Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Steam		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[4]

Two demos were made for the game (download): one of them has a single mission not in the main game, while the other has three unique missions that show the events leading up to the beginning of the main game. The one-mission version reports itself as 'version D1.01', while the three-mission version identifies as 'version D2.00'.

Essential improvements

Patches

Last patch release is V1.09. The GOG.com release is already patched.

Map Editor

Terra Nova World Editor allows creating your own land scepes for the game. heightmaps are also available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

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Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}
Linux	<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Options menu.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Audio Interface Library 3.03	^[5]
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology	^[5]

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	MS-DOS 5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 60 MHz	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA 256-color

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7 Lion or later
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL compatible 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References

↑ Looking Glass Technologies Terra Nova Page (retrieved)
↑ PC Gamer UK: "Technology Bombardment" (April 1996, page 14) - last accessed on August 9, 2017
"Terra Nova looks even better, but mercifully hasn't increased the demands on the processor to a significant extent. The TED engine that drives the game is undoubtedly one of the most advanced available today."
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Release: Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri - GOG.com
↑ Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri · AppID: 368600 · Steam Database
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri UK manual.

[DOSBox_mounted-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

[1] Looking Glass Technologies Terra Nova Page (retrieved)

[2] PC Gamer UK: "Technology Bombardment" (April 1996, page 14) - last accessed on August 9, 2017
"Terra Nova looks even better, but mercifully hasn't increased the demands on the processor to a significant extent. The TED engine that drives the game is undoubtedly one of the most advanced available today."

[release_date-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Release: Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri - GOG.com

[4] Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri · AppID: 368600 · Steam Database

[manual-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri UK manual.

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Developers

	Looking Glass Technologies^[1]
Engines
	TED engine^[2]
Release dates
DOS	March 5, 1996
Windows (DOSBox)	June 25, 2015^[3]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	June 25, 2015^[3]
Linux (DOSBox)	June 25, 2015^[3]