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Revision as of 09:50, 16 September 2021
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| Developers | |
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| KD VISION | |
| Publishers | |
| Codemasters | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 21, 2004 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 77 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera, Free-roaming camera |
| Controls | Multiple select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Perimeter |
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| Perimeter | |
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| Perimeter | 2004 |
| Perimeter: Emperor's Testament | 2005 |
| Perimeter 2: New Earth | 2008 |
| Perimeter: Legate Edition | 2024 |
Warnings
Perimeter is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera and free-roaming camera RTS game in the Perimeter series.
The game's source code was released on June 4, 2021.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 5.03.04.0011 | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
Also includes Perimeter: Emperor's Testament. | |
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| Steam | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\perimeter.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289440/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Resource\Saves[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/289440/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
External graphics settings.
External advanced graphics settings.
In-game advanced graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
External game settings.
In-game game settings.
External miscellaneous settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | There is currently no known way to run the game when not using the default resolutions. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Camera can be zoomed in and out freely. | ||
| Windowed | Set "Fullscreen=" in "Perimeter.cfg" to "0" | ||
| 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Edit "controls.cfg" in the "Resource" folder. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
External audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound effects, music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Always on; cutscenes and mission briefings only. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
- Steam version is limited to English and Russian, while the GOG.com version has all languages but Russian.
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| German | ||||
| French | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
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 |
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| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon XP 2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8xxx 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | |
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 (289440) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.