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{{disambig|the 2005 RPG|the unrelated 1987 text adventure game|[[Border Zone]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = BorderZone cover.jpg
 
|cover        = BorderZone cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Saturn Plus}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Saturn Plus}}
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Orion}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Orion Games}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|2006-2018}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Entertainment|2018-2022}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fulqrum Publishing|2022-present}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 19, 2006}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 20, 2005}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|borderzone|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|borderzone|rating}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 289220
 
|steam appid  = 289220
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id    = 1134401292
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|official site= https://www.fulqrumpublishing.com/game/538-borderzone
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|hltb        = 15560
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|mobygames    = borderzone
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      = 8881
 
|winehq      = 8881
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|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{GOG.com links|1134401292|borderzone}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/289220/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/289220/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|3}} |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| publisher | https://fulqrumpublishingstore.com/action/borderzone | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B0030GG0Z0 | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00UXKBSIU | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | borderzone | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | borderzone | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | borderzone | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 289220 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 289220 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | borderzone | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | borderzone | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\saves\config.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\saves}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|BoderZone External Settings.png|External settings.}}
 
{{Image|BoderZone External Settings.png|External settings.}}
 
{{Image|BorderZone In-Game Interface Settings.png|In-game interface settings.}}
 
{{Image|BorderZone In-Game Interface Settings.png|In-game interface settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = 2x-8x [[MSAA]]
 
|antialiasing notes        = 2x-8x [[MSAA]]
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|BorderZone In-Game Keybindings.png|In-game keybindings.}}
 
{{Image|BorderZone In-Game Keybindings.png|In-game keybindings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|BorderZone In-Game Audio Settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|BorderZone In-Game Audio Settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 9 December 2023

This page is for the 2005 RPG. For the unrelated 1987 text adventure game, see Border Zone.

BorderZone
BorderZone cover
Developers
Saturn Plus
Orion Games
Publishers
2006-2018 1C Company
2018-2022 1C Entertainment
2022-present Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows January 20, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Genres RPG
Themes Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic
BorderZone on HowLongToBeat
BorderZone on IGDB
BorderZone on MobyGames

BorderZone is a singleplayer third-person RPG game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\saves\config.cfg[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289220/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\saves[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289220/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External settings.
External settings.
In-game interface settings.
In-game interface settings.

Input

In-game keybindings.
In-game keybindings.

Audio

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

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7, 8.1 [5]
DirectDraw
[5]
Shader Model support 1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 700.0 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2 MX
32 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
  2. Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
  3. Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
  4. Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
  5. 5.0 5.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-02-06
    Tested using dgVoodoo 2.72. Game would not start correctly without DirectDraw, D3D7, and D3D8 wrapper DLLs present.