Gift

Gift

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

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\TheGift.cfg

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\gift.sav

Video

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.
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)		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		Reduces framerate to 30 FPS in different times, e.g. when changing levels, after cutscenes, in specific places and other cases (Windows 7).

Input

External input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Bumpers and analog sticks can't be bound.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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 is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish
Russian
Italian
Portuguese

Issues fixed

Installer doesn't work (hangs)

Analyze wait chain

Open Task Manager. Find 32-bit Setup Launcher (32-bit) on the list and expand it. Right-click on every child object that belongs to the process and click on "Go to details". In the Details tab, right-click on the highlighted element and click on "Analyse Wait Chain". If there are elements on the list, select them and kill the process. Notes: Most common programs causing issues are logitechg_discord.exe (Discord applet for Logitech Gaming Software) and nvcontainer.exe (part of Nvidia Experience).

Game runs very fast

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

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

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