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{{Fixbox|description=Windows 10 support|ref=|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Windows 10 support|ref=|fix=
 
# Insert the CD and install the game as usual. The installer works perfectly on Windows 10.
 
# Insert the CD and install the game as usual. The installer works perfectly on Windows 10.
# Download [[DgVoodoo_2|dgVoodoo 2]] version 2.52 and copy the <code>DDraw.dll</code> and <code>D3DImm.dll</code> files to the G-Police installation folder
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# Download [[DgVoodoo_2|dgVoodoo 2]] and copy the <code>DDraw.dll</code> and <code>D3DImm.dll</code> files to the G-Police installation folder.
## Also extract the <code>dgVoodooSetup.exe</code> file to the G-Police installation folder if you wish to set options for dgVoodoo, such as removing its logo from output, or capturing the mouse
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# '''Optional''': Run the included <code>dgVoodooCpl</code> program and configure the settings.
# Run the game!
 
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{ii}} As of 2019-12, the version of dgVoodoo used ''must'' be 2.52. Earlier versions will not work, later versions will corrupt the game menu
 
{{ii}} With dgVoodoo in place, G-Police requires no additional compatibility settings or admin mode, unlike many legacy games
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|vert-}}
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = {{term|vert-}} with [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DgVoodoo_2#DirectX_2-8 dgVoodoo2]
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              = Appears to run very well, need to confirm frame rate
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|60 fps notes              =
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = no fps cap
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes = Mouse is only used in game menus
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse is only used in game menus.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Mouse is only used in game menus
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Mouse is only used in game menus.
 
|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 = Mouse is only used in game menus
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Mouse is only used in game menus.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= inverted by default
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = SFX and music can be controlled independently
 
|separate volume notes    = SFX and music can be controlled independently
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = limited
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Dolby surround
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support              =  
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|eax support              = false
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  

Revision as of 18:53, 3 February 2021

G-Police
G-Police cover
Developers
Psygnosis
Publishers
Psygnosis
Release dates
Windows November 30, 1997
G-Police on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Many references to a v1.19 patch for G-Police exist on the Internet, but as of the time of this writing (2019-12-01) no known source for this patch exists, and no information is available on its contents. A US retail big-box CD for G-Police identifies itself as v1.18.

Playing on modern systems

Windows 10 support
  1. Insert the CD and install the game as usual. The installer works perfectly on Windows 10.
  2. Download dgVoodoo 2 and copy the DDraw.dll and D3DImm.dll files to the G-Police installation folder.
  3. Optional: Run the included dgVoodooCpl program and configure the settings.


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\GPolice.cfg[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\GPolice.sav[Note 1]

Video settings

Startup settings.
Startup settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5 dgVoodoo 2 used to map DX5 calls to DX10/DX11
Software renderer
Software mode still requires dgVoodoo 2 in order to run on Windows 10
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) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB
Video card (GPU) AGP card

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).

References