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Age of Wonders: Planetfall

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Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders: Planetfall cover
Developers
Triumph Studios
Publishers
Paradox Interactive
Engines
Creator
Release dates
Windows August 6, 2019
macOS (OS X) May 25, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions Unlock, Cosmetic
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres 4X, Strategy, TBS
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Age of Wonders
Age of Wonders: Planetfall on HowLongToBeat
Age of Wonders: Planetfall on IGDB
Age of Wonders: Planetfall on MobyGames
Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Wikipedia
Age of Wonders
Age of Wonders 1999
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne 2002
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic 2003
Age of Wonders III 2014
Age of Wonders: Planetfall 2019
Age of Wonders 4 2023

Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view 4X, strategy and TBS game in the Age of Wonders series.

General information

Official Discord for game series
Official Paradox Plaza forums
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
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Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require a Paradox Account for multiplayer.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the Infested World scenario planet, Bravado Bundle cosmetic pack, Spacerpunk cosmetic pack, digital artbook, and original soundtrack.
The Premium Edition includes the base game, all Deluxe Edition content, the Season Pass, Paradox Forums icons and wallpapers.

Monetization

Type Notes
Expansion pack The expansion packs include races, units, mechanics and campaigns.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic The Pre-order Content Pack and the Deluxe Edition Content Pack include cosmetics.
Unlock The only in-game content of the Deluxe Edition Content Pack are a scenario planet and two cosmetic packs.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Pre-Order Content Pack Not included in any compilation after launch.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Season Pass Includes the three expansions and exclusive Paradox Forums icons and wallpapers. Currently delisted.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Deluxe Edition Content Pack Includes the Infested World scenario planet, two cosmetic packs, digital artbook, and original soundtrack.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Revelations
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Invasions
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Star Kings
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip Paradox launcher

Run the game directly from AoWPF.exe instead of Paradox Launcher.exe[1]
If AoWPF.exe is set as the default executable in GOG Galaxy, it will correctly track play time and achievements, unlike with the Paradox Launcher.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Age of Wonders Planetfall\Config\Settings.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/718850/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Age of Wonders Planetfall\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/718850/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
[2]
Ultra-widescreen
[3]
4K Ultra HD
[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Zooming in and out is possible.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Option of refresh rate, ½ refresh rate, ⅓ refresh rate, ¼ refresh rate, or off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game input settings.
In-game input settings.
In-game strategic gamepad controls.
In-game strategic gamepad controls.
In-game tactical gamepad controls.
In-game tactical gamepad controls.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
A mouse is required to start the game from the Paradox Launcher.
Bypass the launcher by running AowPF.exe directly.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Labeled Invert combat camera Y axis. Despite the label, this inverts the right stick Y-axis camera zoom in both strategic and tactical modes.[5]
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Switch between Controller and Keyboard & Mouse input modes in Controls menu.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Effects, Ambience, Speech, Units, Events, Interface
Surround sound
7.1[6]
Subtitles
All spoken audio is accompanied by text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Toggle with Mute when out of focus setting.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Fan translation by fywind; download from Steam Workshop
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Added with patch 1.104 (Stegosaurus 2 Update).
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Hot seat
LAN play
Online play
12
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Constant connection to Paradox servers required.
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Interface Iggy, Adobe Flash

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1, 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 (3rd generation)
AMD FX Series
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7770
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.14
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 (3rd generation)
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
AMD Radeon R9 M380
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Modding tools not ported to OS X.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/718850/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (718850) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Plok on 2023-05-02
  2. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
    3840x1080 and 5760x1080 selected, screenshots taken and compared to 3840x2160.
  3. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
    Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080, screenshots taken and compared to 3840x2160.
  4. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
    Tested by selecting and enabling 3840x2160.
  5. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-12
  6. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-05
    Tested with Special K.