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+ | ===[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2990-discworld-noir-fix-by-loma/| Fixed Exe]=== | ||
+ | This fix resolves various compatibility issues with the game, so that it runs without crashing. | ||
+ | {{--}}Does not resolve problems with mouse cursor not locking to game window. There may also be issues with resolution stretching/scaling on modern monitors.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=64638|title=Simple fix for Discworld Noir in WinXP-Win10|date=2024-05-14}}</ref> | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Latest revision as of 12:23, 14 May 2024
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Developers | |
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Perfect Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
Engines | |
Tinsel[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 5, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Discworld |
Discworld | |
---|---|
Discworld | 1995 |
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? | 1996 |
Discworld Noir | 1999 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Discworld Noir is a singleplayer third-person adventure game in the Discworld series.
Availability
Essential Improvements
Fixed Exe
This fix resolves various compatibility issues with the game, so that it runs without crashing.
- Does not resolve problems with mouse cursor not locking to game window. There may also be issues with resolution stretching/scaling on modern monitors.[4]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Alt-tabbing out may mess up the colours. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Italian | ||||
French | ||||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 450 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX compatible 8 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ ScummVM :: Wiki - Discworld Noir - last accessed on 2022-03-14
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Simple fix for Discworld Noir in WinXP-Win10 - last accessed on 2024-05-14