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Revision as of 13:22, 17 March 2020
Developers | |
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Massive Development | |
Publishers | |
Fishtank Interactive | |
Engines | |
KRASS engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 30, 2001 |
Warnings
AquaNox | |
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Archimedean Dynasty | 1996 |
AquaNox | 2001 |
AquaNox 2: Revelation | 2003 |
Aquanox: Deep Descent | 2020 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The newest patch for non digital releases is 1.17. Patches for the game can be found here.
- Digital release is labelled as version 1.18.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39630/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\AquaNox |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39630/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
Starting the game in windowed mode[3] |
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Force higher resolutions[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Xbox 360 Controller
- This game works well with Xbox 360 Controller. However actions can not be bound to Left and Right Triggers. Below are recommended settings for X360 and similar controllers.
Recommend settings for Xbox 360 Controller[3] |
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Direction of View section
Direction of Movement section (click More for Joystick settings)
Weapon's config section
Make sure to set Joystick: On under Joystick Section. |
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4. See important instructions here, 3D screenshots samples here. Note: Profile may not produce stereo output with newer versions of DGVoodoo2. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Unresponsive mouse
Use SilentPatch.[3] |
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Screen flickering (black frame)
Lag compensation[3] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8, 8.1 | [citation needed] |
Shader Model support | 1.0 | Pixel Shader 1.0, Vertex Shader 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.1c[5] |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 3 400 MHz AMD Athlon 400 MHz |
Intel Pentium 3 700 MHz AMD Athlon 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | 800 MB |
Video card (GPU) | AGP 2X Video Card 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | AGP 4X Video Card 64 MB of VRAM Shader model 1.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (39630) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2016-08-19
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-08-17
- Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.