World in Conflict

World in Conflict is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM disc check for the base game (removed in later patches). None in Soviet Assault.
GOG.com		Complete Edition. Serial key for multiplayer shown in game's library entry.
Steam (unavailable)		Delisted on May 18, 2016.
Ubisoft Store (unavailable)		The game was redeemable for free on Uplay from December 4 to December 12, 2017, but is otherwise not available to buy on this platform. Included with Ubisoft+.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[1]

Demo

A demo is available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Expansion pack	The expansion pack includes new campaign missions, maps and skirmish bot difficulty settings. The campaign content is integrated to the original campaign and cannot be played separately.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Soviet Assault

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is v1.011.

Game crash on startup on systems with more than 8 threads

Use one of those methods
Download High thread count fix from GOG Support and put all files from the archive to `<path-to-game>`. Reduce the amount of cores or disable HyperThreading/SMT in the BIOS/UEFI settings. Reduce the amount of threads used by Windows through msconfig. See Core affinity for more information.

Game crash in menu a few seconds after launch | Windows 7 DirectX 10 Workaround

Use one of those methods

DirectX 10 rendering mode was broken after installing Platform update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (KB2670838). To run the game in DX10 mode without crashing, uninstall KB2670838 from Control Panel.^{[citation needed]}
Alternatively, if you don't want to uninstall the platform update, switch to DirectX 9 rendering:

Go to Configuration file(s) location
Open Game Options.txt
Find myDX10Flag and change its value to 0
Don't tick/enable USE DX10 RENDERING in in-game GRAPHICS options

Skip intro videos

Replace intro videos with blank BINK videos^[2]
Download this mod: Skip intro videos at Nexus Mods. Extract the contents of the downloaded archive to `<path-to-game>`.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\World in Conflict\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21760/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\World in Conflict\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21760/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect		^[3]

Video

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings (1/2).

In-game advanced video settings (2/2).

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 16x CSAA. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector with flag `0x000000C0`.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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.

Make HBAO work in DX9 mode (Nvidia only)

Use Nvidia Profile Inspector^{[citation needed]}
Use inspector as per usual (open World in Conflict profile, etc.) and change flag `0x000B0000` to `0x00000032`. There is also an `0x00000004` flag for even stronger HBAO+ effect.

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Combination of original and licensed music.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese				Only available in retail release in Taiwan and base game only, Translated by Unalis.^[4]
Czech				Retail only.
French
German
Hungarian				Retail only.
Italian
Polish				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Russian				Retail only; download for digital releases
Spanish

Network

The official multiplayer source code is publicly available on GitHub.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	16	Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play	16	Despite being a RTS, players can join and leave during a running game.
Online play	16	The official multiplayer service has been shut down on December 15, 2015^[5]^[6]^[7]; use MassGate.org

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3004
UDP	48000-48100

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

Issues fixed

"Out of memory" crash

Enable Large Address Aware on executable^[8]
Download Large Address Aware here Launch Large Address Aware and select `wic.exe` Enable the Large Address Aware Flag and patch the game

Convert Complete Edition to Vanilla

Move or rename `assault.dat`^[9]

Game crash at startup while running with Proton (Linux)

Set the environmental variable: `PROTON_NO_D3D11=1`^[10]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 10	^[11]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics, SpeedTree
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Massgate

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP (SP2)	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz on Windows Vista)	2.5 GHz dual-core CPU
System memory (RAM)	512 MB (1 GB on Windows Vista)	1 GB (1.5 GB on Windows Vista)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT (DX 9) Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT (DX 10) 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT (DX 9) Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT (DX 10) 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible

Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce 6 series, GeForce 7 series, GeForce 8 series

GeForce4 MX, ATI Radeon 8500 and Radeon 9200 are not supported

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (21760) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ World in Conflict - Games for Windows - last accessed on 28 February 2023
↑ nexusmods.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023
↑ Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-08-30
↑ Verified by User:Posedennetshow on 2023-10-08
World.in.Conflict.Chinese.Big5.CloneDVD-Netshow
↑ Ubisoft Massive | Facebook - last accessed on 2025-07-31
↑ Shutdown postponed | Massgate Forums (retrieved)
↑ Servers will be shut down December 15 | Massgate Forums (retrieved)
↑ GOG forums - last accessed on 2019-11-11
↑ GOG forums - last accessed on 2020-09-13
↑ Verified by User:Etralki on 2025-12-20
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2025-09-13
Verified using RTSS and the GOG copy of the game. The render API is changed through Options -> Graphics -> Advanced -> Use DX10 Rendering, or by setting the myDX10Flag to 1. Weirdly enough the GOG version resets the flag to 0 on each launch despite D3D10 otherwise working properly.

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (21760) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (21760) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] World in Conflict - Games for Windows - last accessed on 28 February 2023

[2] xusmods.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[4] Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-08-30

[5] Verified by User:Posedennetshow on 2023-10-08
World.in.Conflict.Chinese.Big5.CloneDVD-Netshow

[6] Ubisoft Massive | Facebook - last accessed on 2025-07-31

[7] Shutdown postponed | Massgate Forums (retrieved)

[8] Servers will be shut down December 15 | Massgate Forums (retrieved)

[9] GOG forums - last accessed on 2019-11-11

[10] GOG forums - last accessed on 2020-09-13

[11] Verified by User:Etralki on 2025-12-20

[12] Verified by User:Aemony on 2025-09-13
Verified using RTSS and the GOG copy of the game. The render API is changed through Options -> Graphics -> Advanced -> Use DX10 Rendering, or by setting the myDX10Flag to 1. Weirdly enough the GOG version resets the flag to 0 on each launch despite D3D10 otherwise working properly.

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Developers

	Massive Entertainment
Publishers
	Sierra Entertainment
Expansion and digital	Ubisoft
Engines
	MassTech
Release dates
Windows	September 18, 2007
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Themes	Cold War, Europe, North America