Difference between revisions of "Balls of Steel"
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{{ii}} If you still experience the problem, load bos.exe inside the installation folder instead. | {{ii}} If you still experience the problem, load bos.exe inside the installation folder instead. | ||
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+ | ===Game won't run on Steam Deck=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo2|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/358430/discussions/0/3766733548880326899/#c3784751116696053707|title=SteamCommunity.com - Steam deck? :: Balls of Steel General Discussion|date=2023-04-05}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Download the latest version of [[DgVoodoo_2#Availability|dgVoodoo 2]] and extract the archive. | ||
+ | # Open the {{Folder|MS\x86}} folder and copy {{File|D3D8.dll}}, {{File|D3DImm.dll}}, {{File|DDraw.dll}}, and {{File|D3D9.dll}} files. | ||
+ | # Paste the files into the game installation folder where the executable is. | ||
+ | # Add the following [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]] <code>WINEDLLOVERRIDES='ddraw.dll=n' %command%</code> | ||
+ | # '''Optional''': Run the included {{File|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} program in the game installation folder and configure the settings. | ||
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Revision as of 17:11, 5 April 2023
Developers | |
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Wildfire Studios | |
Publishers | |
3D Realms | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 12, 1997 |
macOS (OS X) | May 5, 2015[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | Pinball |
Key points
- Includes five tables: Barbarian, Darkside, Duke Nukem, Firestorm and Mutation
General information
Availability
- No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.[2]
Essential improvements
- Ignore these if you have GOG.com or Steam versions.
Patches
Patches are available to fix various issues. An unofficial v1.3c is also available.
BOS Loader
- Adds windowed mode, bilinear filtering and Direct3D renderer.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wildfire Studios\Balls of Steel[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358430/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wildfire Studios\Balls of Steel\High scores[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358430/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 | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or F. Easily resizable by dragging borders. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
StickyKeys keeps re-enabling
Rebind the keys or replace the launcher the inside installation folder[3] |
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Download the replacement launcher from PCGamingWiki repository and replace the old one inside the installation folder. Otherwise flippers can be rebound to other keys. |
Slowdown in Scrolling table view
Run in Windows XP compatibility mode[4] |
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Load bos.exe inside the installation folder[citation needed] |
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Game won't run on Steam Deck
Use dgVoodoo2[5] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for 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 (358430) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!
- ↑ Farewell For Now, Duke + Last chance to get Dragonsphere free - GOG.com
- ↑ GOG.com support - Default controls and Windows 'Sticky Keys'
- ↑ GOG.com forums - Game slows down in scrolling view sometimes
- ↑ SteamCommunity.com - Steam deck? :: Balls of Steel General Discussion - last accessed on 2023-04-05