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Earth 2140

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Earth 2140
Earth 2140 cover
Developers
Reality Pump Studios
Mac OS (Classic) RuneSoft
macOS (OS X) RuneSoft
Linux RuneSoft
Publishers
TopWare Interactive
Mac OS (Classic) RuneSoft
macOS (OS X) RuneSoft
Linux RuneSoft
Release dates
DOS October 15, 1997
Windows October 15, 1997
Mac OS (Classic) April 7, 2001[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) April 28, 2003[Note 2]
Windows (DOSBox) March 17, 2009
macOS (OS X) May 29, 2012[Note 3]
Linux March 23, 2014[2]
Linux (DOSBox) August 1, 2023[3]
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 Earth
Earth 2140 on HowLongToBeat
Earth 2140 guide on StrategyWiki
Earth 2140 on MobyGames
Earth 2140 on Wikipedia
Earth
Earth 2140 1997
Earth 2150: Escape from the Blue Planet 2000
Earth 2150: The Moon Project 2000
Earth 2150: Lost Souls 2002
Earth 2160 2005

Earth 2140 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Earth series.

After the game's release in October 1997, two mission packs followed in 1998 which integrated with the main game executable.

There are four major versions of the game: DOS, Amiga, Windows and Windows HD releases.

The DOS version contains the intended gameplay, but digital releases which are pre-packaged with DOSBox contain faulty configurations which prevent the game from correctly launching in most cases.[4] This problem was solved in the Zoom Platform release on August 1, 2023.[3]

The Windows version was contained in the same discs as the main DOS release, but with severely downgraded AI[5] and with multiplayer disabled albeit present in the menus.

The Steam-exclusive HD version is a modified Windows-native version which adds support for high resolutions, yet retains the original's faults.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Windows
Mac OS
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Bonus content includes the DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[6] Does not include the HD version.[7]
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store
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HD version.
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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HD version and classic Windows version.[8]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
DOS (pre-packaged with DOSBox-Staging) and classic Windows versions. Does not include the HD version.
Windows
Linux
All digital releases include the official mission packs.
Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: Interplay version, TopWare version.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Mission Pack 1
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mission Pack 2: Final Conflict
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit intro setting[citation needed]
  1. Go the configuration file location.
  2. Edit game.ini.
  3. Change playIntro = 1 to playIntro = 0
  4. For the HD version, delete or rename <path-to-game>\GameData\Common\runelogo.bmp.

Fix for passive AI in Windows version (pre-HD)

Use notsure8x's unofficial patch (tested only on GOG.com version)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\game.ini
Windows %APPDATA%\Earth 2140\game.ini
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253860/pfx/[Note 4]
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
DOS <path-to-game>\SAVE
Windows %APPDATA%\Earth 2140\save\
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253860/pfx/[Note 4]
Windows save game data location is shared between classic and HD but saves are not compatible.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
HD version has native support. False for classic Windows and DOS versions.
Multi-monitor
Output is pillarboxed.
Ultra-widescreen
Output is pillarboxed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter when using DOSBox. False for native Windows versions.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Camera scrolling only.
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
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
Sound, speech, music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Not available in the GOG.com version.
Italian
Not available in the GOG.com version.
Polish
Retail version only.
Russian
Not available in the GOG.com version. Available on Steam, despite not being stated in the store page.

Network

The native Windows version does not have multiplayer.

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes SVGA, SVGA (VESA)
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Only the digital release contains Intel support, the patched 2003 OS X release is PowerPC-only.
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 6.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA, VESA
1 MB of VRAM
Other 2X CD-ROM
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA, VESA 2.0
1 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)
Other 2X CD-ROM
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 8.6
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 603e
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 3D Accelerator card
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. Original RuneSoft published release. Published by MacPlay in North America.
  2. The OS X release was initially made a Carbon application two years after its Mac OS release.
  3. This is the digital release, now made a Cocoa-based app and ensuring compatibility with 10.7 "Lion" and above.[1]
  4. 4.0 4.1 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>/253860/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (253860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. RuneSoft :: Earth 2140 Returns to OSX - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Earth 2140 Gold Edition RTS Game Linux Version Released | GamingOnLinux
  3. 3.0 3.1 New Updates - 2023-08-01 - last accessed on 2023-08-01
  4. Verified by User:Plok on 2023-07-27
    The statement has been on the site since at least 2016 with a "citation needed", but is strangely accurate - the default configuration file needs a major overhaul.
  5. GOG.com forums, "A question about EARTH 2140's AI" - last accessed on May 2023
  6. List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  7. Earth 2140 Steam Version Release, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  8. Earth 2140 HD · Earth 2140 · AppID: 253860 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023