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Venetica is a singleplayer third-person RPG game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM.
GamersGate		DRM: Other DRM.
GOG.com		Gold Edition.
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Gold Edition.

Version differences

The Gold Edition includes bonus material like the OST, an artbook, and behind-the-scenes documentaries.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Venetica\settings-user.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Venetica\action_bindings-user.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/338140/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Venetica\save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/338140/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Ultra-widescreen for Hor+ scaling.^[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	^{[citation needed]}
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FSAA up to 4x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Ultra-widescreen

Modify settings-user.ini^[1]
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Venetica\`. Open `settings-user.ini` with a text editor. Find the line that starts with `window_size =`. Change it to the desired resolution, e.g. `window_size = 2560x1080`. Save and close the file.

Field of view (FOV)

Modify settings-user.ini^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Venetica\`. Open `settings-user.ini` with a text editor. Find `game_camera_fovy = 50`. Change it to the desired FOV value. Save and close the file.

Windowed

Modify settings-user.ini^[2]
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Venetica\` Open `settings-user.ini` with a text editor. Find `fullscreen = true`. Change true to false. Save and close the file.

Input

in-game input settings.

In-game keyboard and mouse controls.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		^{[citation needed]}
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Option of 3 preset layouts.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Xbox 360 controller rumbles well.^{[citation needed]}
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller layout 1
Controller layout 2
Controller layout 3

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound, Speech
Surround sound		7.1^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Audio in retail only. Download.
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only. Download.
Russian				Retail only. Download.
Spanish				Audio in retail only. Download.
Turkish				Fan Translation, Download.

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD
Interface	Crazy Eddie's GUI System (CEGUI)
Input	Object Oriented Input System (OIS)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM

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 (338140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-01
Tested at 2560 x 1080 custom resolution.
↑ Windowed mode :: Venetica General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-01
Tested with Special K.

[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 (338140) 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 (338140) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[baronsmoki_ultrawide-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-01
Tested at 2560 x 1080 custom resolution.

[3] Windowed mode :: Venetica General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-01
Tested with Special K.

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

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+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|venetica|61}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|venetica|}}
 |steam appid  = 338140
 |gogcom id    = 1345182195
 |strategywiki =
+|hltb         = 10911
+|lutris       = venetica
+|mobygames    = 42334
 |wikipedia    = Venetica
 |winehq       = 10289
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
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 {{Availability|
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-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-VENETICA | unknown | [[DRM]]: Other DRM. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | venetica | unknown | [[DRM]]: Other DRM. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | venetica | DRM-free | Gold Edition. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | venetica | Steam | | | Windows }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = true
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Venetica - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/venetica
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
@@ Line 91: / Line 118: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FSAA]] up to 4x.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = always on
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 122: / Line 152: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Modify settings-user.ini|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/338140/discussions/0/613948093881767654/#c613948093881823416 Windowed mode :: Venetica General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify settings-user.ini|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/338140/discussions/0/613948093881767654/#c613948093881823416|title=Windowed mode :: Venetica General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Go to <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Venetica\</code>
 # Open <code>settings-user.ini</code> with a text editor.
@@ Line 130: / Line 160: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Venetica - in-game input settings.png|in-game input settings.}}
 {{Image|Venetica - in-game keyboard and mouse controls.png|In-game keyboard and mouse controls.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 160: / Line 190: @@
 |xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = false
 |impulse triggers notes    =
 |dualshock 4               = false
@@ Line 203: / Line 233: @@
 </gallery>
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Venetica - in-game audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, Sound, Speech
@@ Line 217: / Line 247: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
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@@ Line 234: / Line 266: @@
   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Only the retail version features an audio localization, the Steam version doesn't.
+  |notes     = Audio in retail only. [https://steamcommunity.com/app/338140/discussions/0/613956964587833332/ Download].
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 251: / Line 283: @@
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only. [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2068247982 Download].
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Retail only. [https://steamcommunity.com/app/338140/discussions/0/613948093886182153/ Download].
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 256: / Line 304: @@
   |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Audio in retail only. [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2237536204 Download].
   |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Turkish
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |notes     = Fan Translation, [https://anadolustudios.com/Venetica Download].
+ |fan       = true
 }}
 }}
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 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
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+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Developers

	Deck13 Interactive
Publishers
	DTP Entertainment
	Atari
Russia	Buka Entertainment
Engines
	Ogre
	PINA 3
Release dates
Windows	September 4, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	61
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy