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Terminal War Key Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Player Count | 4v4 (8 Players Total) |
| Perspective | Third-Person |
| Setting | Alternative 1999 (Post-WWIII) |
| Monetization | Premium One-Time Purchase (No P2W) |
Terminal War System Requirements
1080p
tune Minimum – Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS
tune Recommended – High preset, Hardware Lumen, 60 FPS
1440p
tune Recommended – High preset, Hardware Lumen, DLSS/FSR Quality, 60-80 FPS
2160p
tune Enthusiast – Epic preset, Hardware Lumen, DLSS/FSR Balanced, 60+ FPS
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memory Intel Core i7-12700H
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US $1349
Model: MSI Pulse GL66 with RTX 3070 and i7 12th Gen
memory CPU: Intel Core i7-12700H (Score: 900)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Score: 6600) @ 140W TGP
storage RAM: 32GB DDR4-3200MHz
save Storage: 1000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
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developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 140W
storage 16GB DDR5-5200MHz
US $999
Model: Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
memory CPU: Intel Core i9-13900H (Score: 1058)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Score: 6700) @ 140W TGP
storage RAM: 16GB DDR5-5200MHz
save Storage: 512GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 140W
storage 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
US $1749
Model: Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
memory CPU: Intel Core i9-14900HX (Score: 1200)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Score: 6700) @ 140W TGP
storage RAM: 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
save Storage: 2000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 2560 x 1600 (WQXGA)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
memory Intel Core i9-12900H
developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 150W
storage 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
US $1397
Model: Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
memory CPU: Intel Core i9-12900H (Score: 1030)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (Score: 7100) @ 150W TGP
storage RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
save Storage: 1000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 2560 x 1440 (QHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
memory Intel Core i5-12450H
developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 75W
storage 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
US $645
Model: HP Victus 15 with RTX 3050 and i5 12th Gen
memory CPU: Intel Core i5-12450H (Score: 628)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Score: 7220) @ 75W TGP
storage RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
save Storage: 1000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
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developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 80W
storage 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
US $710
Model: Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 3050 Ti and i5 12th Gen
memory CPU: Intel Core i5-12500H (Score: 633)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Score: 7220) @ 80W TGP
storage RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
save Storage: 512GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
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developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 75W
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US $799
Model: ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
memory CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (Score: 1655)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Score: 7220) @ 75W TGP
storage RAM: 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
save Storage: 1000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
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developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 140W
storage 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
US $1299
Model: ASUS ROG Strix G15 with RTX 3060 and Ryzen 7
memory CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (Score: 880)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Score: 7448) @ 140W TGP
storage RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
save Storage: 1000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
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developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 100W
storage 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
US $1489
Model: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Ultra with RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9
memory CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS (Score: 820)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Score: 7904) @ 100W TGP
storage RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
save Storage: 1000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 2560 x 1440 (QHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
memory Intel Core i7-13620H
developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
storage 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
US $1350
Model: MSI Katana 15 with RTX 4070
memory CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H (Score: 843)
developer_board GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Score: 8700)
storage RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
save Storage: 1000GB NVMe
desktop_windows Display: 2560 x 1440 (QHD)
Meets criteria for tier: 1080p - Minimum (Low preset, Lumen Software Tracing, 60 FPS).
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Core Requirements
- desktop_windowsOperating System: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 21H2 or newer) / Windows 11
Required to properly support DirectX 12 Agility SDK and advanced memory management features utilized by Unreal Engine 5.
- memoryDirectX: DirectX 12 Ultimate
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing capabilities are heavily leveraged by the Lumen lighting engine to render dynamic time-of-day and weather lighting.
- save_altStorage Note: 50 GB NVMe SSD
SATA SSDs will function but may cause minor texture pop-in. Mechanical HDDs are strictly unsupported and will result in fatal streaming timeouts.
settings_applications Optimization Notes:
Upscaling: DLSS 3, FSR 3.1, and XeSS are fully supported. Use 'Quality' mode for best visibility in dense fog/snow maps.
Key Settings: Lowering Global Illumination from 'Epic' to 'High' yields a 20% performance boost with minimal visual degradation.
Terminal War: Map Size and Regions
Terminal War: Post-Launch Content / DLC
Terminal War: Skills & Upgrades Overview
Terminal War: Game Editions
Terminal War: Cross-Platform / Crossplay
Terminal War: Top 5 Weapons (Subjective/Iconic)
Heavy .357 Revolver
A high-risk, high-reward sidearm that boasts massive stopping power but demands intense trigger discipline due to its punishingly slow reload time. 2. 12-Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun: The undisputed king of close-quarters room clearing in the Suburbs map, absolutely devastating at short range but heavily constrained by highly scarce shell drops.
Bolt
Action Hunting Rifle: Essential for area denial and long-range engagements down ruined city streets; heavily compromised by dynamic weather like thick fog.
