Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

Key points

Five additional costumes from the PSP version were not included, since the English version is a straight re-release of the prior Japanese version.

The English version by Mastiff suffers from various typos, spelling, and translation errors, which can be fixed.

There's a panty shot in the game that is censored. It can be restored with this patch. (Backup link)

Gameplay is locked to 30 FPS.

General information

Official site - Japanese

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original Japanese PC release.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
GamersGate
Steam

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\FALCOM\GURUMIN
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\322290\remote\system.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/322290/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\FALCOM\GURUMIN
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\322290\remote\gdata**.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/322290/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Advanced graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Highest supported resolution is 1920x1080. If the display resolution supports resolutions lower than 1080p, then selecting a higher resolution than what is supported (i.e. 1920x1080 on a 1600x900 monitor) will make the game render at the chosen resolution. If the display is higher than 1080p then the game will upscale the image.^[3]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		See Increase Rendering Resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Settings menu has values 1x, 2x, 3x and 4x. These represent 2x, 4x, 8x and 16x values.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA, however, the 4x option causes a DirectX initialization error.^[4] Nvidia users can follow this guide for better AA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		If Vsync is disabled in the game options, it can't be forced by third party software.^[3]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Gameplay is capped at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Most graphical settings, including anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing, do not work if Depth of Field and Back Buffer are enabled. However disabling back buffer does have side effect where main menu starts flickering, though is still usable.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Increase Rendering Resolution

Wrap the game with dgVoodoo 2^[8]

Download the latest stable of dgVoodoo 2 from the official website or Github.
Extract the contents of dgVoodoo2_*.zip to its own folder in a convenient location on the computer (e.g. Documents), then run dgVoodooCpl.exe.
In the General tab, configure the following settings:
- Adapter(s) to use/enable: <video card>
- Scaling mode: Stretched, keep Aspect Ratio
Now go to the DirectX tab and configure the following settings:
- Videocard: dgVoodoo 3D Accelerated Card
- Filtering: Leave it at App driven
- Resolution: Set to Max to play beyond 1080p depending on the setup.
- Behavior: Uncheck Disable Alt+Enter to toggle screen state.
- Antialiasing (MSAA): App driven to use the game's anti-aliasing or Off.
- Miscellaneous: Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark.
Click Apply dgVoodoo 2 should save the configuration file to where dgVoodoo 2 installed was on the computer, then copy the dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>. Alternatively, click the Add button and point the program to where the game installed to save it there.
Go into the MS/x86 folder from your dgVoodoo 2 installation folder, then copy the D3D9.dll file to <path-to-game>.

Input

Controller settings and rebinding.

Keyboard settings and rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Button prompts assumes the default control scheme is being used.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		New game name entry requires at least mouse input.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Deadzones are a bit lacking. See Controller deadzone fix.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Via button rebinding.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts

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

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Partial. Ability to mute either all audio or just voices. Slider for music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				English version lacks dual-audio support. Japanese audio mod for the English version is available here.
Japanese
Korean				Korean release only.

Issues fixed

Fix typos and other script errors

Download revised script files^[9]
Download Gurumin Script Fixes.zip. (Backup link) Copy it to the installation folder.

Settings menu not activating on startup

Disable Big Picture Overlay^[10]
Open Steam's settings. Click on "In-Game". Uncheck "Use the Big Picture Overlay when using a Steam Input enabled controller from the desktop".

Controller deadzone fix

Use gurumin-pad^[11]
Download dinput8.dll. Copy it to the installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	3D accelerator compatible 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c 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>/322290/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (322290) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ <path-to-game>\manual.pdf - "Additional Steam and Windows Development: Opus Studio Inc."
↑ Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (2004) release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on 2020-10-24
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=5048447&postcount=2959
↑ DirectX@Initialize error please help - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2021-11-11
↑ Steam community :: Group announcements :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure :: Gamepad Right Stick Camera Control and More! - "I forgot to mention that for some reason MSAA only works if you disable Depth of Field, Back Buffer, and Blur Effects. That should also be looked into." -AmethystViper
↑ Tested by Marioysikax
↑ Talk:Gurumin, BONKERS research
↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-10-24
Tested with v2.71.2.
↑ Typos, untranslated lines, and overlapping speech bubbles :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions
↑ Settings Menu not activating on startup :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions
↑ Temporary fix to increase gamepad dead zone :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/322290/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (322290) 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>/322290/.

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

[5] The app ID (322290) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] <path-to-game>\manual.pdf - "Additional Steam and Windows Development: Opus Studio Inc."

[2] Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (2004) release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on 2020-10-24

[Guru3D-4] 3.0 ^3.1 https://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=5048447&postcount=2959

[5] DirectX@Initialize error please help - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2021-11-11

[6] Steam community :: Group announcements :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure :: Gamepad Right Stick Camera Control and More! - "I forgot to mention that for some reason MSAA only works if you disable Depth of Field, Back Buffer, and Blur Effects. That should also be looked into." -AmethystViper

[MairoTested-7] Tested by Marioysikax

[8] Talk:Gurumin, BONKERS research

[9] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-10-24
Tested with v2.71.2.

[10] Typos, untranslated lines, and overlapping speech bubbles :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions

[11] Settings Menu not activating on startup :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions

[12] Temporary fix to increase gamepad dead zone :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions

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Developers

	Nihon Falcom
Windows	Opus^[1]
Publishers
English	Mastiff
Release dates
Windows	December 25, 2004^[2]
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform, RPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy