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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Planetary Annihilation: Titans is a standalone expansion pack for the Planetary Annihilation. It does not require the original game to play.
As of August 17, 2018, the game is maintained by Planetary Annihilation Inc., a company formed by the game's original developers and several long-time community members.[1]
General information
- Official forums
- Official Discord server
- Official support
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation |
Linux |
$HOME/.local/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation/ |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation |
Linux |
$HOME/.local/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation/ |
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, Music, Voice, Sound Effects |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Includes separate localizations for Neutral English and U.S. English. |
Arabic |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Includes separate localizations for Neutral Traditional Chinese and Hong Kong Chinese. |
Czech |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Danish |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Dutch |
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Dutch |
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Belgian Dutch. Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Finnish |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
French |
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German |
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German |
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Austrian German. Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Hungarian |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Norwegian |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Romanian |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Turkish |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Ukrainian |
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Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
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Co-op, Versus [2]. Maximum number of players can be increased using launch option --local-server-max-players=XX where XX represents a value of your choice. |
Online play |
| 10 |
Co-op, Versus LAN servers can be made available online with higher player counts. Dedicated servers can be made available using the server launch options --server-name MyServerName --allow-lan --community-servers-url auto --http --mt-enabled --game-mode PAExpansion1:lobby . |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
20545 |
UDP |
8192 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Issues fixed
Long load time and low FPS
- Because of how Planetary Annihilation is a bit more memory intensive than most games it is a good idea to actually close any open programs such as Google Chrome before playing.
Enable threaded optimization[3]
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- Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
- Under Global Settings select the drop-down box next to Threaded optimisation.
- Change this to On and click Apply.
Notes
- This only applies to Nvidia cards.
- If you get poor performance with multiple Nvidia cards, you will need to disable SLI.
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Change priority[3]
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- Open Task Manager and right-click
PA.exe .
- Select Set Priority: and set it to High.
Notes
- Press Ctrl+U to toggle the UI, if there is a noticeable FPS improvement this may benefit you.
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Disable Steam Community overlay[3]
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- Right-click on the game within your Steam library and select Properties.
- Uncheck Enable Steam Community In-Game and click CLOSE.
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Black screen/black planet
Change settings[4]
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- From the main menu select Settings.
- Under Graphics set anti-aliasing to
OFF .
- Press F5 to refresh the game screen.
Notes
- If this does not work try setting HDR to
OFF aswell. If they are both already disabled, enable and disable them again then refresh by pressing F5. You may need to refresh many times.[5]
- If nothing helps try to wait a bit, then press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, open Task Manager and then go back to the game window.[5]
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Black lines
Disable anisotropic filtering[6]
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- Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
- Under Global Settings select the drop-down box next to Anisotropic filtering.
- Change this to Application-controlled or Off and click Apply.
Notes
- This only applies to Nvidia cards.
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Game won't start
- This issue is most likely due to outdated drivers.
Update drivers[7]
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- Download and install the latest driver version for your video card (ATI/AMD, Nvidia, Intel).
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Overly dark planets
- This issue is seen on older Intel and AMD graphics cards.
Update drivers[8]
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- Download and install the latest driver version for your video card (ATI/AMD, Nvidia, Intel).
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Disable HDR
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- From the main menu select Settings.
- Under Graphics set HDR to
OFF .
Notes
- Only a known issue on older AMD GPUs
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Disable Ambient Occlusion
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- From the main menu select Settings.
- Under Graphics set Ambient Occlusion to
OFF .
Notes
- Only a known issue on older Intel GPUs
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UI Issues on Linux
- Linux users have reported that disabling Sync to VBlank (VSync) can resolve issues experienced with the UI.
Nvidia
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- Disable "Sync to VBlank" within the Nvidia Control Panel.
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Intel/AMD
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- Add the following to the game's launch options within Steam
vblank_mode=0 %command%
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Older AMD / Intel GPUs or Brightness Issues
- This issue may be seen on Intel Arc graphics cards as well.
All modern GPUs should now support sRGB and sRGB multiple render targets blending.
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Historical sRGB workarounds for AMD / Intel GPU’s were removed in 114880.
Use the following if you need to enable the previous settings:
--gl-disable-srgb
--gl-disable-mrt-srgb
Download and install the latest driver version for your video card (ATI/AMD, Nvidia, Intel).
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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OpenGL |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Linux | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
FMOD |
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Interface |
Coherent UI |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 SP1 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Quad Core Processor | |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
7 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Dedicated Graphics Chip 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection. | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.9 |
10.15 |
Processor (CPU) |
MODERN Quad Core i5
| MODERN Quad Core i7+ |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
7 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 3.2 compatible
| Dedicated Graphics Chip |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
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Processor (CPU) |
Quad Core Processor | |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
7 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible
| Dedicated Graphics Chip 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection. | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References