Difference between revisions of "Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza"

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Die Hard
Die Hard	1989
Die Hard 2: Die Harder	1992
Die Hard Trilogy	1996
Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas	2000
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza	2002

Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza is a singleplayer first-person FPS game in the Die Hard series.

Some minor gameplay improvements and fixes are made in Improved Edition mod.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 4 DRM. Despite what the description for "Minimum Install" says about it requiring the CD, "Maximum Install" still requires the disc for the game to be played.

Essential improvements

Patches

v1.04 is the latest official version of the game.

Skip intro videos

Disable movies^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Open `autoexec.cfg` with a text editor. Change `"nomovies" "0"` to `"nomovies" "1"`

Improved Edition

Recoil animation lowered, bullets hit register and distance fixed, enemies reaction to damage fixed, disappearing dead bodies fixed (most of them), infinite enemies respawning disabled, and more various fixes and balances.

Enemies AI behavior is unchanged.

Boss type enemies health lowered to human levels, but they still have high accuracy and reaction.

The Hard difficulty was used as a baseline for balancing.

On the "Sewer" level, the instant death penalty was disabled for shooting/killing SWAT members.

Small Addon

Adds better gunsounds, muzzle flash and gun models

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\^{[Note 1]}

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Force via GPU control panel. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Too high frame rate makes the game unplayable.See High FPS Issues
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Edit config file^[1]

Open <path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg with a text editor.
Find the line "screenwidth" and set to desired value, e.g. "1920".
Find the line "screenheight" and set to desired value, e.g. "1080".
Save the file.

It requires the game to be run as administrator for this to work.

Intro videos do not play properly using this fix.

Windowed

Enable windowed mode via config file^{[citation needed]}

Open <path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg with a text editor.
Add line "Windowed" "1"

Notes

Running a game in windowed mode disables v-sync, unlocking the frame rate. To avoid issues with the game, make sure to limit the frame rate.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Sensitivity and smoothing options
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Located under Video options.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Loosing focus minimizes the game.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian

Issues fixed

Models of characters not being rendered properly

Install Patch 1.04^{[citation needed]}

Black screen under water

Use dgVoodoo 2^{[citation needed]}
Download dgVoodoo 2. Extract `dgVoodooCpl.exe`, as well as the files `D3D8.dll`, `D3DImm.dll` and `DDraw.dll` from the `\MS\x86` subfolder of the dgVoodoo2 distribution to `<path-to-game>`. In the game settings, change the resolution to the lowest (640x480). In the dgVoodoo 2 control panel, go to the DirectX tab and change the resolution to 640x480.

High FPS issues

Occurs due to script breaking at frame rates higher than 60 FPS

Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS^{[citation needed]}

Vsync not working on Windows 10

Use d3d8to9 and set the monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz.

Erratic or inaccurate mouse input

Use NOLF Mouse Input Fix^[2]
Download the modified `dinput.dll` file and place it in `<path-to-game>`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II - 400 MHz	Intel Pentium III - 700 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	660 MB	860 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible	64 MB of VRAM

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).

References

↑ Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2022-07-28
↑ Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2022-11-10

[gamedir-1] 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] Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2022-07-28

