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{{Infobox game/row/developer|David Murray}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|David Murray}}
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|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|February 19, 2019|ref=<ref name="release">[http://www.the8bitguy.com/4032/where-is-planet-x3/ Planet X3 is Here! And with new video modes! - The 8-Bit Guy]</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control, Menu-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 
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|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = planet-x3
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
{{ii}} This game is not yet available.
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | DRM-free | Available on the [http://www.the8bitguy.com/product/planet-x3-for-ms-dos-computers/ developer's website] (360 KB and 720 KB floppy only). Includes digital download. |  | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.the8bitguy.com/product/planet-x3-for-ms-dos-computers/ | DRM-free |  |  | DOS }}
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==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|SAVEGAME.DAT}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = False
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= CGA monochrome 640x200. All other modes 320x200.
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|widescreen resolution notes= CGA, VGA, and Plantronics Colorplus 320x200.<br/>CGA Composite and Tandy 160x200<br/>CGA monochrome, Tandy Hi-Res, and EGA 640x200.<br/>Hercules 720x350<br/>See [[DOSBox#Game appears stretched horizontally|the DOSBox page]] for more information. Note that DOSBox does not support Plantrontics Colorplus mode, and may not support aspect ratio correction in certain modes.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = false
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            = Press {{key|Alt|Enter}} in DOSBox.
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|windowed notes            = Press {{key|Alt|Enter}} in [[DOSBox]].
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|60 fps                    = unknown
 
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|120 fps                    = false
 
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|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
|color blind notes          =  
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|color blind notes          = CGA color palate can be swapped.
 
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = limited
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound effects and music on/off only.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
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{{ii}} In-game music was composed specifically for the Tandy 3-Voice, and then converted for use with PC speaker and Ad Lib.<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wCx32lrBSNQ Planet X3 -The Making of, Part 4 - YouTube]</ref>
  
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
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  |fan      =  
 
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|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
|dos modes              = CGA, CGA Composite, Tandy, VGA
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|dos modes              = CGA, CGA Composite, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, VGA
|dos modes notes        = <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUzVesdY6OU Planet X3 for MS-DOS Update & KIckstarter - YouTube]</ref>
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|dos modes notes        = <ref name="release"/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUzVesdY6OU Planet X3 for MS-DOS Update & KIckstarter - YouTube]</ref> Plantronics Colorplus also available.
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    =
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|minOS    =  
 
|minOS    =  
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel 8088 4.77 MHz (for CGA/Tandy version)
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|minCPU2  = Intel 8088 10 MHz (for VGA version)
 
|minRAM  = 256 KB
 
|minRAM  = 256 KB
|minHD    = 3.5 inch Floppy Disk Drive
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|minHD    =
|minGPU  =
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|minGPU  = CGA
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|minaudio = PC Speaker
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|minother = 3.5 or 5.25 inch Floppy Disk Drive (physical release)
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = Intel 8088 8 MHz (for CGA/Tandy version)
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|recCPU2  = Intel 286 10 MHz (for VGA version)
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
|recHD    =  
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|recHD    = 720 KB (for installation)
|recGPU  =  
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|recGPU  = Tandy, VGA
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|recaudio = Tandy 3-voice, Ad Lib or 100% compatible
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|notes    = {{ii}} Compatibility for Covox Speech Thing and clones can be achieved using the [https://github.com/volkertb/temu-vsb TEMU.COM wrapper].
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 20:33, 4 October 2020

Planet X3
Planet X3 cover
Developers
David Murray
Release dates
DOS February 19, 2019[1]
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Direct control, Menu-based
Genres RTS
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Sci-fi
Planet X3 on MobyGames

General information

Kickstarter page for game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Available on the developer's website (360 KB and 720 KB floppy only). Includes digital download.
DOS
Developer website
DRM-free
DOS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS

Save game data location

System Location
DOS SAVEGAME.DAT

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
CGA, VGA, and Plantronics Colorplus 320x200.
CGA Composite and Tandy 160x200
CGA monochrome, Tandy Hi-Res, and EGA 640x200.
Hercules 720x350
See the DOSBox page for more information. Note that DOSBox does not support Plantrontics Colorplus mode, and may not support aspect ratio correction in certain modes.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Press Alt+ Enter in DOSBox.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
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
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode
CGA color palate can be swapped.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects and music on/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
In-game music was composed specifically for the Tandy 3-Voice, and then converted for use with PC speaker and Ad Lib.[2]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, CGA Composite, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, VGA [1][3] Plantronics Colorplus also available.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088 4.77 MHz (for CGA/Tandy version)
Intel 8088 10 MHz (for VGA version)
System memory (RAM) 256 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
Sound (audio device) PC Speaker
Other 3.5 or 5.25 inch Floppy Disk Drive (physical release)
Compatibility for Covox Speech Thing and clones can be achieved using the TEMU.COM wrapper.


References