Inversion

Inversion

Developers
	Saber Interactive
	Saber Interactive Russia
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
	1C Company
Engines
	Saber3D Engine
Release dates
Windows	June 8, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	59
IGDB	54
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi

Warnings

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

Inversion is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person shooter game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Can't be activated in Germany.
Retail		Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM.
Publisher website (unavailable)		StarForce 5 DRM
Steam		Not available outside North America and some South American countries.
Humble Store (unavailable)		Not available in Germany.
GamersGate (unavailable)
(unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

StarForce DRM for this game may not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Inversion Saves\game_local.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212410/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Inversion Saves\user.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/212410/pfx/

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	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Read this steam guide.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use Flawless Widescreen.
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse settings

Controller settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		One key per action. Left and right arrow keys cannot be bound to anything.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Minor mouse acceleration is present. Can't be disabled.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		8 preset mappings.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

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

Audio

In-game audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - #1
French
German
Italian
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Local retail release only.
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer; download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		12
Online play		12	GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Game crashing

Change Nvidia settings[citation needed]
Go to Nvidia Control Panel. Adjust image settings with preview. Let the 3D application decide. Apply.

Change Threaded optimization[citation needed]
Go to Nvidia Control Panel. Go to Manage 3D settings. Go to Program settings and pull up Inversion ->inversion.exe Find Threaded optimization and turn it to On.

Run Steam in offline mode or set Friends to offline
If Inversion crashes at the startup screen when the "Searching for Network" prompt is displayed, disabling the game's connection to the internet may solve the issue.

Game crashes on CPU's with more than eight cores

Set Windows to automatically limit the game to one CPU core

Download the Windows ADK. During installation, it gives the option to select multiple tools; the only one needed is Compatibility Administrator. Once installed, open the Start Menu folder named Windows Kits, and launch Compatiblity Administrator (32-bit). Select the new database under custom databases. Click the database menu > Create New > Application Fix. Provide the full path of inversion.exe and give it a name of choosing. Skip past the compatibility mode options. In compatibility fixes select ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU. Save the database from the Database menu and give it a name when prompted. Select File > Install. Now the fix will automatically be applied whenever the game is launched.

Game stutters due to low refresh rate even if framerate is normal

Force Vsync externally with Nvidia Control Panel or AMD Radeon

Game crashes when loading a new level or reloading after dying

Set textures to low before loading a save

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Interface	Scaleform GFx
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista		7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz		Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB		3 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible