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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Creative Reality}} | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Creative Reality}} | ||
|publishers = | |publishers = | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|TalonSoft}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|TalonSoft|North America}} |
| + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Take-Two Interactive|Europe}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Buka Entertainment|Russia}} | ||
|engines = | |engines = | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 30, 2000}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 30, 2000}} | ||
| + | |taxonomy = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | | ref= }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | | ref= }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Cinematic camera }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Adventure, Survival Horror}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Realistic}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Sci-fi, Space, Horror}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
|steam appid side = | |steam appid side = | ||
|gogcom id = | |gogcom id = | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
| + | |mobygames = martian-gothic-unification | ||
|wikipedia = Martian Gothic: Unification | |wikipedia = Martian Gothic: Unification | ||
|winehq = 8675 | |winehq = 8675 | ||
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
| − | ===[https://www. | + | ===[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44312848 Peixoto's patch]=== |
* Forced resolution and 32 bit color depth | * Forced resolution and 32 bit color depth | ||
* Fixes the game not responding to gamepad input and adds better compatibility with Xinput gamepads | * Fixes the game not responding to gamepad input and adds better compatibility with Xinput gamepads | ||
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{{ii}} On the Peixoto patch utility's Martian Gothic page, you will also find links for other patches that are necessary to get the | {{ii}} On the Peixoto patch utility's Martian Gothic page, you will also find links for other patches that are necessary to get the | ||
game running. | game running. | ||
| + | {{--}} Causes extreme visual artifacts on certain systems. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
| − | {{Game data/config|Windows|}} | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Martian Gothic}} |
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
| − | {{Video | + | {{Video |
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
|widescreen wsgf award = | |widescreen wsgf award = | ||
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|120 fps = false | |120 fps = false | ||
|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
| − | |hdr = | + | |hdr = false |
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
|color blind = false | |color blind = false | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Input | + | ==Input== |
| − | {{Input | + | {{Input |
|key remap = true | |key remap = true | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
| − | {{Audio | + | {{Audio |
|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
|separate volume notes = Music, sound. | |separate volume notes = Music, sound. | ||
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|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{ii}} Running game executable in compatibility mode could cause audio issues. | ||
{{L10n|content= | {{L10n|content= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
| − | |language = | + | |language = German |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
|notes = | |notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
| − | |language = | + | |language = Russian |
|interface = unknown | |interface = unknown | ||
|audio = unknown | |audio = unknown | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
| − | |language = | + | |language = Spanish |
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Matlock glitch vent duct=== | ||
| + | At Mai Lin's bedroom, Matlock (the woman), crawls inside a vent duct to go to another place, but when says "keep going, keep going, the hatch is down but she can pass through it anyway. The Trimorph follows her right through the closed hatch, catches up, and kills her. If this happen, the savegame will corrupt ALL the saves. The workaround below it dosen't work, even if the game is set in english from the beginning. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====Workaround: DO NOT SAVE in the Mai Lin's bedroom.==== | ||
| + | |||
===Matlock gets up inside a vent duct=== | ===Matlock gets up inside a vent duct=== | ||
| − | At Mai Lin's bedroom, Matlock (the woman), crawls inside a vent duct to go to another place, but when says "keep going, keep going", she gets up inside the vent and gets stuck in the "room". She can walk standing in the duct without following the 2D background and doesn't do the transitions to other rooms <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWTOBcUwsA&t=774|title="Matlock gets up inside a vent duct" unresolved issue: Proof of the bug in a Spanish gameplay|date=March 22, 2021|user=LukasThyWalls|}}</ref> | + | At Mai Lin's bedroom, Matlock (the woman), crawls inside a vent duct to go to another place, but when says "keep going, keep going", she gets up inside the vent and gets stuck in the "room". She can walk standing in the duct without following the 2D background and doesn't do the transitions to other rooms.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWTOBcUwsA&t=774|title="Matlock gets up inside a vent duct" unresolved issue: Proof of the bug in a Spanish gameplay|date=March 22, 2021|user=LukasThyWalls|}}</ref> |
Doing some research, although the game is fully patched, this bug appears when the game is in Spanish and Italian, but doesn't when the game is in English or French. Other languages are untested because the version tested only have these four languages. | Doing some research, although the game is fully patched, this bug appears when the game is in Spanish and Italian, but doesn't when the game is in English or French. Other languages are untested because the version tested only have these four languages. | ||
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===Game not responding to gamepad input=== | ===Game not responding to gamepad input=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch]|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}}} | {{Fixbox|description=Use [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch]|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{Fixbox|description=For Dinput gamepad use [https://github.com/elishacloud/dinputto8 dinputto8 (Direct Input Fix)]}} | ||
===Graphics glitch when changing characters=== | ===Graphics glitch when changing characters=== | ||
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===ADPCM codec not installed=== | ===ADPCM codec not installed=== | ||
| − | {{Fixbox|description=Use [Create fix.reg] paste | + | {{Fixbox|description=Use [Create fix.reg] paste:|fix= |
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 | Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 | ||
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Add to registry | Add to registry | ||
| − | + | }} | |
===Game freezes randomly=== | ===Game freezes randomly=== | ||
| − | {{Fixbox|description=See [[Microsoft Windows#Force CPU affinity|Force CPU affinity]] to run the game on one core | + | {{Fixbox|description=See [[Microsoft Windows#Force CPU affinity|Force CPU affinity]] to run the game on one core|fix= |
