Difference between revisions of "Darwinia"

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Darwinia
Darwinia	2005
Multiwinia	2008

Key points

You can buy access to the source code for the game (the original edition) on the developer's website.

The source code is for Windows only. Linux and macOS use older version, which is not available.

General information

Darwinia Forums - Technical Support for all platforms.

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD-ROM used only for installation. Patch available. No longer supported, website dead.
Developer website		Original edition demo available
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Original edition available in legacy branch, demo available

Version differences

The 10000th Anniversary Edition is an updated digital version from 18 April 2022 which includes new features and increased compatibility.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.darwinia/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Darwinia
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.darwinia/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy		Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
Steam Cloud		Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.

Video

In-game graphics settings.

In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Multi-monitor HUD: Position Affects Gameplay^[2]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Fully works under Linux. In Windows, working using GameCompanion, but mouse constantly tries to move to the middle of the screen, making it unplayable.^[3]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition. Absent from original release.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition; MSAA, SSAA, SMAA, FXAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Available in Linux version and retail Russian version
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11	Direct3D 11 support added in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
OpenGL	2, 3.3	Version 2 for OS X and Linux only; version 3.3 added in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
Vulkan	1.1	Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)					^[4]
Linux					64-bit only in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.

System requirements

Original edition

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II - 600 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 - 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce2 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible	Nvidia GeForce4 or greater
Other	4x CD-ROM Mouse and Keyboard	20x CD-ROM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Kernel 2.6
Processor (CPU)	1.66 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

10000th Anniversary Edition

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 (Westmere)
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Vulkan 1.2.160 4 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3.3 compatible DirectX 11 compatible

References

↑ Дарвиния - last accessed on 2023-02-20
↑ Darwinia | WSGF
↑ Verified by User:SN4T14 on 14 May 2013
↑ Darwinia 10000th Anniversary Edition - last accessed on 18 April 2022

[1] Дарвиния - last accessed on 2023-02-20

[2] Darwinia | WSGF

[3] Verified by User:SN4T14 on 14 May 2013

[4] Darwinia 10000th Anniversary Edition - last accessed on 18 April 2022

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 '''Key points'''
 {{++}} You can buy access to the source code for the game (the original edition) on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160812173839/http://www.introversion.co.uk/store/ developer's website].
+{{ii}} The source code is for Windows only. Linux and macOS use older version, which is not available.
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-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | darwinia | DRM-free* | Offline installers only available for 10000th Anniversary Edition. Original edition available for Windows and macOS on Galaxy legacy branch. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | darwinia | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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-{{Availability/row| Steam | 1500 | Steam | Original edition available in legacy branch |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 1500 | Steam | Original edition available in legacy branch, demo available |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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-{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.darwinia/}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.darwinia/}}
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-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.darwinia/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.darwinia/}}
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition; MSAA, SSAA, SMAA, FXAA.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 |invert controller y-axis  = false
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = false
 |impulse triggers notes    =
 |dualshock 4               = unknown
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 |other button prompts      = unknown
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = Xbox
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  =
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 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
-|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   = true
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 |recHD    =
 |recGPU   =
+}}
+===10000th Anniversary Edition===
+{{System requirements
+|OSfamily = Windows
+|minOS    = 7
+|minCPU   = Intel Core i5 (Westmere)
+|minRAM   = 4 GB
+|minHD    =
+|minGPU   = Vulkan 1.2.160
+|minVRAM  = 4 GB
+|minDX    = 11
+|minOGL   = 3.3
+|recOS    =
+|recCPU   =
+|recRAM   =
+|recHD    =
+|recGPU   =
+|recother =
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 {{References}}

Developers

	Introversion Software
Linux	Edward Rudd
macOS (OS X)	Ambrosia Software
Publishers
Retail (Russia)	Noviy Disk^[1]
Release dates
Windows	March 4, 2005
Linux	March 18, 2005
macOS (OS X)	March 30, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	Darwinia