Z (2012)
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Developers | |
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The Bitmap Brothers | |
macOS (OS X) | TickTock Games |
Windows | TickTock Games |
Publishers | |
Original | KISS ltd |
Original | Kavcom |
Current | Rebellion Developments |
Release dates | |
macOS (OS X) | March 25, 2012 |
Windows | July 4, 2014 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Z |
Z | |
---|---|
Z | 1996 |
Z: Steel Soldiers | 2001 |
Z (2012) | 2012 |
Z: Steel Soldiers (2014) | 2014 |
This version of the 1997 real-time strategy game Z is based on the 2011/2012 mobile ports. It has native widescreen support, but removed all multiplayer capabilities.
General information
- Sold as Z The Game on GOG.com and Zoom Platform.
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
GOG.com | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) | ||||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
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>\language
on Windows. - Video settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\display
on 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
autodata
andautoinfo
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
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 | ||
Royalty free audio |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
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 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
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%\VirtualStore
on 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