DEFCON
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| Developers | |
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| Introversion Software | |
| macOS (OS X) | Ambrosia Software |
| Linux | Edward Rudd |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 29, 2006 |
| macOS (OS X) | May 19, 2007 |
| Linux | May 22, 2007 |
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| DEFCON | |
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| DEFCON | 2006 |
| DEFCON VR | 2017 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Developer website | |
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| GOG.com | |
By default, a single valid key is included. The key is different in Linux version. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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- Online activation is only performed when the metaserver is reachable.
- All versions use an activation key for multiplayer. The hash of the key is sent to the server, which validates it against the metaserver, removing the player if it is bad or is already used by another person in the same game. If the metaserver is unreachable, multiplayer is only possible by manually specifying the server IP.
- The game is sometimes claimed to be "DRM-free" (e.g. GOG or Humble Bundle), despite it isn't.
- In Steam version, the key is received from the metaserver after verifying Steam account ownership, and is inserted automatically. Once a month, but not before the game is launched, the key is reissued.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | ~/.defcon/ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | ~/.defcon/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game graphics settings.
In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | On by default. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Only four presets can be chosen. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation by «Spirit Team», «ENPY Studio», «SyS-team» |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 6 | |||
| Online play | 6 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | See Dedcon. | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| UDP | 5008-5011 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| OpenGL | 2 |
| Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2 64 MB of VRAM |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 70 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 70 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ 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).