Total Annihilation
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Developers | |
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Cavedog Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
1997-1999 | GT Interactive |
1999-2003 | Infogrames |
2003-2013 | Atari |
2013-present | Wargaming |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 27, 1997 |
Mac OS (Classic) | September 17, 1999 |
macOS (OS X) | April 23, 2013[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
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.
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 | Commander Pack | |||
Humble Store | Commander Pack | |||
Steam | Commander Pack (despite expansion content not mentioned on store page) | |||
ZOOM Platform | Commander Pack |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Version differences
- The Commander Pack includes the base game with both The Core Contingency and Battle Tactics expansions.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion packs include new units, maps, missions and terrain types. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Core Contingency | Includes a map editor. | |
Battle Tactics |
Essential improvements
Official downloads
- All of the official content for the game (v3.1 patch, units, utilities, etc.) can be found on the TA Universe file repository.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Unofficial v3.9.02 beta patch
- Main information thread and links
- Updated distribution for modern systems and variants adapted for mods
- Includes the megamap feature (including zooming in and out akin to Supreme Commander), replay support, bug fixes, interface tweaks, engine-level improvements and other tweaks.
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
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | For custom/unlisted resolutions, run the game with the -screenwidth XXXX -screenhight XXXX command line arguments. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Windowed
Windowed without Unofficial patch[citation needed] |
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Windowed with Unofficial patch[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Can only change scroll speed | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail only. | |||
German | Retail only. | |||
Italian | Retail only. |
Network
- Multiplayer support requires DirectPlay.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Official servers are offline; Total Annihilation Forever is a community replacement. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Hosting/discovering game lobbies on a LAN network[2] |
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Notes
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Issues fixed
Game does not recognize installed version of DirectX
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP2 or SP3[3] |
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Install the updated version of the unofficial 3.9.02 beta patch[4] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 5 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | [5] | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | |
Multiplayer | MPlayer.com, HEAT, Kali |
Modifications
Total Annihilation: Escalation
- Also known as TA:ESC, it is a complete mod for both skirmish and multiplayer settings.
- Active development.
- Includes bugfixes for the remaining issues in the game, improved AI, quality-of-life improvements such as extended menus and tweaked interface
- Adds new units with balance changes for the existing ones, as well as enhanced visuals such as new textures, enhanced FX and proper widescreen support.
- Incompatible with other 3rd party mods.[6]
- Singleplayer campaign is disabled.[7]
- Minimum supported resolution of 1024x768. Widescreen is supported if the height is 768 pixels and above.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 100 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 24 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA 256 colour or better DirectX 5.0 compatible |
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
- ↑ Lan play, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2022-12-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2022-12-05
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ TA:ESC FAQ
- ↑ Single Player For This Mod?