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Revision as of 17:08, 10 November 2023
This page is for the original 1998 version. For the upcoming remaster, see SiN: Reloaded.
Developers | |
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Ritual Entertainment | |
Expansion | 2015 Inc. |
2020 updates | Nightdive Studios |
macOS (OS X) | MacPlay |
Linux | Hyperion Entertainment[1] |
Publishers | |
Retail | Activision |
2006-2020 | Ritual Entertainment |
2020-present | Nightdive Studios |
Engines | |
id Tech 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 9, 1998 |
Linux | November 2000 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 12, 2000 |
macOS (OS X) | September 6, 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Stealth |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | SiN |
SiN | |
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SiN | 1998 |
SiN Episodes: Emergence | 2006 |
SiN: Reloaded | TBA |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
SiN is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter and stealth game in the SiN series.
The game received the Wages of SiN expansion in June 1999, with a new campaign, weapons, enemies, and multiplayer modes. The two would soon be bundled in the SiN Gold compilation.
The 2006 Steam version was initially sold only as a bundle with SiN Episodes: Emergence, running the unique version 1.12 that replaced several copyrighted assets, but also censored some others, and omitted the Wages of SiN expansion. It also had a separate library entry for multiplayer. The 2014 GOG.com release, however, was the original and uncensored v1.11 build of SiN Gold. Both versions had issues with setting higher resolutions and even properly starting up on some systems.
On March 18, 2020, Nightdive Studios updated both digital releases of the game to version 1.13, containing compatibility fixes and native widescreen support. The Steam version would become uncensored, was made purchasable separately from Emergence and received the Wages of SiN expansion that it was missing. The retail version would never receive an equivalent update, however.
General information
- Ritualistic Forums for SiN, SiN Steam & Wages of Sin
- FAQ from developer
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Disc check removed in patch 1.04. | |||
Retail | Sold as part of SiN Episodes: Emergence. Only as part of its serial key redeeming; formerly also bundled in direct digital purchases prior to the 1.13 update. | |||
GOG.com | SiN Gold. | |||
Steam | SiN Gold. |
- A demo is available.
- Not available in Germany.
Version differences
- SiN Gold includes the base game and the Wages of SiN expansion pack.
- A remade installer exists for the Linux version; it requires the SiN Linux CD to install.
- As of 2020, the digital releases are updated to version 1.13 for improved compatibility. Censored textures specific to the original Steam release have been restored to their uncensored counterparts. The Steam version also received the Wages of SiN expansion that it was previously missing.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Wages of SiN | Already included with SiN Gold. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available for retail versions of SiN and Wages of SiN.
Source ports
Name | Description | |
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Dominatrix | A port of the engine that allows SiN to be easily played on modern Windows and Linux, focused on bug fixes and improvements. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\base\players\<user-id>\config.cfg[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $HOME/.hyperion/Sin/players/<user-id>/config.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313/pfx/[Note 2] |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\base\players\<user-id>\save\[Note 3][Note 1] %APPDATA%\dominatrix\base\save\[Note 4] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Native support in version 1.13. See Widescreen resolution for earlier versions. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Default is 90°. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Open the console and type gl_swapinterval 0 to toggle Vsync off, 1 enables Vsync. The sync every frame setting found in the Advanced Video Controls reduces input lag when Vsync is turned on by making the engine wait for OpenGL calls to finish at each frame. |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS | SiN Gold is capped at 200 FPS (cl_maxfps 200 ). |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
- Note that both options result in a Vert- image, and thus the FOV has to be increased for a Hor+ image.
Use a Sin Patcher[2] |
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Notes |
Use the Dominatrix source port. |
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Field of view (FOV)
Field of view (FOV)[4] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | See Mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Linux port only. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse acceleration
- The id Tech 2 engine "ignores" the Enhanced Pointer Precision setting, and uses the Windows acceleration curve it refers to regardless. Since the game offers no option (like raw input) to bypass Windows filtering completely, it is necessary to apply a small registry change to take care of this acceleration.
MarkC Acceleration Fix[5] |
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The MarkC Fix is a small registry change that modifies this acceleration curve to be linear - this simply means that this function will no longer act as acceleration. Thus, when a game calls for the function, no acceleration will be applied to your mouse input. This also means that this fix is universal, and not exclusive to this game alone. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Under Game Options, listed as Dialog System. Speech from random goons is not subtitled, even if they're unique lines. |
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Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | A3D 1.0 and 2.0 (after 1.03 patch).[6] EAX 1[7] | |
Royalty free audio |
- Version 1.13 removes A3D and EAX support due to original 3D sound code being unbuildable on modern systems.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use connect [IP address here] in the console. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 22450 |
UDP | 22450 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game shuts down right after running it from Steam library
Use EXE file directly[citation needed] |
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Stuttering at high frame rates
- Game can run at very high frame rate on modern systems, which can be up to 1000 frames per seconds. which can cause shuttering and input lag.
- This problem does not occur with SiN Gold, as the game now caps at 200 frames per seconds out-of-box.
Set maximum frame rate[citation needed] |
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Mouse movement jumping/skipping
Use the Dominatrix source port. |
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Issues unresolved
Player movement is tied to tickrate
Player movement inertia is tied to IDTech 10Hz tickrate resulting in "sluggish" or "slippery" movement when touching walls or other entities that increases in severity along with framerate. his behavior can be made more "consistent" (as in, not only applicable when colliding with walls/objects) by disabling client side multiplayer prediction.
Set console variable[8] |
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Notes:
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.0 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | A source port is required for native 64-bit. See Source ports. | |||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | |||||
Linux | A source port is required for native 64-bit. See Source ports. | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | |
Sound (audio device) | Sound Blaster compatible | |
Other | 4X CD-ROM 28.8 Kbps modem for online multiplayer |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 8.6 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Power Macintosh G3 233 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.1.4 | |
Processor (CPU) | Power Macintosh G3 233 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Kernel 2.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium II 233 MHz 266 MHz 603e - G4 |
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System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 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 (1313) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ Default
- ↑ When using Dominatrix source port
References
- ↑ Hyperion Entertainment - Games - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-11-10
- ↑ If you're having trouble running Sin try: (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-11-10
- ↑ The MarkC Windows 10 + 8.1 + 8 + 7 Mouse Acceleration Fix - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Tech help: SiN - Vortex of Sound (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ EAX.CREATIVE games list - EAX.com (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Skacikpl on 2023-07-03