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Metaltech: Earthsiege

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Metaltech: Earthsiege
Metaltech: Earthsiege cover
Developers
Dynamix
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
DOS July 1, 1994
Metaltech: Earthsiege on Wikipedia
Metaltech
Metaltech: Earthsiege 1994
Metaltech: Battledrome 1994
Earthsiege 2 1996
Starsiege 1999
Tribes (series)

Key points

Re-released as a free download for the series' 20th anniversary.[1]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 CD version included INN network and various demos.
DOS
Official website
DRM-free
 Free download.
DOS

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Speech Pack Adds digital voices, included in the cd version.
DOS
Expansion Pack Released as freeware with main game, downloadable separately here.
DOS

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches are available.

Run in DOSBox

Change cycles=auto to cycles=50000 and mpu401=intelligent to mpu401=uart.[2]

Modern Windows installer

The Sierrahelp Metaltech: Earthsiege Installer automatically applies the latest patch and configures DOSBox with optimal cycles and MIDI settings as well as to play the game from the hard drive.

Works with the freeware release.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
PREFS.CFG contains in-game settings.
RESOURCE.CFG contains audio settings.

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Expansion won't install

Sometimes you'll get an error with the installer and it simply wont install the expansion.

Extract and install the files manually[citation needed]
  1. Use the expansion's included UNCHUNK.EXE to manually open the files with the following command: unchunk RESOURCE.000 [folder of you choice, .\ for same folder] and let it finnish extracting the files. repeat the command but with RESOURCE.001 and RESOURCE.000.
  2. Manually merge the files into the games files, overwriting anything. Do NOT install the 1.01 patch as a special version is already integrated into the expansion; doing otherwise will crash the game upon selecting a mission.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 5.0
Processor (CPU) 80386/33DX 486/33 MHz
System memory (RAM) 4 MB 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 27 MB free (extra 8 MB needed for Speech Pack)
Video card (GPU) VGA

References