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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 +
|title        = The Original Strife: Veteran Edition
 
|cover        = Strife Veteran Edition cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Strife Veteran Edition cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Rogue Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Rogue Entertainment}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Night Dive Studios|Windows}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Night Dive Studios|OS X}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Night Dive Studios|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|id Tech 1}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|id Tech 1|name=Chocolate Doom (derivative)}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 12, 2014|ref=<ref name="Release">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/NightdiveStudio/status/542786039597654016|title=Nightdive Studios on Twitter: "Night Dive Studios is proud to present The Original Strife: Veteran Edition! Available 12/12|date=2016-8-16}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 12, 2014|ref=<ref name="Release">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/NightdiveStudio/status/542786039597654016|title=Nightdive Studios on Twitter: "Night Dive Studios is proud to present The Original Strife: Veteran Edition! Available 12/12|date=2016-8-16}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 12, 2014|ref=<ref name="Release"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 12, 2014|ref=<ref name="Release"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 12, 2014|ref=<ref name="Release"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 12, 2014|ref=<ref name="Release"/>}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Shooter, RPG, Immersive sim}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Comic book, Pixel art}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Strife}}
 
|steam appid  = 317040
 
|steam appid  = 317040
 
|gogcom id    = 1432899949
 
|gogcom id    = 1432899949
 +
|hltb        = 23008
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = original-strife-veteran-edition
 
|wikipedia    = Strife (1996 video game)#Digital re-release
 
|wikipedia    = Strife (1996 video game)#Digital re-release
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Strife}}
 
 
{{disambig|the 2014 re-release|the original 1996 version|[[Strife]]}}
 
{{disambig|the 2014 re-release|the original 1996 version|[[Strife]]}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{ii}} Commerial source port of [[Strife]] using a modified version of [[Doom#Source ports|Chocolate Strife]] and [[Engine:Kex Engine|Kex 2]].
+
{{ii}} Commercial source port of [[Strife]] using a modified version of [[Doom#Source ports|Chocolate Strife]].
{{++}} Open source.<ref>[https://github.com/svkaiser/strife-ve svkaiser/strife-ve: Strife Veteran Edition GPL Source Release]</ref>
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{{++}} Open source.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/svkaiser/strife-ve|title=svkaiser/strife-ve: Strife Veteran Edition GPL Source Release|date=May 2023}}</ref>
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{GOG.com links|1432899949|the_original_strife_veteran_edition}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1432899949|the_original_strife_veteran_edition}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/317040/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/317040/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
{{mm}} [https://forum.zdoom.org/ the majority of mods are first announced and released here
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| publisher | http://www.nightdivestudios.com/games/strife/ | Steam | Purchase via Humble Widget. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| publisher | https://www.nightdivestudios.com/games/strife/ | Steam | Purchase via Humble Widget. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | strife_veteran_edition | DRM-free | Includes the [[Strife|original version]] as a bonus |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | strife_veteran_edition | DRM-free | Includes the [[Strife|original version]] as a bonus |  | Windows, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-original-strife-veteran-edition | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-original-strife-veteran-edition | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 317040 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 317040 | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{++}} Comes with a scanned '''manual''' (in PDF) and '''soundtrack''' (in OGG). They can be found in the installation folder.
 
{{++}} Comes with a scanned '''manual''' (in PDF) and '''soundtrack''' (in OGG). They can be found in the installation folder.
 +
{{++}} On '''August 28, 2020''' Nightdive updated the available game package to feature a playable development snapshot of the game from 1995, as well as the original DOS version of the game.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
{{ii}} The original data files which can be used in other source ports are found in {{file|{{p|game}}\STRIFE1.WAD}} and {{file|{{p|game}}\VOICES.WAD}}. All changes from the original are found in {{file|{{p|game}}\SVE.wad}}.<ref>[https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Strife:_Veteran_Edition Strife: Veteran Edition - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org]</ref>
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{{ii}} The original data files which can be used in other source ports are found in {{file|{{p|game}}\STRIFE1.WAD}} and {{file|{{p|game}}\VOICES.WAD}}. All changes from the original are found in {{file|{{p|game}}\SVE.wad}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Strife:_Veteran_Edition|title=Strife: Veteran Edition - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org|date=May 2023}}</ref>
  
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
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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
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Strife Veteran Edition - video settings.png|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Strife Veteran Edition - video settings.png|Graphics settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/strife-veteran-edition/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/strife-veteran-edition/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Mouse cursor is slightly oversized.
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Mouse cursor is slightly oversized.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = true
 
|fov                        = true
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  = Using [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Windows|3rd party application]].
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Native option added in 2.0 patch.
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = always on
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Unknown fixed amount.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        = [[FSAA]]
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|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]]
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = limited
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Initial menu is limited to 58fps. Once ingame, 120/144fps works in both gameplay and menus.{{cn|date=2021-04-06|reason=}}
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = true
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|key remap                = limited
|key remap notes          =  
+
|key remap notes          = Always reads keys as if the keyboard was in QWERTY layout.
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Strife Veteran Edition - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Strife Veteran Edition - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = 5.1 / 7.1
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
|subtitles notes          = Dialogues always have subtitles displayed.
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|subtitles notes          = Toggle in gameplay options.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support              =
 
