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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Allegro|Past}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|SFML|1.4+}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 6, 1999}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 6, 1999}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
|mobygames    =  
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|mobygames    = 72002
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Official | http://www.jbplay.com/games/meteor/ | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Official | https://www.jbplay.com/games/meteor/ | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| itch.io| https://jbplay.itch.io/meteor | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\meteor.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\jgui3.ini|{{P|game}}\meteor.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Image|Meteor general settings.png|General Settings}}
 
{{Image|Meteor general settings.png|General Settings}}
 
{{Image|Meteor graphics settings.png|Graphics Settings}}
 
{{Image|Meteor graphics settings.png|Graphics Settings}}
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{{Image|Meteor scaling settings.png|Scaling Settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= {{Term|Pixel-based}}. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{Term|Pixel-based}}. Scaling can be adjusted.
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            = Select '''DirectDraw window''' in '''Video Mode'''
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = hackable
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
{{Fixbox|description=Edit .ini|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Blackbird|date=2016-8-29|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit .ini|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Blackbird|date=2023-01-25|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].  
# Open {{file|meteor.ini}}.
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# Open {{file|jgui3.ini}}.
# Change these lines to the desired values:
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# Set <code>fpsLimit=60</code> to your desired value.
<pre>
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# Save the file.
ScreenW = 1920
 
ScreenH = 1080
 
</pre>
 
4. Save the file
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
|lan play players    = 64
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|lan play players    = 16
 
|lan play modes      = Versus, Co-op
 
|lan play modes      = Versus, Co-op
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
|online play players  = 64
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|online play players  = 16
 
|online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 
|online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
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|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
|directdraw versions    = unknown
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
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|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} DirectDraw and GDI renderers were removed in 1.4 update
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Latest revision as of 10:37, 21 January 2024

Meteor
Meteor cover
Developers
JBPlay
Engines
Past Allegro
1.4+ SFML
Release dates
Windows March 6, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Series Meteor
Meteor on MobyGames
Meteor
Meteor 1999
Meteor 2 2004
Mowteor 2010

General information

Meteor Mods

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\jgui3.ini[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\meteor.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\base\saves\[Note 1]

Video

General Settings
General Settings
Graphics Settings
Graphics Settings
Scaling Settings
Scaling Settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Pixel-based. Scaling can be adjusted.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Called Sync Vertical Retrace in User Options
60 FPS
120+ FPS
See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

Edit .ini[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open jgui3.ini.
  3. Set fpsLimit=60 to your desired value.
  4. Save the file.

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

Audio

Audio Settings
Audio Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound and Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
16 Versus, Co-op
Online play
16 Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
DirectDraw and GDI renderers were removed in 1.4 update

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  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).

References

  1. Verified by User:Blackbird on 2023-01-25