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Killing Time
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3DO |
| Windows |
Intrepid Software |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Logicware |
| Windows |
October 31, 1996 |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
December 1997 |
| macOS (OS X) |
March 18, 2003 |
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Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Key points
- All official solutions for running the game on modern systems involve disabling
explorer.exe while the game is running. As a result, it may not be possible to recover to desktop if the game crashes, forcing a system restart.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
| Retail |
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| Publisher website |
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Original digital distribution release by Zoom Platform |
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- All three digital distribution versions of Killing Time use a slightly different method to run the game on modern systems. The Steam version is known to have glitched colors and graphics on some systems due to an issue with desktop color depth.
Essential Improvements
- Included in the GOG version.
This patch provides the following changes:
- No need to kill
explorer.exe to play the game.
- Fixes video playback from Windows XP to Windows 10
- Much cleaner intro and ending cutscenes, along with stuttering/crackling issues
- Optional CD installation
- Code fixes to prevent the game from crashing
Despite mentioning that you need the CD of the game to apply it, it can be used without it.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- 6 save slots available.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Issues fixed
Glitched colors on Steam version
- The Steam version uses a flawed solution to run the game on modern systems. This results in glitched colors on some systems due to a desktop color depth bug.
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Launch the game with a custom batch file[1]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Create a new Windows batch file (extension .bat) and insert the following:
@ECHO OFF
cd /d %~dp0
:start
taskkill /f /im "Explorer.exe"
:killingtime
tasklist /fi "imagename eq Explorer.exe" |find ":" > nul
if errorlevel 1 (
goto start
)
KILLTIME.EXE
goto rerunexplorer
:rerunexplorer
start explorer.exe
tasklist /fi "imagename eq explorer.exe" |find ":" > nul
if errorlevel 1 (
goto end
)
goto rerunexplorer
:end
Notes
- It is recommended to create the batch file using Wordpad instead of Notepad, as Notepad may not save the line spacing correctly.
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Killtime.exe has stopped working
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Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[2]
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Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).
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Disable FRAPS
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FRAPS may cause the intro FMV to be blank and cause the game to crash when attempting to load the main menu.
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Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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| macOS (OS X) | | | |
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| Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
| Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
95 | |
| Processor (CPU) |
| Intel Pentium 90 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
12 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 MB | |
Notes
References
