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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = Flying Red Barrel: The Diary of a Little Aviator
 
|title        = Flying Red Barrel: The Diary of a Little Aviator
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Arcade, Action}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Anime, Piracy}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Piracy}}
 
|steam appid  = 1036370
 
|steam appid  = 1036370
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{--}} Keyboard controls cannot be remapped in the original Comiket 73 release and its 2009 English version. A [[Glossary:Controller|controller]] is recommended.
 
{{--}} Keyboard controls cannot be remapped in the original Comiket 73 release and its 2009 English version. A [[Glossary:Controller|controller]] is recommended.
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1036370/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Original Comiket 73 release. |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Original Comiket 73 release. |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00D2CD2DU | DRM-free | English version of original the C73 version.<br />Not available outside of North America. |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00D2CD2DU | DRM-free | English version of original the C73 version.<br />Not available outside of North America. |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://sites.fastspring.com/fruitbatfactory/product/buy | Steam | Flying Red Barrel Remastered. Pre-orders available. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://sites.fastspring.com/fruitbatfactory/product/buy | Steam | Flying Red Barrel Remastered. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1036370 | Steam | Flying Red Barrel Remastered. Not yet available, however, it can be pre-ordered via the publisher's website. |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1036370 | DRM-free | Flying Red Barrel Remastered. Can be played without Steam.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-07-01|comment=}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} Owning the Steam version of Flying Red Barrel will also unlock an extra bonus character for [[100% Orange Juice!]].
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{{ii}} Owning the Steam version of Flying Red Barrel will also unlock an extra bonus character, Marc (Pilot), for [[100% Orange Juice!]].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows| {{p|game}}\system\ranking.dat | {{p|game}}\system\system.dat }}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\system\ranking.dat | {{p|game}}\system\system.dat }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
+
|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
 
{{Image|Flying Red Barrel (2009) - General settings.png|The general settings from the original release.}}
 
{{Image|Flying Red Barrel (2009) - General settings.png|The general settings from the original release.}}
 +
{{Image|Flying Red Barrel (2020) - General settings.png|The general settings from the 2020 remaster.}}
 +
{{Image|Flying Red Barrel (2020) - Game settings.png|The gameplay settings from the 2020 remaster.}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= The original C73 version runs at 640x480 only.<ref name="Amethystviper">{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-06-03|comment=Information is based on the 2009 English version of the C73 release.}}</ref>
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|widescreen resolution notes= The original C73 version runs at 640x480 only. Although the 2020 remaster supports higher resolutions, the game screen is either displayed as 4:3 {{Term|Pillarboxed}} or {{Term|Stretched}} to the aspect-ratio.<ref name="Amethystviper">{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-07-01|comment=Information is based on the 2009 English version of the C73 release and its 2020 remaster.}}</ref>
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  = Not supported in the original C73 version due to low resolution.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
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|borderless windowed notes  = Exclusive to the 2020 remaster.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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==Input==
 
==Input==
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{{Image|Flying Red Barrel (2020) - Key remapping.png|Keyboard remapping from the 2020 remaster.}}
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{{Image|Flying Red Barrel (2020) - Controller remapping.png|Controller remapping from the 2020 remaster.}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = false
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|key remap                = true
|key remap notes          = The original C73 version uses a pre-defined keyboard layout that cannot be remapped.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
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|key remap notes          = Keyboard remapping is exclusive to the 2020 remaster, while the original C73 version uses a pre-defined keyboard layout.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes = Mouse not used at all.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
 
|acceleration option notes = Mouse not used at all.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  = The original C73 and English versions uses DirectInput.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
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|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = A configuration launcher pop-ups when launching the original C73 release, but it can be disabled.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xinput controllers notes  = Natively supported in the 2020 remaster.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
|xbox prompts notes        =  
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|xbox prompts notes        = Xbox One variant
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = false
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers        = true
|other controllers notes  =  
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|other controllers notes  = The original C73 version uses DirectInput.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
|other button prompts      = generic
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|other button prompts      = Xbox, generic
|other button prompts notes= The original C73 and English versions references buttons by number.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
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|other button prompts notes= The original C73 version references buttons by number.<ref name="Amethystviper"/>
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = Bgm, Se.
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|separate volume notes    = BGM, Se.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    = Only in the English versions.
 
  |notes    = Only in the English versions.
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Exclusive to the 2020 remaster.
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|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Exclusive to the 2020 remaster.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 8.0a
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|direct3d versions      = 8, 9.0c
|direct3d notes        =  
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|direct3d notes        = The original C73 release uses Direct3D 8. The 2020 remaster uses Direct3D 9.0c
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
|shader model versions  = 1.3
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|shader model versions  = 1.3, 3.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  = Intel Core2Duo
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|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|notes    =
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}}
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===The 2020 remaster===
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 +
|minOS    = 7, 8, 8.1, 10
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 +
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  =
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|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
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|recVRAM  =
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 20:41, 17 September 2023

Flying Red Barrel: The Diary of a Little Aviator
Flying Red Barrel: The Diary of a Little Aviator cover
Developers
Orange_Juice
Publishers
Former Rockin' Android
Remaster Fruitbat Factory
Release dates
Windows December 31, 2007[1]
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Direct control
Genres Arcade, Action
Art styles Anime
Themes Piracy

Key points

Keyboard controls cannot be remapped in the original Comiket 73 release and its 2009 English version. A controller is recommended.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Original Comiket 73 release.
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM-free
English version of original the C73 version.
Not available outside of North America.
Windows
Publisher website
Icon overlay.png
Flying Red Barrel Remastered.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Flying Red Barrel Remastered. Can be played without Steam.[2]
Windows
Owning the Steam version of Flying Red Barrel will also unlock an extra bonus character, Marc (Pilot), for 100% Orange Juice!.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.dat[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1036370/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\system\ranking.dat[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\system\system.dat[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1036370/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

The general settings from the original release.
The general settings from the original release.
The general settings from the 2020 remaster.
The general settings from the 2020 remaster.
The gameplay settings from the 2020 remaster.
The gameplay settings from the 2020 remaster.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
The original C73 version runs at 640x480 only. Although the 2020 remaster supports higher resolutions, the game screen is either displayed as 4:3 Pillarboxed or Stretched to the aspect-ratio.[3]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Exclusive to the 2020 remaster.[3]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 60 FPS.[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard remapping from the 2020 remaster.
Keyboard remapping from the 2020 remaster.
Controller remapping from the 2020 remaster.
Controller remapping from the 2020 remaster.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keyboard remapping is exclusive to the 2020 remaster, while the original C73 version uses a pre-defined keyboard layout.[3]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse not used at all.[3]
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
A configuration launcher pop-ups when launching the original C73 release, but it can be disabled.[3]
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Natively supported in the 2020 remaster.[3]
Xbox button prompts
Xbox One variant
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
The original C73 version uses DirectInput.[3]
Button prompts
Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
The original C73 version references buttons by number.[3]
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
BGM, Se.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Only in the English versions.
Simplified Chinese
Exclusive to the 2020 remaster.
Traditional Chinese
Exclusive to the 2020 remaster.
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8, 9.0c The original C73 release uses Direct3D 8. The 2020 remaster uses Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 1.3, 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

The original release

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 220 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7950

The 2020 remaster

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Flying Red Barrel - 100% Orange Juice Wiki - last accessed on 2020-06-03
  2. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-07-01
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-07-01
    Information is based on the 2009 English version of the C73 release and its 2020 remaster.