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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|3D Realms}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|3D Realms}} | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 12, 1997}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 12, 1997}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 5, 2015|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/16559/|title=News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 5, 2015|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/16559/|title=News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off!|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} | ||
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+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
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+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Top-down view }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Pinball }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
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+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Balls of Steel }} | ||
|steam appid = 358430 | |steam appid = 358430 | ||
|gogcom id = 1207659165 | |gogcom id = 1207659165 | ||
|hltb = 824 | |hltb = 824 | ||
|igdb = balls-of-steel | |igdb = balls-of-steel | ||
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|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
|wikipedia = Balls of Steel (video game) | |wikipedia = Balls of Steel (video game) | ||
|winehq = 2336 | |winehq = 2336 | ||
|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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===Patches=== | ===Patches=== |
Latest revision as of 18:01, 31 January 2024
Developers | |
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Wildfire Studios | |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
3D Realms | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 12, 1997 |
macOS (OS X) | May 5, 2015[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Genres | Pinball |
Series | Balls of Steel |
Balls of Steel | |
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Balls of Steel | 1997 |
Balls of Steel (2024) | 2024 |
Balls of Steel is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view pinball game in the Balls of Steel series.
This version includes five tables: Barbarian, Darkside, Duke Nukem, Firestorm and Mutation.
General information
Availability
- No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.[2]
Essential improvements
- The following improvements are meant only for the retail version, not the digital ones.
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! - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Farewell For Now, Duke + Last chance to get Dragonsphere free - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ GOG.com support - Default controls and Windows 'Sticky Keys' - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ GOG.com forums - Game slows down in scrolling view sometimes - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ SteamCommunity.com - Steam deck? :: Balls of Steel General Discussion - last accessed on 2023-04-05