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{{Infobox game/row/developer|JAM Productions}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|JAM Productions}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Apogee Software}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Apogee Software|Original}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Apogee Entertainment|Current}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Wolfenstein 3D engine}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Wolfenstein 3D engine}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 28, 1994|ref=<ref>[https://3drealms.com/catalog/planet-strike_21/ Blake Stone: Planet Strike - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 28, 1994|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://3drealms.com/catalog/planet-strike_21/|title=Blake Stone: Planet Strike - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 19, 2009|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_blake_stone_planet_strike New release: Blake Stone: Planet Strike - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 19, 2009|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_blake_stone_planet_strike|title=New release: Blake Stone: Planet Strike - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 9, 2013}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 9, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1 GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1|title=GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Blake Stone }}
 
|steam appid  = 358310
 
|steam appid  = 358310
 
|steam appid side = 238050
 
|steam appid side = 238050
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|gogcom page  = blake_stone_planet_strike
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|gogcom id    = 1207658729
 +
|hltb        = 1131
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 2946
 
|wikipedia    = Blake Stone: Planet Strike
 
|wikipedia    = Blake Stone: Planet Strike
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
|official site= https://legacy.3drealms.com/planet/index.html
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  = The source code was released on July 8, 2013.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130811121759/http://www.apogeesoftware.com/uncategorized/apogee-releases-blake-stone-source-code Apogee Releases Blake Stone Source Code]". Apogee Software. 8 July 2013. Archived from [http://www.apogeesoftware.com/uncategorized/apogee-releases-blake-stone-source-code the original] on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2020.</ref>
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Blake Stone}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658729|blake_stone_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658729|blake_stone_series|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/358310/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/358310/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://legacy.3drealms.com/planet/index.html Official site]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Floppies or CD-ROM. See [[#Run in DOSBox (retail)|run in DOSBox (retail)]]. | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Floppies or CD-ROM. See [[#Run in DOSBox (retail)|run in DOSBox (retail)]]. | | DOS }}
−
{{Availability/row| Official | https://3drealms.com/catalog/planet-strike_21/ | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | blake_stone_planet_strike | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | blake_stone_planet_strike | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 358310 | Steam | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. Also sold as part of {{store link|Steam|238050|The Apogee Throwback Pack}}. | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 358310 | Steam | Also sold as part of {{store link|Steam|238050|The Apogee Throwback Pack}}. | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| ZOOM | blake-stone-planet-strike | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Official | https://3drealms.com/catalog/planet-strike_21/ | DRM-free | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===BStone===
 
===BStone===
−
[https://github.com/bibendovsky/bstone BStone] is a native port of the engine source code with support for higher resolutions and other features. Linux users should download the hosted [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/987-bstone-linux-precompiled/ precompiled version] if you do not wish to compile the software from source code and extract '''bstone''' bin file into the main game's folder.
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[https://github.com/bibendovsky/bstone BStone] is a native port of the engine source code with support for higher resolutions and other features. Linux users should download the hosted [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/987-bstone-linux-precompiled/ precompiled version] if you do not wish to compile the software from source code and extract '''bstone''' bin file into the installation folder. A conservative fork exists called [https://sourceforge.net/projects/nakedstone/ NakedStone].
  
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\CONFIG.VSI}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.gog.blake-stone-planet-strike/Current.boxerstate/C Blake Stone Planet Strike.harddisk/CONFIG.VSI}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.gog.blake-stone-planet-strike/Current.boxerstate/C Blake Stone Planet Strike.harddisk/CONFIG.VSI}}
 
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\SAVEGAM*.VSI}}
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\SAVEGAM*.VSI}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\SAVEGAM*.VSI}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.gog.blake-stone-planet-strike/Current.boxerstate/C Blake Stone Planet Strike.harddisk/SAVEGAM*.VSI}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.gog.blake-stone-planet-strike/Current.boxerstate/C Blake Stone Planet Strike.harddisk/SAVEGAM*.VSI}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
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|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
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|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = true
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
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|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
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|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
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|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|DOSBox Configurator settings}}
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{{Video
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{{Video settings
 
