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===Unofficial patches=== | ===Unofficial patches=== | ||
− | {{ii}} The unofficial patch used in digital releases is 4.0BB, available [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17ZWaR47IJSE9W2Fyx2iJnj8MlpicB0uM/view here]. It enables more than 500 units to be present on a map, allows more than one AI per person in mutliplayer games, and allows the Creon faction in multiplayer connections via [[DirectPlay]]. | + | {{ii}} The unofficial patch used in digital releases is 4.0BB, available [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17ZWaR47IJSE9W2Fyx2iJnj8MlpicB0uM/view here] and changelog [https://takingdoms.wixsite.com/landsofdarien/fr/downloads here]. It enables more than 500 units to be present on a map, allows more than one AI per person in mutliplayer games, and allows the Creon faction in multiplayer connections via [[DirectPlay]]. |
− | {{ii}} The latest unofficial patch is 4.1BB, available [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BySK1LV_mwiONnBfcEJMUWwyb1k/view?pli=1&resourcekey=0-6JwxA7f4VJJ11qzVUa_NRQ here]. It enables sound for hosts in multiplayer, disables [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]], increases player limit to 8 in multiplayer, and no longer uses the {{file|ironplague.icd}} file as its functionality was backported to {{file|kingdoms.icd}}. | + | {{ii}} The latest unofficial patch is 4.1BB, available [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BySK1LV_mwiONnBfcEJMUWwyb1k/view?pli=1&resourcekey=0-6JwxA7f4VJJ11qzVUa_NRQ here] and changelog [https://takingdoms.wixsite.com/landsofdarien/fr/downloads here]. It enables sound for hosts in multiplayer, disables [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]], increases player limit to 8 in multiplayer, and no longer uses the {{file|ironplague.icd}} file as its functionality was backported to {{file|kingdoms.icd}}. |
==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Revision as of 21:40, 11 February 2024
Developers | |
---|---|
Cavedog Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
1999 | GT Interactive |
1999-2003 | Infogrames |
2003-2013 | Atari |
2013-present | Wargaming |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 25, 1999 |
macOS (OS X) | April 23, 2013[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Fantasy, Steampunk |
Series | Total Annihilation |
Total Annihilation | |
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Total Annihilation | 1997 |
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms | 1999 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view RTS game in the Total Annihilation series.
General information
- Total Annihilation Wiki - A wiki for everything Total Annihilation.
- Total Annihilation Universe - A huge fan site for the entire Total Annihilation series.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc v1 DRM[Note 1] | |||
GOG.com | Includes "The Iron Plague" expansion. Comes pre-configured with nGlide and with the unofficial 4.0BB patch. | |||
ZOOM Platform | Includes "The Iron Plague" expansion. Comes pre-configured with nGlide and with the unofficial 4.0BB patch. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes a new faction (Creon), a campaign and new units. Also included are previously freely downloadable units. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Darien Crusades | Free add-on distributed with the official 3.0 patch | |
The Iron Plague |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is 3.0, which comes in a regular version and one with the Darien Crusades add-on.
Unofficial patches
- The unofficial patch used in digital releases is 4.0BB, available here and changelog here. It enables more than 500 units to be present on a map, allows more than one AI per person in mutliplayer games, and allows the Creon faction in multiplayer connections via DirectPlay.
- The latest unofficial patch is 4.1BB, available here and changelog here. It enables sound for hosts in multiplayer, disables command line arguments, increases player limit to 8 in multiplayer, and no longer uses the
ironplague.icd
file as its functionality was backported tokingdoms.icd
.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cavedog Entertainment\Kingdoms |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SavedGames[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | In Direct3D and software rendering modes, most common resolutions are listed, including widescreen ones. In Glide rendering mode, only 4:3 is selectable. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Modify the Keys.TDF file in the game installation folder with Notepad. |
|
Mouse acceleration | Can only change scroll speed | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | The official Boneyards service has been shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Direct3D mode issues
- Menus are not animated
- Intro audio is played, but video shows as black.
- Software rendering mode has neither issue, and supports widescreen natively like Direct3D does with little visual difference.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 6 | |
Glide | ||
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | [4] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | Intel Pentium 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | 350 MB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 6.1 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Total Annihilation: Kingdoms + Iron Plague on GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-01-14
- "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."