Difference between revisions of "Heart of Darkness"
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|wikipedia = Heart of Darkness (video game) | |wikipedia = Heart of Darkness (video game) | ||
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|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
| − | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check | {{DRM|SecuROM}} disc check | | Windows }} | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check | {{DRM|SecuROM}} disc check. | | Windows }} |
}} | }} | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
| − | ===[https://www. | + | |
| − | {{ii}} Nearest neighbor or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel-art_scaling_algorithms#xBR_family xBRz scaling] | + | ===[https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DgVoodoo_2#Installation dgVoodoo 2]=== |
| − | {{ii}} Removes the black frame around the game screen | + | {{ii}} Fixes broken color rendering. |
| − | {{ii}} Fixes some occasional color glitches that happen when the game updates the palette | + | {{ii}} Support for integer scaling. |
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| + | ===[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch]=== | ||
| + | {{ii}} Nearest neighbor or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel-art_scaling_algorithms#xBR_family xBRz scaling]. | ||
| + | {{ii}} Removes the black frame around the game screen. | ||
| + | {{ii}} Fixes some occasional color glitches that happen when the game updates the palette. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
|60 fps = false | |60 fps = false | ||
| − | |60 fps notes = 12 | + | |60 fps notes = 12 FPS cap. |
|120 fps = false | |120 fps = false | ||
|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
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==Input settings== | ==Input settings== | ||
| + | {{Image|Heart Of Darkness - control options.png|Control options menus.}} | ||
{{Input settings | {{Input settings | ||
|key remap = limited | |key remap = limited | ||
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|touchscreen notes = | |touchscreen notes = | ||
|controller support = true | |controller support = true | ||
| − | |controller support notes = Only DirectInput | + | |controller support notes = Only DirectInput. |
|full controller = false | |full controller = false | ||
|full controller notes = | |full controller notes = | ||
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==Audio settings== | ==Audio settings== | ||
| + | {{Image|Heart Of Darkness - sound options.png|Sound options menu.}} | ||
{{Audio settings | {{Audio settings | ||
|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
| − | + | ===Game not launching=== | |
| − | ===Game | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7xaf76u4nmlw9r/hode-0.2.9-win32.zip?dl=0 Hode patch]|ref={{cn|date=November 2020}}}} | {{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7xaf76u4nmlw9r/hode-0.2.9-win32.zip?dl=0 Hode patch]|ref={{cn|date=November 2020}}}} | ||
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===Wrong colors=== | ===Wrong colors=== | ||
| − | {{Fixbox|description=Use [ | + | {{Fixbox|description=Use [[#dgVoodoo 2|dgVoodoo 2]] or [[#Peixoto's patch|Peixoto's patch]]|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}}} |
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==Other information== | ==Other information== | ||
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==System requirements== | ==System requirements== | ||
| − | {{System requirements|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Jofrie|date=2018-01-21|comment=System requirements taken from the official Heart of Darkness manual}}</ref> | + | {{System requirements|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Jofrie|date=2018-01-21|comment=System requirements taken from the official Heart of Darkness manual.}}</ref> |
|OSfamily = Windows | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 11 April 2021
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Amazing Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Europe | Ocean Software |
| North America | Interplay Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1998 |
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Availability
Essential improvements
dgVoodoo 2
- Fixes broken color rendering.
- Support for integer scaling.
Peixoto's patch
- Nearest neighbor or xBRz scaling.
- Removes the black frame around the game screen.
- Fixes some occasional color glitches that happen when the game updates the palette.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SETUP.CFG[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SETUP.CFG[Note 1] |
Video settings
Input settings
Control options menus.
Audio settings
Sound options menu.
Issues fixed
Game not launching
| Use Hode patch[citation needed] |
|---|
Wrong colors
| Use dgVoodoo 2 or Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
|---|
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, NT 4.0 SP3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 DX2 66 MHz Intel Pentium 75 MHz |
Intel Pentium 90 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB (24 MB on NT 4.0) | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 84 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | PCI or VLB SVGA video card 1 MB of VRAM | PCI SVGA graphics accelerator |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Jofrie on 2018-01-21
- System requirements taken from the official Heart of Darkness manual.