General information
- Official game site
- Official support page
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
version 02 patch is the latest version.
Manuals, etc.
All of the downloads available for the game can be found on the official support page.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game control settings.
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Audio settings
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Localizations
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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Italian |
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Issues fixed
Fix slowdown and 32-bit color
In modern GPUs the game has severe slowdown issues and is locked to 16-bit color only support. This can be addressed by the game itself, but it requires either a custom shortcut or running the game from the command line:
Change the rendering settings[citation needed]
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- The logo, intro, and ending videos will not render properly in 32-bit mode
- Run the game with the -x argument, like MessiahD3D.exe -x (or create a shortcut to MessiahD3D.exe with the -x argument added).
- Select one of the available resolutions and press Ok. Another resolution selecting window will appear.
- Leave the graphics card option as is.
- Select Direct3D HAL (do not select Direct3D T&L HAL - this will cause slowdowns!)
- From the third option scroll to find the resolution you picked in the first window (widescreen modes do not seem to work). Make sure it says "x 32" at the right side (which means 32-bit color), otherwise you will get nasty color banding since modern GPUs lack dithering support for 16-bit modes.
- Press Run game.
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Other information
Command line arguments
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter |
Description |
-i |
Skip intro logos |
-s |
Disable sound |
-o |
Disable Fog |
-v |
Disable mip-mapping |
+! |
Fixes Windows 2000 crashes on some machines when switching from the game to the game menu. |
-p |
Will disable any gamma control for users who wish to use their windows gamma and not in game gamma settings. |
+T |
Enables verbose debug information for sound cards. |
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
| Intel Pentium III |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible
| 16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References