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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Altar Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Altar Games}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|2003-2018}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Entertainment|2018-2022}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|ufo-aftermath|67}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|ufo-aftermath|}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|ufo-aftermath|}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and Select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | UFO }}
 
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|steam appid  = 292160
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658815
 
|gogcom id    = 1207658815
 
|official site= https://www.1cpublishing.eu/game/560-ufo-aftermath
 
|official site= https://www.1cpublishing.eu/game/560-ufo-aftermath
 
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|wikipedia    = UFO: Aftermath
 
|wikipedia    = UFO: Aftermath
 
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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}}
{{Series|UFO}}
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{{Introduction
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|release history  =
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Other information==
 
{{Image|UFO Aftermath - in-game strategic settings.png|In-game strategic settings.}}
 
{{Image|UFO Aftermath - in-game tactical settings.png|In-game tactical settings.}}
 
  
 
==VR support==
 
==VR support==
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==Issues fixed==
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===Geoscape runs too slowly===
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{{ii}}  The Geoscape will run too slowly despite regular combat working fine.
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{{Fixbox|description=Limit the game's FPS via a limiter to 60.
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==Other information==
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{{Image|UFO Aftermath - in-game strategic settings.png|In-game strategic settings.}}
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{{Image|UFO Aftermath - in-game tactical settings.png|In-game tactical settings.}}
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
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|minOS    = XP
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|minOS    = 98, 2000, XP
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 2
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 2 MX
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
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|minDX    = 9.0
  
|recOS    = Vista, 7, 8
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz
 
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon 2 GHz
 
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon 2 GHz
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|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9300
 
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9300
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 12:25, 12 February 2024

UFO: Aftermath
UFO: Aftermath cover
Developers
Altar Games
Publishers
2003-2018 1C Company
2018-2022 1C Entertainment
2022-present Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows October 24, 2003
Reception
Metacritic 67
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes Sci-fi
Series UFO
UFO: Aftermath on HowLongToBeat
UFO: Aftermath on IGDB
UFO: Aftermath on MobyGames
UFO: Aftermath on Wikipedia
UFO
UFO: Aftermath 2003
UFO: Aftershock 2005
UFO: Afterlight 2007

UFO: Aftermath is a singleplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the UFO series.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 4 DRM. After patch 1.3, SecuROM 5 DRM
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.cfg[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\UFOOptions.txt[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292160/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\Saves[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292160/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.
In-game miscellaneous settings.
In-game miscellaneous settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Launcher audio settings.
Launcher audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound Effects, Music, Speech
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.


Issues fixed

Geoscape runs too slowly

The Geoscape will run too slowly despite regular combat working fine.
Limit the game's FPS via a limiter to 60.


Other information

In-game strategic settings.
In-game strategic settings.
In-game tactical settings.
In-game tactical settings.

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2 MX
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References