Legions: Overdrive

Legions: Overdrive is a multiplayer game.

The game was originally titled Fallen Empire: Legions and was only available on the InstantAction web platform. It was re-released in 2010 as Legions: Overdrive after the closure of InstantAction.

General information

Official Forums

Mod DB Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Free download. User accounts no longer required to launch.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\legions\preferences^{[Note 1]}

config.cs contains keybind options, while prefs.cs contains graphics, input, and other options.

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		In Video options, or toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Field of view (FOV)

Applying FOV in-game^{[citation needed]}
Go to Options. Set Camera FOV to the desired value. Close Options and zoom in for the changes to go into effect.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

DisableVerticalSync in prefs.cs^{[citation needed]}
Go to the `preferences` folder where the game is installed (game/legions/preferences). Edit `prefs.cs`, not defaultPrefs.cs. Change `$Pref::Video::DisableVerticalSync = 1;` to the setting you want (`1` = disabled, `0` = enabled). Save your changes.

Input

Legions: Overdrive default controls.

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Mouse smoothing option is off by default. Must edit `prefs.cs` to enable it.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Does not support controllers natively.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Options for Master Volume, Music Volume, Game Events Volume, and Overdrive Volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Create a new shortcut for the game and add in the following as command line arguments: `-dedicated -mod-list=ModList_Server.txt -server-config=config.cs`^[2]
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Open the console with `Ctrl`+`~` and enter the server address. Example: client::joinserver("192.168.1.100:28001");

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	28001, 28002
UDP	28001, 28002

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Known Issues

Game Crashes When Minimized

If you minimize or alt-tab out of Legions: Overdrive after a map has been completed and loads a new map, the game will crash. There is currently no fix for this. This issue only exists if you're playing in full-screen; playing in windowed mode and minimizing or alt-tabbing does not cause any issues.

Logitech G35 Headset Issues

G35 Driver Issue^{[citation needed]}
Players using the Logitech G35 headset have reported sound issues when playing Legions: Overdrive. An unofficial fix for this is to uninstall the device and its drivers, reinstall the device but do not update the drivers.

Launcher Won't Update

Unicode Issue^{[citation needed]}
The launcher will not update if you run it within a folder that's a subfolder of your user account and has unicode characters in the name (for example ū). Moving the launcher folder to C:\ should fix the problem.

Games Doesn't Launch

Launch issue^{[citation needed]}

After downloading the game and attempting to start it, you may briefly see a grey screen and then nothing. This could be caused by a Direct X issue. The suggested fix is to download and run the Direct X Web Installer from Microsoft, and try launching the game again.

User submitted note: An invalid resolution in the file prefs.cs in legions/legions/preferences/ can also cause the exact error above. Look for and edit the line: $Pref::Video::FullscreenRes

Weapon Autofire

Weapon won't stop firing^{[citation needed]}
If at some point you find your weapon won't stop firing, open the console by pressing `Ctrl`+`~`, type `fire`, and press `↵ Enter`. Your weapon should stop firing immediately.

DirectX and .NET Framework Issues

Legions: Overdrive DirectX error.

Legions: Overdrive .NET Framework error.

DirectX and .NET Framework Issues^{[citation needed]}
If you receive an error message such as `The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application` or something similar, it's likely related to DirectX or .NET Framework, both of which are needed to play Legions: Overdrive. You can downloaded the latest version of the .NET Framework here. You can download the latest version of DirectX here.

Main.cs Error

Delete preferences folder^{[citation needed]}
While this issue has recently been fixed, it may pop up again sometime in the future. If you get this error, first try deleting MyLoadouts.cs and MyLoadouts.cs.dso from `game/legions/preferences`. If the error still persists, delete your entire preferences folder and start the launcher again.

Black Structures

Lightmaps disabled.

Effects of Lightmaps^{[citation needed]}
If you launch the game and every structure appears to be completely black, it's possible that the Use Lightmaps option is disabled in the Video options. This can be easily fixed by going to Options, selecting Video Options, and setting Use Lightmaps to Yes. Restart Legions: Overdrive for these changes to go into effect.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 2.08 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	450 MB	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon x800 Nvidia GeForce 6800 DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon HD 3850 Nvidia GeForce 8600 DirectX 10 compatible

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Indie DB - Legions: Overdrive - last accessed on 2022-05-19
↑ forums.legionsoverdrive.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[gamedir-2] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Indie DB - Legions: Overdrive - last accessed on 2022-05-19

[3] rums.legionsoverdrive.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

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[Note 1]

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Developers

	GarageGames
Publishers
	InstantAction
Engines
	Torque Game Engine Advanced^[1]
Release dates
Windows	June 24, 2008
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Multiplayer