Difference between revisions of "Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle"

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Barrow Hill
Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle	2006
Barrow Hill: The Dark Path	2016

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Can be played without Steam running.^[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\settings.mat^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/494360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savegame#.sav^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/494360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		800x600 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Fixed view.
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Not an actual 3D game, consist of prerendered images and videos.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse-only game.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Stereo.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only Details
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c	Steam release
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz	Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	256 MB of VRAM

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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (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 (494360) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-07
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-07

[gamedir-3] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-4] 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 (494360) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (494360) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-07

[2] Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-10-07

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
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 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-BARROW-HILL-CURSE-OF-THE-ANCIENT-CIRCLE | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | barrow-hill-curse-of-the-ancient-circle-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | barrow_hill_curse_of_the_ancient_circle | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | barrow-hill-curse-of-the-ancient-circle-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = unknown
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
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-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
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+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
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+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
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+|xbox cloud notes          =
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 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         = Not an actual 3D game, consist of prerendered images and videos.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 |subtitles = false
 |notes     =
+|fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Polish
+|interface = true
+|audio     = true
+|subtitles = false
+|notes     = Retail only [https://dubbingpedia.pl/wiki/Barrow_Hill:_Kl%C4%85twa_Kamiennego_Kr%C4%99gu Details]
 |fan       =
 }}
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 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
-|direct3d notes         =
+|direct3d notes         = Steam release
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
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 |recGPU   =
 |recVRAM  = 256 MB
-|recDX    = 9.0c
+|recDX    =
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Shadow Tor Studios
Publishers
	Iceberg Interactive
Engines
	Macromedia Director^[1]
Release dates
Windows	October 5, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	65
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	First-person, Flip screen
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Europe, Supernatural, Horror
Series	Barrow Hill