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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\avi\</code> | # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\avi\</code> | ||
# Delete or rename <code>intro.asf</code>, <code>logo.asf</code>, and <code>topware.asf</code>. | # Delete or rename <code>intro.asf</code>, <code>logo.asf</code>, and <code>topware.asf</code>. | ||
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]=== | ||
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# Download [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd]. | # Download [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd]. | ||
# Extract it and launch it. | # Extract it and launch it. | ||
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
===Screen Flickering=== | ===Screen Flickering=== | ||
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* In game's launcher choose your graphics card (AMD Radeon). | * In game's launcher choose your graphics card (AMD Radeon). | ||
* Check '''Disable Hardware Zoom''' box. | * Check '''Disable Hardware Zoom''' box. | ||
* {{key|Alt|Tab}} to desktop a few times. | * {{key|Alt|Tab}} to desktop a few times. | ||
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* If all of the above fails, choose '''Software Renderer''' in game's launcher. | * If all of the above fails, choose '''Software Renderer''' in game's launcher. | ||
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{{ii}} Launching a game in window mode may solve problems with screen flickering. See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | {{ii}} Launching a game in window mode may solve problems with screen flickering. See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | ||
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The freeze occurs when an Incubus mine detonates after any Incubus had died. | The freeze occurs when an Incubus mine detonates after any Incubus had died. | ||
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* To avoid this problem, kill the other monsters first, then weaken both Incubuses and kill them in the same turn (so the battle is over before the detonations). | * To avoid this problem, kill the other monsters first, then weaken both Incubuses and kill them in the same turn (so the battle is over before the detonations). | ||
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===FFDShow causing a game to crash=== | ===FFDShow causing a game to crash=== | ||
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# Run your ffdshow video decoder configuration. | # Run your ffdshow video decoder configuration. | ||
# Look for '''DirectShow control''' on the left menu | # Look for '''DirectShow control''' on the left menu |
Revision as of 09:18, 22 November 2017
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Developers | |
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Metropolis Software | |
Publishers | |
Monolith Productions | |
TopWare Interactive | |
Linux | Linux Game Publishing |
OS X | e.p.i.c Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 30, 1999 |
macOS (OS X) | April 2002 |
Linux | June 15, 2006 |
Gorky | |
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Gorky 17 | 1999 |
Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor | 2003 |
Gorky 02: Aurora Watching | 2005 |
Key points
- Also released as Odium.[1]
- Known to have compatibility problems resulting in the game not working on some configurations.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1], Linux version does not contain any DRM | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The Demo of the game is available: Windows,Linux
Version differences
- Due to game's problems with compatibility, it's highly recommended to buy the GOG.com version or Steam version as both offer an easy way to return the product. See GOG.com's 30 Day Money Back Guarantee or Steam Refunds for additional information and rules of returning the product.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
Force using DxWnd[4] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Audio is English. | |||
German | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Screen Flickering
Use workaround[5] |
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Use Software renderer[citation needed] |
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Launch a game in window mode[citation needed] |
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Incubus Boss Crash
The freeze occurs when an Incubus mine detonates after any Incubus had died.
Workaround[6] |
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FFDShow causing a game to crash
Add Gorky 17 to exception in FFDShow[7] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | XP, Vista |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 550 MB | 550 MB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
System requirements
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Linux Kernel 2.2.x or newer | |
Processor (CPU) | 300 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 550 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM | |
Other | OSS Compatible sound card, glibc 2.1 or newer |
Notes
References
- ↑ Wikipedia:Gorky 17
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Verified by Suicide Machine on August 13, 2016
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/gorky_17/fix_for_flashing_screen
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/gorky_17/the_games_crashes_on_the_battle_against_incubus_boss
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/gorky_17/beware_of_ffdshow_video