[3] Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2022-11-10

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Entertainment}}
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fox Interactive}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Логрус}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Lithtech 2.0}}
@@ Line 15: / Line 14: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|die-hard-nakatomi-plaza|54}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | North America }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Die Hard }}
 |steam appid  =
@@ Line 32: / Line 31: @@
 |igdb         = die-hard-nakatomi-plaza
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = die-hard-nakatomi-plaza
+|mobygames    = 6262
 |wikipedia    = Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza
 |winehq       =
@@ Line 38: / Line 37: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{++}} Some minor gameplay improvements and fixes made in [[#Improved Edition|Improved Edition]] mod.
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     = Some minor gameplay improvements and fixes are made in [[#Improved Edition|Improved Edition]] mod.
+}}
 ==Availability==
@@ Line 45: / Line 49: @@
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|4}}. Despite what the description for "Minimum Install" says about it requiring the CD, "Maximum Install" still requires the disc for the game to be played. | | Windows }}
 }}
-{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
-{{--}} Only second hand copies available.
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-* [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/381-die-hard-nakatomi-plaza-patch-104/ v1.04]
+{{mm}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/381-die-hard-nakatomi-plaza-patch-104/ v1.04] is the latest official version of the game.
 ===Skip intro videos===
@@ Line 59: / Line 61: @@
 }}
-===Improved Edition===
+===[https://www.moddb.com/mods/die-hard-improved-edition/downloads Improved Edition]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Gameplay fixes and improvements|fix=[https://www.moddb.com/mods/die-hard-improved-edition Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza (Improved Edition)]
 {{++}} Recoil animation lowered, bullets hit register and distance fixed, enemies reaction to damage fixed, disappearing dead bodies fixed (most of them), infinite enemies respawning disabled, and more various fixes and balances.
+{{ii}} Enemies AI behavior is unchanged.
+{{ii}} Boss type enemies health lowered to human levels, but they still have high accuracy and reaction.
+{{ii}} The Hard difficulty was used as a baseline for balancing.
+{{ii}} On the "Sewer" level, the instant death penalty was disabled for shooting/killing SWAT members.
-'''Instructions'''
+===[https://www.moddb.com/games/die-hard-nakatomi-plaza/addons/small-addon Small Addon]===
-# Install patch [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/381-die-hard-nakatomi-plaza-patch-104/ v1.04].
+{{ii}} Adds better gunsounds, muzzle flash and gun models
-# Download latest version of [https://www.moddb.com/mods/die-hard-improved-edition/downloads DIE_HARD_Improved_Edition] .exe installer.
-# Open .exe and install to {{p|game}}.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Enemies AI behaviors unchanged.
-{{ii}} Boss type enemies health lowered to human levels, still have high accuracy and reaction.
-{{ii}} Recommended to play "Hard" difficulty, after fixes was needed gameplay balance, and core focus was hard difficulty.
-{{ii}} "Easy" and "Normal" is lowered enemies stats from core "Hard" difficulty, not fully tested.
-{{ii}} On "Sewer" level disabled instant death penalty for shooting/killing SWAT members.
-}}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 130: / Line 125: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Edit config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Demon272481|date=2022-07-28|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>.
+# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\autoexec.cfg}} with a text editor.
-# Open <code>autoexec.cfg</code> with a text editor.
 # Find the line <code>"screenwidth"</code> and set to desired value, e.g. <code>"1920"</code>.
 # Find the line <code>"screenheight"</code> and set to desired value, e.g. <code>"1080"</code>.
 # Save the file.
-{{ii}} It requires the game to run in administrator mode for this to work.
+{{ii}} It requires the game to be run as administrator for this to work.
-{{ii}} Intro videos don't play properly using this fix.
+{{ii}} Intro videos do not play properly using this fix.
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Enable windowed mode via config file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Go to the installation folder.
+# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\autoexec.cfg}} with a text editor.
-# Open '''autoexec.cfg''' with a text editor.
 # Add line <code>"Windowed" "1"</code>
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Running a game in windowed mode disables vsync, unlocking frame rate. To avoid issues with the game, make sure to limit the frame rate.
+{{ii}} Running a game in windowed mode disables v-sync, unlocking the frame rate. To avoid issues with the game, make sure to limit the frame rate.
 }}
@@ Line 232: / Line 225: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Install [[#Patches|Patch 1.04]]|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}}}
-===Black Screen Under Water===
+===Black screen under water===
 {{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|ref={{cn|date=2022-11-10|reason=}}|fix=
-# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2 dgVoodoo 2]
+# Download [[dgVoodoo 2]].
-# Copy <code>D3D8.dll</code>, <code>D3DImm.dll</code> and <code>DDraw.dll</code> from MS folder that comes with dgVoodoo2 to the installation folder.
+# Extract {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}}, as well as the files {{file|D3D8.dll}}, {{file|D3DImm.dll}} and {{file|DDraw.dll}} from the {{folder|\MS\x86}} subfolder of the dgVoodoo2 distribution to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
-# In-game settings: change resolution to lowest (640x480)
+# In the game settings, change the resolution to the lowest (640x480).
-# Inside dgVoodoo 2, go to DirectX tab, change resolution to 640x480.
+# In the dgVoodoo 2 control panel, go to the DirectX tab and change the resolution to 640x480.
 }}
-===High FPS Issues===
+===High FPS issues===
-{{ii}} Occurs due to script breaking at fps higher than 60fps
+{{ii}} Occurs due to script breaking at frame rates higher than 60 FPS
-{{Fixbox|description=Limit the Framerate to 60FPS |ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit the frame rate]] to 60 FPS|ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}|fix=
-* See [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Frame rate capping]].
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Vsync (Enabled by default) not working on Windows10|fix=
-{{ii}} Vsync is enabled by default, but in Windows 10 it does not work because the Vsync of DirectX 8 in Windows 10 is broken.
+===Vsync not working on Windows 10===
-# Download the [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9].
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9] and set the monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz.|fix=
-# Copy <code>D3D8.DLL</code> from the folder to the game install directory and set the monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz.
 }}
 ===Erratic or inaccurate mouse input===
 {{Fixbox|description=Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2528-no-one-lives-forever-mouse-input-fix-dinputdll/ NOLF Mouse Input Fix]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Demon272481|date=2022-11-10}}</ref>|fix=
-# Download the modified dinput.dll file and place it in {{P|game}}.
+# Download the modified {{file|dinput.dll}} file and place it in {{folder|{{P|game}}}}.
 }}
@@ Line 292: / Line 283: @@
 |linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            =
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
 }}

Developers

	Piranha Games
Publishers
	Sierra Entertainment
	Fox Interactive
Russia	1C Company
Engines
	Lithtech 2.0
Release dates
Windows	April 22, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	54
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS
Themes	North America
Series	Die Hard