Metal Fatigue

Metal Fatigue is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game.

General information

Availability

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Delete or rename movie files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\TBD`. Delete or rename `LogoCinematic.avi` and `OpeningCinematic.avi`.

Disable the 3Dfx logo splash screen (nGlide)^[1]
Open `<path-to-game>\nglide_config.exe`. Set the 3Dfx logo splash screen setting to Off. Click Apply to save changes, then Exit.

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/888040/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/888040/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

$nGlide configurator settings. Access by opening <path-to-game>\nglide_config.exe$

nGlide configurator settings. Access by opening <path-to-game>\nglide_config.exe

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See discussion here.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See discussion here.
4K Ultra HD		See discussion here.
Field of view (FOV)		Field of view determined by resolution.
Windowed		Press `Alt`+`↵ Enter` to toggle.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Toggle with `<path-to-game>\nglide_config.exe`.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity		Scroll speed is adjustable.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Voice, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles		No subtitles during gameplay. Mission briefings are presented via audio and text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8	The official MPlayer.com service has been shut down.

Use GLOverride^[2]
Download GLOverride and extract it to `<path-to-game>`. Edit `opengl32.ini` and find `FixClamp = 0` and change it to `FixClamp = 1`.

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Glide

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Multiplayer	MPlayer.com

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 200 MHz	Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	60 MB	385 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible	3dfx Voodoo 2 RIVA TNT 12 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0 compatible
Other	4x CD-ROM drive	8x CD-ROM drive

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/888040/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (888040) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

Developers

	Zono
Publishers
Europe	Psygnosis
United Kingdom	Take-Two Interactive
United States	TalonSoft
2018 GOG/Steam re-release	Nightdive Studios
Release dates
Windows	May 18, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Sci-fi