Star General
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| Developers | |
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| Catware | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail (North America) | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| Retail (Europe) | Mindscape |
| Digital | SNEG |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | December 6, 1996 |
| Windows | December 6, 1996 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | June 6, 2023 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Wargame, TBS, Strategy |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Panzer General |
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| Panzer General | |
|---|---|
| Panzer General | 1994 |
| Allied General | 1995 |
| Star General | 1996 |
| Fantasy General (series) | |
| Pacific General | 1997 |
| Panzer General II | 1997 |
| People's General | 1998 |
| Panzer General 3D Assault | 1999 |
| Panzer General III: Scorched Earth | 2000 |
Star General is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view wargame, TBS and strategy game in the Panzer General series.
General information
- Die PanzerLiga, a multiplayer community for Five-Star General, Panzer Corps and Strategic Command series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Both Windows-native (pre-packaged with cnc-ddraw) and DOS (pre-packaged with DOSBox) versions. | |
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| Steam | |
Both Windows-native (pre-packaged with cnc-ddraw) and DOS (pre-packaged with DOSBox) versions. | |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\LOG\PREFDOS.DAT |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\LOG\pref.dat[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2414340/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVE\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVE\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2414340/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Using cnc-ddraw. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Using cnc-ddraw. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Using cnc-ddraw. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always on (Windows Version) | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game is coded to run at low FPS, but mouse control is capped at monitor refresh rate.(Windows Version) | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| 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 effects; accessed from in-game only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| 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 | Present in digital releases as .OGG files. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German |
Network
- Requires DirectPlay. In digital releases, move, delete or rename
dplayx.dllto re-enable LAN/TCP connections.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 7 | Versus, Hot seat |
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| LAN play | 7 | Versus |
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| Online play | 7 | Versus Windows version only; the official multiplayer service was shut down |
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| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 3 | Digital releases use cnc-ddraw. |
| DOS video modes | SVGA |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 6.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i486/66 DX | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA 1 MB of VRAM |
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| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA 1 MB of VRAM |
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| Other | 2x CD-ROM drive | |
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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2414340/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2414340) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.