1942: The Pacific Air War
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Developers | |
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MPS Labs | |
Publishers | |
Retail | MicroProse |
Digital | Night Dive Studios |
Digital | Retroism |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1994 |
Windows 3.x | 1994 |
Windows (DOSBox) | April 1, 2015 |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | April 1, 2015 |
Linux (DOSBox) | April 1, 2015 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Genres | Simulation, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Flight |
Themes | Oceania, World War II |
Series | Air War |
Air War | |
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1942: The Pacific Air War | 1994 |
European Air War | 1998 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
1942: The Pacific Air War is a singleplayer and multiplayer simulation and vehicle combat game in the Air War series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Publisher website | Via Humble Widget. | |||
GOG.com | Gold Edition (despite content not advertised). Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | Gold Edition (despite content not advertised). Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[1] |
Version differences
- 1942: The Pacific Air War Gold includes the expansion. Some editions also include a Windows-based interface with flight instructions (the game itself is still DOS only).[2]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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1942: The Pacific Air War Scenario |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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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 |
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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) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (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 | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
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 |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | VGA |
Executable | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
References
- ↑ 1942: The Pacific Air War · AppID: 347230 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ 1942: The Pacific Air War Gold for DOS (1994) - MobyGames - last accessed on May 2023