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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | peoples_general | DRM-free | Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | peoples_general | DRM-free | Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper. | | Windows }} | ||
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+ | {{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/swizzle_demu_DYN Archive.org]. | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
===Skip intro video=== | ===Skip intro video=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename the intro video|ref=|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename the intro video|ref=|fix= | ||
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|online play modes = Versus | |online play modes = Versus | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 24 May 2023
Developers | |
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Strategic Simulations Inc. | |
Publishers | |
North America | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
Europe | Mindscape |
Engines | |
Living Battlefield | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 14, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | TBS, Wargame, Strategy |
Themes | Asia |
Series | Panzer General |
Panzer General | |
---|---|
Panzer General | 1994 |
Allied General | 1995 |
Star General | 1996 |
Fantasy General (series) | |
Pacific General | 1997 |
Panzer General II | 1997 |
People's General | 1998 |
Panzer General 3D Assault | 1999 |
Panzer General III: Scorched Earth | 2000 |
People's General is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view TBS, wargame and strategy game in the Panzer General series.
General information
- Released in Germany as Dynasty General.
- Die PanzerLiga, a multiplayer community for Five-Star General, Panzer Corps and Strategic Command series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper. |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Skip intro video
Move, delete or rename the intro video |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\PEOPLES.INT[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music and effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
German | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Local play | Versus, Hot seat |
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LAN play | Versus |
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Online play | Versus The official MPlayer.com service has been shut down. |
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Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | QuickTime | |
Multiplayer | MPlayer.com |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
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Other | 8x CD-ROM drive |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).