Tyrian
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Developers | |
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Eclipse Productions | |
Publishers | |
Tyrian | Epic MegaGames |
Tyrian 2000 | XSIV Games |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1995 |
Windows (DOSBox) | December 14, 2010[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | October 18, 2012 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Scrolling, Top-down view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Arcade, Shooter |
Vehicles | Space flight |
Art styles | Pixel art |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Key points
- Officially available as freeware.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature
- Tyrian/Tyrian2000 - Fan Site with forums and downloads
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Floppy and CD-ROM release. Both are identical in terms of content. | |||
GOG.com | Windows and OS X. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] |
- The AdLib soundtrack is available for free here. Pre-recorded MIDI tracks can be found for free here.
Version differences
- Tyrian 2000 is a 1999 re-release with an additional episode, some extra content and bug fixes. The CD-ROM version also includes CD-audio tracks, which were omitted from the freeware release to reduce the download size.
- Open-source ports of Tyrian are also available. OpenTyrian is based off the original release, while its fork OpenTyrian2000 is based off the later re-release.[3]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.SAV |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
GOG DOSBox graphics settings.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only, see the DOSBox page for more information. OpenTyrian2000 offers Pixel-perfect scaling, pillarboxed 4:3 or 8:5 aspect-ratio, or No scaling options. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (if using DOSBox or OpenTyrian/OpenTyrian2000). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | OpenTryian/OpenTyrian2000 features Nearest-neighbor, Scale, and HQx scaling filters. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | The game offers multiple Game Speed modes, however, the game is designed for a 35 FPS cap. |
- A hidden "Wild" and "Laptop VGA" graphics settings can be enabled in
SETUP.EXE
by highlighting the Game Detail option and then pressing W; this also works in OpenTyrian/OpenTyrian2000 through the in-game Options menu by highlight the Detail Level option.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | No menu button by default. Use DOSBox's Mapper to bind Esc to desired controller button or OpenTyrian/OpenTyrian2000 for expanded controller remapping options.[4] | |
Controller remapping | First four buttons only. Use DOSBox's Mapper to bind desired keys to controller buttons or OpenTyrian/OpenTyrian2000 for expanded controller remapping options.[4] | |
Controller sensitivity | Digital movement. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Use DOSBox or OpenTyrian/OpenTyrian2000 for XInput controller support.[4] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Use DOSBox or OpenTyrian/OpenTyrian2000 for DualShock 4 support.[4] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired V2 controller tested. |
Generic/other controllers | Controllers may need to be remapped from the Options menu and/or DOSBox's Mapper. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Required for multiplayer. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and Sound Effects. | |
Surround sound | FM (AdLib) music is mono. Use General MIDI for Stereo music. | |
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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Red Book CD audio | CD music tracks are present for the CD release, but does not play in-game. | |
General MIDI audio |
- Includes a Jukebox, which can be accessed in
SETUP.EXE
in the DOS version or through OpenTyrian's options menu from the title screen.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op Shared-screen. Arcade mode only. |
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LAN play | 2 | Co-op Uses IPX protocol. Arcade mode only. |
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Online play | For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | Uses modem or serial connection | |
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Gamepad is unplayable
- Calibrating a gamepad in-game will cause control issues due to not reaching the corners during calibration.
Delete TYRIAN.CFG[5] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | VGA |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | Use OpenTyrian or OpenTyrian2000. | ||||
macOS (OS X) | Use OpenTyrian. | ||||
Linux | Use OpenTyrian. Various Linux distros provide packages for PowerPC and ARM.[6] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Input | SDL, SDL2 | For SDL support, use DOSBox or OpenTyrian. For SDL2 support, use OpenTyrian2000. |
Launcher (for DOS version in DOSBox or Windows 95/58)
- The main game, the configuration tool, and the ship editor all use separate executables. Paste this in a batch file and run from the DOS prompt or add to the AutoExec section of the DOSBox configuration file to easily select the different executables (Click
[Expand]
to view):
- TYRIAN.BAT
@echo OFF :menu cls ECHO ---------------------------------------------- ECHO Tyrian 2000 ECHO ---------------------------------------------- ECHO 1) Play Game ECHO 2) Options ECHO 3) Ship Editor ECHO 4) Quit to Windows ECHO ---------------------------------------------- choice /c1234 /s What do you want to do? [1-4]: /n if errorlevel 4 goto quit if errorlevel 3 goto ship if errorlevel 2 goto setup if errorlevel 1 goto start :start cls TYRIAN.EXE goto menu :setup cls SETUP.EXE goto menu :ship cls SHIPEDIT.EXE goto menu :quit cls exit
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | 386 33 MHz | 486DX/2 66 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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).
References
- ↑ One more surprise. Releasing Tyrian 2000 for FREE! ● GOG.com
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ So, I've spent the last few days using all the knowledge I've learned working with ArcTyr to fork OpenTyrian (again...) and finally add *proper* Tyrian 2000 support.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-08-09
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-08-09
- Issue encountered with DOXBox v0.72 with "fcs" joystick mode enabled, and deleting the game's configuration file solved the issue.
- ↑ Package opentyrian - last accessed on 2020-12-01
Categories:
- DOS
- Windows
- OS X
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Real-time
- Scrolling
- Top-down view
- Direct control
- Arcade
- Shooter
- Space flight
- Pixel art
- Sci-fi
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- Pages with broken file links
- Invalid template usage (Image)
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
- Local multiplayer games
- Self-hosting