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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Acclaim Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Acclaim Entertainment}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|alien-trilogy|80}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 30, 1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 30, 1996}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = Alien Trilogy
 
|strategywiki = Alien Trilogy
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|mobygames    = alien-trilogy
 
|wikipedia    = Alien Trilogy
 
|wikipedia    = Alien Trilogy
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Alien}}
 
{{Series|Alien}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{ii}} Cutscenes and level music are stored on the CD rather than in the game files.
 
 
{{ii}} Difficulty is set in options and not when starting a new game.
 
{{ii}} Difficulty is set in options and not when starting a new game.
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\TRILOGY.CFG}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\{{file|TRILOGY.CFG}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\TRIL.SG*}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\{{file|TRIL.SG*}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} 10 save slots available. Game can only be saved between levels.
 
{{ii}} 10 save slots available. Game can only be saved between levels.
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} when using [[DOSBox]]
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|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|aliencontrols.png|In-game general control settings.}}
 
{{Image|aliencontrols.png|In-game general control settings.}}
 
{{Image|alienbinds.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|alienbinds.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|alienmouse.png|In-game mouse settings.}}
 
{{Image|alienmouse.png|In-game mouse settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Map/Inventory button cannot be rebound away from {{key|Escape}}. Quick weapon selection cannot be rebound away from the number keys.
 
|key remap notes          = Map/Inventory button cannot be rebound away from {{key|Escape}}. Quick weapon selection cannot be rebound away from the number keys.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Mouse Y-axis permanently bound to moving forward/backward.
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Mouse Y-axis permanently bound to moving forward/backward.
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = false
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = false
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|aliensound.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|aliensound.png|In-game audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and Sound Effects
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and Sound Effects
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        = true
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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Alien Trilogy may run at ludicrous speed if launched using DOSBox's default settings.
 
Alien Trilogy may run at ludicrous speed if launched using DOSBox's default settings.
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Change core setting to normal for correct game timing|ref={{cn|date=May 2017}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Change core setting to normal for correct game timing|ref={{cn|date=May 2017}}}}
 
 
# In DOSBox's .conf file, change core=auto to core=normal.
 
# In DOSBox's .conf file, change core=auto to core=normal.
 
}}
 
}}
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
|dos modes              =  
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|dos modes              = unknown
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    =
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    =
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
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|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 12:32, 19 May 2020

Alien Trilogy
Alien Trilogy cover
Developers
Probe Entertainment
Publishers
Acclaim Entertainment
Release dates
DOS November 30, 1996
Reception
IGDB 80
Alien Trilogy on IGDB
Alien Trilogy guide on StrategyWiki
Alien Trilogy on MobyGames
Alien Trilogy on Wikipedia
Alien
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure 1995
Alien Trilogy 1996
Aliens Online 1998
Aliens versus Predator (series)
Aliens: Colonial Marines 2013
Alien: Isolation 2014
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2021
Aliens: Dark Descent 2023

Key points

Difficulty is set in options and not when starting a new game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
DOS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\TRILOGY.CFG

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\TRIL.SG*
10 save slots available. Game can only be saved between levels.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
fixed 640 x 480 resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Game never goes above 45 FPS

Input

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Map/Inventory button cannot be rebound away from Esc. Quick weapon selection cannot be rebound away from the number keys.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Mouse Y-axis permanently bound to moving forward/backward.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
While it is possible to scroll through menu items and access submenus, it seems impossible to go back
Controller remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Red Book CD audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
4
Online play
Requires DOSBox's IPX tunneling

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
See "Online play notes"

Issues fixed

Running the game with DOSBox

Alien Trilogy may run at ludicrous speed if launched using DOSBox's default settings.

Change core setting to normal for correct game timing[citation needed]
  1. In DOSBox's .conf file, change core=auto to core=normal.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS
Processor (CPU) 66 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB Free
Video card (GPU) VGA
1 MB of VRAM


References