Order of War

Order of War
Order of War	2009
Order of War: Challenge	2010

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Order of War is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Order of War series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Steam Purchases previously included Order of War: Challenge.^[1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Heavy Bomber squadrons	Released free on October 2009
Infantry Morter Launchers	Released free on October 2009
Off-Map Heavy Artillery	Released free on October 2009
Survival Mission	Released free on October 2009

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\Video`. Delete or rename `Alienware.bik`, `Nvidia.bik`, `SquareEnix.bik`, and `WarGaming.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\order of war\settings
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Settings file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\order of war\save
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Hor+
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	8x, 8x CSAA, 8xQ CSAA, 16x CSAA, 16xQ CSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Changing resolution, VSync and AA may only be done through main menu.

Input

Game prevents use of Windows key.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Uses OS cursor.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		For Zoom and camera rotation.
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Effects, Music, Background sounds, Interface
Surround sound
Subtitles		No option to disable. Unit acknowledgements not subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	1v1 or 2v2
Online play		4	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Start up crash (demo)

Delete page_back.bik^[3]
Delete or rename `<path-to-game>\demo\data\video\ui\page_back.bik`

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2 or later
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz or DUO 2.0 GHz	DUO 3.2 GHz or better
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7600 AMD Radeon HD 2400 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 9800 AMD Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM

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>/34600/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (34600) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Order of War: Challenge on Steam - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ Another Steam fail :: Order of War General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 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>/34600/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (34600) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Order of War: Challenge on Steam - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[4] Another Steam fail :: Order of War General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Wargaming.net
Publishers
Original	Eidos Interactive
Current	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	September 22, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Themes	World War II, Europe
Series	Order of War