Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich

Freedom Force
Freedom Force	2002
Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich	2005

Key points

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General information

Official game site

Official forums

Freedom Reborn forums

FR World - A modding focused wiki for the series

Alex's Freedom Fortress - A fansite for the series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 5 DRM.
GamersGate		Demo also available.
GOG.com
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

Freedom Force X[edit]

An unofficial expansion pack, it adds in 200+ new character attributes and 20+ attack types. It also provides improved AI, simplified modding tools, and various other additions.

It can be downloaded from the official mod site.

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8890/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Irrational Games\Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich\User\SaveGames
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8890/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		See the WSGF entry.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Launch the game with `-w` parameter. Cannot reposition window.
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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Mouse deadzone if system's mouse sensitivity is too low.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4
Online play		4	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	5050, 11111

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8
Shader Model support	1.4
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III AMD Athlon @ 733 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon 1800+
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 7000 Nvidia GeForce GTS Class 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce FX 5700

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/8890/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8890) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/8890/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8890) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[1]

Developers

	Irrational Games
Publishers
	Irrational Games
Digital	2K Games
Engines
	NetImmerse
Release dates
Windows	March 15, 2005