Difference between revisions of "Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams"

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Giana Sisters
The Great Giana Sisters	1987
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams	2012
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord	2013
Giana Sisters: Dream Runners	2015
Giana Sisters 2D	2015

General information

Official game site

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming		Also sold together with Rise of the Owlverlord.
Humble Store		Also sold together with Rise of the Owlverlord.
Steam
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/223220/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/223220/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher video settings.

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Input settings

Launcher control settings.

In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Launcher audio settings.

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Rise of the Owlverlord (DX9).

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11
Shader Model support	3, 5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon II X2 2.8 GHz	Intel Core i5 2.66 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1800 XT DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 ATI Radeon HD 4800 DirectX 11 compatible

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/223220/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (223220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/223220/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (223220) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/223220/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (223220) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Note 1]

@@ Line 98: / Line 98: @@
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              = Use windowed mode or override the refresh rate in Nvidia Control Panel. Frame rate is capped at 124 FPS. Some gameplay elements are bugged at framerates above 60.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/223220/discussions/0/135509472112970691/ Old Crasher's Castle - missing out on gems due to bumpers not working :: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams General Discussions]</ref>
+|120 fps notes              = See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]]. Frame rate is capped at 124 FPS. Some gameplay elements are bugged at frame rates above 60 FPS.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/223220/discussions/0/135509472112970691/ Old Crasher's Castle - missing out on gems due to bumpers not working :: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams General Discussions]</ref>
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
@@ Line 278: / Line 278: @@
 |play area room-scale        =
 |play area room-scale notes  =
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
+{{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60&nbsp;Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Set screen refresh rate|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2017-09-19}}</ref>}}
+# Install Special K by following the [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
+# Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
+# Depending on the API and Special K installation method you chose, open the configuration file(s).
+#* DirectX 9: <code>{{p|game}}\d3d9.ini</code> or <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\GSGameExe_DX9.exe\SpecialK.ini</code>.
+#* DirectX 11: <code>{{p|game}}\dxgi.ini</code> or <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\GSGameExe.exe\SpecialK.ini</code>.
+# Change <code>RefreshRate=-1</code> to <code>RefreshRate=0</code> under <code>[Render.FrameRate]</code>.
 }}

Developers

	Black Forest Games
Engines
	Vision
Release dates
Windows	October 23, 2012