Constructor
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Developers | |
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System 3 | |
Publishers | |
Acclaim Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1997 |
Windows (DOSBox) | January 19, 2010[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | October 18, 2012 |
Linux (DOSBox) | January 31, 2017[2] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Strategy |
Series | Constructor |
Constructor | |
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Constructor | 1997 |
Mob Rule | 1999 |
Constructor HD | 2017 |
Constructor Plus | 2019 |
Constructor is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric building and strategy game in the Constructor series.
General information
Availability
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SETTINGS |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/599600/pfx/[Note 2] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/599600/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
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 |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
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). |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Physical release. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 5 | |
DOS video modes | SVGA (VESA) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 DX2 66 MHz | Intel Pentium P60 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 MB | 450 MB |
Video card (GPU) | VGA |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel i486 | 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 450 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5.0 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 450 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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 thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings). - ↑ 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>/599600/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (599600) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ New release: Constructor ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Constructor returns to GOG.com with a 24h giveaway! - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023