Semi
Automatic 9mm Pistol: The reliable fallback weapon, offering a faster fire rate for desperate close-range scrambles when primary ammunition runs completely dry.
Improvised Melee Weapons (e.g., Machete / Fire Axe)
Crucial for silent takedowns and brutal contextual executions, saving precious ammunition while simultaneously demoralizing the opposing enemy team.
Terminal War: Specific Game Elements
Explore in-depth equipment, cast, combat mechanics, and world collectibles documented for Terminal War:
Terminal War Weapons
Devastating in close-quarters suburban interiors, but heavily reliant on scarce ammunition drops.
High damage area-denial weapon effective down long sightlines, but easily countered by dense fog weather conditions.
Massive stopping power with a punishingly slow reload time, demanding precise aim and trigger discipline.
Terminal War Vehicles
A rusted, static relic of the early war used purely as dynamic, bullet-penetrating cover in street engagements.
Littered throughout the Suburbs map, providing critical vaulting geometry and sightline obstruction.
Terminal War Animals / Creatures
Role: Environmental Ambient (Reacts to gunfire, giving away player positions)
Role: Environmental Audio (Distant howling to enhance atmospheric tension)
Terminal War Characters
Stealth / Ambush
An anonymous militiaman aiming to dismantle society, utilizing plain clothes to confuse enemy squads.
Area Control / Frontline
A highly regimented soldier from Raven Rock, utilizing standardized weaponry to enforce FEDCON.
Defensive Support
A hardened survivor from Salt Lake City, prioritizing resource hoarding and defensive chokepoints.
workspace_premium Top 3 Characters
The FMF Commander
Representing the authoritarian remnants of the military, characterized by rigid tactical doctrine, standardized gear, and a ruthless approach to area control.
The LSUC Defector
A deeply cynical survivor representing the fractured western states, fighting defensively with scavenged gear to protect localized, hoarded resources.
The Banshee Operative
An anonymous, plainclothes saboteur operating in the shadows; a master of psychological warfare and stealth, fighting to completely reset society to zero.
Terminal War Missions / Objectives
Objective: Identify and execute a high-value Banshee Militia target operating in plain sight.
Objective: Scavenge critical ammunition from abandoned homes while surviving hostile encounters.
Objective: Maintain control of a strategic chokepoint against an aggressive FMF push.
workspace_premium Top 3 Missions/Objectives
Strategic Resource Scavenge
The primary loop where squads must race to locate and secure extremely limited ammunition and medical caches hidden throughout the map before the enemy team.
High
Value Target Execution: A brutal skirmish focused on trapping and eliminating a specific enemy operative to completely demoralize their remaining squad members.
Tactical Area Denial
Securing and holding a critical chokepoint, such as a suburban house or military trench, using heavily restricted armaments and expertly timed melee ambushes to break an advancing team.
Terminal War Companions / Summons
Ability: Provides essential covering fire, resource sharing, and coordinated tactical breaches.
Ability: Executes synchronized flanking maneuvers and vital enemy callouts.
Terminal War Collectibles
Location/Use: Scattered inside abandoned FMF military trenches and command tents.
Location/Use: Found inside the decaying master bedrooms of the Suburbs map.
Location/Use: Hidden near old radio equipment in the ruined rural towns.
workspace_premium Top 3 Collectibles
FMF Operational Directives
Classified military documents detailing the ruthless 'Federal Consolidation' (FEDCON) strategies and the questionable status of their nuclear silos.
LSUC State Manifestos
Scavenged letters and regional charters highlighting the fractured, desperate hoarding politics of the free states in the West.
Old World Currency / Relics
Effectively worthless paper money and 90s cultural artifacts that serve as stark, melancholic reminders of the world before the 1992 global collapse, traded purely for atmospheric world-building.
Terminal War Armor
Focus/Stats: Low protection, designed purely for carrying concealed ammunition and preserving stealth.
Focus/Stats: Moderate ballistic protection, highly visible military styling.
Focus/Stats: Heavy, cobbled-together protection that slightly dampens movement speed.
Terminal War Clothing / Appearance
Options: Civilian jackets, jeans, and flannel; entirely designed to blend in and complicate target identification.
Options: Strictly regulated military camos, authentic 90s tactical webbing.
Options: Mismatched surplus gear, weather-beaten coats, and practical survival accessories.
Terminal War: Other Features & Info
- labelMultiplayer ModesTerminal War is unapologetically built around a singular, masterfully crafted core multiplayer experience: 4v4 tactical elimination and resource scavenging.The game outright rejects massive 100-player battle royale lobbies in favor of deeply intimate, high-tension squad combat.The core loop revolves around an unforgiving scarcity economy where players spawn with heavily limited armaments and must actively scavenge the environment mid-firefight.This economic mechanic fundamentally alters standard multiplayer pacing; laying down suppressive fire is an enormous economic investment, making every single missed shot a potentially fatal error for the entire squad.The focus is entirely on intense triage, psychological warfare, rigorous friend-or-foe identification (especially when fighting the plainclothes Banshee Militia), and brutal, physical melee executions when ammunition inevitably runs completely dry.
