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'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
− | {{ | + | {{ii}} Also known as '''3D Pool Shark''' and '''Cosmi Pool Shark'''. |
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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{{++}} Improves game performance and allows for music playback. | {{++}} Improves game performance and allows for music playback. | ||
− | {{ | + | {{Fixbox|description=Set {{file|LiveBilliards.exe}} to run in [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows XP SP3|ref={{cn|May 2023}}|fix= |
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Latest revision as of 10:59, 19 May 2023
Not to be confused with Actua Pool.
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Developers | |
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Tavex Ltd. | |
Publishers | |
ValuSoft Cosmi | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 2003 |
General information
- Also known as 3D Pool Shark and Cosmi Pool Shark.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Running on Windows 7 and newer
- Improves game performance and allows for music playback.
Set LiveBilliards.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\LiveBilliards.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saved\[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Adjusted by pressing and holding RMB and moving the mouse forward or back. | ||
Windowed | Plays in a 640x480 window. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Off by default. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No framerate cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and Sound. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 3D Accelerated Video 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible |
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Other | Mouse |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).