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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: Escape from the Blue Planet, The Moon Project.
Version differences
- The Trilogy edition includes Escape from the Blue Planet (base game), The Moon Project, and Lost Souls (standalone expansion packs).
Monetization
Type |
Notes |
Expansion pack
| The expansion packs are standalone releases. They are multiplayer-compatible with each other provided The Moon Project is patched to version 2.0 or higher.[5] |
One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
|
The Moon Project |
|
|
Lost Souls |
|
|
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for Escape from the Blue Planet is 2.8.7.1, available from Patches-Scrolls.
- The latest official patch for The Moon Project is 2.2, available from Patches-Scrolls.
- The latest official patch for Lost Souls is 2.2, available from Patches-Scrolls.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- All menu screens, including the graphics and audio settings screens, are unique for all factions; however, they all have exactly the same wording, format, and settings, so the difference is merely superficial.
- Unlike its expansions, the setup utility and the in-game graphics settings for the base game, Earth 2150, has a hardware-accelerated sound section and lacks the ability to adjust the maximum zoom level, respectively.
Run the game in a window[6]
|
- For Escape from the Blue Planet / The Moon Project (replace
Earth 2150 with TheMoonProject if playing the latter):
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Topware\Earth 2150\BaseGame\Graphics\Setup .
- Change the value of
AllowWindowedScreen to 1 .
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Topware\Earth 2150\BaseGame\Graphics\Default .
- Set
FullScreen to 0 .
- For Lost Souls:
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reality Pump\LostSouls\BaseGame\Graphics\Setup .
- Change the value of
AllowWindowedScreen to 1 .
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\LostSouls\BaseGame\Graphics\Default .
- Set
FullScreen to 0 .
|
Input
Speed and acceleration settings.
- Unlike its expansions, the in-game speed and acceleration settings for the base game (Escape from the Blue Planet), lacks the ability to invert (reverse) mouse input.
Audio
- Unlike its expansions, the in-game audio settings for the base game (Escape from the Blue Planet) lacks the ability to disable production messages.
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
|
|
Surround sound |
|
Via DirectSound3D when using hardware-accelerated audio. |
Subtitles |
|
|
Closed captions |
|
|
Mute on focus lost |
|
|
Royalty free audio |
|
|
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
|
|
|
|
French |
|
|
|
Not available in Lost Souls.[citation needed] |
German |
|
|
|
|
Polish |
|
|
|
|
Russian |
|
|
|
|
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
47624, 2300-2400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
- If Earth 2150 or its expansions are set to a 16:9 resolution, the game will crash as soon as the Construction menu it opened in-game.
Switch to a non-16:9 resolution[6]
|
- Run
setup.exe .
- From the list of resolutions, choose the desired resolution (for example, 1024x768x16 is a 1024x768 resolution at 16-bit color depth, while 1920x1200x32 is a 1920x1200 resolution at 32-bit color depth).
- Click OK.
|
Game appears on wrong monitor
- If Earth 2150 or its expansions appears on the wrong monitor on a multi-monitor setup, the game needs to be explicitly set the monitor to use.
Specify which monitor to use using setup utility[6]
|
- Run
setup.exe .
- From the list of rendering options on the right, choose one of the Direct3D HAL OpenGL options which specifies a display.
- Click OK.
|
Bugged mouse movement
- The mouse movement may be very inaccurate, causing position jumps during the movement. The problem worsens at high framerate.[8]
Use MixSets
|
- Download and install MixSets.
- Make sure
FixMouseMovement = 1 is set in MixSets.ini .
|
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
6 |
|
Glide |
2.4 |
|
Software renderer |
|
See Software rendering. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
|
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Middleware
|
Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound3D |
|
Multiplayer |
DirectPlay |
|
Software rendering
Use software rendering[6]
|
- Go to one of the following locations based on the version of the game:
Earth 2150: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Topware\Earth 2150\BaseGame\Graphics\Enumeration The Moon Project: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Topware\TheMoonProject\BaseGame\Graphics\Enumeration Lost Souls: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\LostSouls\BaseGame\Graphics\Enumeration .
- Set
Software to 1 .
- Run
setup.exe .
- From the list of renderers on the right, select "RGB Emulation".
- From the list of resolutions, choose any resolution between 640x480 and 800x600. Bit depth does not matter.
- Click OK.
Notes
- Inferior to other renderers.
|
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95, NT 4.0, 98 |
2000, ME |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 200 MHz
| Intel Pentium 450 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
200 MB |
800 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 6.1 compatible
| 16 MB of VRAM |
Other |
8X CD-ROM drive |
12x CD-ROM drive |
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 | |
Linux |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 21.04 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Single-core
| Single-core 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
| |
Video card (GPU) |
TnL support 64 MB of VRAM
| 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
References