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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 4, 2009}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 4, 2009}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-Person, Third-Person}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct Control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS, RPG}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space Flight }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-Fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Xenus }}
 
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|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
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|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = precursors
 
|wikipedia    = Precursors (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Precursors (video game)
 
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{{Series|Xenus}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc Check | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc Check |{{DRM|Starforce|5}}  | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-PRECURSORS-STEAM | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | PRECURSORS | activation |{{DRM|Starforce|5}} - <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120102113841/http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PREC/precursors</ref> |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 547930 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 547930 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
{{ii}} [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3211/7/ Patches] are available.
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{{ii}} [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3211/7/ Patches] are available.
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===Mods===
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{{ii}} For additional, nonessential mods, see [[#Additional mods|Additional mods]].
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====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-precursors-unofficial-patch/downloads/the-precursors-unofficial-patch The Precursors Unofficial Patch 2.1]====
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{{++}} An unofficial update that fixes many bugs.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|epic games store notes =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|The Precursors Video Settings.jpg|In-game video settings.}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = false
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|windowed                  = true
 
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              = No fps limit
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|The Precursors Control Settings.jpg|In-game control settings.}}
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{{Image|The Precursors Settings.jpg|In-game settings.}}
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|The Precursors Audio Settings.jpg|In-game audio settings.}}
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output. Requires [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software.]]
 
|subtitles                = unknown
 
|subtitles                = unknown
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|eax support notes         = No EAX reverb; supports [[Glossary:Surround sound#DirectSound3D|DirectSound3D calls]] for binaural HRTF mixing.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUG6AYyaqWM&t=60|title=come and get your eurojank on|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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Precursors
Precursors cover
Developers
Deep Shadows
Publishers
GFI
Engines
Vital Engine 3
Release dates
Windows December 4, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS, RPG
Vehicles Space flight
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi
Series Xenus
Precursors on HowLongToBeat
Precursors on MobyGames
Precursors on Wikipedia
Xenus
Boiling Point: Road to Hell 2005
Xenus II: White Gold 2008
Precursors 2009

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce 5 DRM
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
Requires online activation
StarForce 5 DRM - [1]
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches are available.

Mods

For additional, nonessential mods, see Additional mods.

The Precursors Unofficial Patch 2.1

An unofficial update that fixes many bugs.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/547930/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/547930/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.
In-game settings.
In-game settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output. Requires DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
No EAX reverb; supports DirectSound3D calls for binaural HRTF mixing.[2]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon XP 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600 GS
AMD Radeon 9600


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References