Alien Cabal
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Developers | |
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QASoft | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1997 |
Windows | November 30, 1998[1] |
Key points
- Re-released as a free download.[2] Level editor source code is also available.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Official website | Freeware version. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available for the retail and shareware versions (the freeware version is already patched).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\ACABAL.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\Acabal.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE****.ACG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\AC95****.ACG[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Output is stretched from 4:3. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using DOSBox). Set in Acabal.ini for the Windows version. |
||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Set in Setup for DOS; for Windows edit the Configuration file. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Set in the Configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | DOS version only.[3] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Set in Setup. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | True for Windows, false for DOS. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 6 | [3] |
DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | 100 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 45 MB |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 | Intel Pentium II |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible | AGP graphics adapter 8 MB of VRAM |
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).
References
- ↑ Alien Cabal - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ DOS Games at Old School DOS - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Support