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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Black mirror 2 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Black mirror 2 cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 25, 2009}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 25, 2009}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Black Mirror }}
 
|steam appid  = 286460
 
|steam appid  = 286460
|gogcom page  = black_mirror_ii
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|gogcom id    = 1207665043
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = black-mirror-ii-reigning-evil
 
|wikipedia    = Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil
 
|wikipedia    = Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil
 
|winehq      = 10923
 
|winehq      = 10923
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Black Mirror}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|black_mirror_ii|black_mirror_series|for game series}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207665043|black_mirror_series|for game series}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/286460/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/286460/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| publisher | http://www.viva-media.com/downloads/adventure/blackmirror2.html | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | Russian and French copies use {{DRM|StarForce|5}}. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B004NNVE7S | unknown | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B004NNVE7S | unknown | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-BLMI2NA | activation | [[DRM]]: [[SecuROM]]. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1821-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1821-1 | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | black_mirror_ii | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | black_mirror_ii | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | black-mirror-2-reigning-evil | Steam | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 286460 | Steam | Can be played without Steam running.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2016-03-20}}</ref> | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | black-mirror-ii | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 286460 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam running.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2016-03-20}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===1440p/2160p support + Bigger Fonts Size Patch===
 +
Download Patch here : https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2139-black-mirror-trilogy-4k2k-bigger-fonts-patch/
 +
{{++}} Allows native 1440p/2160p without ini modification and makes text readable on very high resolution
 +
{{--}} Has side effects on option & load/save menu readability due to fixed background images.
 +
{{--}} After applying the patches to Black Mirror II and III, the games language will change. To set the language back to your desired language first start up and close the game again, then go into the "...documents/blackmirror" folder and open the config.xml with a simple text editor. Scroll to the bottom and change "Localization Language=X" to your desired language. All language optoins have to be entered in english and lower case. (english, german, french, italian, spanish, czech, polish)
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\BlackMirror2\config.xml}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\BlackMirror2}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\BlackMirror2\Savegames\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                = false
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 +
{{--}} Resolutions other than 16:10 will have black bars.
 +
{{--}} Backgrounds are scaled 1280x800 images.
 
{{Image|BlackMirror2 video settings.png|Video Options Screen}}
 
{{Image|BlackMirror2 video settings.png|Video Options Screen}}
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Black Mirror 2 sfx settings.jpg|SFX Options Screen}}
 +
{{Image|Black Mirror 2 game settings.jpg|Game Options Screen}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Change in the game XML config. Interface elements are not scaled.
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
+
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed notes            = Change in the game XML config.
 
|windowed notes            = Change in the game XML config.
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = true
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|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Acceleration is off.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Speech, Effects, Environment
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
}}
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{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista
|minCPU  = AMD or Intel Single-Core 1.4GHz
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|minCPU  = AMD or Intel Single-Core 1.4 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista) / 1.5 GB (Vista 64-bit)
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista) / 1.5 GB (Vista 64-bit)
|minGPU  = DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader Model 2
+
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minDX    = 9
 +
|minSM    = 2
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
 
|minHD    = 6 GB
  
|recCPU  = AMD or Intel Single or Dual-Core 2GHz
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|recCPU  = AMD or Intel Single or Dual-Core 2 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista)
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista)
|recGPU  = DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader Model 3
+
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recDX    = 9
 +
|recSM    = 3
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 21:00, 15 October 2021

Black Mirror 2
Black Mirror 2 cover
Developers
Cranberry Production
Publishers
Viva Media
Release dates
Windows September 25, 2009
Taxonomy
Series Black Mirror
Black Mirror 2 on MobyGames
Black Mirror 2 on Wikipedia
Black Mirror
The Black Mirror 2003
Black Mirror 2 2009
Black Mirror 3 2011
Black Mirror 2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Russian and French copies use StarForce 5 DRM.
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running.[1]
Windows

Essential improvements

1440p/2160p support + Bigger Fonts Size Patch

Download Patch here : https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2139-black-mirror-trilogy-4k2k-bigger-fonts-patch/

Allows native 1440p/2160p without ini modification and makes text readable on very high resolution
Has side effects on option & load/save menu readability due to fixed background images.
After applying the patches to Black Mirror II and III, the games language will change. To set the language back to your desired language first start up and close the game again, then go into the "...documents/blackmirror" folder and open the config.xml with a simple text editor. Scroll to the bottom and change "Localization Language=X" to your desired language. All language optoins have to be entered in english and lower case. (english, german, french, italian, spanish, czech, polish)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BlackMirror2\config.xml
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/286460/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BlackMirror2\Savegames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/286460/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Resolutions other than 16:10 will have black bars.
Backgrounds are scaled 1280x800 images.
Video Options Screen
Video Options Screen
SFX Options Screen
SFX Options Screen
Game Options Screen
Game Options Screen

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Change in the game XML config. Interface elements are not scaled.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Change in the game XML config.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Automatically applied if the native resolution is selected.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Acceleration is off.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Speech, Effects, Environment
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) AMD or Intel Single-Core 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista) / 1.5 GB (Vista 64-bit)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 2 support


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/286460/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (286460) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20