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{{Fixbox|description=Set Windows Scaling to 100%|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Not Verified by User|date=2022-04-24|comment=}}</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Set Windows Scaling to 100%|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Not Verified by User|date=2022-04-24|comment=}}</ref>|fix= | ||
| − | # Make sure the Resolution in Windows is the same as in the game and the Scaling Option in Windows is set to 100%, otherwise Fullscreen will have the Scaling set | + | # Make sure the Resolution in Windows is the same as in the game and the Scaling Option in Windows is set to 100%, otherwise the Fullscreen mode in game will have the Scaling set the same as Windows e.g. 150% --> not all the content will be displayed |
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Revision as of 11:58, 24 April 2022
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| Developers | |
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| The Bitmap Brothers | |
| macOS (OS X) | TickTock Games |
| Windows | TickTock Games |
| Publishers | |
| KISS ltd | |
| Kavcom | |
| Release dates | |
| macOS (OS X) | March 25, 2012 |
| Windows | July 4, 2014 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Z |
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| Z | |
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| Z | 1996 |
| Z: Steel Soldiers | 2001 |
| Z (2012) | 2012 |
| Z: Steel Soldiers (2014) | 2014 |
Key points
- Updated version of Z originally released for mobile devices.
- No multiplayer.
- Also sold as Z The Game on GOG.com
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| Steam | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
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| Mac App Store (unavailable) | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\prefdata[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/275530/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Language settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\languageon Windows. - Video settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\displayon Windows.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/275530/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Each save is a numbered pair of
savedata-*andsaveinfo-*files. - The last save slot used is also stored as
autodataandautoinfo
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
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General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Unusable (gameplay is zoomed in too far). | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Added in Update 2. Toggle in settings. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 17 FPS. | ||
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 |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Windowed mode unusable in low resolutions
- Windowed mode is unusable at some low desktop resolutions such as 1024x768 (see Stuck in unusable windowed mode).
Issues fixed
Stuck in unusable windowed mode
- Windowed mode is unusable at some low desktop resolutions such as 1024x768.
| Delete display file[1] |
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Fullscreen mode is zoomed in and therefore not all the content is visible
| Set Windows Scaling to 100%[2] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7 series ATI Radeon X1000 series Intel GMA 950 |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.6 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 333 MB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (275530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on 2014-07-18
- ↑ Verified by User:Not Verified by User on 2022-04-24