Windward

Windward

Developers
	Tasharen Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 4
Release dates
Windows	May 12, 2015
macOS (OS X)	May 12, 2015
Linux	May 12, 2015
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Simulation, Sandbox
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft

Windward is a singleplayer and multiplayer simulation and sandbox game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam
GOG.com (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tasharen Entertainment Inc.\Windward\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/Documents/Windward

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Windward\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/Documents/Windward/Players

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard, mouse, and touch	State	Notes
Remapping		Both the hotbar and menu buttons in the top-left corner can have their shortcuts changed. The "drop anchor" command cannot be remapped. For movement bindings, see Rebind movement keys
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen support		Also multitouch which can be enabled from settings.
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Top down.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Rebind movement keys

Launch the game with the -show-screen-selector command-line argument and go to the input tab.
The game must always be launched with that argument for the changes to stay in effect.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Danish				Fan translation on Steam Workshop.
German
Hungarian				Fan translation on Steam Workshop.
Italian
Polish				Fan translation on Steam Workshop.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation is available from Steam Workshop.
Russian				Fan translation on Steam Workshop.
Spanish				Fan translation on Steam Workshop.
Turkish				Fan translation on Steam Workshop.

Network

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

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista		7
Processor (CPU)	1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i3		2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	2 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4200 DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia or ATI card that cost at least $200 in 2010
Sound (audio device)	Integrated audio

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5		2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	2 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4200		Nvidia GeForce GT 650M, GTX 260
Sound (audio device)	Integrated audio

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04		Ubuntu 14.04.1
Processor (CPU)	1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5		2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	2 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4200		Nvidia GeForce GT 650M, GTX 260
Sound (audio device)	Integrated audio