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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Darwinia Coverart.png
+
|cover        = Darwinia cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Introversion Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Introversion Software}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Edward Rudd}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Edward Rudd|Linux}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Ambrosia Software|OS X}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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|steam appid  = 1500
 
|steam appid  = 1500
 
|steam appid side = 209771
 
|steam appid side = 209771
−
|gogcom page  = darwinia
+
|gogcom id    = 1207659014
−
|wikipedia    = Darwinia
+
|strategywiki = Darwinia
 +
|mobygames    = darwinia
 +
|wikipedia    = Darwinia (video game)
 +
|winehq      = 4076
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{Series|Darwinia}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.introversion.co.uk/darwinia/index.php?c=3 Darwinia Forums - Technical Support] for all platforms.
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.introversion.co.uk/darwinia/index.php?c=3 Darwinia Forums - Technical Support] for all platforms.
−
{{GOG.com links|darwinia|darwinia}}
+
{{GOG.com links|1207659014|darwinia}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/1500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
−
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=243 Steam Users' Forums]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.introversion.co.uk/store/ | DRM-free | | Steam}}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | x | DRM-free | CD-ROM used only for installation. | | Windows}}
−
{{Availability/row| Desura | darwinia | DRM-free |}}
+
{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.introversion.co.uk/store/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG | darwinia | DRM-free |}}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | darwinia | DRM-free | |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
−
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1500 | Steam |}}
+
{{Availability/row| GMG | darwinia | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1500 | Steam | |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
{{Image|Darwinia General.png|In-game general settings.}}
 
{{Image|Darwinia General.png|In-game general settings.}}
 +
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
+
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|~/.darwinia/}}
+
{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.darwinia/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Darwinia}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Darwinia}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|~/.darwinia/}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.darwinia/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|false}}
 
{{XDG|false}}
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===[[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               =  
+
|discord                =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes          =
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games store      =
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games store notes =
−
|uplay                 =  
+
|gog galaxy            = false
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes      =
−
|gamesave manager      = true
+
|origin                 =  
−
|gamesave manager notes=  
+
|origin notes           =  
 +
|steam cloud           = false
 +
|steam cloud notes     =  
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =  
 +
|xbox cloud            =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Image|Darwinia Screen.png|In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.}}
 
{{Image|Darwinia Screen.png|In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/darwinia
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/darwinia
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
−
|multimonitor notes        = Multi-monitor HUD: Position Affects Gameplay<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/darwinia Darwinia | WSGF]</ref>
+
|multimonitor notes        = Multi-monitor HUD: Position Affects Gameplay<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/darwinia Darwinia | WSGF]</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = na
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
−
|borderless windowed notes  = Fully works under GNU/Linux. In Windows, working using [[GameCompanion]], but mouse constantly tries to move to the middle of the screen, making it unplayable.<ref>Tested by [[User:SN4T14|SN4T14]].</ref>
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Fully works under Linux. In Windows, working using [[GameCompanion]], but mouse constantly tries to move to the middle of the screen, making it unplayable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=SN4T14|date=14 May 2013|comment=}}</ref>
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
{{Image|Darwinia Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = false
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|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=
 +
|button prompts            = Xbox
 +
|button prompts notes      =
 +
|controller hotplug        = true
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = false
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
−
{{Image|Darwinia Sound.png|In-game audio settings.}}
+
{{Image|Darwinia Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
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|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = na
+
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
 
|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
−
|closed captions          = na
+
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = na
+
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = na
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = na
+
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = na
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = na
+
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = na
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = na
+
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = na
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Fan translation users ZoG Forum, [http://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/darwinia/files/95.html download]
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = na
+
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = na
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        = 2
 +
|opengl notes          = OS X and Linux only.
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  = 3
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = XP  
+
|minOS    = 98, 2000, XP
−
|minCPU  = 600 MHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II - 600 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 60 MB
 
|minHD    = 60 MB
−
|minGPU  = 64 MB
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce2
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minDX    = 7
 +
|minother = 4x CD-ROM<br>Mouse and Keyboard
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 - 1.6 GHz
 +
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce4 or greater
 +
|recother = 20x CD-ROM
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
−
|minOS    = 10.6.3
+
|minOS    = 10.5.8, 10.6.3
−
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz+
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 60 MB
 
|minHD    = 60 MB
−
|minGPU  = 64 MB
+
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 60 MB
 
|minHD    = 60 MB
−
|minGPU  = 64 MB
+
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 03:55, 30 December 2019

Darwinia
Darwinia cover
Developers
Introversion Software
Linux Edward Rudd
macOS (OS X) Ambrosia Software
Release dates
Windows March 4, 2005
Linux March 18, 2005
macOS (OS X) March 30, 2005
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Darwinia guide on StrategyWiki
Darwinia on MobyGames
Darwinia on Wikipedia
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Darwinia
Darwinia 2005
Multiwinia 2008

Key points

The access to the game's source code can be bought from the developers.

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
DRM-free
 CD-ROM used only for installation.
Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Darwinia
macOS (OS X)
Linux ~/.darwinia/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.
In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Fan translation users ZoG Forum, download
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

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

References