Battle Isle 3
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| Developers | |
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| Blue Byte Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Blue Byte Software |
| Digital | Ubisoft |
| Release dates | |
| Windows 3.x | 1995 |
| Windows | 1995 |
| Linux | Source ports only |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Battle Isle |
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| Battle Isle | |
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| Battle Isle | 1991 |
| Battle Isle 2 | 1994 |
| Battle Isle 3 | 1995 |
| Incubation: Time Is Running Out | 1997 |
| Battle Isle: The Andosia War | 2000 |
Key points
- Released as Battle Isle 2220: Shadow of the Emperor in North America.
- Customisable interface that can be moved around freely
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Available as "Battle Isle Platinum". Includes Battle Isle, Battle Isle 2, Battle Isle 3, Incubation: Time Is Running Out, Historyline: 1914-1918, and their respective expansions. | |
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| Ubisoft Store | |
Available as "Battle Isle Platinum". Includes Battle Isle, Battle Isle 2, Battle Isle 3, Incubation: Time Is Running Out, Historyline: 1914-1918, and their respective expansions. | |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Linux |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SDI\SAV[Note 1] |
| Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Ubisoft Connect |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
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 | ||||
| German | Retail only; download for GOG.com release |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 6 | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | 6 | |||
| Online play | ||||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Other information
API
| Executable | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
| Linux | 32-bit and ARM32 support requires M-HT SR. No ARM64 support is known to exist. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 3.11 | 95 |
| Processor (CPU) | 80486 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Other | 2x CD-ROM drive | |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).