Key points
- Source code has been made available[4] and unofficially ported to various platforms
General information
- Official website
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- ROTT in Hell - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia (archived)
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Version differences
- Rise of the Triad: The HUNT Begins is an exclusive episode released as shareware. It is included in Rise of the Triad CD-ROM version. It was also included in the Triad Powerpack, a commercial expansion for the floppy version.
- Rise of the Triad: The HUNT Begins Deluxe Edition was a commercial re-release of The HUNT Begins with 6 exclusive levels. These levels were later offered for free download and are also included in the digital versions.
- Rise of the Triad: Dark War is the full game. The CD-ROM version (also called Super Triad) adds 10 multiplayer maps and a random level generator. It also includes the shareware episode The HUNT Begins.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Triad Powerpack |
Commercial expansion for the original floppy version, bringing it on a par with the CD-ROM version. Included with all digital versions of the game. |
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| Extreme Rise of the Triad |
Available for free. Included with all digital versions of the game. Can also be downloaded from the official website. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
v1.3 is the latest version.
Level Editors, etc.
All downloads for the game can be found on official game site.
Ports
| Name |
System |
Renderer |
Description
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| WinROTTAPI |
Windows |
GDI |
A port by the WinROTT/WinROTTGL developer with 64-bit support, using native Windows API.
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| WinROTTGL |
Windows |
OpenGL |
A successor to WinROTT using OpenGL. Includes further fixes and improvements, supports up to 1920x1080 resolutions, texture filtering and sharpening, transparency, mp3 music and parametric reverb.
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| WinROTT |
Windows |
DirectDraw |
A source port developed for Windows XP. It includes bug fixes, supports up to 1024x768 resolutions and mouselook with crosshair. May have issues with modern systems, since development stopped in 2005.
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| SDLROTT |
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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An SDL port of ROTT which includes 64-bit support and features/fixes from WinROTT. Linux and Mac users need to manually compile or look through the distribution's repository. The Windows binary files are based on the Development version and requires SDL.dll and SDL_mixer.dll in order to run.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Configuration files are
CONFIG.ROT (options), SOUND.ROT (sound) and BATTLE.ROT (multiplayer).
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
- Savegames are labelled
ROTTGAM?.ROT. High scores are saved in SCORES.ROT.
Video settings
In-game general settings.
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse button map settings.
In-game joystick button map settings.
Audio settings
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Software renderer |
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| DOS video modes |
VGA |
320x200 |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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System requirements
| DOS | Windows | macOS (OS X) | Linux |
| DOS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
5.0 |
6.2 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel 386DX 40 MHz
| Intel 486DX2 66 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
4 MB |
8 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
VGA | |
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista |
7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) |
512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
100 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
DirectX compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 or later |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
100 MB |
| Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/358410/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (358410) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
