Difference between revisions of "Terminal Velocity"

Revision as of 23:14, 14 March 2018

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD-ROM or floppies. Use DOSBox (see Run in DOSBox).
Official website		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[5]
Steam

Essential improvements

Run in DOSBox

To run correctly in DOSBox make the following changes:^[6]

Change cycles=auto to cycles=max
Change memsize=16 to memsize=24
Change timed=true to timed=false
Change rate and oplrate to match the frequencies set in Sound Options in-game.

Leave all other settings at their defaults.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\TVI\
Delete or rename DEPA.TVI and LOGO.TVI.

Notes

The 3D Realms and Terminal Reality logos will still be shown.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358370/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358370/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8	Via IPX tunneling (the GOG.com version is pre-configured).

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Joystick controls are unresponsive

Change joystick timing^[6]
Edit the DOSBox configuration file. Change `timed=true` to `timed=false` Save your changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	486	486 DX2/66
System memory (RAM)	4 MB	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA	SVGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	128 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

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 (358370) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Terminal Velocity - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters
↑ Release: Terminal Velocity ● GOG.com
↑ January Mac Game Update: 10 New Additions - GOG.com
↑ http://www.an-ovel.com/downloads/chg/chg_1207659136.htm
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 5: Terminal Velocity

[Proton_path_note-7] 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 (358370) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (358370) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Terminal Velocity - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters

[2] Release: Terminal Velocity ● GOG.com

[3] January Mac Game Update: 10 New Additions - GOG.com

[4] ttp://www.an-ovel.com/downloads/chg/chg_1207659136.htm

[5] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[ADG-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Settings recommended by Gemini in Ancient DOS Games --- Episode 5: Terminal Velocity

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Developers

	Terminal Reality
Publishers
DOS	3D Realms
Mac OS	MacSoft
Engines
	Photex
	Terrain Engine 1
Release dates
DOS	May 1, 1995^[1]
Mac OS (Classic)	1996
Windows	November 15, 2012^[2]
macOS (OS X)	January 24, 2013^[3]
Linux	May 12, 2015^[4]