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This help document lists the active and
inactive web pages that support the EAW PC Game in some fashion.
Includes helpful links to find Wrapper, Controller and OS support
programs for use in game compatibility as well as game articles and MPS
Official patch downloads. Much More. Have a link?, ask me to post it!
CONTENTS
SITES
ACTIVE | GAME NEWS | OLD
ONLINE PLAY
WRAPPER
PROGRAMS BEST | MORE | OTHER | SUPPORT
MENU SCREEN COLOR FIX -|- EMULATION
JOYSTICK / DEVICE
COMBINERS -|- COMPATIBLE
GAMES -|- REVIEWS / ARTICLES
MISC INFO
RELATED COMPANY | GAME PATCHES | VIDEOS | OTHER
FORUMS
ACTIVE | OLD | READ ONLY
These are sites that are generally maintained in the current
EAW Community. A list of inactive, non-updated sites are listed below them.
ACTIVE SITES
- Flight
Sim Mods -
vonOben's site. Add-ons, skins, tools, terrain etc. (since 2002).
- RAF
Chattenden -
Moggy's Site. Contains complete add-ons across several pages. Editing help as
well. (since early 2000's)
- EAW
LaunchPad ( EAWPRO ) -
VBH's Home Site. A special effects build of the original EAW game. Discover details about the latest FXEXE / EAWPRO
patch by viewing many effect examples in screenshots before you fly. The
patch goes over EAWv1.x. Follow
link to find a download. (since early 2000's)
- Tally Ho -
Sandbaggers archive of community pages and files (since 2001). Some files
where removed in recent years, some where added.
-
EAW_Downloads, MrJelly's Mediafire Files and
Latest
UAW Release Download Link (SimHQ Forum Post) -
Mr. Jelly's and the Code-Group Files; the Universal Air Wars (UAW).
Built upon the original EAW game with many planes and theaters of
operations newly introduced. Credit for the gamedata goes to the very
old EAW original community (circa 2003). Some content is new (2015+).
Includes the official MicroProse
registered patched CD ETO theater gamedata files.
- EAW: Aces Over Europe
2022 Edition at Mod DB -
Modred's
WIP , more work is put into the original 1943-1945 ETO Campaign addon that was made for EAW back
in 2000-2003 by Emil. This new and more recent addition (2018-2022) makes for
a more complete addon. It works with the newly modded CodeGroup unofficial
EAW version (v1.28c_2022), included. Has an automated installer.
- EAW on GOG -
Purchase a digital download copy of a re-release (3-27-2021) of EAW.
The purchased version is based on the official MicroProse EAWv1.2
patched game, with just the eaw.exe specially modified with some compatibility
fixes. DirectX and Glide Wrappers included. Also you get a PDF of the manual and a PDF of the
back cover with the basic key reference card on it. The main automated installer
for it says it runs on
Win7/8/10/11, it may work with WinXP. See the GOG site for more
information. Read my 'GOG Patches Help Document' for further in depth
reading.
-
EAW on Steam -
Purchase a digital download. Same as the GOG release, listed above.
This one was released on (6-16-2022).
-
European Air War
Downloads at Mod DB - (A Custom Italian Patch for EAWv1.2) -
There
are several downloads for the standard game; skin packs in automated
installers for example. Also, Modred translated the English EAW into
the Italian Language, including movies with voice overs. Includes a few
other applied modifications to the game. It patches over a English
EAWv1.2 game folder.
-
EAW - European Air War Downloads at CombatACE -
Miscellaneous downloads, including support files for the EAW game platform at the CombatACE site.
(Requires you to have a free account to DL).
GAME NEWS SITES
- CombatACE -
They have simulator news and forums. Including a full forum section
and miscellaneous downloads for European Air
War!
- CombatSim
-
They have simulator news and forums. They use to have the old 'EAW 1-6 forum archive' (1998-2002) and
then a Standard
EAW Forum (upto 2022), now, no longer. However, they have several EAW specific
articles that are readable and helpful still today. Like those listed
in the Articles Links Section.
- SimHQ -
They are
not an active news site, however they do have EAW Forums.
OLD SITES
Just a few places to play EAW online. (The game is coded with
DirectPlay6 (compatible with DP8); IPX (LAN), Serial (Head to Head), TCP/IP (INTERNET))
These programs improve compatibility for the EAW game. They
include (DirectX (DX); DirectDraw and Direct3D Wrappers). Some
translate the old EAW DirectX6 game to a newer DX version or other
graphical API's: like OpenGL or Vulkan.
These are good for correcting the
weird colors within the menu screens of EAW found on Win7 machines. They
also allow you to avoid the 7217 EAW graphical error message and menu
screen tearing. Some wrappers should allow Smacker Movie playback. Some
wrappers will restore horizon fog and some may fix the terrain shimmer.
See my 'Troubleshoot Wrappers Help Document' for guidance and for the Wrappers settings
I suggest.
*indicates a compatibility fix included with the wrapper.
BEST WRAPPERS
- DxWnd - (ghotik) -
DirectX Mode. Translates to Direct3D. (Works with Win10 and Vista/Win7/Win8
possibly WinXP). *(restores horizon fog) *(slows down mouse polling)
*(other visual quality filters)
- OpenGLide -
(fbarros, glidos, swstiletto) -
Glide v2.xx Mode. Translates to OpenGL. (Designed for WinXP, works with Win10)
*(restores horizon fog) *(terrain shimmer fixable)
-
nGlide - (zeus)
-
Glide v2.xx/v3.xx Mode. Translates to D3D or Vulkan. (Designed for XP to 8/10).
