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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|July 31, 1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|July 31, 1996}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 30, 2009}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 30, 2009|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_the_pandora_directive|title=New release: The Pandora Directive - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 18, 2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 18, 2012|wrapper=DOSBox}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|June 12, 2014}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|June 12, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/tex_murphy_project_fedora/announcements/detail/1262446223499458502|title=Steam Community :: Group :: Tex Murphy Project Fedora|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Tex Murphy }}
 
|steam appid  = 302360
 
|steam appid  = 302360
 
|steam appid side = 274390
 
|steam appid side = 274390
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|gogcom page  = tex_murphy_the_pandora_directive
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|gogcom id    = 1207658768
 +
|strategywiki =
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|mobygames    = pandora-directive
 
|wikipedia    = The Pandora Directive
 
|wikipedia    = The Pandora Directive
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Tex Murphy}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/tex_murphy_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
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{{GOG.com links|1207658768|tex_murphy_series|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/tex_murphy_the_pandora_directive GOG.com Support Page]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/302360/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/302360/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
−
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Requires disc swapping. Released on 6 CDs. | | DOS }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/tex_murphy_the_pandora_directive GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | tex_murphy_the_pandora_directive | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/302360/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} |}}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | tex-murphy-the-pandora-directive | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | tex-murphy-complete-pack | Steam | Packaged with [[Tex Murphy: Mean Streets]], [[Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum]], [[Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon]], and [[Tex Murphy: Overseer]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 302360 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Video settings
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{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                = false
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
−
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
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|60 fps                    = unknown
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
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|60 fps notes               =  
−
|high frame rate            = unknown
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|120 fps                    = unknown
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
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|120 fps notes             =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = unknown
 
|mouse menu                = unknown
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
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{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only.<ref>[https://issuu.com/michelfranca/docs/revista_do_cdrom_017_090b81a637235f Revista do CD-ROM n.º 17]</ref> [http://forum.scummbr.com/index.php?topic=539.0 Official translation (download)]
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              = unknown
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|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
−
|minmem   = 256 MB
+
|minRAM   = 256 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 
|minDX    = 8.1
 
|minDX    = 8.1
  
 
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
 
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
−
|recmem   = 512 MB
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|recRAM   = 512 MB
 +
|recGPU  =
 
|recDX    = 9
 
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
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|minOS    = 10.6.8
 
|minOS    = 10.6.8
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
−
|minmem   = 1 GB
+
|minRAM   = 1 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
}}
 
}}
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{{References}}

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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive cover
Developers
Access Software
Release dates
DOS July 31, 1996
Windows (DOSBox) June 30, 2009[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) October 18, 2012
Linux (DOSBox) June 12, 2014[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Tex Murphy
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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive on MobyGames
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive on Wikipedia
Tex Murphy
Tex Murphy: Mean Streets 1989
Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum 1991
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon 1994
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive 1996
Tex Murphy: Overseer 1998
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure 2014
The Poisoned Pawn: A Tex Murphy Adventure TBA

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Requires disc swapping. Released on 6 CDs.
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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 Packaged with Tex Murphy: Mean Streets, Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum, Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, and Tex Murphy: Overseer.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

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]
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
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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Retail only.[4] Official translation (download)

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 8.1 compatible DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 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.

References