Earth 2160

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

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		3 computer limit^[3]^[4]
GOG.com		Reality Pump DRM activation (for multiplayer). Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.^[5]
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Reality Pump DRM activation.
ZOOM Platform		LAN multiplayer access does not require a serial key. EarthNet not accessible.

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Change registry settings^[6]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\Earth2160\Interface` Change the value of `ShowIntro` from `1` to `0`

Skip credits

The game normally shows credits after the player chooses to exit the game.

Change registry settings^[6]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\Earth2160\Interface` Change the value of `ShowCredits` from `1` to `0`

Enable anti-aliasing in Windowed mode

Change registry settings^[6]
Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\Earth2160\Graphics` Change the value of `EnableMultisampleInWindowedMode` from `0` to `1`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\Earth 2160\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

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
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Earth 2160\Players
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.

You may need to adjust registry settings for the UI to be non-stretched or illegible.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		In-game cutscenes are designed for 4:3 resolutions, causing display issues in any other resolution. All in-game cutscenes force a letterbox format, regardless of resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	1x-16x^[7]
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Uncapped.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings.

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
Czech				Not available in the GOG.com version.
French				Not available in the GOG.com version.
German				Not available in the GOG.com version; download.
Italian				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Polish				Not available in the GOG.com version.
Russian
Spanish				Not available in the GOG.com version.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8	Requires an EarthNet account

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

In-game cutscenes do not display correctly using non-4:3 resolutions

Example of in-game cutscene display issues.

When a non-4:3 resolution is used, in-game cutscenes will assume the resolution is still 4:3, causing various display issues.

Use a 4:3 resolution^[6]

Issues fixed

Cannot select non-4:3 resolutions in options menu

Change registry settings^[6]
Go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reality Pump\Earth2160\Graphics` Change the value of `Only4x3Modes` from `1` to `0`

UI is stretched/illegible

Multi-monitor configuration

Change registry settings^[6]

Take the desired resolution, then divide it by the number of monitors wide that the multi-monitor configuration is. For example, if a multi-monitor configuration is 2 monitors wide by 1 monitor tall, and a multi-monitor resolution of 3840x2160 is to be used, divide 3840 by 2 to get 1920.
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\Earth2160\Interface
Change the value of MaxInterfaceWidth to the number from Step 1.

Ultra-widescreen/4K Ultra HD

Change registry settings^[6]
Take the desired resolution, then divide its width by 2. For example, to use a resolution of 2560x1080, divide 2560 by 2 to get 1280. Go to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Reality Pump\Earth2160\Interface` Change the value of `MaxInterfaceWidth` to the number from Step 1.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	1.3, 2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.3 support	ATI Radeon/X-series Nvidia GeForce 6600 Nvidia GeForce 6800 Shader model 2 support

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 2.0 GHz	Intel/AMD Core Duo CPU with 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	256 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support

The Linux version uses Wine.^[2]

References

↑ Steam Community Announcement - Mac OSX Version available! - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Available for Linux & Steam OS now! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Earth 2160
↑ Earth 2160 - FAQ's - Activations - last accessed on May 2023
↑ PC Activation Issues? READ FIRST - TopWare Forum - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Earth 2160 - product activation for online play - last accessed on 2021-06-13
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2016-07-12
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2017-03-07
Game seems to enumerate whatever MSAA options are available to the GPU; on my old GTX 970, it was 2x-8x, while on my current, iGPU Intel laptop, it's 1x-16x.

[1] Steam Community Announcement - Mac OSX Version available! - last accessed on May 2023

[Linux-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Available for Linux & Steam OS now! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Earth 2160

[3] Earth 2160 - FAQ's - Activations - last accessed on May 2023

[4] PC Activation Issues? READ FIRST - TopWare Forum - last accessed on May 2023

[5] Earth 2160 - product activation for online play - last accessed on 2021-06-13

[ExpackTest-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2016-07-12

[7] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2017-03-07
Game seems to enumerate whatever MSAA options are available to the GPU; on my old GTX 970, it was 2x-8x, while on my current, iGPU Intel laptop, it's 1x-16x.

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Developers

	Reality Pump Studios
Publishers
	Zuxxez Entertainment
Europe	Deep Silver
United States	Midway Games
Engines
	Earth-4 Engine
Release dates
Windows	June 3, 2005
macOS (OS X) (Wine)	October 1, 2015^[1]
Linux (Wine)	February 16, 2016^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Earth