Alien Carnage
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| Developers | |
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| Interactive Binary Illusions | |
| SubZero Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Apogee Software | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | October 10, 1993 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | October 23, 2014[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | May 5, 2015[2] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
| Genres | Platform |
| Series | Alien Carnage |
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| Alien Carnage | |
|---|---|
| Alien Carnage | 1993 |
| Zombie Wars | 1996 |
Key points
General information
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Use DOSBox. | |
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| Developer website | |
Requires e.g. DOSBox to get running. | |
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| Developer website | |
Includes fixes not present in retail versions. | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements[edit]
Run in DOSBox[edit]
To run correctly in DOSBox, set cycles=max and timed=false. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.[4]
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\HARRY.CFG |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358280/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SLOT.* |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358280/pfx/[Note 2] |
- High scores are stored in
<path-to-game>\HARRY.TOP
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video[edit]
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 48 fps frame rate cap. | ||
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
- The original release (Halloween Harry) includes a jukebox, which can be run with
<path-to-game>\STUDIO.EXE.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues unresolved[edit]
"Runtime error 203" level restart on death[edit]
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA | 320x200 |
System requirements[edit]
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Processor (CPU) | 286 | 386 |
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/358280/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (358280) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.