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{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
|cover = Kao Mystery of Volcano cover.jpg | |cover = Kao Mystery of Volcano cover.jpg | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Cenega}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Cenega}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Auran Games|Australia}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Auran Games|Australia}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}} | ||
|engines = | |engines = | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
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|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
|steam appid side = | |steam appid side = | ||
| − | |gogcom | + | |gogcom id = |
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
| + | |mobygames = kao-mystery-of-volcano | ||
|wikipedia = | |wikipedia = | ||
|winehq = | |winehq = | ||
| + | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{Series|Kao | + | {{Series|Kao the Kangaroo}} |
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
| − | {{Availability/row| Retail | | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Original Polish version uses {{DRM|StarForce|3.0}}. Spanish version uses {{DRM|Tages|v5}}. | | Windows }} |
| + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Later Polish releases and all other localisations. | | Windows }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
| − | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\media\*.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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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
| − | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\media\KAO2SG<code>a_bb_ccc_dddd_eee_fff_ggggg</code>}} |
}} | }} | ||
{{ii}} Key: | {{ii}} Key: | ||
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==Video settings== | ==Video settings== | ||
{{Video settings | {{Video settings | ||
| − | |wsgf link = | + | |wsgf link = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/kao-mystery-volcano/en |
| − | |widescreen wsgf award = | + | |widescreen wsgf award = silver |
| − | |multimonitor wsgf award = | + | |multimonitor wsgf award = incomplete |
| − | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | + | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete |
| − | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | + | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = incomplete |
| − | |widescreen resolution = | + | |widescreen resolution = hackable |
| − | |widescreen resolution notes= | + | |widescreen resolution notes= Widescreen resolutions can be set by editing the {{code|user.ini}} file. |
| − | |multimonitor = | + | |multimonitor = false |
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
| − | |ultrawidescreen = | + | |ultrawidescreen = false |
|ultrawidescreen notes = | |ultrawidescreen notes = | ||
| − | |4k ultra hd = | + | |4k ultra hd = false |
|4k ultra hd notes = | |4k ultra hd notes = | ||
| − | |fov = | + | |fov = false |
|fov notes = | |fov notes = | ||
| − | |windowed = | + | |windowed = true |
|windowed notes = | |windowed notes = | ||
| − | |borderless windowed = | + | |borderless windowed = hackable |
| − | |borderless windowed notes = | + | |borderless windowed notes = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]]. |
| − | |anisotropic = | + | |anisotropic = false |
|anisotropic notes = | |anisotropic notes = | ||
| − | |antialiasing = | + | |antialiasing = false |
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
| − | |vsync = | + | |vsync = false |
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
| − | |60 fps = | + | |60 fps = true |
|60 fps notes = | |60 fps notes = | ||
| − | |120 fps = | + | |120 fps = true |
|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
|hdr = unknown | |hdr = unknown | ||
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|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | ==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= | ||
| + | {{ii}} If you are unable to open the games launcher follow these steps | ||
| + | # create the "user.ini" in "{{P|game}}/Media" folder | ||
| + | # input the following values into the user.ini | ||
| + | -w=1920 | ||
| + | -h=1080 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
==Input settings== | ==Input settings== | ||
{{Input settings | {{Input settings | ||
| − | |key remap = | + | |key remap = true |
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
| − | |acceleration option = | + | |acceleration option = n/a |
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
| − | |mouse sensitivity = | + | |mouse sensitivity = n/a |
|mouse sensitivity notes = | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
| − | |mouse menu = | + | |mouse menu = false |
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
| − | |invert mouse y-axis = | + | |invert mouse y-axis = n/a |
|invert mouse y-axis notes = | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
| − | |controller support = | + | |touchscreen = unknown |
| + | |touchscreen notes = | ||
| + | |controller support = true | ||
|controller support notes = | |controller support notes = | ||
| − | |full controller = | + | |full controller = true |
|full controller notes = | |full controller notes = | ||
| − | |controller remap = | + | |controller remap = true |
|controller remap notes = | |controller remap notes = | ||
| − | |controller sensitivity = | + | |controller sensitivity = false |
|controller sensitivity notes= | |controller sensitivity notes= | ||
| − | |invert controller y-axis = | + | |invert controller y-axis = false |
|invert controller y-axis notes= | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
| − | | | + | |xinput controllers = unknown |
| − | | | + | |xinput controllers notes = |
| − | |button prompts = | + | |xbox prompts = unknown |
| + | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
| + | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
| + | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 = unknown | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |dualshock prompts notes = | ||
| + | |light bar support = unknown | ||
| + | |light bar support notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 modes = unknown | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 modes notes = | ||
| + | |tracked motion controllers= unknown | ||
| + | |tracked motion controllers notes = | ||
| + | |tracked motion prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |tracked motion prompts notes = | ||
| + | |other controllers = unknown | ||
| + | |other controllers notes = | ||
| + | |other button prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |other button prompts notes= | ||
| + | |button prompts = false | ||
|button prompts notes = | |button prompts notes = | ||
| − | |controller hotplug = | + | |controller hotplug = false |
|controller hotplug notes = | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
| − | |haptic feedback = | + | |haptic feedback = false |
