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Latest revision as of 18:30, 19 February 2024
Developers | |
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Mobeus Designs Inc. | |
Publishers | |
Kirin Entertainments Inc. | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 16, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Stealth, TPS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Esoteria features non-linear third person shooter gameplay with stealth elements unique for it's time. Game was rushed and was the only release of Mobeus Designs Inc. which folded shortly after.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Demo
- Prologue Demo This demo contains a single unique level.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Video
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
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 | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Music
The default install copies only the sound effects file and reads music off the game disc. To install the music to be read off your hard drive, perform the following steps:
1) Delete the sfx.22k file from the Esoteria directory on your hard drive.
2) Copy the file music.22k from the spool directory on the Esoteria CD to the Esoteria folder on your hard drive.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Self-hosting |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | ||
DirectDraw | ||
Glide | 3dfx renderer was released in a buggy state. | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Media Cafe Interactive Sound Design Technology | Context-sensitive music system that changes with gameplay. |
Cutscenes | Microsoft ActiveMovie | Original .avi video player. Files can be played with any modern media player. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 or NT4 SP3 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium 133 MHz | Pentium 166MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16MB (95) 32MB (NT4 SP3) | 32MB (95) 48MB (98) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100MB | 250MB |