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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Gift_Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Gift_Cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2000}}
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|reception    =
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|taxonomy    =
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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      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Puzzle, Shooter }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Sci-fi }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|steam appid side =
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|gogcom id    =
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|gogcom id side =
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|official site= http://www.ekosystem.com/games/gift/
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|winehq      =
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|igdb        = gift
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|hltb        = 3932
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|wikipedia    = Gift (computer game)
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|mobygames    = gift
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|winehq      =  
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|wikipedia    = Gift (video game)
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''General information'''
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'''Key points'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.ekosystem.com/games/gift/ Official website]
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{{ii}} The PS2 version has different FMV's with a higher framerate & some differences.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Gift Video.png|External video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Gift Video.png|External video settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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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      = hackable
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|widescreen resolution notes= Screen is stretched on resolutions wider than 4:3.
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|widescreen resolution notes= Install [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ DgVoodoo2] to force the resolution. ( Do not increase the resolution from the launcher) Download this [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2224-gift-aspect-ratio-fix/ fix] for the Aspect Ratio & keep it running in the background.
 
|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          = Install [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ DgVoodoo2] to force the resolution.
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = false
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|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Install [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ DgVoodoo2] to force the resolution.
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = hackable
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ DgVoodoo2]
−
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ DgVoodoo2]
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
−
|60 fps notes              = Reduces framerate to 30 FPS in different times, e.g. when changing levels, after cutscenes, in specific places and other cases (Windows 7).
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|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
−
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Gift Input.png|External input settings.}}
 
{{Image|Gift Input.png|External input settings.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
−
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Game has no mouse support at all.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = false
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = limited
−
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Triggers and Analog sticks can't be bound.
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= You can't control the camera.
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = false
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
−
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = false
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = false
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =
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|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = true
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|other controllers notes  = Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
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|other button prompts     = generic
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|other button prompts notes=  
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|button prompts            = generic
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
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|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Gift Audio.png|External audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Gift Audio.png|External audio settings.}}
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects and music. Sound in cinema sequences can only be on/off.
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects and music. Sound in cinema sequences can only be on/off.
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
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|subtitles notes          = Everything in-game is text-based & no subtitles for FMVs.
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|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              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
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  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
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  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Polish
 
  |language  = Polish
−
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
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  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=DarkSonicPT|date=2023-03-18|comment=https://wikidobragens.fandom.com/pt/wiki/Gift:_O_Presente_das_Estrelas}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Russian
 
  |language  = Russian
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = yes
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
{{ii}}It's possible that the game is available in other languages.
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 +
==Issues fixed==
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===Game runs very fast===
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|Gift.exe}} file: {{code|Windows 98/ME}}
 +
Don't forget to set {{code|detect.exe}} to {{code|Windows 98/ME}} too, or else the configurations will stay default.|}}
 +
 +
===The game does not take into account the settings selected in the external options menu ===
 +
{{ii}}The most common problem is that the game does not activate Vsync even if you have activated it in Detect.exe
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/tag/v0.3.1}}
 +
or
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Force Vsync through DgVoodoo 2 or cap the game to whatever framerate your monitor is.}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 7
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 21:28, 18 March 2023

Gift
Gift cover
Developers
Eko Software
Publishers
Cryo Interactive
Wanadoo
Release dates
Windows December 2, 2000
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Puzzle, Shooter
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy, Sci-fi
Icon overlay.png
Gift on HowLongToBeat
Gift on IGDB
Gift on MobyGames
Gift on Wikipedia

Key points

The PS2 version has different FMV's with a higher framerate & some differences.

Availability

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

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

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

Video

External video settings.
External video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Install DgVoodoo2 to force the resolution. ( Do not increase the resolution from the launcher) Download this fix for the Aspect Ratio & keep it running in the background.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Install DgVoodoo2 to force the resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Install DgVoodoo2 to force the resolution.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Use DgVoodoo2
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use DgVoodoo2
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

External input settings.
External input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Game has no mouse support at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Triggers and Analog sticks can't be bound.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
You can't control the camera.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Additional information
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

External audio settings.
External audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects and music. Sound in cinema sequences can only be on/off.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything in-game is text-based & no subtitles for FMVs.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
Polish
Portuguese
[1]
Russian
It's possible that the game is available in other languages.

Issues fixed

Game runs very fast

Enable the following compatibility settings for the Gift.exe file: Windows 98/ME

Don't forget to set detect.exe to Windows 98/ME too, or else the configurations will stay default.

The game does not take into account the settings selected in the external options menu

The most common problem is that the game does not activate Vsync even if you have activated it in Detect.exe
Use DDrawCompat https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/tag/v0.3.1

or

Force Vsync through DgVoodoo 2 or cap the game to whatever framerate your monitor is.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 350 MHz Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible


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