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed notes            = Set in Graphic Mode Setup (GOG.com) or toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Blake Stone audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Blake Stone audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|royalty free audio notes =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
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|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
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|dos modes              =  
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|dos modes              = unknown
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux powerpc app      = hackable
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|linux 32-bit executable= true
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
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|linux arm app          = hackable
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|linux executable notes = PowerPC and ARM requires the Bstone source port<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.freshports.org/games/bstone|title=FreshPorts -- games/bstone: Source port of Blake Stone|date=2021-03-26}}</ref> or a PPC DOSbox installation different from that of GOG.com.
 
}}
 
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|minOS    =  
 
|minOS    =  
 
|minCPU  = 386/20
 
|minCPU  = 386/20
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|minRAM  = 560k of conventional memory
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|minRAM  = 560K of conventional memory
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|minHD    = 5 MB
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|minHD    = 8 MB
 
|minGPU  = VGA
 
|minGPU  = VGA
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|minaudio = Adlib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Disney Sound Source compatible
  
 
|recCPU  = 486
 
|recCPU  = 486

Latest revision as of 18:57, 11 December 2023

Blake Stone: Planet Strike
Blake Stone: Planet Strike cover
Developers
JAM Productions
Publishers
Original Apogee Software
Current Apogee Entertainment
Engines
Wolfenstein 3D engine
Release dates
DOS October 28, 1994[1]
Windows (DOSBox) March 19, 2009[2]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) May 9, 2013
Linux (DOSBox) July 24, 2014[3]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter
Themes Sci-fi
Series Blake Stone
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Blake Stone: Planet Strike on HowLongToBeat
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Blake Stone: Planet Strike on MobyGames
Blake Stone: Planet Strike on Wikipedia
Blake Stone
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold 1993
Blake Stone: Planet Strike 1994

Blake Stone: Planet Strike is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Blake Stone series.

The source code was released on July 8, 2013.[4]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
 Floppies or CD-ROM. See run in DOSBox (retail).
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
 Pre-packaged with DOSBox. Also sold as part of The Apogee Throwback Pack.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
 Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows
Official website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

BStone

BStone is a native port of the engine source code with support for higher resolutions and other features. Linux users should download the hosted precompiled version if you do not wish to compile the software from source code and extract bstone bin file into the installation folder. A conservative fork exists called NakedStone.

Skip intro videos

Use bstone with the --no_screens command line argument.

Run in DOSBox (retail)

To run Blake Stone correctly in DOSBox change cycles=auto to cycles=max.

WDC game editor

WDC supports editing maps, enemies, music and many other game features. You must start a new game for the map changes to take effect.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\CONFIG.VSI
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.gog.blake-stone-planet-strike/Current.boxerstate/C Blake Stone Planet Strike.harddisk/CONFIG.VSI<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358310/pfx/[Note 2]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SAVEGAM*.VSI
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Boxer/Gamebox States/com.gog.blake-stone-planet-strike/Current.boxerstate/C Blake Stone Planet Strike.harddisk/SAVEGAM*.VSI
<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358310/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 70 FPS.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Dialogue is text-only (enemy taunts etc. are not subtitled).
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Linux
PowerPC and ARM requires the Bstone source port[6] or a PPC DOSbox installation different from that of GOG.com.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 386/20 486
System memory (RAM) 560K of conventional memory 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA
Sound (audio device) Adlib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Disney Sound Source compatible
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Blake Stone: Planet Strike - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ New release: Blake Stone: Planet Strike - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  3. ↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014 - last accessed on May 2023
  4. ↑ "Apogee Releases Blake Stone Source Code". Apogee Software. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  6. ↑ FreshPorts -- games/bstone: Source port of Blake Stone - last accessed on 2021-03-26