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This page is for the original game. For the 2012 port, see Z (2012).

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Z
Z	1996
Z: Steel Soldiers	2001
Z (2012)	2012
Z: Steel Soldiers (2014)	2014

Z is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Z series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Z Expansion Kit

Essential improvements

The Zod Engine

The Zod Engine is an open-source engine remake with various features and enhancements.

ZED Online

ZED Online is a fork of The Zod Engine, ZED Online an open-source engine remake with various features and enhancements.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use The Zod Engine
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Controller types

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
Italian
German
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				"Z: Guerra Interplanetária".

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

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

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	IBM PC 486DX2 66 MHz	Intel Pentium P90
System memory (RAM)	8 MB	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA video card	SVGA video card

References

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+{{disambig|the original game|the 2012 port|[[Z (2012)]]}}
+{{Stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Z cover.PNG
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 {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|May 1998}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1998}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Z }}
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 |gogcom id    =
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 |strategywiki =
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 |wikipedia    = Z (video game)
 |winehq       = 4778
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Z}}
-{{disambig|the original game|the remake|[[Z (2012)]]}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
 }}
-{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Z Expansion Kit |  | Windows }}
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 ==Essential improvements==
 ===The Zod Engine===
-[http://zod.sourceforge.net The Zod Engine] is an open-source engine remake with various features and enhancements.
+{{ii}} [http://zod.sourceforge.net The Zod Engine] is an open-source engine remake with various features and enhancements.
 ===ZED Online===
-[https://sourceforge.net/projects/zedonline] A fork based on The Zod Engine, ZED Online an open-source engine remake with various features and enhancements. Currently in early stages of development
+{{ii}} [https://sourceforge.net/projects/zedonline ZED Online] is a fork of The Zod Engine, ZED Online an open-source engine remake with various features and enhancements.
 ==Game data==
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 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = false
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
-|fov                        = unknown
+|fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = unknown
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 |antialiasing               = unknown
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
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 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
 |invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
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 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = false
 |controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = unknown
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 |red book cd audio        =
 |red book cd audio notes  =
+}}
+{{L10n|content=
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = English
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = "Z: Guerra Interplanetária".
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
 }}
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = unknown
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}
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 |OSfamily = DOS
-|minOS    = DOS 5.0
+|minOS    = 5.0
 |minCPU   = IBM PC 486DX2 66 MHz
 |minRAM   = 8 MB

Developers

	The Bitmap Brothers
Publishers
	Virgin Interactive
Release dates
DOS	September 2, 1996
Mac OS (Classic)	May 1998
Windows	1998
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Z