M.U.L.E.
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Ozark Softscape | |
| PC booter | K-Byte Software[1] |
| Publishers | |
| PC booter | IBM[1] |
| Digital | Ozark Softscape |
| Release dates | |
| PC booter | 1985 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | March 1, 2021[2] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Genres | Business, Strategy |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | M.U.L.E. |
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| M.U.L.E. | |
|---|---|
| M.U.L.E. | 1985 |
| Planet M.U.L.E. | 2009 |
| M.U.L.E. Returns | TBA |
M.U.L.E. is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view business and strategy game in the M.U.L.E. series.
General information
Availability
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| PC booter | A:\ |
| Windows |
- This game saves to a formatted floppy disk (separate from the program disk).
- This game does not store any settings.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| 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 | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| 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 |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| 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 | 4 | |||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, CGA Composite |
Issues fixed
Can't save game (DOSBox)
- Error message: "DISK ERROR!! CANNOT SAVE GAME Please Insert Unprotected Disk in Drive A And Press Enter."
| Mount floppy image in DOSBox-staging[3] |
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System requirements
| PC booter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 Intel 8086 | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 128 KB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA | CGA Composite | ||
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 M.U.L.E. - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2021-03-01
- "The IBM PC port of M.U.L.E was developed by K-Byte Software, an affiliate of Electronic Arts, and published by IBM..."
- ↑ Release: M.U.L.E. - GOG.com - last accessed on 2021-03-01
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on April 23, 2021
- Some form of SVN or custom build is required to format the floppy image; DOSBox 0.74-3 can load from existing floppy images but can't format new ones.