Q&A

What does Warsow mean?

  • First of all, Warsow was a reference to Joy Division. They were a British post-punk band of late 70's and early 80's previously named Warsaw (with an A, as in the capital of Poland).
  • Warsow quickly turned into an acronym: Warriors of Alternate Reality - Slaughters Over the Web.
  • SoLomoNK wasn't totally satisfied by the acronym and during the ongoing development searched for a new one. One which would bring a real and strong message...
  • Finally, years after, a new acronym was born. One that matches perfectly with Warsow's spirit: Warsow is the Art of Respect and Sportsmanship Over the Web

Is Warsow still in development?

The game has migrated from being developed by a dedicated team to becoming a community driven project. Nowadays some work is done by @mwaga to update the game engine and implement new features. As of 2023 he is working on a potential new release for the game which would modernize the game. You can find more information in the dedicated channel on discord.

I have an issue creating or login in my account

Accounts have been disabled as of late 2015 do not try to create an account.

How do I change the game's language?

  1. Open console by default it is "~"
  2. Type lang <language code>
  3. The language change will take effect after you restart the game or type vid_restart in the console to restart the UI.

Available languages with their respective codes:

LanguageCode
Englishen
Germande
Spanishes
Finnishfi
Frenchfr
Hungarianhu
Italianit
Japanesejp
Dutchnl
Polishpl
Russianru
Turkishtr
Chinesezh

Where do I find my config / demos / screenshots / etc?

Operating SystemPath
Windows All%APPDATA%\Warsow 2.1\basewsw
Windows XPC:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data\Warsow 2.1\basewsw
Windows 7/8.1/10C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Warsow 2.1\basewsw
Linux~/.local/share/warsow-2.1
Mac OS X~/Library/Application Support/Warsow 2.1/basewsw
Android/sdcard/Android/data/gg.warsow/files/2.1/basewsw