Build-A-Lot
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Developers | |
---|---|
HipSoft | |
Publishers | |
iWin | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 2, 2007 |
Reception | |
IGDB | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Simulation, Time management |
Series | Build-A-Lot |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Steam | A single DRM-free executable |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %PROGRAMDATA%\HipSoft\Buildalot\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38080/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %PROGRAMDATA%\HipSoft\Buildalot\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38080/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 1024x768 by default. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Can also be toggled with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Gameplay does not use a keyboard at all. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Stereo only. | |
Subtitles | All in-game dialogues are presented in text boxes and always subtitled. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98/ME/2000 | |
Processor (CPU) | 500 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 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%\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 (38080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.