Difference between revisions of "Kao: Mystery of Volcano"
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\media\key.ini<br />{{p|game}}\media\lang.ini<br />{{p|game}}\media\user.ini}} | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\media\key.ini<br />{{p|game}}\media\lang.ini<br />{{p|game}}\media\user.ini}} | ||
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− | {{ii}} | + | {{ii}} {{file|key.ini}} stores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume, {{file|lang.ini}} stores the currently selected language and {{file|user.ini}} stores graphical options. |
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===Missing user.ini crash=== | ===Missing user.ini crash=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Open the game launcher and set the graphic settings to create the setting file|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Open the game launcher and set the graphic settings to create the setting file|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix= | ||
− | {{ii}} If | + | {{ii}} If unable to open the game's launcher, follow these steps: |
− | # Create a file called | + | # Create a file called {{file|user.ini}} in {{file|{{P|game}}\media|folder}}. |
− | # Insert the following values into | + | # Insert the following values into {{file|user.ini}}: |
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− | {{ii}} Replace <code>X</code> and <code>Y</code> with | + | {{ii}} Replace <code>X</code> and <code>Y</code> with the desired width and height. |
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− | ===Game | + | ===Game launches in windowed mode (GOG version)=== |
− | # Open the file called | + | # Open the file called {{file|user.ini}} in {{file|{{P|game}}\media|folder}}. |
− | # Modify the following | + | # Modify the following value in {{file|user.ini}}: <code>//-fs</code> to <code> -fs </code> |
===Game crashes === | ===Game crashes === | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description= | + | {{Fixbox|description=Run the game in [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows XP SP2.|ref={{cn|date=2022-07-31|reason=}}|fix= |
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Revision as of 15:15, 8 January 2023
Developers | |
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Tate Multimedia | |
Publishers | |
Cenega | |
Australia | Auran |
Russia | 1C Company |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 2, 2005 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform |
Art styles | Cartoon |
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 singleplayer third-person platform 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 |
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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. | |||
ZOOM Platform | 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 |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\media\key.ini <path-to-game>\media\lang.ini <path-to-game>\media\user.ini[Note 2] |
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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 |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Resolution can be set by editing the user.ini file. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For the GOG.com release, windowed mode is already enabled. To disable it, open user.ini and change //-fs to -fs . |
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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) | 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 |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | XInput controllers are not fully supported, even on the GOG version. Use this XInput Plus patch to fix any compatibility issues. | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Effects, Music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Always enabled. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
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 |
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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
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Game launches in windowed mode (GOG version)
- Open the file called
user.ini
in<path-to-game>\media
. - Modify the following value in
user.ini
://-fs
to-fs
Game crashes
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP2.[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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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).