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'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
{{mm}} [http://creatures.wiki Creatures Wiki] - community encyclopedia | {{mm}} [http://creatures.wiki Creatures Wiki] - community encyclopedia | ||
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{{mm}} [http://www.gamewaredevelopment.com/creatures.php?id=C0_8_6 Gameware's Website] - Useful information and downloads | {{mm}} [http://www.gamewaredevelopment.com/creatures.php?id=C0_8_6 Gameware's Website] - Useful information and downloads | ||
{{mm}} [http://creatures.treesprite.com/ TreeSprite's Creatures Grove] - A long-standing fan site | {{mm}} [http://creatures.treesprite.com/ TreeSprite's Creatures Grove] - A long-standing fan site | ||
{{mm}} [http://double.co.nz/creatures/ Creatures Developer Resource] | {{mm}} [http://double.co.nz/creatures/ Creatures Developer Resource] | ||
+ | {{GOG.com links|1207662243|creatures_series|for game series}} | ||
+ | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1818340/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | creatures_the_albian_years | DRM-free | Includes [[Creatures]] and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | creatures_the_albian_years | DRM-free | Includes [[Creatures]] and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. | | Windows }} | ||
+ | {{Availability/row| Steam| 1818340 | Steam | Includes [[Creatures]] and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | creatures-the-albian-years | DRM-free | Includes [[Creatures]] and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| ZOOM | creatures-the-albian-years | DRM-free | Includes [[Creatures]] and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. | | Windows }} | ||
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Revision as of 21:10, 6 December 2021
Developers | |
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Creature Labs | |
Publishers | |
Mindscape | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 30, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Creatures |
Creatures | |
---|---|
Creatures | 1996 |
Creatures 2 | 1998 |
Creatures Adventures | 1999 |
Creatures 3 | 1999 |
Creatures Playground | 2000 |
Creatures Docking Station | 2001 |
Creatures Village | 2001 |
General information
- Creatures Wiki - community encyclopedia
- Gameware's Website - Useful information and downloads
- TreeSprite's Creatures Grove - A long-standing fan site
- Creatures Developer Resource
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Includes Creatures and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. | |||
Steam | Includes Creatures and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. | |||
ZOOM Platform | Includes Creatures and Creatures 2 plus all expansions for both. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Life Kit #1 | ||
Life Kit #2 |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Gameware's Official List of Creatures 2 Patches and Bonus content. GOG.com and ZOOM Platform versions come with the latest patch pre-installed.
Mods
As the Creatures series gets older and websites fade out of existence, the great amounts of user content is slowly fading away.
COBs
A COB is a Creature Object. This refers to any object in either Creatures 1 or Creatures 2.
Adoption
You can adopt Norns that have been exported from other player's games.
Breeds
Worlds
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1818340/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Creatures\Creatures 2 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1818340/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
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | As the game runs in a window it will expand as much as needed. | ||
4K Ultra HD | As the game runs in a window it will expand as much as needed. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | The game only supports windowed mode. | ||
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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
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 |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
16 bits error (Windows10)
- Go into the application properties of creatures2.exe and only enable Reduced color mode and set it to 16-bit color.
Low FPS
- Go to the compatibility options of the executable and select option run with a resolution of 640x480
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 3.1, 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 60 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 colours @ 640x480 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (1818340) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.