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Total Annihilation

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Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation cover
Developers
Cavedog Entertainment
Publishers
GT Interactive
Wargaming.net
Release dates
Windows September 30, 1997
Mac OS (Classic) 1997
macOS (OS X) April 23, 2013[1]
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Total Annihilation on Wikipedia
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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.
Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation 1997
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms 1999

Key points

Modding tools are available
Small but dedicated community

General information

Total Annihilation Wiki - A wiki for everything Total Annihilation.
Total Annihilation Universe - A huge fan site for the entire Total Annihilation series.
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Mac OS
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
 Total Annihilation: Commander Pack
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Total Annihilation: Commander Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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 Total Annihilation: Commander Pack
Windows
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack includes both The Core Contingency and Battle Tactics expansions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Core Contingency
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
Battle Tactics
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Patches

official patches

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Official downloads

All of the official content for the game (patches, units, utilities, etc.) can be found here.

Unofficial patch

Unofficial patches made by TA community TA Patch Resources v1.0 and TA Patch v3.9.02 Beta.[2] This patch has been know to cause a crash at startup, notes on the cause and how to fix it can be found here.

Game data

In-game interface settings.
In-game interface settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298030/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/298030/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game music settings.
In-game music settings.

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
Instructions

Other information

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Smacker Video Technology
Multiplayer DirectPlay

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 48 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.1 GB
Video card (GPU) VGA 256 colour or better

Notes

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

References