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|cover        = Scorched Planet cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Scorched Planet cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Criterion Studios}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Criterion Games}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|RenderWare 3D}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|RenderWare}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 31, 1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 31, 1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 1996}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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|steam appid  =  
 
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|steam appid side  =  
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|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = scorched-planet
 
|wikipedia    = Scorched_Planet
 
|wikipedia    = Scorched_Planet
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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{{Availability/row| retail | | cd |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | cd |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = false
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|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = false
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support              = false
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          = false
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|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
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|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play modes      = Versus
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|lan play notes      = IPX-Network required
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|online play          = false
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|online play players  =
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|online play modes    =
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|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous        = false
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        =
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|matchmaking notes  =
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|p2p                = unknown
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|dedicated          = false
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|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      = true
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|self-hosting notes =
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|direct ip          = unknown
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|direct ip notes    =
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}}{{Network/Ports
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|tcp  =
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|udp  =
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|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{API
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      = unknown
 
|direct3d versions      = unknown
|direct3d notes        = Matrox Simple Interface API executable available for 3D acceleration.
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|direct3d notes        = Matrox Simple Interface API executable available for 3D acceleration.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=33483|title=VOGONS - 3D Accelerated Games List|date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|wing                  =  
 
|wing                  =  
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|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|dos modes              = VGA, SVGA
 
|dos modes              = VGA, SVGA
|dos modes notes        = Rendition Speedy3D executable available for 3D acceleration.
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|dos modes notes        = Rendition Speedy3D executable available for 3D acceleration.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=33483|title=VOGONS - 3D Accelerated Games List|date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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|input            =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
|cutscenes        = Smacker
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|cutscenes        = Smacker Video Technology
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|multiplayer      =  
 
|multiplayer      =  
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|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
  
|recOS    = DOS, Windows 95
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|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 90
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 90
 
|recRAM  = 16 MB
 
|recRAM  = 16 MB
|recHD    = 65 MB
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|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|notes    =  
 
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Scorched Planet
Scorched Planet cover
Developers
Criterion Games
Publishers
Virgin Interactive
Engines
RenderWare
Release dates
DOS October 31, 1996
Windows October 31, 1996
Scorched Planet on MobyGames
Scorched Planet on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SPLANET.INI
Windows <path-to-game>\SPLANET.INI[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SP0*.SAV[Note 1]

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
8 Versus
IPX-Network required
Online play
For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D
Matrox Simple Interface API executable available for 3D acceleration.[1]
Glide
Software renderer
DOS video modes VGA, SVGA Rendition Speedy3D executable available for 3D acceleration.[2]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Smacker Video Technology

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) DOS, Windows 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 60
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 65 MB


Notes

  1. 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).

References

  1. VOGONS - 3D Accelerated Games List - last accessed on 2020-01-11
  2. VOGONS - 3D Accelerated Games List - last accessed on 2020-01-11