|haptic feedback notes = | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
| − | |simultaneous input = | + | |simultaneous input = true |
|simultaneous input notes = | |simultaneous input notes = | ||
| − | |steam controller | + | |steam input api = unknown |
| − | |steam controller | + | |steam input api notes = |
| − | | | + | |steam hook input = unknown |
| − | | | + | |steam hook input notes = |
| + | |steam input presets = unknown | ||
| + | |steam input presets notes = | ||
| + | |steam controller prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |steam controller prompts notes = | ||
| + | |steam cursor detection = unknown | ||
| + | |steam cursor detection notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Audio settings== | ==Audio settings== | ||
{{Audio settings | {{Audio settings | ||
| − | |separate volume = | + | |separate volume = true |
| − | |separate volume notes = | + | |separate volume notes = Effects, Music |
| − | |surround sound = | + | |surround sound = false |
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = always on |
|subtitles notes = Always enabled. | |subtitles notes = Always enabled. | ||
|closed captions = false | |closed captions = false | ||
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
| − | |mute on focus lost = | + | |mute on focus lost = true |
|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |notes = Available only in a rare Australian release<ref>https://lostmediawiki.com/Kao:_Mystery_of_Volcano_%28found_English_translation_of_Kao:_Tajemnica_Wulkanu;_2007%29</ref> | + | |notes = Available only in a rare Australian release. Poor localization quality. |
| + | |ref = <ref>https://lostmediawiki.com/Kao:_Mystery_of_Volcano_%28found_English_translation_of_Kao:_Tajemnica_Wulkanu;_2007%29</ref> | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Basque | |language = Basque | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
|audio = unknown | |audio = unknown | ||
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Czech | |language = Czech | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Available on both Czech and Slovak versions. |
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Dutch | |language = Dutch | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Launcher is in English. Available on both French and Dutch versions. |
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = French | |language = French | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Launcher is in English. Available on both French and Dutch versions. |
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Hungarian | |language = Hungarian | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = false |
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Subtitles missing due to a game bug. |
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Polish | |language = Polish | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Russian | |language = Russian | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Semi-official localisation by 1C Company |
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Slovak | |language = Slovak | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Available on both Czech and Slovak versions. |
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Spanish | |language = Spanish | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Turkish | |language = Turkish | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
|audio = unknown | |audio = unknown | ||
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
| − | |||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
|directdraw notes = | |directdraw notes = | ||
| − | |opengl versions = | + | |opengl versions = 1.2 |
|opengl notes = | |opengl notes = | ||
|glide versions = | |glide versions = | ||
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|metal support = | |metal support = | ||
|metal support notes = | |metal support notes = | ||
| − | |vulkan | + | |vulkan versions = |
| − | |vulkan | + | |vulkan notes = |
|dos modes = | |dos modes = | ||
|dos modes notes = | |dos modes notes = | ||
|shader model versions = | |shader model versions = | ||
|shader model notes = | |shader model notes = | ||
| − | | | + | |windows 32-bit exe = true |
| − | |64-bit | + | |windows 64-bit exe = false |
| − | + | |windows exe notes = | |
| − | + | |macos 32-bit app = | |
| − | + | |macos 64-bit app = | |
| − | + | |macos app notes = | |
| − | + | |linux 32-bit executable= | |
| − | + | |linux 64-bit executable= | |
| − | | | + | |linux executable notes = |
| − | |||
| − | | | ||
| − | | | ||
| − | |||
| − | | | ||
| − | |||
| − | | | ||
| − | | | ||
| − | | | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|OSfamily = Windows | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
| − | |minOS = | + | |minOS = 98 |
| − | |minCPU = | + | |minCPU = Intel Pentium III 1.1 GHz |
| − | |minRAM = | + | |minRAM = 256 MB |
| − | |minHD = | + | |minHD = 500 MB |
|minGPU = | |minGPU = | ||
| + | |minVRAM = 32 MB | ||
| − | |recOS = | + | |recOS = ME, 2000, XP |
| − | |recCPU = | + | |recCPU = Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz |
| − | |recRAM = | + | |recRAM = 512 MB |
|recHD = | |recHD = | ||
|recGPU = | |recGPU = | ||
| + | |recVRAM = 128 MB | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 2 February 2020
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|
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Tate Multimedia | |
| Publishers | |
| Cenega | |
| Australia | Auran Games |
| Russia | 1C Company |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 2, 2005 |
 |
|
| Kao the Kangaroo | |
|---|---|
| Kao the Kangaroo | 2000 |
| Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 | 2003 |
| Kao: Mystery of Volcano | 2005 |
| Kao the Kangaroo (2022) | 2022 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Original Polish version uses StarForce 3.0 DRM[Note 1]. Spanish version uses TAGES v5 DRM. | |
|
| Retail | |
Later Polish releases and all other localisations. | |
- 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\*.ini[Note 2] |
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key.inistores keyboard/controller mapping and sound volume,lang.inistores the currently selected language anduser.inistores graphical options.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| 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
Video settings
Missing user.ini crash
| Open the game launcher and set the graphic settings to create the setting file[citation needed] |
|---|
-w=1920 -h=1080 |
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
- Most languages are available only in their local retail versions.
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Available only in a rare Australian release. 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 | ||||
| Russian | Semi-official localisation by 1C Company | |||
| Slovak | Available on both Czech and Slovak versions. | |||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.2 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).