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{{++}} Runs on low-end hardware.
 
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==Availability==
 
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==Issues fixed==
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===Running the game with DosBox===
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Alien Trilogy may run at ludicrous speed if launched using DosBox's default settings.
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Change core setting to normal for correct game timing.|}}
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# In DosBox's .conf file, change core=auto to core=normal.
 
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Revision as of 07:36, 27 May 2017

Alien Trilogy
Alien Trilogy cover
Developers
Probe Entertainment
Publishers
Acclaim Entertainment
Release dates
DOS November 30, 1996
Alien Trilogy guide on StrategyWiki
Alien Trilogy on Wikipedia
Alien
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure 1995
Alien Trilogy 1996
Aliens Online 1998
Aliens versus Predator (series)
Aliens: Colonial Marines 2013
Alien: Isolation 2014
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2021
Aliens: Dark Descent 2023

Key points

Runs on low-end hardware.
Fully supported by DosBox.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
DOS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
4
Online play
Requires DOSBox's IPX tunneling

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
See "Online play notes"

Issues fixed

Running the game with DosBox

Alien Trilogy may run at ludicrous speed if launched using DosBox's default settings.

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS
Processor (CPU) 66 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB Free
Video card (GPU) VGA
1 MB of VRAM

References