Difference between revisions of "World War II GI"

Latest revision as of 23:58, 5 August 2023

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).

World War II GI is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action and shooter game.

General information

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Prepackaged with DOSBox.
Steam		Includes Platoon Leader expansion.
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Platoon Leader	Free

Essential improvements

Source ports

Name	Description
Raze	Fork of EDuke32 to GZDoom architecture. Currently in Alpha. Also supports Blood, Redneck Rampage and Powerslave/Exhumed.
EDuke32	Adds many modern features to Build engine such as high and widescreen resolution, dynamic lighting and shadows and expands the modding capabilities. It doesn't properly support multiplayer yet.
EDuke32-OldMP	A multiplayer branch of an old EDuke32 build.
BuildGDX	Reverse-engineered gameplay-accurate port written in Java. Adds high resolutions support, OpenGL renderer, improved mouse controls. Discontinued.
NuBuildGDX	Fork of BuildGDX aiming for stability, bug fixing and performance improvements.

Multiplayer frontends

Both frontends support both the DOS release and all source ports.

YANG - Also supports other Build game such as Blood and Shadow Warrior, as well as any DOS games run through DOSBox.
Duke Matcher

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\WW2GI.CFG
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

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
DOS	<path-to-game>\GAME*.SAV
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Requires a source port.
Multi-monitor		Requires a source port.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Requires a source port.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (when using DOSBox or a source port).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Requires a source port.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Requires a source port.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Requires a source port.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Requires a source port.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

Use the console (source ports only)

Open the console (~ by default).
Enter the appropriate command:
- For Raze: enter r_fov ###.
- For EDuke32 (Polymer mode only): enter r_pr_fov ###.

Replace ### with the desired value.

For EDuke32, FOV is calculated in Build angles, not degrees; 512 is about 90°, 625 is about 110°, etc. The default is 426.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Requires a source port.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	8	Versus, Co-op See Multiplayer frontends for extended features.
Online play	8	Versus, Co-op See Multiplayer frontends for extended features.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Provided by EDuke32-OldMP.
Dedicated		Provided by EDuke32-OldMP. See Source ports and Multiplayer frontends.
Self-hosting		See Multiplayer frontends.
Direct IP		See Multiplayer frontends.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	VGA, SVGA (VESA)

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows					Requires a source port.
macOS (OS X)					Requires a source port.
Linux					Requires a source port.

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486DX4 100 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 MB
Video card (GPU)	VESA, VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL compatible
Sound (audio device)	ALSA compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References

[DOSBox_mounted-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox game
-|cover        = World War II GI cover.jpg
+|cover        = World War II GI.png
 |developers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|TNT Team}}
@@ Line 73: / Line 73: @@
 {{Source ports table/row| Raze | url=https://github.com/coelckers/Raze/releases | Fork of EDuke32 to [[Engine:Id Tech 1#Source ports|GZDoom]] architecture. Currently in Alpha. Also supports [[Blood]], [[Redneck Rampage]] and [[PowerSlave|Powerslave/Exhumed]]. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Source ports table/row| EDuke32 | url=http://eduke32.com/ | Adds many modern features to Build engine such as high and widescreen resolution, dynamic lighting and shadows and expands the modding capabilities.<br />It doesn't properly support multiplayer yet. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Source ports table/row| EDuke32-OldMP | url=https://forums.duke4.net/topic/6523-eduke32-oldmp/ | A multiplayer branch of an old EDuke32 build. | Windows }}
+{{Source ports table/row| EDuke32-OldMP | url=https://forums.duke4.net/topic/6523-eduke32-oldmp/ | A multiplayer branch of an old '''EDuke32''' build. | Windows }}
-{{Source ports table/row| BuildGDX | url=https://m210.duke4.net/index.php/downloads/download/8-java/53-buildgdx | Reverse-engineered gameplay-accurate port written in Java. Adds high resolutions support, OpenGL renderer, improved mouse controls. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Source ports table/row| BuildGDX | url=https://m210.duke4.net/index.php/downloads/download/8-java/53-buildgdx | Reverse-engineered gameplay-accurate port written in Java. Adds high resolutions support, OpenGL renderer, improved mouse controls. '''Discontinued'''. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Source ports table/row| NuBuildGDX | url=https://github.com/atsb/NuBuildGDX | Fork of '''BuildGDX''' aiming for stability, bug fixing and performance improvements. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
@@ Line 129: / Line 130: @@
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Requires a [[#Source ports|source port]].
 |fov                        = hackable
 |fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
@@ Line 139: / Line 140: @@
 |anisotropic                = hackable
 |anisotropic notes          = Requires a [[#Source ports|source port]].
-|antialiasing               = false
+|antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         =
+|antialiasing notes         = Requires a [[#Source ports|source port]].
-|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling                  =
 |upscaling tech             =
 |upscaling notes            =
@@ Line 150: / Line 151: @@
 |120 fps                    = hackable
 |120 fps notes              = Requires a [[#Source ports|source port]].
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = false
@@ Line 338: / Line 339: @@
 |minOS    = 5.0
-|minCPU   = Intel 486DX4
+|minCPU   = Intel 486DX4 100 MHz
 |minRAM   = 16 MB
-|minHD    =
+|minHD    = 80 MB
 |minGPU   = VESA, VGA

Developers

	TNT Team
Publishers
Retail	GT Interactive
Digital (2015-2019)	Retroism
Digital (2015-2019)	Night Dive Studios
Digital (2019-present)	Ziggurat Interactive
Engines
	Build
Release dates
DOS	March 15, 1999
Windows (DOSBox)	November 13, 2015
Linux (DOSBox)	November 13, 2015
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Europe, World War II, Historical