Strife: Veteran Edition

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 and Kex 2.

Open source.^[2]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		Purchase via Humble Widget.
GOG.com		Includes the original version as a bonus
Humble Store
Steam

Comes with a scanned manual (in PDF) and soundtrack (in OGG). They can be found in the installation folder.

Game data[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	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	Using 3rd party application.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Always on.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

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		Open `<path-to-game>\chocolate-strife.cfg` and adjust `joystick_sensitivity` to your desired value
Controller Y-axis inversion

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

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Dialogues always have subtitles displayed.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

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

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	Steamworks

Issues fixed[edit]

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

Change DPI scaling for monitor^[4]

Right click on a desktop.
Click Personalize.
Click Set custom text size (DPI).
Set it to Small 100% (default).
Apply the changes.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6	Leopard 10.7
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

References

[gamedir-4] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

[Release-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

[3] Strife: Veteran Edition - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org

[5] Resolution - Nothing Fits

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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)
	Kex 2 (derivative)
Release dates
Windows	December 12, 2014^[1]
macOS (OS X)	December 12, 2014^[1]
Linux	December 12, 2014^[1]