Hogs of War Guide

Win 10 fix (menu lag / textures glitching / video and music play) all fixed! [2020-06-26] for Hogs of War

Win 10 fix (menu lag / textures glitching / video and music play) all fixed! [2020-06-26]

Overview

menu lag, textures glitches, video and music play [2020-06-26]

Menu lag, glitched textures, performance fix

Menu lag (1 FPS), hard to navigate fix. Textures appear/disappear in game fix, performance fix.
< Last update 2020-06-26, Win 10 Pro 1909, Build 18363.900 >

Download fix and replace flles in game folder.

Hogs of War steam fix (2020-06-26):
www.mediafire_com/file/g6l843znn7gn951/HogsofWar+fix+v1.0.rar
(copy link or open and change “_com” to “.com”)

In Steam library right mouse click on “Hogs of War” Properties>Local Files>Browse Local Files…
And transfer files from “Hogs of War steam fix <version>.rar” to “HogsofWar” folder.

Change compatibility settings.

Change for “HOWMenu.exe” and “warhogs_.exe
Right mouse click on .exe properties and change:

[Compatibility] [v] Windows 98 / Windows Me [v]Disable fullscreen optimizations [v]Run this program as an administrator

WARNING!

ALT+F4 now working
ALT+TAB still problem (after alt+tab Win lock, you can exit with Win+D, Alt+F4 select [Sign Out] and re-login)

Videos fix

No videos (FMV) in game fix.

You need to enable DirectPlay.

HogsofWar videos fix.bat:
www.mediafire_com/file/l78w7h55d1mv9ui/HogsofWar+videos+fix.bat
(copy link or open and change “_com” to “.com”)

You can download “HogsofWar videos fix.bat”, run (as admin) and just wait till is done and exit.

Or you can enable yourself in your PC go to

C:WindowsSystem32OptionalFeatures.exe

Legacy Components>DirectPlay.

Music fix (optional)

No music in game fix.

Download and install “_inmm238” to game folder!

HogsofWar music fix.zip:
www.mediafire_com/file/nwvobeu8mj1id9u/HogsofWar+music+fix.zip
(copy link or open and change “_com” to “.com”)

Open downloaded .zip file and install “_inmm238.exe” to game folder (eg.: “C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHogsofWar”).

Config _inmm and patch .exe’s

Open “_inmmcnf” and in method tab change:
default [DirectShow]

Press OK.
Now drag and drop “HOWMenu.exe” file to _inmmcnf.exe, press OK.
Drag and drop “warhogs_.exe” file to _inmmcnf.exe, press OK.

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