Difference between revisions of "Epic"

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This page is for the 1992 DOS game. For the 2018 digital distribution platform, see Epic Games Store. For the video game and software development company, see Epic Games.

Epic/Inferno
Epic	1992
Inferno	1994

Epic is a singleplayer first-person and third-person action and vehicle simulator game in the Epic/Inferno series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Bundled with Inferno. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

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	<path-to-game>\
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen 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)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
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
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	VGA

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	3.3	6.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel 286	Intel 486
System memory (RAM)	640 KB	2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL compatible 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 6 newly-released classic games that deserve your attention - GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-20

[DOSBox_mounted-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[gog_release-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 6 newly-released classic games that deserve your attention - GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-20

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[Note 1]

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 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Epic Coverart.jpg
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 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ocean Software}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ocean Software|Retail}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Piko Interactive|Digital}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Retaliator}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 20, 2019|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="gog release">{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/6_newlyreleased_classic_games_that_deserve_your_attention|title=6 newly-released classic games that deserve your attention - GOG.com|date=2019-12-20}}</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 20, 2019|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="gog release"/>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 20, 2019|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="gog release"/>}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Vehicle simulator }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space flight }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Epic/Inferno}}
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+|gogcom id    = 2057791884
+|igdb         = epic
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 |winehq       =
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 }}
-{{Series|Epic/Inferno}}
-{{disambig|the 1992 DOS game|the 2018 digital distribution platform|[[Epic Games Store]]|the video game and software development company|[[Company:Epic Games|Epic Games]]}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/epic/techinfo MobyGames entry]
+{{GOG.com links|2057791884|epic_inferno|for game series}}
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | epic_inferno_bundle | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Inferno]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 }}
+{{XDG|unknown}}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 }}
-==Video settings==
+===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
-{{Video settings
+{{Save game cloud syncing
+|discord                   =
+|discord notes             =
+|epic games launcher       =
+|epic games launcher notes =
+|gog galaxy                = false
+|gog galaxy notes          =
+|origin                    =
+|origin notes              =
+|steam cloud               =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
+}}
+==Video==
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 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |hdr                        = unknown
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+|ray tracing                = unknown
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 139: / Line 193: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    =
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 |eax support              =
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+|red book cd audio        =
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-|windows 32-bit exe     =
+|windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
-|windows 64-bit exe     =
+|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
-|linux 32-bit executable=
+|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
-|linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = false
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
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 |recCPU   = Intel 486
 |recRAM   = 2 MB
+}}
+{{System requirements
+|OSfamily = Windows
+|minOS    = 7, 8, 10
+|minCPU   = 1.8 GHz
+|minRAM   = 512 MB
+|minHD    = 1 GB
+|minGPU   =
+|minDX    = 7
+|recOS    =
+|recCPU   =
+|recRAM   =
+|recHD    =
+|recGPU   =
+|recDX    = 9
+}}
+{{System requirements
+|OSfamily = OS X
+|minOS    = 10.11
+|minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
+|minRAM   = 1 GB
+|minHD    = 1 GB
+|minGPU   =
+|minVRAM  = 64 MB
+|recOS    =
+|recCPU   =
+|recRAM   =
+|recHD    =
+|recGPU   =
+}}
+{{System requirements
+|OSfamily = Linux
+|minOS    = Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04
+|minCPU   = 2.0 GHz
+|minRAM   = 1 GB
+|minHD    = 1 GB
+|minGPU   = OpenGL compatible
+|minVRAM  = 256 MB
+|recOS    =
+|recCPU   =
+|recRAM   =
+|recHD    =
+|recGPU   =
 }}
 {{References}}
+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Developers

	Digital Image Design
Publishers
Retail	Ocean Software
Digital	Piko Interactive
Engines
	Retaliator
Release dates
DOS	1992
Windows (DOSBox)	December 20, 2019^[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	December 20, 2019^[1]
Linux (DOSBox)	December 20, 2019^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Genres	Action, Vehicle simulator
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Epic/Inferno