Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.


Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "Future Wars"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
m
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{stub}}
 
 
{{disambig|the 1990 adventure game|the unrelated strategy game|[[Future Wars (2010)]]}}
 
{{disambig|the 1990 adventure game|the unrelated strategy game|[[Future Wars (2010)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
Line 11: Line 10:
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1990}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1990}}
 +
|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            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Puzzle }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 +
|hltb        = 3766
 +
|igdb        = future-wars
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = future-wars-adventures-in-time
+
|mobygames    = 2205
 
|wikipedia    = Future Wars
 
|wikipedia    = Future Wars
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 27: Line 49:
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | DOS }}
+
{{Availability/row| retail | | Physical |  |  | DOS }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 42: Line 64:
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
{{ii}} ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=User_Manual/Using_Cloud_and_LAN_features ScummVM user manual] for details.
+
{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud               =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =  
 +
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
Line 51: Line 89:
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= 320x200.
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
Line 81: Line 122:
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
Line 145: Line 186:
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = Speech is text based.
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        = true
 +
|red book cd audio notes  = Sony CD release only.
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 165: Line 210:
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
Line 200: Line 246:
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
|dos modes              = CGA, EGA, Hercules, MCGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA
+
|dos modes              = Hercules, CGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
Line 241: Line 290:
 
|minCPU  = Intel 8088
 
|minCPU  = Intel 8088
 
|minCPU2  = Intel 8086
 
|minCPU2  = Intel 8086
|minRAM  = 512 kB
+
|minRAM  = 512 KB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
|minGPU  = CGA, EGA, Hercules, MCGA, Tandy/PCjr
+
|minGPU  = Hercules, CGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr
  
 
|recOS    = 6.22
 
|recOS    = 6.22

Latest revision as of 19:46, 8 October 2023

This page is for the 1990 adventure game. For the unrelated strategy game, see Future Wars (2010).

Future Wars
Future Wars cover
Developers
Delphine Software International
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Engines
Cinématique[1]
Release dates
DOS 1990
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure, Puzzle
Themes Sci-fi
Future Wars on HowLongToBeat
Future Wars on IGDB
Future Wars on MobyGames
Future Wars on Wikipedia

Future Wars is a singleplayer third-person adventure and puzzle game.

Key points

Can be played on ScummVM.[1]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
DOS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS

Save game data location

System Location
DOS

Save game cloud syncing

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Speech is text based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
Sony CD release only.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes Hercules, CGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2.1
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088
Intel 8086
System memory (RAM) 512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Hercules, CGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Future Wars - ScummVM :: Wiki - last accessed on 2019-09-22