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General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game may not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
- A demo is available.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 updates the game to the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- The game can be run at higher resolutions than what is available in the menu.
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1080p and 16:9[citation needed]
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- Run the game once and create a profile.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\Profiles\*profilename*.
- Open
local.ini.
- Replace
g_width and g_height with 1920 and 1080.
- Download this DLL file and place it in the
modules folder overwriting the original (for other aspect ratios, it can be found here).
Notes
- Any resolution above 1920x1080 will stop menus from showing, including the main menu, and even if one manages to get into the game, all the UI elements are off center and not mapped to the cursor's location.
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Use Magpie[citation needed]
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- Run the game once and create a profile.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\Profiles\*profilename*.
- Open
local.ini.
- Change
r_fullscreen from 1 to 0.
- Download Magpie from here.
- Launch Magpie, then launch Hard to be a god and whilst in game press the assigned shortcut to scale it (Win + Shift + A by default)
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Higher FoV[citation needed]
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- Run the game once and create a profile.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\Profiles\*profilename*.
- Open
local.ini.
- Add
g_console 1 to the file and save it.
- Whilst in game, open the console and type
g_camera_fov ## (45º is the default field of view).
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- The game runs at uncapped frame rates and doesn't offer a vsync option.
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Set max frame rate via Nvidia control panel[citation needed]
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- Open Nvidia control panel.
- Navigate to "Manage 3D settings".
- Select
AWE.exe.
- Set max frame rate to the monitor's refresh rate.
Notes
- To fix the character blur on movement, set the max frame rate to 60 FPS.
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Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Czech |
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Retail only |
| French |
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Retail and ZOOM Platform only. |
| German |
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Retail and ZOOM Platform only. |
| Italian |
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Retail and ZOOM Platform only. |
| Russian |
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Retail only. |
| Spanish |
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Retail and ZOOM Platform only. |
Issues fixed
"DxAssertion Failed" error
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows Vista, with disabled visual themes and desktop composition[3]
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Modding
The .pak files can be opened and edited with this tool. In the app, select the game as PAK profile.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum | Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel 4 | |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600
DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 7600 |
Notes
- ↑ Version 5.0 of StarForce DRM requires a manual driver update on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 to function properly.[1][2] The driver can be updated using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
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