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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|August 3, 1993|ref=<ref>[https://3drealms.com/catalog/bio-menace_42/ Bio Menace - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters]</ref>}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|August 3, 1993|ref=<ref>[https://3drealms.com/catalog/bio-menace_42/ Bio Menace - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters]</ref>}} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 23, 2014| | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 23, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://3drealms.com/catalog/3d-realms-anthology_50/ 3D Realms Anthology - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters]</ref>}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 5, 2015| | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 5, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://store.steampowered.com/news/16559/ News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!]</ref>}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 21, 2015| | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 21, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/happy_holidays_from_gogcom_bethesda Happy Holidays from GOG.com & Bethesda - GOG.com]</ref>}} |
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|gogcom id = 1449569170 | |gogcom id = 1449569170 |
Revision as of 09:49, 8 June 2019
Developers | |
---|---|
Apogee Software | |
Release dates | |
DOS | August 3, 1993[1] |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 23, 2014[2] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | May 5, 2015[3] |
Linux (DOSBox) | December 21, 2015[4] |
Key points
- Re-released as freeware on December 23, 2005.[5]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Official website | ||||
GOG.com |
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
To run correctly in DOSBox, set cycles=max
and timed=false
. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.[6]
The freeware version includes a DOSBox patch; newer versions of DOSBox don't need this and it can cause problems.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\CONFIG.BM* |
Windows | <path-to-game>\CONFIG.BM*[Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358180/pfx/[Note 3] |
- The extension matches the episode number.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAM*.BM* |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAM*.BM*[Note 1] <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358180/pfx/[Note 3] |
- Save games are
SAVEGAM0.BM1
toSAVEGAM5.BM1
; the extension matches the episode number.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
Cursor/character moves constantly
Ensure you have set the DOSBox joystick timing correctly (see Run in DOSBox).
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | EGA |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.3 | 6 |
Processor (CPU) | 286 | 386 or higher |
System memory (RAM) | 575k of conventional memory | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | EGA | VGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (358180) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Bio Menace - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters
- ↑ 3D Realms Anthology - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters
- ↑ News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!
- ↑ Happy Holidays from GOG.com & Bethesda - GOG.com
- ↑ 3D Realms News: Bio Menace released as freeware!
- ↑ Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 78: Bio Menace