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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 page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = martian-gothic-unification
 
|wikipedia    = Martian Gothic: Unification
 
|wikipedia    = Martian Gothic: Unification
 
|winehq      = 8675
 
|winehq      = 8675
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Availability/row| Retail | martian | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | martian | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44312848 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
 +
{{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.
 +
{{--}} 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 settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{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                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
+
|controller support        = true
−
|controller support notes  = Use [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch] to add support for XInput controllers.
+
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = hackable
−
|xinput controllers notes  =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  = Use [http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53121 Peixoto's patch] to add support for XInput controllers.
−
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
−
|other controllers        = unknown
+
|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{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=
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = yes
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = unknown
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==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.<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.
 +
 +
====Workaround: Put the game in English or French and revert back after the vent <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWTOBcUwsA&t=854|title="Matlock gets up inside a vent duct" unresolved issue: Proof of workaround changing the language.|date=March 22, 2021|user=LukasThyWalls|}}</ref>====
 +
 +
1. Save the game in the near save point. Exit the game.
 +
 +
2. Change language to English (or French):
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Create [MartianENG.reg] and add to registry|fix=
 +
 +
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 +
 +
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Martian Gothic]
 +
 +
"Language"="eng"
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Change "eng" to "fre" for French language if you prefer that. Either combination lack the bug.
 +
 +
}}
 +
 +
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):
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Create [MartianSPA.reg] and add to registry|fix=
 +
 +
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 +
 +
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Martian Gothic]
 +
 +
"Language"="spa"
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Change "spa" to "ita" for Italian language.
 +
}}
 +
 +
5. Load your last game and continue.
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===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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===Gamma calibration not working===
 
===Gamma calibration not working===
 
{{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}}}}
 +
 +
===ADPCM codec not installed===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [Create fix.reg] paste:|fix=
 +
 +
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===
 +
{{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===
 +
{{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.}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = false
 +
|vorpx modes                =
 +
|vorpx notes                = Attempt with DGVoodoo2 2.6 and vorpx, retail game was crashing.
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = QSound
 +
|audio notes      = 4.13 (QMDX.dll)
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  = 1.0h
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 07:41, 9 May 2023

Martian Gothic: Unification
Martian Gothic: Unification cover
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
Martian Gothic: Unification on MobyGames
Martian Gothic: Unification on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows

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 Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
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

Change "eng" to "fre" for French language if you prefer that. Either combination lack the bug.

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

Change "spa" to "ita" for Italian language.

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
Recommended and tested[3] ImageCFG to use it alongside with Peixoto's patch.

Ending video doesn't play and game crash

Change outro.bik from <path-to-game>\data with this one
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

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

  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).

References