Planet X3
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Developers | |
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8-Bit Productions | |
Release dates | |
DOS | February 19, 2019[1] |
Windows | July 14, 2023 |
macOS (OS X) | July 14, 2023 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
Genres | RTS |
Art styles | Pixel art |
Themes | Sci-fi |
General information
- Kickstarter page for game.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Available on the developer's website (360 KB and 720 KB floppy only). Includes digital download. | |||
Developer website | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2479230/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | SAVEGAME.DAT |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2479230/pfx/[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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. |
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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 | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Color blind mode | CGA color palate can be swapped. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
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 |
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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 |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA, CGA Composite, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, VGA | [1][3] Plantronics Colorplus also available. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 4.77 MHz (for CGA/Tandy version) Intel 8088 10 MHz (for VGA version) |
Intel 8088 8 MHz (for CGA/Tandy version) Intel 286 10 MHz (for VGA version) |
System memory (RAM) | 256 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 720 KB (for installation) | |
Video card (GPU) | CGA | Tandy, VGA |
Sound (audio device) | PC Speaker | Tandy 3-voice, Ad Lib or 100% compatible |
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.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 MB | 150 MB |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.15 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 23 MB | 150 MB |
- May support macOS 10.14 or earlier.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (2479230) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Planet X3 is Here! And with new video modes! - The 8-Bit Guy
- ↑ Planet X3 -The Making of, Part 4 - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Planet X3 for MS-DOS Update & KIckstarter - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Planet X3 (DOS) on Steam - last accessed on 2023-08-24
- "Additional Notes: May support macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or older"