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World of Aden
Thunderscape	1995
Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall	1995

Thunderscape is a singleplayer first-person RPG game in the World of Aden series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[3]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Apply the Thunderscape intro skip

Patches

The v1.1 Patch fixes various issues. The GOG.com version is already patched.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Sound card settings are stored in DIG.INI.

Save game data location

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

Saves are stored in folders SAVE0 to SAVE3.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		320x200 only.
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		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master slider and on/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Off by default; toggle Help Text in Options. Videos have no subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	486/66 MHz	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7.0
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References

↑ Release: Thunderscape ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[DOSBox_mounted-4] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

[1] Release: Thunderscape ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[2] Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[3] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

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[2]

[3]

[Note 1]

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-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 22, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/release_thunderscape Release: Thunderscape ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 22, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/release_thunderscape|title=Release: Thunderscape ● GOG.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 15, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 15, 2013|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom|title=Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
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+{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |  | | DOS }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | thunderscape | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/post23 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | thunderscape | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/post23|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use replacement 1.SMK|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Apply the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/248-thunderscape-intro-skip/ Thunderscape intro skip]|fix=
-Apply the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/248-thunderscape-intro-skip/ Thunderscape intro skip].
 }}
 ===Patches===
-{{ii}} The [https://archive.org/details/WorldofAdenThunderscapev1.1Patch_1020 v1.1 Patch] fixes various issues (see <code>README.TXT</code>). The GOG.com version is already patched.
+{{ii}} The [https://archive.org/details/WorldofAdenThunderscapev1.1Patch_1020 v1.1 Patch] fixes various issues. The GOG.com version is already patched.
 ==Game data==
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 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
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-{{ii}} Sound card settings are stored in <code>DIG.INI</code>.
+{{ii}} Sound card settings are stored in {{file|DIG.INI}}.
 ===Save game data location===
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 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
-{{ii}} Saves are stored in folders <code>SAVE0</code> to <code>SAVE3</code>.
+{{ii}} Saves are stored in folders {{folder|SAVE0}} to {{folder|SAVE3}}.
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
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+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 |red book cd audio        =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
 |windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
-|macos arm app          =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
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Developers

	Strategic Simulations Inc.
Publishers
North America	Strategic Simulations Inc.
Europe	Mindscape
Digital	Kyoudai Games
Release dates
DOS	1995
Windows (DOSBox)	August 22, 2013^[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox)	November 15, 2013^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy, Steampunk
Series	World of Aden