Difference between revisions of "Alien Nations"
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nordic Games}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nordic Games}} | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|2001}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|2001}} | ||
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| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Building, RTS }} |
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| + | '''Key points''' | ||
| + | {{ii}} Also released as '''Die Völker''' in Germany and '''Amazons & Aliens'''. | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
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{{GOG.com links|1207658717|alien_nations}} | {{GOG.com links|1207658717|alien_nations}} | ||
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| + | ==Issues fixed== | ||
| + | ===Crashes & Renderer problems === | ||
| + | {{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat|ref=<ref name="2021-11-20">{{Refcheck|user=Nessy|date=2021-11-20|comment=}}</ref>|fix= | ||
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Revision as of 01:08, 20 November 2021
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| Developers | |
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| Neo Software Produktions | |
| Publishers | |
| JoWood Productions | |
| Simon & Schuster Interactive | |
| Russia | 1C Company |
| Nordic Games | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 11, 1999 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 2001 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Controls | Point and select, Multiple select |
| Genres | Building, RTS |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Alien Nations |
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| Alien Nations | |
|---|---|
| Alien Nations | 1999 |
| The Nations | 2001 |
Alien Nations is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric building and RTS game in the Alien Nations series.
Key points
- Also released as Die Völker in Germany and Amazons & Aliens.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Illegal Table of Contents DRM | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Pack | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Use replacement intro.avi |
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Apply the Alien Nations intro skip. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegames\an.cfg[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegames[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Displays at only 4:3 resolutions 800x600 and 1024x768. | ||
| 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) | |||
| 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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Effects, Music, Mentor. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 3 | |||
| Online play | 3 | |||
Issues fixed
Crashes & Renderer problems
| Use DDrawCompat[1] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 6 |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2021-11-20