Age of Wonders: Planetfall
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Developers | |
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Triumph Studios | |
Publishers | |
Paradox Interactive | |
Engines | |
Creator | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 6, 2019 |
macOS (OS X) | May 25, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | Unlock, Cosmetic |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | 4X, Strategy, TBS |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Age of Wonders |
Age of Wonders | |
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Age of Wonders | 1999 |
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne | 2002 |
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic | 2003 |
Age of Wonders III | 2014 |
Age of Wonders: Planetfall | 2019 |
Age of Wonders 4 | 2023 |
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view 4X, strategy and TBS game in the Age of Wonders series.
General information
- Official Discord for game series
- Official Paradox Plaza forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available. | |||
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Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available. | |||
GOG.com | Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition and Premium Edition also available. |
- All versions require a Paradox Account for multiplayer.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the Infested World scenario planet, Bravado Bundle cosmetic pack, Spacerpunk cosmetic pack, digital artbook, and original soundtrack.
- The Premium Edition includes the base game, all Deluxe Edition content, the Season Pass, Paradox Forums icons and wallpapers.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion packs include races, units, mechanics and campaigns. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Cosmetic | The Pre-order Content Pack and the Deluxe Edition Content Pack include cosmetics. |
Unlock | The only in-game content of the Deluxe Edition Content Pack are a scenario planet and two cosmetic packs. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Pre-Order Content Pack | Not included in any compilation after launch. | |
Season Pass | Includes the three expansions and exclusive Paradox Forums icons and wallpapers. Currently delisted. | |
Deluxe Edition Content Pack | Includes the Infested World scenario planet, two cosmetic packs, digital artbook, and original soundtrack. | |
Revelations | ||
Invasions | ||
Star Kings |
Essential improvements
Skip Paradox launcher
Run the game directly from AoWPF.exe instead of Paradox Launcher.exe [1]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Age of Wonders Planetfall\Config\Settings.cfg |
macOS (OS X) | |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/718850/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Age of Wonders Planetfall\Saves\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/718850/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | [2] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | [3] | ||
4K Ultra HD | [4] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Zooming in and out is possible. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | On/off toggle. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Option of refresh rate, ½ refresh rate, ⅓ refresh rate, ¼ refresh rate, or off. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
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 | A mouse is required to start the game from the Paradox Launcher. Bypass the launcher by running AowPF.exe directly. |
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Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Labeled Invert combat camera Y axis. Despite the label, this inverts the right stick Y-axis camera zoom in both strategic and tactical modes.[5] |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Switch between Controller and Keyboard & Mouse input modes in Controls menu. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Effects, Ambience, Speech, Units, Events, Interface | |
Surround sound | 7.1[6] | |
Subtitles | All spoken audio is accompanied by text. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Toggle with Mute when out of focus setting. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | Fan translation by fywind; download from Steam Workshop | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | Added with patch 1.104 (Stegosaurus 2 Update). | |||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Hot seat |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 12 | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | Constant connection to Paradox servers required. | |
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD | |
Interface | Iggy, Adobe Flash |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1, 8.1 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 (3rd generation) AMD FX Series |
Intel Core i5 (7th or 8th generation) AMD Ryzen 5 |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7770 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 570 3 GB (Nvidia) or 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.14 | 10.15 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 (3rd generation) | Intel Core i5 (8th generation) |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 750M AMD Radeon R9 M380 Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Pro 560 |
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>/718850/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (718850) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-05-02
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
- 3840x1080 and 5760x1080 selected, screenshots taken and compared to 3840x2160.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
- Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080, screenshots taken and compared to 3840x2160.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
- Tested by selecting and enabling 3840x2160.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-12
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-05
- Tested with Special K.