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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
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{{Fixbox|description=Use dgvoodoo2 Wrapper|ref={{cn|date=August 2019}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Use dgvoodoo2 Wrapper|ref={{cn|date=August 2019}}|fix= | ||
# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html] dgvoodoo2. | # Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html] dgvoodoo2. | ||
| − | # Copy | + | # Copy DDRAW.DLL,D3DImm.dll from the \MS\x86\ folder to the game install directory. |
| − | # | + | }} |
| − | + | {{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat|ref=<ref>https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat</ref>|fix= | |
| + | # Download [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat]. | ||
| + | # Extract the contents from the <code>.zip</code> file into <code>{{p|game}}</code>/System | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| Developers | |
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| Deep Red Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Eidos Interactive | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 6, 2002 |
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Key points
- Released as Virtual Resort: Spring Break in North America.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- v1.1 (2002).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGames[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Native resolutions are 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x960. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enable by default | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
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 feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sliders for music and effects. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Low frame rate on modern systems
| Use dgvoodoo2 Wrapper[citation needed] |
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| Use DDrawCompat[1] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, XP | 98, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel PII-450 or equivalent | PIII-800 or equivalent |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 950 MB | 950 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
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).