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Revision as of 16:09, 10 August 2020
Developers | |
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Cavedog Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
Wargaming.net | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 30, 1997 |
Mac OS (Classic) | September 17, 1999 |
macOS (OS X) | April 23, 2013[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Genres | Strategy |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Total Annihilation |
Total Annihilation | |
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Total Annihilation | 1997 |
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms | 1999 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Modding tools are available
- Small but dedicated community
General information
- Total Annihilation Wiki - A wiki for everything Total Annihilation.
- Total Annihilation Universe - A huge fan site for the entire Total Annihilation series.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Total Annihilation: Commander Pack | |||
Humble Store | Total Annihilation: Commander Pack | |||
Steam | Total Annihilation: Commander Pack |
- Total Annihilation: Commander Pack includes both The Core Contingency and Battle Tactics expansions.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Core Contingency | ||
Battle Tactics |
Essential improvements
Patches
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Official downloads
All of the official content for the game (patches, units, utilities, etc.) can be found here.
Unofficial patch
Unofficial patches made by TA community TA Patch Resources v1.0 and TA Patch v3.9.02 Beta.[2] This patch has been know to cause a crash at startup, notes on the cause and how to fix it can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cavedog Entertainment\Total Annihilation\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298030/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298030/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Set custom resolution[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Windowed without Unofficial patch[citation needed] |
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Windowed with Unofficial patch[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | servers were down |
Hosting/Discovering game lobbys on a LAN network[3] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | [4] | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | |
Multiplayer | DirectPlay |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 100 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 48 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA 256 colour or better |
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 (298030) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions ● GOG.com
- ↑ Total Annihilation v3.9.02 Beta Patch - Total Annihilation Universe
- ↑ Lan play, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Total Annihilation: Commander Pack on GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-01-14
- "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."