Camy 2: The Machine is an singleplayer platform game developed and published by Gaimplay. It's the second title in a series of Camy games.
Camy 2: The Machine was first released in the year 2000 around October 1st (exact date unknown) on Windows. The game was available for download (from v2.0 to v2.2) from the gaimplay.com site[1] and TUCOWS Games[2]. It was also bundled with many computer magazines on the included CDs. The game later recived major update to version 2.3 which included three new Ball Blasters and the ability to carry the Ball Blasters with player permanently. In 2001-2002 the company released Camy 2: The Machine v2.3 Special Edition and The Camy Collection which included the updated version (v2.3 Special Edition) of the game.
Camy 2: The Machine is not under active development. The last version (Camy 2: The Machine v2.3 Special Edition) was sold separately via Regnow and was bundled with The Camy Collection.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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Official website (unavailable) |
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Freeware verison - from v2.0 to v2.3. The game is no longer available digitally from the official website |
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Official website (unavailable) |
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Paid version - v2.3 Special Edition which included Softwrap DRM protection. The game is no longer available digitally from Regnow |
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- The freeware versions (v2.2 and v2.3) of the game, which misses some features from the paid v2.3 Special Edition, can be obtained from the Internet Archive
Version differences
- Source:
ReadMe.htm
files included in the game folder after installation.
Official
- The original release was included with PC magazines and saw a freeware release on Gaimplay website.
Special Edition
- The Special Edition was released later in 2001 and was based on the freeware version with exclusive content added, such as 5 unique Ballblasters or Stage passwords. It also included the first Dear Camy game. In 2002 Gaimplay released The Camy Collection which included this version of the game.
Challenging Edition
- The Challenging Edition was based on the Special Edition. It featured reworked levels to make the game more challenging. It was available only in The Camy Collection.
Demos
- Two trial versions were released:
- All trial versions are no longer available for download from official website.
- The Trial version of The Camy Collection game can be obtained from the Internet Archive. It will only run under Windows XP or older due to Softwrap DRM.
Monetization
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- This game does not save progress, however the paid version (v2.3 Special Edition or bundled with The Camy Collection) has level code system. Every 6 levels the game will display the code needed to start the game at later stage.
Video
Camy 2: The Machine first level
Input
Main menu showing controls
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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No dialogue |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Issues fixed
The game logs errors in the <path-to-game>\Errors.txt
file. You can look there for clues.
VBIE - Initialize - Class not registered
VBGE - Initialize - Object doesn't support this action
Enable Windows Compatibility Mode
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- Enable the following compatibility settings for the
<path-to-game>\Camy2.exe (or <path-to-game>\DC2.exe ) file: Compatibility mode Windows 98 / Windows ME
- Run the game once, then close it
- Disable the previously applied compatibility settings for
<path-to-game>\DearCamy.exe .
Notes
- If the error still shows up after you followed these steps you may need to leave Windows 98 compatibility mode turned on permanently.
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Game runs slow
Use DxWrapper
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- Download DxWrapper.
- Copy
dxwrapper.ini , dxwrapper.dll , dxwrapper.asi and Stub\dciman32.dll from archive to <path-to-game>\ .
- Open the
<path-to-game>\dxwrapper.ini in the text editor.
- Under
[Compatibility] set Dd7to9 and DisableGameUX to 1
- Under
[Dd7to9] set DdrawUseNativeResolution and DdrawMaintainAspectRatio to 1
- Under
[d3d9] set EnableVSync and EnableWindowMode to 1
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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DirectDraw |
7 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) |
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System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7.0 compatible | |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX compatible | |
Notes
References