Strife

This page is for the original 1996 version. For the 2014 re-release, see Strife: Veteran Edition. For MOBA game, see Strife (MOBA).

Strife

Developers
	Rogue Entertainment
Publishers
	Velocity Inc.
Engines
	id Tech 1
Release dates
DOS	May 15, 1996
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter, RPG, Immersive sim
Art styles	Comic book, Pixel art
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
Series	Strife

Strife
Strife	1996
Strife: Veteran Edition	2014

Strife is a singleplayer first-person shooter, RPG and immersive sim game in the Strife series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

[https://forum.zdoom.org/ the majority of mods are first announced and released here

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Publisher website
GOG.com		Included in Strife: Veteran Edition bonus content (not pre-packaged with DOSBox).
Humble Store
Steam		Included in Strife: Veteran Edition bonus content (pre-packaged with DOSBox)

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

• Patch 1.2 Last official patch.

Source ports

Since the release of the engine's source code, various source ports have been released. See the link above for more information on id Tech 1 source ports.

Most Doom/id Tech 1 source ports do not support Strife.

Difficultly levels are bugged in ZDoom. The source ports below are recommended instead.

Name	Description
Chocolate Strife	Renderers available: Software. A source port based on Chocolate Doom that aims to accurately reproduce the experience of playing the original DOS version Strife. Renders at a low-resolution of 320x200 (automatically upscaled on higher resolution displays) and purposefully keeps the original game's limits. Strictly vanilla faithful; consider using Crispy Strife for quality of life and mod compatibility enhancements.
Crispy Strife	Renderers available: Software. A limit-rising and double-resolution (640x400) off-shoot of Chocolate Strife with visual and gameplay enhancements while remaining compatible with vanilla and Chocolate Strife features. Highly vanilla faithful, but more mod-compatible than Chocolate Strife.
Strife: The Order Edition	Renderers available: OpenGL, Software. An enhanced source port derived from the source code release of Strife: Veteran Edition (itself based on Chocolate Strife) but with many additional optional features, including an OpenGL renderer with support for high-resolution, widescreen display, bloom, static lightmaps created through DLight, dynamic light sources, and more. Some features that were planned but were not completed in time for the original release in 1996 have been fully implemented, including a multiplayer "Capture the Chalice" game mode derived from Capture the Flag, dynamic objective markers on the automap, and a special HUD display for the mauler's torpedo mode. Many features exclusive to OpenGL hardware renderer.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/317040/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\strfsav*.ssg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/317040/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Source ports.
Multi-monitor		Supported by GZDoom. See Source ports.
Ultra-widescreen		See Source ports.
4K Ultra HD		See Source ports.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of View
Windowed		Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter in DOSBox or its source ports, if supported.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Source ports.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Source ports.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Source ports.
60 FPS		Capped at 35 FPS; for 60+ FPS, see Source ports.
120+ FPS		See Source ports.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		For GZDoom, use vid_hdr console variable.

Field of view (FOV)

Use the console (source ports only)[citation needed]
For ZDoom-based ports and Odamex: enter fov <1-179>. For Legacy Doom: enter gr_fov <1-179> For Doom Retro: enter r_fov <45-135>

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Not in DOS version, Use a source port.
Mouse input in menus		Oldschool way - No cursor but mouse movement navigates menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		DOS version does not support looking up or down.
Controller
Controller support		Very basic support in DOS version, use a source port for modern suport.
Full controller support		Need to enter character name with keyboard
Controller remapping		Basic support in DOS setup program
Controller sensitivity		Use a source port
Controller Y-axis inversion		DOS version does not support looking up or down.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Other controller(s)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Steam Virtual Gamepad (Legacy mode/Hook input)

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music, Voice, even in DOS version
Surround sound		Stereo only
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Dutch				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Finnish				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
French				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
German				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Japanese				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Korean				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Polish				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Portuguese				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Brazilian Portuguese				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Russian				Fan translation by Kostov
Romanian				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Spanish				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.
Latin American Spanish				Avaliable when ran through GZDoom.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	Versus
Online play		8	Versus Classic Gaming Arena is recommended for online play with the original DOS version, as it includes mod downloading/uploading support and easy match setup.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Requires source port.
Self-hosting

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	VGA	32-bit

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486DX2
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU)	VGA compatible