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{{Series|Planetary Annihilation}}
 
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{{Disambig|original game|currently sold standalone expansion|[[Planetary Annihilation: Titans]]}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Not in sale anymore. Replaced with [[Planetary Annihilation: Titans|Titans]] standalone expansion.<ref name="TitansPSA">[http://steamcommunity.com/app/386070/discussions/0/521643320349567906/ PSA: What Titans Actually Is :: Planetary Annihilation: TITANS General Discussion]</ref>
 
{{--}} Affected by some very large performance issues.
 
{{--}} Affected by some very large performance issues.
 
{{--}} Several [http://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/810938082193900075/ known issues] with the Linux version.
 
{{--}} Several [http://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/810938082193900075/ known issues] with the Linux version.
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{ii}} Not officially in sale anymore. Replaced with [[Planetary Annihilation: Titans|Titans]] standalone expansion, which includes everything of original title.<ref name="TitansPSA"/>
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{{Availability/row|1=official |2=https://store.uberent.com/Store/PreOrder?titleId=4 |3=DRM-free |4=login required for download of updates}}
 
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{{Availability/row| humble | planetaryannihilation | Steam |}}
 
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==Offline Gameplay==
 
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Even though the download of the game itself as well as any updates requires usage of the downloader (Uber Launcher), once obtained the game itself can be copied to other computers and played without any DRM-restrictions. For this to work, all game files have to be copied to the new location, no separate install is necessary. The game must however be started directly (through the PA.exe on windows or the PA.app on Mac) since the Uber Launcher will not start the game without login.
 
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Once the game has started, single player and multi player modes might be deactivated on some machines. To fully activate go to Options -> Settings and set Local Server to "ON".
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation\WindowSettings.cfg}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation\localstore\Local Storage\coui_ui_0.localstorage}}<!--Earlier builds seemed to use WindowSettings.cfg? Can't confirm this.-->
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/row|Linux|~/.local/Uber Entertainment/}}
 
{{Game data/row|Linux|~/.local/Uber Entertainment/}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{--}} Configuration file is encrypted.
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{{--}} Not plain text.
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<!--{{XDG|truefalse}}-->
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation\}}<!--Can't pinpoint what is save file for single player Galactic war-->
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{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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{{Image|Planetary Annihilation - graphics.png|Graphics options.}}
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{{Video settings
 
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|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] and supersampling up to 175%.
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped ~120 FPS.
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{Image|Planetary Annihilation - Mouse.png|Mouse settings.}}
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{{Image|Planetary Annihilation - Input.png|Input settings.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
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|key remap                = true
 
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|controller support        = false
 
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|full controller          = unknown
 
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
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{{Image|Planetary Annihilation - audio.png|Audio options.}}
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{{Image|Planetary Annihilation - audio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Music, voice and sound effects.
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|separate volume notes    = Master, music, voice and sound effects.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
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|eax support              =  
 
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{Image|Planetary Annihilation - Language.png|Language settings.}}
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{{++}} Possible to select from wide variety of community made translations.
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = yes
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = no
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = no
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = no
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = no
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Finnish
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|interface = yes
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|audio    = no
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|subtitles = yes
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|notes    = Community translation. Not complete.
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
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{{Image|Planetary Annihilation - Network.png|Network settings.}}
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{{ii}} Compatible with Titans expansion, however content is limited for original games content.<ref name="TitansPSA"/>
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          =  
 
|local play          =  
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{{ii}} Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
 
{{ii}} Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
 
{{ii}} ATI/AMD: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download
 
{{ii}} ATI/AMD: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download
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}}
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==Other information==
 +
===Offline Gameplay===
 +
Even though the download of the game itself as well as any updates requires usage of the downloader (Uber Launcher), once obtained the game itself can be copied to other computers and played without any DRM-restrictions. For this to work, all game files have to be copied to the new location, no separate install is necessary. The game must however be started directly (through the PA.exe on windows or the PA.app on Mac) since the Uber Launcher will not start the game without login.
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Once the game has started, single player and multi player modes might be deactivated on some machines. To fully activate go to Options -> Settings and set Local Server to "ON".
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        = true
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|64-bit executable      = true
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|64-bit executable notes= 32-bit binary included.
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|audio            = FMOD
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 22:19, 30 September 2015

Planetary Annihilation
Planetary Annihilation cover
Developers
Uber Entertainment
Release dates
Windows September 5, 2014
macOS (OS X) September 5, 2014
Linux September 5, 2014
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Planetary Annihilation on Wikipedia
Planetary Annihilation
Planetary Annihilation 2014
Planetary Annihilation: Titans 2015

This page is for original game. For currently sold standalone expansion, see Planetary Annihilation: Titans.

Key points

Not in sale anymore. Replaced with Titans standalone expansion.[1]
Affected by some very large performance issues.
Several known issues with the Linux version.

General information

Uber Entertainment Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Not officially in sale anymore. Replaced with Titans standalone expansion, which includes everything of original title.[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233250/pfx/[Note 1]
Not plain text.

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233250/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Mouse settings.
Mouse settings.
Input settings.
Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language settings.
Language settings.
Possible to select from wide variety of community made translations.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Finnish
Community translation. Not complete.

Network

Network settings.
Network settings.
Compatible with Titans expansion, however content is limited for original games content.[1]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Added in Build 73737.[2]
Online play

Issues fixed

Long load time and low FPS

Because of how Planetary Annihilation is a bit more memory intensive than most games it is a good idea to actually close any open programs such as Google Chrome before playing.
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Black screen/black planet

Instructions

Black lines

Instructions

Game won't start

This issue is most likely due to outdated drivers.
Instructions

Other information

Offline Gameplay

Even though the download of the game itself as well as any updates requires usage of the downloader (Uber Launcher), once obtained the game itself can be copied to other computers and played without any DRM-restrictions. For this to work, all game files have to be copied to the new location, no separate install is necessary. The game must however be started directly (through the PA.exe on windows or the PA.app on Mac) since the Uber Launcher will not start the game without login.

Once the game has started, single player and multi player modes might be deactivated on some machines. To fully activate go to Options -> Settings and set Local Server to "ON".

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

The following specifications are still being determined and are subject to change.
64-bit only.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) Dual Core Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 3.0 support Dedicated
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Dual Core Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 3.0 support
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04/13.04, Mint 14/15
Processor (CPU) 64-bit Dual Core or better
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References