Mass Destruction
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This page is for the original DOS version. For the 2015 emulator-based PlayStation version re-release, see Mass Destruction (2015).
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| Developers | |
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| NMS Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Europe | BMG Interactive |
| North America | ASC Games |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | March 27, 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Tank |
| Art styles | Realistic |
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Mass Destruction is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view action, shooter and vehicle combat game.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Demo
- A demo is available here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\TANK.INI |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\TANK.SAV |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Fixed at 640x400. | ||
| 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) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 70 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
- Mouse is not used in-game.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| 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). |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and sound effects can only be toggled on or off. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| 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 | ||
| Red Book CD audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 4 | Versus |
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| Online play | For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation. | |||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Software renderer | ||
| DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium P90 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 34 MB | |