Difference between revisions of "Hector: Badge of Carnage!"

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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Telltale Community

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 1

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 2

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 3

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Hector Episode 1\prefs.prop %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Hector Ep 2\prefs.prop %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Hector Ep 3\prefs.prop
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/94600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Hector Episode 1\save`#`.save %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Hector Ep 2\save`#`.save %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\Hector Ep 3\save`#`.save
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/94600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

3 profiles are available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Static aspect 3:2
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Fan translation by Quckly Team, Episode 1.
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan, Episode 1, Episode 2 and Episode 3.

Issues fixed

Game will not launch in Steam

Fix controller problems^{[citation needed]}
If you aren't using a controller in-game simply unplug it, otherwise read on. Install the DirectX End-User Runtimes. If problems persist, download dinput8.dll and extract it into `<path-to-game>`.

Audio skips in cutscenes

Set compatibility to Win98/ME^{[citation needed]}
Find the folder that contains the game's executable, Hector101.exe, right click the file and choose Properties > Compatibility and choose Windows 98/ME from the drop down box.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL		OS X only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent	2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	ATI or Nvidia card 256 MB of VRAM	ATI or Nvidia card 512 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Snow Leopard 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	2.3 GHz Intel or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia or ATI graphics card 512 MB of VRAM

Not recommended for Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (94600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (94600) 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] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (94600) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Note 1]

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+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic||}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic||}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|hector-badge-of-carnage|}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen, Side view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Europe }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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+|steam appid side = 94610,94620
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+|official site= https://www.telltale.com/hector-badge-of-carnage/
+|hltb         =
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+|mobygames    = hector-badge-of-carnage
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 {{GOG.com links|1441711248|hector_badge_of_carnage}}
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+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | hector_badge_of_carnage | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | hector-badge-of-carnage-full-series | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 94620 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Hector Badge of Carnage video.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Anamorphic}} 3:2
+|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Static aspect}} 3:2
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
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 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 103: / Line 129: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 167: / Line 193: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Hector Badge of Carnage audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, Sound, Voice
@@ Line 181: / Line 207: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Spanish
+  |language  = Russian
   |interface = hackable
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     = Fan translation, [http://academia.clandlan.net/?page=academia/view&id=367 Episode 1], [http://academia.clandlan.net/?page=academia/view&id=369 Episode 2] and [http://academia.clandlan.net/?page=academia/view&id=373 Episode 3].
+  |notes     = Fan translation by Quckly Team, [https://vk.com/topic-68157906_30313837?offset=0 Episode 1].
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Russian
+  |language  = Spanish
   |interface = hackable
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     = Fan translation by Quckly Team, [https://vk.com/topic-68157906_30313837?offset=0 Episode 1].
+  |notes     = Fan translation by ''Clan Dlan'', [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pavaKhX1hRaPZNEmmUzfQEO5klcHGH43/view?usp=drive_link Episode 1], [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t7qa493yto89U5u-bnbGgqV32NydRYrV/view?usp=drive_link Episode 2] and [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nk5O2CnJMF-qwrvVN7oVHBQWHDgLEw7I/view?usp=drive_link Episode 3].
 }}
 }}
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 |directdraw versions    =
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-|opengl versions        =
+|opengl versions        = true
-|opengl notes           =
+|opengl notes           = OS X only.
 |glide versions         =
 |glide notes            =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
-|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
-|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
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 }}

Developers

	Straandlooper
Publishers
	Telltale Games
Engines
	Telltale Tool
Release dates
Windows	April 27, 2011
macOS (OS X)	April 27, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Flip screen, Side view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary, Europe