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Key points
- Called Metal Gear Solid in packaging but is called Metal Gear Solid: Integral in the title screen.
- Expanded version of Metal Gear Solid, which was previously exclusive to the PlayStation and unavailable outside of Japan, featuring various extras and gameplay enhancements. The PC version has a set of two executables:
mgsi.exe
for the base game and mgsvr.exe
for the VR Missions.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Demo of the original 2000 release can be found here.
Essential improvements
- This fix makes the game more playable on modern systems and fixes some things like glitches etc...
- However it does not include the widescreen fix by nemesis2000 so you will have to manually do that yourself using the method mentioned in the Widescreen resolution section below also using this widescreen fix will disable the reshade effects that are on by default with the fix.
Version differences
- The GOG version fixes compatibility issues of the original 2000 release running under modern Windows operating systems.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
-
dxcfg.ini
is used by the GOG version's DirectX Configuration tool.
-
*.cfg
configuration files are encrypted.[3]
Save game data location
- Pictures taken by the in-game camera are stored in
<path-to-game>\photos\
Video
Advanced graphics settings.
DirectX Configuration tool from the GOG.com version.
Widescreen fix[citation needed]
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- Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000.
- Extract
mgs.7z files to the installation folder (password: mgs).
- Run
upx.bat if exe size equals 1,008,640 bytes.
- Edit
mgs1w.ini to set the resolution.
Notes
- Supported exe size: 2,883,584 bytes; 1,008,640 bytes.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Only possible for the GOG version.[8] |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Not available in the GOG release. |
German |
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Not available in the GOG release. |
Italian |
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Not available in the GOG release. |
Japanese |
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Not available in the GOG release. |
Spanish |
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Not available in the GOG release. |
Issues fixed
Graphics issues with GeForce/Radeon GPUs
- Fixed in the GOG release.
Instructions for the original 2000 release[citation needed]
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- Download the fixed executables here.
- Once downloaded, extract the contents into the installation folder of the game and overwrite any files.
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"Software rendering mode" error
- The game's software rendering mode does not work properly with modern Windows operation systems.
- Fixed on the GOG release.
Instructions for the original 2000 release[citation needed]
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- Go into the installation folder.
- Right click MGSI.exe and choose "Properties".
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and check "Run in compatibility mode for: Windows 98/Windows Me" and check "Run this program as an administrator".
- After that you'll have to run it in windowed mode using the
-w command line argument.
- The game should run allowing you to either go to the options and select "software rendering" (to play in full-screen) or continue to play in windowed mode.
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Captions flicker/make the game slower in Hardware mode
- The slowdown caused by the captions can also be worked around by turning off the captions in settings.
- Fixed on the GOG release.
Use DXGL for the original 2000 release[citation needed]
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- It is recommended to apply the "Graphics issues with GeForce/Radeon GPUs" fix below before applying this one.
- Certain visual elements (e.g. the game's HUD, letterboxes during cutscenes) will become invisible with DXGL 0.5.7.[9]
- Download and install DXGL.
- After installing, go to the
Start menu -> All programs -> DXGL -> Configure DXGL .
- Click on Add and add
mgsi.exe and mgsvr.exe located in the installation folder.
- Click
Apply then OK and open the game.
- In game, go to
Option -> Video/Sound Options , enable captions, then go to Advanced , select DXGL DDraw Wrapper , your desired resolution and restart the game.
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- The real-life footage cutscenes does not work properly on modern Windows due to the format used by the video files.
- Fixed in the GOG release.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Software renderer |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
| Intel Pentium II 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB of VRAM
| 8 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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