Difference between revisions of "Incubation: Time Is Running Out"

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This page is for the 1997 Battle Isle game. For the Battle Isle game also known as "Battle Isle 4", and released in 2000, see Battle Isle: The Andosia War.

Battle Isle
Battle Isle	1991
Battle Isle 2	1994
Battle Isle 3	1995
Incubation: Time Is Running Out	1997
Battle Isle: The Andosia War	2000

Key points

Released as Incubation: Battle Isle Phase Four in Europe.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Available as "Battle Isle Platinum". Includes Battle Isle, Battle Isle 2, Battle Isle 3, Incubation: Time Is Running Out, Historyline: 1914-1918, and their respective expansions.
Ubisoft Store		Available as "Battle Isle Platinum". Includes Battle Isle, Battle Isle 2, Battle Isle 3, Incubation: Time Is Running Out, Historyline: 1914-1918, and their respective expansions.

Free demo versions of Time is Running Out and The Wilderness Missions are available from Archive.org. Mirrors for English and German versions are available from Incubation Archives.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Wilderness Missions	Includes the 1.03 patch necessary for multiplayer support.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch for Time Is Running Out is 1.03, and is available from Patches-Scrolls and Incubation Archives. It includes the 1.02 patch which is crucial for multiplayer support.

The latest official patch for The Wilderness Missions is 1.52, and is available from Patches-Scrolls and Incubation Archives.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\DATA^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Work\Saves^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Work\Saves2^{[Note 1]}

The base game uses Saves, The Wilderness Missions uses Saves2

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Ubisoft Connect

Video

In-game options menu (move mouse to bottom of main menu to view).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 27 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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Mission briefings only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German

Network

Multiplayer functionality is only available with the 1.02/1.03 patches for the base game, and natively in The Wilderness Missions expansion.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Hot seat
LAN play	4
Online play	4	The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
Asynchronous multiplayer	Play by email.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		2D 2D only with dgVoodoo2 v2.6 (DX5), and dgVoodoo2 default profile.

Issues fixed

Missing audio in cutscenes

Use ogg-winmm CD Audio Emulator
Download latest release package Extract contents of package into the game directory Make a backup copy of `sound.dll` (if it exists) Rename `winmm.dll` to `sound.dll`

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5
Glide	2.1, 2.4, 3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Audiere

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz	Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	260 MB	290 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5.0 compatible	3Dfx video card

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).

References

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).

[Note 1]

@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 {{Availability/row| Ubisoft | 59030bc9ca1a64f2668b4568 | Uplay | Available as "Battle Isle Platinum". Includes [[Battle Isle]], [[Battle Isle 2]], [[Battle Isle 3]], Incubation: Time Is Running Out, [[Historyline: 1914-1918]], and their respective expansions. | | Windows }}
 }}
+{{ii}} Free demo versions of [https://archive.org/details/Incubation Time is Running Out] and [https://archive.org/details/IncubationTheWildernessMissionsDemo The Wilderness Missions] are available from Archive.org. Mirrors for English and German versions are available from [http://incubation.redmod.sk/data/download-section/demos-a-patches.html Incubation Archives].
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
-{{DLC/row| Incubation: The Wilderness Missions | Adds [[#Network|multiplayer support]]. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| The Wilderness Missions | Includes the 1.03 patch necessary for [[#Network|multiplayer support]]. | Windows }}
 }}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+{{ii}} The latest official patch for Time Is Running Out is 1.03, and is available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2177/7/ Patches-Scrolls] and [http://incubation.redmod.sk/data/download-section/demos-a-patches.html Incubation Archives]. It includes the 1.02 patch which is crucial for multiplayer support.
+{{ii}} The latest official patch for The Wilderness Missions is 1.52, and is available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2178/7/ Patches-Scrolls] and [http://incubation.redmod.sk/data/download-section/demos-a-patches.html Incubation Archives].
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 109: / Line 116: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 198: / Line 208: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 221: / Line 233: @@
 ==Network==
-{{ii}} Multiplayer functionality is only available via The Wilderness Missions expansion
+{{ii}} Multiplayer functionality is only available with the 1.02/1.03 [[#Patches|patches]] for the base game, and natively in The Wilderness Missions expansion.
 {{Network/Multiplayer
 |local play           = true
@@ Line 231: / Line 243: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 4
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 |asynchronous         = true
 |asynchronous notes   = Play by email.
@@ Line 273: / Line 285: @@
 |vorpx                       = hackable
 |vorpx modes                 = 2D
-|vorpx notes                 = 2D only with [[DgVoodoo 2|DGVoodoo2 v 2.6 (DX5)]], and DGVoodoo2 default profile.
+|vorpx notes                 = 2D only with [[dgVoodoo 2|dgVoodoo2 v2.6 (DX5)]], and dgVoodoo2 default profile.
 |htc vive                    =
 |htc vive notes              =
@@ Line 301: / Line 313: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Missing Audio in Cutscenes===
+===Missing audio in cutscenes===
 {{Fixbox
 |description=Use [https://github.com/ayuanx/ogg-winmm ogg-winmm CD Audio Emulator]
@@ Line 308: / Line 319: @@
 # Download latest release package
 # Extract contents of package into the game directory
-# Make a backup copy of {{file|sound.dll}} ( if it exists )
+# Make a backup copy of {{file|sound.dll}} (if it exists)
 # Rename {{file|winmm.dll}} to {{file|sound.dll}}
 }}
@@ Line 335: / Line 346: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Blue Byte Software
Publishers
Retail	Blue Byte Software
Digital	Ubisoft
Engines
	Extreme Assault
Release dates
Windows	September 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	First-person, Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select
Genres	Shooter, Strategy
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Battle Isle