| − | + | {{ii}} Recommended and tested<ref>{{Refurl|title=Complete walkthrough with issues in the firsts videos (without the fix) and without it in the lasts ones (with the fix)|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFmDpEukK49d6NWjD2z7KIj84Ooc_B77U|date=April, 2021|user=LukasThyWalls|}}</ref> [http://www2.robpol86.com/guides/ImageCFG/ ImageCFG] to use it alongside with [[Martian Gothic: Unification#Peixoto's patch|Peixoto's patch]].}} | |
===Ending video doesn't play and game crash=== | ===Ending video doesn't play and game crash=== | ||
| − | {{Fixbox|description=Change outro.bik from ''{{p|game}}\data'' with [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2173-outrobik-ending-video-fix-for-martian-gothic-unification/ this one] | + | {{Fixbox|description=Change outro.bik from ''{{p|game}}\data'' with [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2173-outrobik-ending-video-fix-for-martian-gothic-unification/ this one]|fix= |
| − | {{ii}} Because seems the video can be corrupted but not for all versions, it can be tested using the last RAD Video Tools/Bink and Smacker (Actually Bink 2021.3/Smacker 4.2e) and trying to playing it. If its corrupted it should play with big greens and blues squares. Also MPC-HC doesn't play the video (only the audio) but VLC plays it normally. | + | {{ii}} Because seems the video can be corrupted but not for all versions, it can be tested using the last RAD Video Tools/Bink and Smacker (Actually Bink 2021.3/Smacker 4.2e) and trying to playing it. If its corrupted it should play with big greens and blues squares. Also MPC-HC doesn't play the video (only the audio) but VLC plays it normally.}} |
==VR support== | ==VR support== | ||
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|play area room-scale notes = | |play area room-scale notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | |||
==Other information== | ==Other information== | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = true | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
| + | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
| − | |macos 32-bit app | + | |macos intel 32-bit app = |
| − | |macos 64-bit app | + | |macos intel 64-bit app = |
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
Latest revision as of 07:41, 9 May 2023
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Creative Reality | |
| Publishers | |
| North America | TalonSoft |
| Europe | Take-Two Interactive |
| Russia | Buka Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 30, 2000 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Adventure, Survival horror |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space, Horror |
 |
|
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
|
Essential improvements
Peixoto's patch
- Forced resolution and 32 bit color depth
- Fixes the game not responding to gamepad input and adds better compatibility with Xinput gamepads
- Fixes a graphics glitch when you change characters
- Fixes gamma calibration not working
- On the Peixoto patch utility's Martian Gothic page, you will also find links for other patches that are necessary to get the
game running.
- Causes extreme visual artifacts on certain systems.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Martian Gothic |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use Peixoto's patch to force the game to run at your monitor's native resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use Peixoto's patch. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Use Peixoto's patch. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| 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) | Forced on. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 30 fps lock. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | Use Peixoto's patch to add support for XInput controllers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |  |
|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
- Running game executable in compatibility mode could cause audio issues.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Matlock glitch vent duct
At Mai Lin's bedroom, Matlock (the woman), crawls inside a vent duct to go to another place, but when says "keep going, keep going, the hatch is down but she can pass through it anyway. The Trimorph follows her right through the closed hatch, catches up, and kills her. If this happen, the savegame will corrupt ALL the saves. The workaround below it dosen't work, even if the game is set in english from the beginning.
Workaround: DO NOT SAVE in the Mai Lin's bedroom.
Matlock gets up inside a vent duct
At Mai Lin's bedroom, Matlock (the woman), crawls inside a vent duct to go to another place, but when says "keep going, keep going", she gets up inside the vent and gets stuck in the "room". She can walk standing in the duct without following the 2D background and doesn't do the transitions to other rooms.[1]
Doing some research, although the game is fully patched, this bug appears when the game is in Spanish and Italian, but doesn't when the game is in English or French. Other languages are untested because the version tested only have these four languages.
Workaround: Put the game in English or French and revert back after the vent [2]
1. Save the game in the near save point. Exit the game.
2. Change language to English (or French):
| Create [MartianENG.reg] and add to registry |
|---|
|
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Martian Gothic] "Language"="eng" Notes
|
3. Go through the vent and advance until the next save point. Save and exit the game.
4. Revert back the language (Spanish or Italian):
| Create [MartianSPA.reg] and add to registry |
|---|
|
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Martian Gothic] "Language"="spa" Notes
|
5. Load your last game and continue.
Issues fixed
Game not responding to gamepad input
| Use Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
|---|
| For Dinput gamepad use dinputto8 (Direct Input Fix) |
|---|
Graphics glitch when changing characters
| Use Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
|---|
Gamma calibration not working
| Use Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
|---|
ADPCM codec not installed
| Use [Create fix.reg] paste: |
|---|
|
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\acm\msacm.msadpcm] "Driver"="msadp32.acm" Add to registry |
Game freezes randomly
| See Force CPU affinity to run the game on one core |
|---|
|
Ending video doesn't play and game crash
| Change outro.bik from <path-to-game>\data with this one |
|---|
|
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vorpX | Attempt with DGVoodoo2 2.6 and vorpx, retail game was crashing. | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | QSound | 4.13 (QMDX.dll) |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.0h |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 2 266 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 450 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible |
|
| Sound (audio device) | Sound Blaster or compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ "Matlock gets up inside a vent duct" unresolved issue: Proof of the bug in a Spanish gameplay - last accessed on March 22, 2021
- ↑ "Matlock gets up inside a vent duct" unresolved issue: Proof of workaround changing the language. - last accessed on March 22, 2021
- ↑ Complete walkthrough with issues in the firsts videos (without the fix) and without it in the lasts ones (with the fix) - last accessed on April, 2021