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+ | ==Issues fixed== | ||
+ | ===Long load time and low FPS=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} Because of how Planetary Annihilation is a bit more memory intensive than most games it is a good idea to actually close any open programs such as Google Chrome before playing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Enable threaded optimization|ref=<ref name="workarounds">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/864980734977925162/ Workarounds for long loading time and low FPS - Steam Community Discussions]</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Open the '''Nvidia Control Panel'''. | ||
+ | # Under '''Global Settings''' select the drop-down box next to '''Threaded optimisation'''. | ||
+ | # Change this to '''On''' and click '''Apply'''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} This only applies to Nvidia cards. | ||
+ | {{ii}} If you get poor performance with multiple Nvidia cards, you will need to disable SLI. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Change priority|ref=<ref name="workarounds" />|fix= | ||
+ | # Open '''Task Manager''' and right-click <code>PA.exe</code>. | ||
+ | # Select '''Set Priority:''' and set it to '''High'''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} Press {{key|Ctrl|U}} to toggle the UI, if there is a noticeable FPS improvement this may benefit you. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Disable Steam Community overlay|ref=<ref name="workarounds" />|fix= | ||
+ | # Right-click on the game within your Steam library and select '''Properties'''. | ||
+ | # Uncheck '''Enable Steam Community In-Game''' and click '''CLOSE'''. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Black screen/black planet=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Change settings|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.uberent.com/threads/how-to-improve-frame-rates-all-video-cards-driver-links.53165/|title=How To Improve Frame Rates (All Video Cards) - Uber Entertainment Forums|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # From the main menu select '''Settings'''. | ||
+ | # Under '''Graphics''' set anti-aliasing to <code>OFF</code>. | ||
+ | # Press {{key|F5}} to refresh the game screen. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} If this does not work try setting '''HDR''' to <code>OFF</code> aswell. If they are both already disabled, enable and disable them again then refresh by pressing {{key|F5}}. You may need to refresh many times.<ref name="workarounds 2">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/810938810899540110/ *** Black screen? Check these workarounds! *** - Steam Community Discussions]</ref> | ||
+ | {{ii}} If nothing helps try to wait a bit, then press {{key|Ctrl|Alt|Delete}}, open '''Task Manager''' and then go back to the game window.<ref name="workarounds 2" /> | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Black lines=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Disable anisotropic filtering|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/666826069065968981/|title=Boxes on planets / Graphic Issues - Steam Community Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Open the '''Nvidia Control Panel'''. | ||
+ | # Under '''Global Settings''' select the drop-down box next to '''Anisotropic filtering'''. | ||
+ | # Change this to '''Application-controlled''' or '''Off''' and click '''Apply'''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} This only applies to Nvidia cards. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Game won't start=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} This issue is most likely due to outdated drivers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Update drivers|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/864980278116578701/|title=(Reoccuring Issue) Game Won't Start - Steam Community Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Download and install the latest driver version for your video card ([http://support.amd.com/en-us/download ATI/AMD], [http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx Nvidia], [https://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx Intel]). | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Overly dark planets=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} This issue is seen on older Intel and AMD graphics cards. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Update drivers|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/864980278116578701/|title=(Reoccuring Issue) Game Won't Start - Steam Community Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Download and install the latest driver version for your video card ([http://support.amd.com/en-us/download ATI/AMD], [http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx Nvidia], [https://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx Intel]). | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Disable HDR|fix= | ||
+ | # From the main menu select '''Settings'''. | ||
+ | # Under '''Graphics''' set HDR to <code>OFF</code>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} Only a known issue on older AMD GPUs | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Disable Ambient Occlusion|fix= | ||
+ | # From the main menu select '''Settings'''. | ||
+ | # Under '''Graphics''' set Ambient Occlusion to <code>OFF</code>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} Only a known issue on older Intel GPUs | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 4 August 2023
Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Developers | |
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Uber Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 18, 2015 |
macOS (OS X) | August 18, 2015 |
Linux | August 18, 2015 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Free-roaming camera |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Space, Sci-fi |
Series | Planetary Annihilation |
Planetary Annihilation | |
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Planetary Annihilation | 2014 |
Planetary Annihilation: Titans | 2015 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation |
Linux | $HOME/.local/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation/ |
- 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 |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation |
Linux | $HOME/.local/Uber Entertainment/Planetary Annihilation/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Used in place of exclusive fullscreen. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA on/off toggle. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Experimental hardware HDR10 support can be enabled on latest Windows 10 for modern Nvidia 10 series or newer GPUs connected via DisplayPort 1.4+ or HDMI 2.0+ using: --hardware-hdr |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Voice, Sound Effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Includes separate localizations for Neutral English and U.S. English. | |||
Arabic | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | Includes separate localizations for Neutral Traditional Chinese and Hong Kong Chinese. | |||
Czech | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Danish | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Dutch | ||||
Dutch | Belgian Dutch. Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Finnish | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
German | Austrian German. Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Romanian | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Turkish | Fan translation accessible in-game. | |||
Ukrainian | Fan translation accessible in-game. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 6 | Co-op, Versus [1]. Maximum number of players can be increased using launch option --local-server-max-players=XX where XX represents a value of your choice. |
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Online play | 10 | Co-op, Versus LAN servers can be made available online with higher player counts. Dedicated servers can be made available using the server launch options --server-name MyServerName --allow-lan --community-servers-url auto --http` . |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Self-hosting |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 1, 2, 30 |
UDP | 500-600, 3500 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Long load time and low FPS
- Because of how Planetary Annihilation is a bit more memory intensive than most games it is a good idea to actually close any open programs such as Google Chrome before playing.
Enable threaded optimization[2] |
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Notes
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Change priority[2] |
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Notes
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Disable Steam Community overlay[2] |
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Black screen/black planet
Change settings[3] |
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Notes
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Black lines
Disable anisotropic filtering[5] |
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Notes
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Game won't start
- This issue is most likely due to outdated drivers.
Update drivers[6] |
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Overly dark planets
- This issue is seen on older Intel and AMD graphics cards.
Update drivers[7] |
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Disable HDR |
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Notes
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Disable Ambient Occlusion |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
OpenGL | ||
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD | |
Interface | Coherent UI |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Quad Core Processor | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | 7 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Dedicated Graphics Chip 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible |
Other | Broadband Internet connection. |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.9 | 10.15 |
Processor (CPU) | MODERN Quad Core i5 | MODERN Quad Core i7+ |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | 7 GB |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.2 compatible | Dedicated Graphics Chip |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Quad Core Processor | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | 7 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible | Dedicated Graphics Chip 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible |
Other | Broadband Internet connection. |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Planetary Annihilation: TITANS on Steam - last accessed on 2019-08-18
- "Host LAN games with up to 32 players using the included DRM free local server"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Workarounds for long loading time and low FPS - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ How To Improve Frame Rates (All Video Cards) - Uber Entertainment Forums - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 *** Black screen? Check these workarounds! *** - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Boxes on planets / Graphic Issues - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ (Reoccuring Issue) Game Won't Start - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ (Reoccuring Issue) Game Won't Start - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023