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Zuma
Zuma	2003
Zuma's Revenge!	2009

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Community Guides

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Steam		Zuma Deluxe

Zuma Deluxe is the full version of the game

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%PROGRAMDATA%\Steam\Zuma\userdata\^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\userdata\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only available resolution is 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		2D game.
Windowed		Only available resolution is 640x480. Cannot be resized.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		FPS is maxed out at 100
120+ FPS		FPS is locked at 100, even on 144hz monitors with 144hz forced.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		All dialogues are text based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues

STEAM ERROR: "Unable to load Steam.dll"

An issue that occurs to some players when playing via Steam. Simply copy & paste your Steam.dll file from Steam's main directory into the game's root directory.

Low FPS

There are two ways of fixing the problem:

Disable hardware acceleration if fullscreen is on.
Play the game in a window. Hardware acceleration works fine while the game is windowed.

3D Acceleration not supported error on modern versions of windows

The game complains about "Not enough video memory". This can be bypassed by patching the executable.

Patch Zuma.exe manually (Experimental)

Backup Zuma.exe, and edit it with a hex editor.
Navigate to offset 0x1CECE7. You should see something like ... FA FF FF 73 46 68 20 42 ....
Edit 73 to EB so it looks like ... FA FF FF EB 46 68 20 42 ..., save the file.
Run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.

Notes

This patch is experimental and may not work.

If you can't find FA FF FF 73 46 68 20 42 near 0x1CECE7, try searching for it. There should be only one occurrence.

Using WineD3D

Download WineD3D.
After downloading, open the archive.
Extract all the contents of the archive to C:\ProgramData\PopCap Games\Zuma.
Run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.

Notes

You need to have a zip archive opening software.

Do not extract the archive into the game's main directory.

If 3D Acceleration is still not enabled/working, try running Zuma.exe in compatibility mode. Recommended: Windows XP (Service Pack 3).

Using PopCap-Patches

Download Popcap-Patches.
After downloading, run the exe.
Click on Open file and select your Zuma Deluxe's executable. Make sure you check both the given options before patching.
After patching is done, run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.

Notes

The developer of the patch stated the following - "For Peggle series and Zuma Deluxe, run patch only if you don't need full screen. These games cannot be both full screen and 3D accelerated.", meaning the patch can potentially break your game. Use the patcher on your own discretion!

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	7
OpenGL		OS X only.
Software renderer

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				^[1]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	BASS

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 MB

Notes

↑ ^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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).

References

↑ Zuma Deluxe - last accessed on 2021-01-29

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (3330) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (3330) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[3] Zuma Deluxe - last accessed on 2021-01-29

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

@@ Line 211: / Line 211: @@
 ==Issues==
+===STEAM ERROR: "Unable to load Steam.dll"===
+An issue that occurs to some players when playing via Steam.
+Simply copy & paste your Steam.dll file from Steam's main directory into the game's root directory.
 ===Low FPS===
 There are two ways of fixing the problem:
 * Disable hardware acceleration if fullscreen is on.
 * Play the game in a window. Hardware acceleration works fine while the game is windowed.
-===3D Acceleration Not Supported error on modern versions of Windows===
+===3D Acceleration not supported error on modern versions of windows===
 The game complains about "Not enough video memory". This can be bypassed by patching the executable.
-{{Fixbox|description=Patch Zuma.exe (Experimental)|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Patch Zuma.exe manually (Experimental)|fix=
 # Backup <code>Zuma.exe</code>, and edit it with a hex editor.
 # Navigate to offset <code>0x1CECE7</code>. You should see something like <code>... FA FF FF '''73''' 46 68 20 42 ...</code>.
@@ Line 236: / Line 239: @@
 # Run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} You need to have a .zip archive opening software.
+{{ii}} You need to have a zip archive opening software.
 {{ii}} Do not extract the archive into the game's main directory.
-{{ii}} If 3D Acceleration is still not enabled/working, try running Zuma.exe in compatibility mode. Recommended: Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3).
+{{ii}} If 3D Acceleration is still not enabled/working, try running Zuma.exe in compatibility mode. Recommended: Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Using PopCap-Patches|fix=
+# Download [https://github.com/the1812/Popcap-Patches Popcap-Patches].
+# After downloading, run the exe.
+# Click on Open file and select your Zuma Deluxe's executable. Make sure you check both the given options before patching.
+# After patching is done, run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} The developer of the patch stated the following - "For Peggle series and Zuma Deluxe, run patch only if you don't need full screen. These games cannot be both full screen and 3D accelerated.", meaning the patch can ''potentially'' break your game. '''Use the patcher on your own discretion!'''
 }}

Developers

	Oberon Media
Publishers
	PopCap Games
	Glu Mobile
Engines
	PopCap Games Framework
Release dates
Windows	December 12, 2003
macOS (OS X)	January 11, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Action, Arcade, Puzzle, Shooter, Time management
Art styles	Pre-rendered graphics, Stylized
Themes	Egypt, Historical, Medieval
Series	Zuma