Echelon: Wind Warriors
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| Developers | |
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| Madia Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Original | Buka Entertainment |
| Current | ESDigital Games |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 24, 2002 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 63 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Vehicle simulator |
| Vehicles | Flight |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Echelon |
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| Echelon | |
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| Echelon (2001) | 2001 |
| Echelon: Wind Warriors | 2002 |
| Operation: Matriarchy | 2005 |
Warnings
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Steam | |
Run GameLauncher.bat as admin for first run. |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename intro.avi[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Madia\Echelon 1.5\Video[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311100/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/311100/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings (in-game).
Video settings (launcher).
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use cm_fov X in console (~) up to 120. Using a zoom function will revert the changes. |
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| Windowed | Set in launcher. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | For Windows 8 and later apply the low frame rate fix. | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
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 |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings (in-game).
Audio settings (launcher).
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Menu Music, Menu Effects, Mission Effects, HUD, Radio Environment, and Engine. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Polish | Retail only |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 48 | |||
| Online play | 48 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Issues fixed
"Product "Echelon 1.5 is not installed! Please, reinstall"" error on launch
| Run GameLauncher.bat as administrator[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- This game has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
| Apply necessary fixes |
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Apply the low frame rate fix. |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | GameSpy | GameSpy services have been shut down. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP, 7, 8 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | Intel Pentium III AMD Athlon 700 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1150 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/311100/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (311100) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.