Pool Shark
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Tavex Ltd. | |
| Publishers | |
| ValuSoft Cosmi | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 2003 |
Key points
- Also known as "3D Pool Shark" and "Cosmi Pool Shark".
- Does not work on Windows 8.1.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail |  |
CD-ROM used only for installation. | |
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Set LiveBilliards.exe's Compatibility Mode to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)"
- Improves game performance and allows for music playback.
- Tested on Windows 7.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\LiveBilliards.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Saved\[Note 1] |
Video
Display options.
Visual options.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Adjusted by pressing and holding RMB and moving the mouse forward or back. | ||
| Windowed | Plays in a 640x480 window. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Off by default. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No framerate cap. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and Sound. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 | |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 3D Accelerated Video 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible |
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| Other | Mouse | |
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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).