Difference between revisions of "Kao: Mystery of Volcano"
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Original Polish version uses {{DRM|StarForce|3}}.<br/>Spanish version uses {{DRM| | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Original Polish version uses {{DRM|StarForce|3}}.<br/>Spanish version uses {{DRM|TAGES|v5}}. | | Windows }} |
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Later Polish releases and all other localisations. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Later Polish releases and all other localisations. | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kao_the_kangaroo_trilogy | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Kao the Kangaroo]] and [[Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2]]. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | kao_the_kangaroo_trilogy | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Kao the Kangaroo]] and [[Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2]]. | | Windows }} | ||
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===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\media\ | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\media\key.ini<br />{{p|game}}\media\lang.ini<br />{{p|game}}\media\user.ini}} |
}} | }} | ||
{{ii}} <code>key.ini</code> stores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume, <code>lang.ini</code> stores the currently selected language and <code>user.ini</code> stores graphical options. | {{ii}} <code>key.ini</code> stores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume, <code>lang.ini</code> stores the currently selected language and <code>user.ini</code> stores graphical options. | ||
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− | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = For the GOG.com release, windowed mode is already enabled. To disable it, open <code>user.ini</code> and change <code>//-fs</code> to <code>-fs</code>. |
|borderless windowed = hackable | |borderless windowed = hackable | ||
|borderless windowed notes = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]]. | |borderless windowed notes = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]]. |
Revision as of 06:04, 18 February 2021
Developers | |
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Tate Multimedia | |
Publishers | |
Cenega | |
Australia | Auran Games |
Russia | 1C Company |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 2, 2005 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Kao the Kangaroo |
Kao the Kangaroo | |
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Kao the Kangaroo | 2000 |
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 | 2003 |
Kao: Mystery of Volcano | 2005 |
Kao the Kangaroo (2022) | 2022 |
Kao: Mystery of Volcano is a game in the Kao the Kangaroo series.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Original Polish version uses StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1]. Spanish version uses TAGES v5 DRM. |
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Retail | Later Polish releases and all other localisations. | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with Kao the Kangaroo and Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2. |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\media\key.ini <path-to-game>\media\lang.ini <path-to-game>\media\user.ini[Note 2] |
-
key.ini
stores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume,lang.ini
stores the currently selected language anduser.ini
stores graphical options.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\media\KAO2SGa_bb_ccc_dddd_eee_fff_ggggg [Note 2] |
- Key:
a
- save file number (1-6)bb
- current stageccc
- unknown?dddd
- total number of collected coinseee
- total number of collected crystalsfff
- total number of collected starsggggg
- total playtime
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
- Most languages are available only in their local retail versions.
- The GOG version uses Polish audio regardless of language selected.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | Available only in the Australian release and the GOG version. Poor localization quality.[5] | |||
Basque | ||||
Czech | Available on both Czech and Slovak versions. | |||
Dutch | Launcher is in English. Available on both French and Dutch versions. | |||
French | Launcher is in English. Available on both French and Dutch versions. | |||
Hungarian | Subtitles missing due to a game bug. | |||
Polish | Available on the GOG version. | |||
Russian | Semi-official localisation by 1C Company | |||
Slovak | Available on both Czech and Slovak versions. | |||
Spanish | Available on the GOG version. | |||
Turkish |
Issues fixed
Missing user.ini crash
Open the game launcher and set the graphic settings to create the setting file[citation needed] |
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-w=X -h=Y
|
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
OpenGL | 1.2 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.1 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).