*(restores horizon fog). Note: The GOG or STEAM paid downloads have
a portable nGlide Wrapper included. (portable not at Zeus site).
MORE WRAPPERS
- D3DWindower
1.88 - (menopem, NamelessVoice) -
DirectX Mode. Translates to Direct3D. (Designed for WinXP but works with Vista,7,8?).
- DDWrapper - (Aqrit) -
DirectX DirectDraw Mode. Translates to DirectDraw (Designed for ?).
- DXWrapper - (jarikomppa)
-
DirectX DD/D3D Modes. Translates to Direct3D. (Designed for ?).
- DxWrapper -
(elishacloud) -
DirectX Mode. Translates to Direct3D. (Designed for Windows 10).
- zGlide Wrapper -
(zeckensack) -
Glide v2.xx/3.xx Mode. Translates to OpenGL.
(Designed for Win98, WinME, Win2000, WinXP).
- dgVoodoo2
- (dege) -
Glide v2.xx/3.xx Mode and DirectX Mode. Translates to Direct3D. (WinVista,
Win7, Win8, Win10) (DX portion is difficult
to get working on Win8/10 if at all). (overall, requires a DX10 video card to use either modes).
-
eVoodoo - (3dgx) -
Glide v2/v3 Mode. Translates to Direct3D. (Designed for Win98 and WinXP).
-
WineD3D - (Federico Dossena) -
DirectX Mode. Translates to OpenGL. (Designed for
Windows XP and Windows 8/10).
OTHER WRAPPERS
-
DDrawCompat -
(narzoul) -
DirectDraw and Direct3D 1-7 compatibility,
performance and visual enhancements for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 and
11. Uses a locally placed ddraw.dll (like GOGs wrapper)
and it can be configured. I have this link here because GOGs super
patched eaw.exe uses ddraw.dll in the games main folder. This wrapper
may have possible uses for GOGs EAW game, for some.
-
IPXWrapper -
(Solemn's site) -
Tunnels IPX to UDP. (GoG uses this wrapper for
EAW too activate its IPX Protocol, for LAN use (Some online services
will allow IPX through DirectPlay to be used with EAW).
-
dinputto8 -
(elishacloud) -
A dll module that is designed to improve
compatibility in games using DirectInput 1-7 (dinput.dll) by converting
all API calls to their equivalent DirectInput 8 (dinput8.dll) ones.
This allows older games (like possibly EAW) to be able to use newer
controller tools and wrappers written for DirectInput 8.
SUPPORT
-
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer from Official Microsoft
Download Center - (Redist)
Not a wrapper, but effects the OS behavior with EAW.
This is the DirectX 9.0c (June 2010) version. Some older legacey Games may require this... Does not overwrite
your systems built-in DX. Following this link above will not only provide you
the Download, but at this page is a special web page link with extended
information, if interested. (Note: GoG's EAW installer installs DX9.0c after
it installs EAW on your system as it has side by side tech for older games).
-
Windows ADK -
Not a wrapper, however it gives access to the Windows OS custom pre
built in compat fixes. The installer includes the ACT tools; Application
Compatibility Tool Kit. This link appears to be the page that the latest
version for Windows 10 and 11 is available. You don't need this unless
you want to test eaw.exe against the Windows Version your using.
See my 'Windows ACT Toolkit Help Document' if interested.
If you only need to correct the corrupt 256 colored
DirectDraw Menu Screens in EAW, then one of these programs will help.
Note: These are for Windows Vista and Win7 use ONLY. Win8/10 fix it
on their own. Note: If your going to use a wrapper program you do not
need this fix.
- DirectDraw
Compatibility Tool -
Creates a reg file based on compatibility specifications of the eaw.exe file you
choose (It does not patch the exe directly). You then install that reg file that makes a DDRAW entry that
Windows understands as a workaround. It will write directly to the
registry or let you review it (open it with notepad) before installing it.
- w7ddpatcher / Updated
Source Code -
This one does what the other one above does, however, it writes directly to the
registry only (you can't preview the reg entry with notpad).
More emulation.
- DOSBox
Emulator -
Run EAW community made DOS tools on Win2000, WinXP, VISTA, Win7/8.1/10.
- DOSBox-X -
Supports accurate Win3.x and Win9x DOS for use on modern computers. Perfect for many EAW tools.
- AmpShell -
A DOSBox or DOSBox-X easy front end and launcher. Makes it easy to configure and launch EAW tools quickly.
These programs / drivers allow you to combine more than one
controller into one Device ID, by way of a virtual device. Useful for
EAW v1.0-v1.2, FXEXE/EAWPRO and when the unofficial UAW source coded modifications
don't cooperate with your devices. Of course these programs do a lot
more on top of just combining your controls.
Some Elements of these Games are Compatible with EAW,
primarily some of the 3DZ models and 'skins', with modification.
These are EAW game reviews and articles of the time (1998-1999).
REVIEWS
ARTICLES
Just some links that didn't fit anywhere else.
RELATED COMPANY SITES
-
Atari - The returning (2023) publisher
of EAW.
-
Tommo, Inc. / Retroism - The 2021-2023 publishing label for EAW.
- Third Wire Productions - TK, Game designer and lead programmer of EAW. Founded a new company
in 1999 and produce/made several simulation games.
- MicroProse - The new return
(2020) of the MPS company with new games and some of their old games, a few
of the older ones are improved.
GAME PATCHES, DEMO, MANUAL and FAQ
VIDEOS
OTHER
These are the forum locations for the EAW community.
ACTIVE FORUMS
OLD FORUMS
READ-ONLY FORUMS
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