|uid}}.cfg|{{p|game}}\Profiles\{{p|uid}}\profile.info}}
 }}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Profiles\{{p|uid}}\Save}}
 }}
@@ Line 80: / Line 89: @@
 ==Video==
+{{Image|Star Wolves 2 basic settings.png|Basic settings}}
+{{Image|Star Wolves 2 advanced settings.png|Advanced settings}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
@@ Line 86: / Line 97: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Custom resolutions|Custom resolutions]].
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 96: / Line 107: @@
 |fov                        = unknown
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = unknown
+|windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = unknown
+|anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = unknown
+|antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |upscaling                  = unknown
 |upscaling tech             =
 |upscaling notes            =
-|vsync                      = unknown
+|vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
-|60 fps                     = unknown
+|60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = unknown
+|120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              =
+|120 fps notes              = Uncapped framerate.
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===Custom resolutions===
+{{Fixbox|description=Modifying configuration file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2022-11-26|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
+# Open <code>{{p|game}}\default.cfg</code> with a text editor.
+# For the <code>gr_init_resolution</code> variable, set the custom width and height.
+# Save the file.
 }}
 ==Input==
 {{Input
-|key remap                 = unknown
+|key remap                 = false
-|key remap notes           =
+|key remap notes           = Only a menu showing default mappings is available.
-|acceleration option       = unknown
+|acceleration option       = true
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = true
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
-|invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
+|invert mouse y-axis       = true
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |touchscreen               = unknown
@@ Line 185: / Line 203: @@
 ==Audio==
 {{Audio
-|separate volume          = unknown
+|separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Sound, music
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = unknown
+|subtitles                = always on
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes         =
+|eax support notes        =
-|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio       = unknown
-|royalty free audio notes  =
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 206: / Line 224: @@
 |interface = true
 |audio     = true
-|subtitles = false
+|subtitles = true
 |notes     =
 |fan       =
@@ Line 214: / Line 232: @@
 |interface = true
 |audio     = true
-|subtitles = false
+|subtitles = true
 |notes     = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/541-star-wolves-2-german-patch/ download for digital releases].
 |fan       =
@@ Line 222: / Line 240: @@
 |interface = true
 |audio     = false
-|subtitles = false
+|subtitles = true
 |notes     =
 |fan       =
@@ Line 230: / Line 248: @@
 |interface = true
 |audio     = true
-|subtitles = false
+|subtitles = true
 |notes     = Retail only.
 |fan       =
@@ Line 259: / Line 277: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
-|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =

Developers

	X-Bow Software
Publishers
2005-2018	1C Company
2018-2022	1C Entertainment
2022-present	Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows	April 28, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Genres	RPG, Strategy
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Star Wolves