Difference between revisions of "Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord"

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Giana Sisters
The Great Giana Sisters	1987
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams	2012
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord	2013
Giana Sisters: Dream Runners	2015
Giana Sisters 2D	2015

Key points

From a technical standpoint, the game is almost identical to Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, which means most of the fixes and features are identical.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming		Also sold together with the original game.
Humble Store		Also sold together with the original game.
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use replacement BFG Logo 1080p.wmv
Apply the Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams intro skip.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/246960/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/246960/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Launcher control settings.

In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Launcher audio settings.

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Rise of the Owlverlord (DX9).

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^[1]

Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
Open <path-to-game>\dxgi.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\GSGameExe.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
- DirectX 9 version uses <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or \GSGameExe_DX9.exe\SpecialK.ini.
Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz / AMD Athlon II X2 @ 2.8 GHz	Intel Core i5 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI X1800 XT DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 ATI HD 4800 DirectX 10 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/246960/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (246960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-19

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/246960/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (246960) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/246960/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (246960) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-19

[Note 1]

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-{{Fixbox/fix|Use replacement BFG Logo 1080p.wmv}}
 Apply the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/441-giana-sisters-twisted-dreams-intro-skip/ Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams intro skip].
 }}
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 {{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60&nbsp;Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set screen refresh rate|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2017-09-19}}</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set screen refresh rate|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2017-09-19}}</ref>}}
 # Install Special K by following the [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide]. Manual local installation may work better.
 # Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.

Developers

	Black Forest Games
Engines
	Vision
Release dates
Windows	September 26, 2013