- labelUser InterfaceMatching its minimalist mechanical philosophy, the User Interface of Terminal War is designed to be as highly diegetic and unobtrusive as possible.Bypassing cluttered minimaps, enemy spotting indicators, and excessive hit markers, the HUD relies on the player's raw intuition, map knowledge, and spatial awareness.Ammunition counts are subtly displayed, reinforcing the anxiety of resource scarcity.Crucially, the community has passionately requested an in-game proxy voice chat system to facilitate organic squad communications, terrifying psychological warfare, and proximity-based threat detection.The UI also aims to seamlessly support the AGLS v2.0 weapon system, ensuring that looting mechanics, inventory management, and tactical reloading are completely frictionless and do not distract from the heavy, deliberate pacing of the combat loop.
- labelSound and MusicAudio design in Terminal War is not merely ambient; it is a critical, highly functional gameplay mechanic.Due to the lack of modern radar technology in the 1999 setting, players must rely almost exclusively on high-fidelity directional audio to survive.The crunch of boots on glass, the heavy, mechanical racking of a pump-action shotgun, and the suppressed whispers of enemy comms are all rendered with pinpoint spatial accuracy.Dynamic weather systems dramatically alter the audioscape; heavy rain dampens footstep audibility, favoring stealthy flanking maneuvers, while dense snow creates an eerie, muffled silence right before a brutal ambush.The overarching musical score, heavily featured in cinematic trailers, is oppressive, somber, and deeply melancholic, perfectly underscoring the grim reality of a fractured America violently consuming itself.
- labelGraphics and VisualsTerminal War serves as a breathtaking benchmark for what independent micro-studios can achieve using Unreal Engine 5.looks_one Rank #1
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The visual fidelity directly rivals AAA productions through the aggressive implementation of Lumen global illumination and Nanite virtualized micro-polygon geometry. This technology allows for terrifyingly realistic lighting conditions, casting deep, revealing shadows during harsh sunlight or obscuring sightlines with volumetric fog and blinding snowstorms. The environmental storytelling is incredibly dense; maps are littered with the detritus of a collapsed society—rusted sedans, overgrown suburban lawns, and hastily abandoned military checkpoints. The highly praised execution animations and the AGLS v2.0 weapon handling system ensure that the combat is visually visceral, heavy, and firmly grounded in reality, entirely devoid of flashy, arcade-style particle effects.
- labelAccessibility FeaturesWhile specific, granular accessibility toggles have not been fully outlined prior to the Early Access launch, standard UE5 features are expected.Given the game's intense reliance on visual identification and auditory cues, community members anticipate robust colorblind support modes to ensure fair friend-or-foe identification, especially concerning the uniquely plain-clothed Banshee Militia faction.Additionally, customizable subtitle systems, distinct audio equalization sliders to isolate crucial footstep frequencies, and highly configurable key-binding and controller mapping are standard industry expectations that Albatross Interactive is likely to implement to ensure this hardcore tactical experience remains functionally accessible to a dedicated PC audience.
- labelStory and SettingTerminal War completely diverges from the contemporary industry trend of hyper-futuristic or brightly colored hero shooters by grounding itself in a deeply bleak, alternate-history timeline. The game is set in the year 1999, exactly seven years after the catastrophic outbreak of World War III inlooks_one Rank #1
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The broader global geopolitical landscape remains an ominous mystery; instead, the narrative lens is hyper-focused entirely on the fractured remnants of the United States, which is currently locked in a devastating nuclear standoff with itself during a brutal
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narrative resonance by heavily restricting the technological arsenal available to the player base. The combat theater is entirely devoid of advanced drones, thermal heartbeat sensors, active camouflage, or augmented reality visors. Instead, the combat is strictly analog, emphasizing mechanical skill, map awareness, and raw human intuition. Furthermore, the complete absence of a supernatural or biological third-party threat—like zombies or infected—shifts the genre purely to post-apocalyptic geopolitical tactical warfare. Every engagement is a purely psychological battle of wits against human intelligence, elevating the geopolitical stakes of the fiction as three distinct factions fight for total control over an utterly decimated continent.
- labelTop 3 Mounts/CompanionsGiven the game's strict focus on grounded, human-vs-human 4v4 tactical combat, there are no rideable mounts or magical combat pets. The 'companions' in Terminal War are strictly your three squadmates.Survival relies entirely on the synchronization, communication, and highly specialized loadout cooperation of the four human players.Ambient animals, such as scavenging crows or distant stray dogs, exist purely within the environmental audioscape to heighten the desolate atmosphere of the collapsed American suburbs.