Alien Breed
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Team17 | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1993 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | January 10, 2012[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Alien Breed |
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| Alien Breed | |
|---|---|
| Alien Breed | 1993 |
| Alien Breed: Tower Assault | 1994 |
| Alien Breed: Impact | 2010 |
| Alien Breed 2: Assault | 2010 |
| Alien Breed 3: Descent | 2010 |
Key points
- To start the game once in menu, press RShift or the button bound to fire.
- The original 1991 version was released only for Amiga, with an updated version on 1992 called Alien Breed: Special Edition 92. The PC version is based on the Special Edition, including all 12 original levels and 6 new levels.[2]
- The sound quality of the PC version is inferior to the Amiga version.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Manual lookup copy protection. Use DOSBox. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled together with Alien Breed: Tower Assault. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] | |
- On the GOG.com version, the copy protection has been bypassed. Type anything and press ↵ Enter to start the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Windows | GOG: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\AlienBreedEp1Game\SaveData\ <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
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 | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Run Config from the Start screen/Start menu. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Co-op Shared-screen. |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Processor (CPU) | 80286 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
- Extended memory is required under DOS (or DOSBox) for digitized sound
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
References
- ↑ New Release: Alien Breed + Alien Breed: Tower Assault ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Alien Breed for DOS - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023