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{{Availability/row| ZOOM | nosferatu-the-wrath-of-malachi | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| ZOOM | nosferatu-the-wrath-of-malachi | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | ||
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− | + | {{ii}} A free demo is available from [https://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=3587 GamePressure]. | |
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− | A free demo is available [https://www. | ||
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|antialiasing = hackable | |antialiasing = hackable | ||
|antialiasing notes = The in-game anti-aliasing does not seem to work. Force AA through drivers or dgVoodoo2 instead. | |antialiasing notes = The in-game anti-aliasing does not seem to work. Force AA through drivers or dgVoodoo2 instead. | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
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|vsync = hackable | |vsync = hackable | ||
|vsync notes = Can be forced through drivers. | |vsync notes = Can be forced through drivers. | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
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+ | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = true | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
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Revision as of 05:51, 23 October 2022
Developers | |
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Idol FX | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Pan Vision |
Digital (former) | KISS ltd |
Digital (former) | Blue Moon Red Owl |
Digital (current) | Funbox Media |
Engines | |
Architectural Generator Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 21, 2003 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | FPS, Survival horror, Immersive sim |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Horror, Supernatural |
General information
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo is available from GamePressure.
Essential improvements
Edit settings
To access the settings, launch the game using <path-to-game>\start.exe
and then click on 'Settings'.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Idol FX\Nosferatu[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283290/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Version\Data[Note 4] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283290/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | Use Nosferatu widescreen fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use Nosferatu widescreen fix. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF topic. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use dgVoodoo2. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | The in-game anti-aliasing does not seem to work. Force AA through drivers or dgVoodoo2 instead. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Can be forced through drivers. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Certain keys are hard-coded. | |
Mouse acceleration | Acceleration always on. To disable it externally, use RInput. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Retail only, download for digital releases. | |||
Russian | Retail only, download for digital releases. | |||
Spanish | Retail only, download for digital releases. |
Issues fixed
Settings aren't saved (Steam)
The game saves its settings in the Windows registry. The keys are not created by default and need to be created by you. Once created you can edit the settings from the launcher and they will be saved.
Add keys to the registry[3] |
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Idol FX] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Idol FX\Nosferatu] "Adapter"="0" "TextureQuality"="32" "TextureFiltering"="2" "AntiAlias"="0" "LevelGeometry"="2" "LevelTextures"="2" "ParticleDetail"="2" "SoundEnabled"="1" "Width"="1280" "Height"="960" "Depth"="32" Notes
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Jerky/Uneven mouse movement
Use RInput |
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Notes
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Poor performance with Proton 5.13-6 and newer (Linux)
- The game's performance is significantly degraded with Proton 5.13-6 and newer.
Use Proton 5.0-10 or older |
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In the Compatibility tab of the game's Properties window in Steam, enable the "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" option and select Proton 5.0-10 or older from the drop-down list. |
Cutscenes not working with Proton 5.0-10 and older (Linux)
- The game's pre-rendered cutscenes do not work out-of-the-box with Proton 5.0-10 and older.
Install quartz.dll and disable winegstreamer.dll
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, XP, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 733 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 353 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Direct3D Compatible 16 MB of VRAM |
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]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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>/283290/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (283290) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ FIXES: Graphic options and help/manual