|eax support notes        =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
+
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language = Spanish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan       = true
 +
|notes     = Fan translation, [http://www.abandonsocios.org/index.php?topic=11466.0 download].
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        = Unknown
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|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
|software mode          = no
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|software mode          =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = True
 +
|macos arm app          = false
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://www.gog.com/game/strife_veteran_edition|title=The Original Strife: Veteran Edition on GOG.com|date=2019-12-09|snippet=Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.}}</ref>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= false
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|audio            =  
 
|audio            =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 +
|input            = SDL
 +
|input    notes  =
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Text isn't shown on a screen / is displayed out of borders===
 
===Text isn't shown on a screen / is displayed out of borders===
{{Fixbox|description=Change DPI scaling for monitor|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/317040/discussions/0/626329187035994542/ Resolution - Nothing Fits]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Change DPI scaling for monitor|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/317040/discussions/0/626329187035994542/|title=Resolution - Nothing Fits|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
# Right click on a desktop.
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# Right-click on a desktop.
 
# Click '''Personalize'''.
 
# Click '''Personalize'''.
 
# Click '''Set custom text size (DPI)'''.
 
# Click '''Set custom text size (DPI)'''.
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# Apply the changes.
 
# Apply the changes.
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Poor performance on AMD/ATI graphics cards===
 +
{{Fixbox|description={{key|ALT|TAB}} out of the game and then {{key|ALT|TAB}} back in.|ref=<ref name="Sui">{{Refcheck|user=Suicide machine|date=2020-10-26}}</ref>|fix=}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable fullscreen mode.|ref=<ref name="Sui" />|fix=}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Latest revision as of 04:04, 25 December 2023

The Original Strife: Veteran Edition
The Original Strife: Veteran Edition cover
Developers
Rogue Entertainment
Windows Night Dive Studios
macOS (OS X) Night Dive Studios
Linux Night Dive Studios
Publishers
Night Dive Studios
Engines
Chocolate Doom (derivative)
Release dates
Windows December 12, 2014[1]
macOS (OS X) December 12, 2014[1]
Linux December 12, 2014[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter, RPG, Immersive sim
Art styles Comic book, Pixel art
Themes Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
Series Strife
Strife: Veteran Edition on HowLongToBeat
Strife: Veteran Edition on MobyGames
Strife: Veteran Edition on Wikipedia
Strife
Strife 1996
Strife: Veteran Edition 2014

This page is for the 2014 re-release. For the original 1996 version, see Strife.

Key points

Commercial source port of Strife using a modified version of Chocolate Strife.
Open source.[2]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
[https://forum.zdoom.org/ the majority of mods are first announced and released here

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
Icon overlay.png
Purchase via Humble Widget.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes the original version as a bonus
Windows
Linux
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Comes with a scanned manual (in PDF) and soundtrack (in OGG). They can be found in the installation folder.
On August 28, 2020 Nightdive updated the available game package to feature a playable development snapshot of the game from 1995, as well as the original DOS version of the game.

Game data

The original data files which can be used in other source ports are found in <path-to-game>\STRIFE1.WAD and <path-to-game>\VOICES.WAD. All changes from the original are found in <path-to-game>\SVE.wad.[3]

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\*.cfg[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>/*.cfg
Linux <path-to-game>/*.cfg
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\strfsav*.ssg[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>/strfsav*.ssg
Linux <path-to-game>/strfsav*.ssg

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Mouse cursor is oversized.
Ultra-widescreen
Mouse cursor is slightly oversized.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Slider - 74-110° horizontal.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Native option added in 2.0 patch.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Unknown fixed amount.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Initial menu is limited to 58fps. Once ingame, 120/144fps works in both gameplay and menus.[citation needed]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
5.1 / 7.1
Subtitles
Toggle in gameplay options.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[4]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input SDL
Multiplayer Steamworks

Issues fixed

Text isn't shown on a screen / is displayed out of borders

Change DPI scaling for monitor[5]
  1. Right-click on a desktop.
  2. Click Personalize.
  3. Click Set custom text size (DPI).
  4. Set it to Small 100% (default).
  5. Apply the changes.

Poor performance on AMD/ATI graphics cards

Alt+Tab out of the game and then Alt+Tab back in.[6]
Disable fullscreen mode.[6]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB


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).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nightdive Studios on Twitter: "Night Dive Studios is proud to present The Original Strife: Veteran Edition! Available 12/12 - last accessed on 2016-8-16
  2. svkaiser/strife-ve: Strife Veteran Edition GPL Source Release - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Strife: Veteran Edition - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org - last accessed on May 2023
  4. The Original Strife: Veteran Edition on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-09
    "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."
  5. Resolution - Nothing Fits - last accessed on May 2023
  6. 6.0 6.1 Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2020-10-26