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Difference between revisions of "Elasto Mania"

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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Balázs Rózsa}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Balázs Rózsa}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Elasto Mania Team}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Independent}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Elasto Mania Team}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 2000}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 1, 2000}}
|steam appid  =  
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|reception    =
|steam appid side =  
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|elasto-mania|}}
|gogcom id    =  
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|elasto-mania|}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Simulation, Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Motorcycle }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Elasto Mania }}
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|steam appid  = 1290220
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|steam appid side =  
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|gogcom id    = 1720716146
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
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|official site= https://elastomania.com/
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|hltb        =
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|igdb        =
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|mobygames    = elasto-mania
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
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|wikipedia    = Elasto_Mania
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{ii}} Vanilla game doesn't support widescreen, windowed, FOV adjustment, online multiplayer,  etc. Use [[#EOL|EOL]] to add and adjust these features.
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{{ii}} Vanilla game is missing a lot of essential features and doesn't play well with modern systems. Use [[#EOL|EOL]] to fix all this.
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'''General information'''
 +
{{GOG.com links|1720716146|elasto_mania_series|for game series}}
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/979690/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | elasto_mania | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1290220 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|<path-to-game>\state.dat}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\state.dat}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{--}} Configuration file is encrypted.
 
{{--}} Configuration file is encrypted.
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|<path-to-game>\state.dat}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\state.dat}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{--}} Configuration file is encrypted.
 
{{--}} Configuration file is encrypted.
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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
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               = false
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Can be set with [[#EOL|EOL]].
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = Can be set with [[#EOL|EOL]].
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  = Zoom (a.k.a FOV in 2D games) can be set with [[#EOL|EOL]].
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|fov notes                  = FOV (a.k.a Zoom in 2D games) can be set with [[#EOL|EOL]].
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed notes            = Can be forced with [https://mopolauta.moposite.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9256 this alternative DDraw Wrapper.] Create a backup of the original ddraw.dll before installing if you use EOL.
 
|windowed notes            = Can be forced with [https://mopolauta.moposite.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9256 this alternative DDraw Wrapper.] Create a backup of the original ddraw.dll before installing if you use EOL.
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play players  = 2
 
|local play players  = 2
|local play modes    = Shared level play or flag tag
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|local play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 
|local play notes    = Local play has to be enabled in the game's options
 
|local play notes    = Local play has to be enabled in the game's options
 
|lan play            = unknown
 
|lan play            = unknown
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Windows 95
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|minOS    = 7
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
|minRAM  = 16MB
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|minRAM  = 256 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 512 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
  

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Elasto Mania
Elasto Mania cover
Developers
Balázs Rózsa
Elasto Mania Team
Publishers
Elasto Mania Team
Release dates
Windows February 1, 2000
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Simulation, Platform
Vehicles Motorcycle
Art styles Stylized
Series Elasto Mania
Elasto Mania on IGDB
Elasto Mania on MobyGames
Elasto Mania on Wikipedia
Elasto Mania
Action SuperCross 1997
Elasto Mania 2000
Elasto Mania II 2017

Key points

Vanilla game is missing a lot of essential features and doesn't play well with modern systems. Use EOL to fix all this.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

EOL

Updates the game to v1.3 and adds and fixes many things, such as (but not limited to): Multiplayer, resolution adjustment, FOV adjustment, Vsync, camera adjustment, speedometer, etc.

Older Patches

Links to older official and unofficial patches can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\state.dat[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1290220/pfx/[Note 2]
Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\state.dat[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1290220/pfx/[Note 2]
Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Can be set with EOL.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Can be set with EOL.
Field of view (FOV)
FOV (a.k.a Zoom in 2D games) can be set with EOL.
Windowed
Can be forced with this alternative DDraw Wrapper. Create a backup of the original ddraw.dll before installing if you use EOL.
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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op, Versus
Local play has to be enabled in the game's options
LAN play
Online play
Online multiplayer is added with EOL.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 512 MB


Notes

  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. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References