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{{ii}} Due to game's problems with compatibility, it's highly recommended to buy the {{store link|GOG.com|gorky_17}} or {{store link|Steam|253920|Steam}} version as both offer an easy way to return the product. See [https://www.gog.com/support/website_help/money_back_guarantee GOG.com's 30 Day Money Back Guarantee] or [https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/ Steam Refunds] for additional information and rules of returning the product. | {{ii}} Due to game's problems with compatibility, it's highly recommended to buy the {{store link|GOG.com|gorky_17}} or {{store link|Steam|253920|Steam}} version as both offer an easy way to return the product. See [https://www.gog.com/support/website_help/money_back_guarantee GOG.com's 30 Day Money Back Guarantee] or [https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/ Steam Refunds] for additional information and rules of returning the product. | ||
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{{ii}} Retail versions for Mac in Linux and Linux demo are native ports, while the digital releases are Wine-based ports.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/253920/discussions/0/520518053453566327/ Mac OSX version available now! :: Gorky 17 General Discussions]</ref><ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/253920/discussions/0/365163686065858987/ Linux and Steam OS Version available now! :: Gorky 17 General Discussions]</ref> See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmDJKh70Yc this video] for comparison of the Linux version. | {{ii}} Retail versions for Mac in Linux and Linux demo are native ports, while the digital releases are Wine-based ports.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/253920/discussions/0/520518053453566327/ Mac OSX version available now! :: Gorky 17 General Discussions]</ref><ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/253920/discussions/0/365163686065858987/ Linux and Steam OS Version available now! :: Gorky 17 General Discussions]</ref> See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmDJKh70Yc this video] for comparison of the Linux version. | ||
Revision as of 08:26, 9 September 2018
Developers | |
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Metropolis Software | |
Linux | Hyperion Entertainment |
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 | Can be run without the Steam client. Mac and Linux ports are Wine-based. |
- 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 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.
- Retail versions for Mac in Linux and Linux demo are native ports, while the digital releases are Wine-based ports.[4][5] See this video for comparison of the Linux version.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/gorky17.cfg |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/SaveGame |
Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
Force using DxWnd[6] |
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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[7] |
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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[8] |
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FFDShow causing a game to crash
Add Gorky 17 to exception in FFDShow[9] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Software renderer |
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
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Mac OSX version available now! :: Gorky 17 General Discussions
- ↑ Linux and Steam OS Version available now! :: Gorky 17 General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User: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