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===Launcher (for DOS version in DOSBox or Windows 95/58)===
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{{ii}} The main game, the configuration tool, and the ship editor all use separate executables. Paste this in a batch file and run from the DOS prompt or add to the AutoExec section of the DOSBox configuration file to easily select the different executables (Click {{code|[Expand]}} to view}}):
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
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: '''TYRIAN.BAT'''
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
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<pre>
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@echo OFF
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:menu
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cls
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ECHO ----------------------------------------------
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ECHO  Tyrian 2000
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ECHO ----------------------------------------------
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ECHO  1) Play Game
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ECHO  2) Options
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ECHO  3) Ship Editor
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ECHO  4) Quit to Windows
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ECHO ----------------------------------------------
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choice /c1234 /s What do you want to do? [1-4]: /n
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if errorlevel 4 goto quit
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if errorlevel 3 goto ship
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if errorlevel 2 goto setup
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if errorlevel 1 goto start
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:start
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cls
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TYRIAN.EXE
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goto menu
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:setup
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cls
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SETUP.EXE
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goto menu
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:ship
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cls
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SHIPEDIT.EXE
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goto menu
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:quit
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cls
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exit
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</pre>
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</div>
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</div>
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Revision as of 21:31, 19 June 2019

Tyrian
Tyrian cover
Developers
Eclipse Productions
Publishers
Epic MegaGames
Release dates
DOS 1995
Windows (DOSBox) December 14, 2010[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) October 18, 2012
Icon overlay.png
Tyrian on Wikipedia

Key points

Tyrian 2000 is the re-release of Tyrian with additional content and bug fixes.
Officially available as freeware.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Fan Site with forums and downloads

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Windows and OS X. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Alternate versions and an Open Source port are also available.
The Ad Lib soundtrack is available for free here. Midi files for the General MIDI soundtrack can be found for free here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.CFG
Windows <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.CFG[Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.CFG<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.SAV
Windows <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.SAV[Note 1]
<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>\TYRIAN.SAV
<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

General settings in SETUP.EXE
General settings in SETUP.EXE
300px
GOG DOSBox graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio Sliders.
Audio Sliders.

Template:Audio settings

This game supports General MIDI for music.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Shared-screen. Arcade mode only.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Gamepad is unplayable

Calibrating a gamepad in-game will cause control issues due to not reaching the corners during calibration.
Delete TYRIAN.CFG[citation needed]
  1. Delete TYRIAN.CFG.
  2. Run the game and set your sound and detail settings.
  3. Play without using in-game calibration (calibrate in the operating system if necessary).

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Use OpenTyrian.
macOS (OS X)
Use OpenTyrian.
Linux
Use OpenTyrian.

Launcher (for DOS version in DOSBox or Windows 95/58)

The main game, the configuration tool, and the ship editor all use separate executables. Paste this in a batch file and run from the DOS prompt or add to the AutoExec section of the DOSBox configuration file to easily select the different executables (Click [Expand] to view}}):
TYRIAN.BAT
@echo OFF
:menu
cls
ECHO ----------------------------------------------
ECHO  Tyrian 2000
ECHO ----------------------------------------------
ECHO  1) Play Game
ECHO  2) Options
ECHO  3) Ship Editor
ECHO  4) Quit to Windows
ECHO ----------------------------------------------

choice /c1234 /s What do you want to do? [1-4]: /n 
if errorlevel 4 goto quit
if errorlevel 3 goto ship 
if errorlevel 2 goto setup 
if errorlevel 1 goto start 

:start
cls
TYRIAN.EXE
goto menu

:setup
cls
SETUP.EXE
goto menu

:ship
cls
SHIPEDIT.EXE
goto menu

:quit
cls
exit

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 17 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 17 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM

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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References