Perimeter
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Developers | |
---|---|
KD VISION | |
Publishers | |
Retail (outside Russia) | Codemasters |
2004-2018 | 1C Company |
2018-2022 | 1C Entertainment |
2022-present | Fulqrum Publishing |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 21, 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera, Free-roaming camera |
Controls | Multiple select |
Genres | RTS |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Perimeter |
Perimeter | |
---|---|
Perimeter | 2004 |
Perimeter: Emperor's Testament | 2005 |
Perimeter 2: New Earth | 2008 |
Warnings
Perimeter is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera and free-roaming camera RTS game in the Perimeter series.
The game's source code was released on June 4, 2021.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM 5.03.04.0011 | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Also includes Perimeter: Emperor's Testament. | |||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\perimeter.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289440/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Resource\Saves[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289440/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | There is currently no known way to run the game when not using the default resolutions. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Camera can be zoomed in and out freely. | ||
Windowed | Set "Fullscreen=" in "Perimeter.cfg" to "0" | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Edit "controls.cfg" in the "Resource" folder. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Sound effects, music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Always on; cutscenes and mission briefings only. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
German | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
Italian | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | Retail and GOG.com only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8, 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia nForce 1/2, GeForce 2/3/4/FX ATI Radeon 7xxx, 8xxx, 9xxx 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | Nvidia GeForce 4 ATI Radeon 9500 |
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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (289440) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.