Earth 2140

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Earth
Earth 2140	1997
Earth 2150: Escape from the Blue Planet	2000
Earth 2150: The Moon Project	2000
Earth 2150: Lost Souls	2002
Earth 2160	2005

Key points

DOS version has severe difficulties starting in DOSBox, frequently requiring the game executable to be run multiple times to even start successfully.^{[citation needed]}

Windows version has abysmal AI^[3] and no multiplayer.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
GOG.com		Bonus content includes the DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[4] Does not include HD version.^[5]
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store		HD version.
Steam		HD version and classic Windows version.^[6]
ZOOM Platform		DOS and Windows versions. Currently unknown if the Windows version is Classic or HD.

All digital releases include the official mission packs.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Mission Pack 1
Mission Pack 2: Final Conflict

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit intro setting^{[citation needed]}
Go the configuration file location. Edit `game.ini`. Change `playIntro = 1` to `playIntro = 0` For the HD version, delete or rename `<path-to-game>\GameData\Common\runelogo.bmp`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	%APPDATA%\Earth 2140\game.ini
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253860/pfx/^{[Note 4]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	%APPDATA%\Earth 2140\save\
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253860/pfx/^{[Note 4]}

Windows save game data location is shared between classic and HD but saves are not compatible.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		HD version has native support. False for classic Windows and DOS versions.
Multi-monitor		Output is pillarboxed.
Ultra-widescreen		Output is pillarboxed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` when using DOSBox. False for native Windows versions.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Italian				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Polish				Retail version only.
Russian				Not available in the GOG.com version. Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.

Network

The native Windows version does not have multiplayer; the GOG.com version includes the DOS version in the bonus content.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Using DOSBox IPX tunneling (GOG.com version is pre-configured for this).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)					Only the digital release contains Intel support, the patched 2003 OS X release is PowerPC-only.
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	6.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA, VESA 1 MB of VRAM

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90	Intel Pentium 133
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	24 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB	170 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA, VESA 2.0 1 MB of VRAM	2 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)		SoundBlaster 16 or later

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	8.6
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC 603e
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	3D Accelerator card

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7	10.8
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ Original RuneSoft published release. Published by MacPlay in North America.
↑ The OS X release was initially made a Carbon application two years after its Mac OS release.
↑ This is the digital release, now made a Cocoa-based app and ensuring compatibility with 10.7 "Lion" and above.^[1]
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/253860/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (253860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Note-1] Original RuneSoft published release. Published by MacPlay in North America.

[Note1-2] The OS X release was initially made a Carbon application two years after its Mac OS release.

[Note2-4] This is the digital release, now made a Cocoa-based app and ensuring compatibility with 10.7 "Lion" and above.^[1]

[Proton_path_note-10] 4.0 ^4.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/253860/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (253860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[3] RuneSoft :: Earth 2140 Returns to OSX

[5] Earth 2140 Gold Edition RTS Game Linux Version Released | GamingOnLinux

[6] GOG.com forums, "A question about EARTH 2140's AI"

[7] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[8] Earth 2140 Steam Version Release, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com

[9] Earth 2140 HD · Earth 2140 · AppID: 253860 · Steam Database

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Developers

	Reality Pump Studios
Mac OS (Classic)	RuneSoft
macOS (OS X)	RuneSoft
Linux	RuneSoft
Publishers
	TopWare Interactive
Mac OS (Classic)	RuneSoft
macOS (OS X)	RuneSoft
Linux	RuneSoft
Release dates
DOS	October 15, 1997
Windows	October 15, 1997
Mac OS (Classic)	April 7, 2001^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	April 28, 2003^{[Note 2]}
Windows (DOSBox)	March 17, 2009
macOS (OS X)	May 29, 2012^{[Note 3]}
Linux	March 23, 2014^[2]