Talvisota: Icy Hell

How to Play

The game has been tested on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10, it works fine. You may experience some small troubles when you play the game on modern systems, check our Notes for details

To install the game, simply mount the ISO image or extract it with WinRAR or other file archiver, and run Setup.exe (don't run Autorun, it is "bugged" and closes all other opened windows!). After you installed the game, install the patch. Both version of the game are DRM-Free, simply install & play

Notes:

• If the installation doesn't start - try to launch Setup.exe in compatibility mode with old version of Windows (98, 2000 or XP)
• It is recommended to install all versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and NET Framework for the correct work of the game. Also it is recommended to install K-Lite Codec Pack for the correct work of in-game videos
• The game works on DirectX 8, so if you're using Windows 8, 8.1, 10 or 11 - you need to enable DirectPlay: Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off', click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer
• If the game doesn't work - run it in compatibility mode with old version of Windows (Windows 98, 2000, XP, etc.) and as administrator. To do that right-click on exe-file or desktop shortcut -> Properties -> Compatibility
• The game support widescreen resolutions up to 1600x900. You can run the game in higher screen resolutions by using dgVoodoo 2. Also, we recommend to use dgVoodoo 2 if you have graphical glitches or compatilibity issues. We tested the game with dgVoodoo 2 on Windows 10, it works fine
• If you have problem with broken sound effects or disappearing sound - first try to change the sound settings. If it didn't work - set sound quality to 24 bit, 48000 Hz or 24 bit, 44100 Hz. Read this guide how to do that
• Patch v1.01 for Russian release showed some warnings, patch v1.22 for Finnish release showed few warnings too. All warnings are generic, files are safe to use
• The resources of the game includes the files of unfinished mission called "Karelian Dreadnoughts" ("Карельские дредноуты"), where you can control two experimental tanks. In that mission, you can control only that tanks, all other units are controlled by computer, including allied units. You can use the files and run the mission in Blizkrieg editor (both games uses the same engine), but the mission will "freeze" after some tasks. Russian release also includes the files of earlier variant of that mission; that files remained in the Finnish release but there are no launch scripts for it
• The game also has a mission cut from the Soviet campaign called "Vyborg Outskirts" ("Окраины Выборга"). Due to broken scripts (apparently the devs didn't finish the mission in time, so they cut it from final variant), there is an automatic defeat after one of the tasks