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Metal Gear Solid: Integral

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Metal Gear Solid: Integral
Metal Gear Solid: Integral cover
Developers
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Windows Digital Dialect
Publishers
Konami
Windows Microsoft Game Studios
Release dates
Windows September 24, 2000
Reception
Metacritic 83
Taxonomy
Series Metal Gear
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Key points

Called Metal Gear Solid in packaging but Metal Gear Solid: Integral in the title screen.
Expanded version of Metal Gear Solid with various extras and gameplay enhancements. It also comes bundled with 300+ new virtual reality training missions on a separate disc.

General information

Metal Gear Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Demo

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\*.cfg[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SavedGames\[Note 2]
Pictures taken by the in-game camera are stored in <path-to-game>\photos\

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Advanced graphics settings
Advanced graphics settings

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix[citation needed]
  1. Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000.
  2. Extract mgs.7z files to the installation folder (password: mgs).
  3. Run upx.bat if exe size equals 1,008,640 bytes.
  4. Edit mgs1w.ini to set the resolution.

Notes

Supported exe size: 2,883,584 bytes; 1,008,640 bytes.

Input

Controls settings
Controls settings

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Issues unresolved

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
Instructions[citation needed]
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.[3]
  1. Download and install DXGL.
  2. After installing, go to the Start menu -> All programs -> DXGL -> Configure DXGL.
  3. Click on Add and add mgsi.exe and mgsvr.exe located in the installation folder.
  4. Click Apply then OK and open the game.
  5. 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.

Real-life footage shown in the game during certain cutscenes are replaced with a green rectangle

Issues fixed

Graphics issues with GeForce/Radeon GPUs

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Download the fixed executables here.
  2. Once downloaded, extract the contents into the installation folder of the game and overwrite any files.

"Software rendering mode" error

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go into the installation folder.
  2. Right click MGSI.exe and choose "Properties".
  3. Go to the "Compatibility" tab and check "Run in compatibility mode for: Windows 98/Windows Me" and check "Run this program as an administrator".
  4. After that you'll have to run it in windowed mode using the -w command line argument.
  5. 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.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM

Troubleshooting

Gameplay issues

  • Optimizing performance: For best performance, close all nonessential programs before starting Metal Gear Solid.
  • No option to save, load, and delete games in the VR Training menu: Progress and mission times are automatically saved and loaded. If you wish to erase your progress in the VR missions, you must manually delete your Record.vr file (found in the root of the directory where you installed Metal Gear Solid).
  • Option to delete games: In the Load Game and Save Game menus, you can delete a saved game by selecting it, pressing the DELETE key, and then clicking OK.
  • Games not being saved due to no free space on hard drive not indicated: If your computer runs out of free space on the hard drive, you can still perform the procedure of saving games although they are not actually saved. If free hard drive space is an issue on your computer, periodically check the Load Game or Save Game menu to verify that your games are being saved.
  • Cannot pick up some items in first-person mode: Players using locked first-person mode cannot pick up items unless they were items dropped by an enemy. To pick up other items, switch to standard (third-person) mode.
  • ALT+TAB while running game: If you press ALT+TAB to return to the game, the screen may momentarily appear black. If you press ALT+TAB to access an in-game menu, then each menu item must be activated to refresh the screen.
  • ALT+TAB during escape sequence: If you press ALT+TAB to return to the game during the escape sequence, subsequent audio triggers will play out of order.
  • Computer pauses if Metal Gear Solid button is right-clicked in Windows taskbar: If you right-click the Metal Gear Solid button in the Windows taskbar, the cursor disappears and the computer appears to hang. To restore the game, press ENTER.

Configuration issues

Known hardware and operating system configuration issues are listed in this section.

  • Microsoft Intellitype Pro keyboard ARROW keys “stick” in first-person mode and when scrolling through inventory: With the Microsoft Intellitype Pro keyboard, turning in first-person mode and scrolling through the inventory using an ARROW key will continue for a few seconds after the ARROW key is released. This occurs when the keyboard is connected to a USB port. To resolve, connect your keyboard to a serial port.
  • Multiple monitors not supported: Metal Gear Solid does not support multiple monitors.
  • No Voodoo 2 driver support for Windows 2000.

Game controller issues

Known game controller issues are listed in this section.

  • Gamepads with more than two triggers labeled incorrectly in Controller Options screen: If you are using a gamepad with more than two triggers, some triggers and buttons may be labeled incorrectly in the Controller Options screen. Make sure you have the latest program and/or drivers for your gamepad installed; then make sure your gamepad is properly mapped in the Control Panel (click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then click Game Controllers). If the problem persists, try using a combination of gamepad and keyboard controls.
  • Gamepads with a motion sensor: When the motion sensor is activated, navigating menus and playing Metal Gear Solid is extremely difficult. Turn off the motion sensor to restore normal game function.
  • Multiple game controllers not supported: If one controller is connected to the sound card game port and another to a USB port, only one controller will function. The same is true if more than one controller is connected through a pass-through port or a multi-tap hub. It is recommended that you choose one game control device to use and then disconnect any others.
  • Cannot remap Menu/Pause to SHIFT+button: When Menu/Pause is remapped to a SHIFT+button command, the command executes as the button only (without the SHIFT). To resolve this problem, remap the Menu/Pause again, or restore the default key commands.
  • Microsoft SideWinder™ Precision Pro and SideWinder Force Feedback joysticks mislabeled when throttle or twist remapped: If the throttle or twist controls on the SideWinder™ Precision Pro or SideWinder Force Feedback joystick are remapped to different in-game commands, the controls will be improperly labeled in the Controller Options menu. They will, however, function with the commands they were remapped to.
  • Cannot remap commands if Microsoft SideWinder gamepad turned off: You cannot remap commands from either the gamepad or keyboard if the gamepad is turned off while the game is running. Turning the gamepad on restores the ability to remap commands.
  • Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad has no SHIFT button: Some in-game commands require holding down the SHIFT key while pressing the command key—for example, Switch Weapon or Switch Item. The game will recognize the START button on the Game Pad as the SHIFT key.
  • Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike buttons mislabeled or not recognized: When commands are remapped on the SideWinder Dual Strike, button X is recognized as button Y, button Y as button Z, and button D as button X, and the hatswitch is not recognized at all.

3D card issues

Metal Gear Solid only fully supports DirectX® 7–compliant video cards.
It is good practice to always install the latest certified drivers for all of your hardware.
If problems persist, run Metal Gear Solid in Software mode.

  • 3dfx Voodoo, Voodoo 2–based 3D accelerator video cards: Older drivers may not have full DirectX support. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers.
  • 3dfx Voodoo, Voodoo 2–based 3D accelerator video cards: Performance degradation or instabilities may occur when using higher in-game resolutions. To resolve, lower the in-game resolution.
  • 3dfx Voodoo 2–based 3D accelerator video cards: When these cards are run in Scanline Interleave (SLI) mode, the ESC menu will overlap other game menus. To properly display game menus, disable SLI mode by clicking Start on the taskbar, pointing to Settings, clicking Control Panel, and then double-clicking Display. Select the Voodoo 2 tab, click Advanced Options, and then disable SLI.
  • Asus 3D Explorer: The game may hang during the opening movie. To resolve, download and install the latest Asus 3D Explorer V-3000 drivers or the latest reference drivers for this Riva 128 chipset–based display adapter.
  • ATI Rage Fury MAXX: Real life missile footage goes black on a Win98 operating system. On a Windows Millenium operating system, this footage flickers throughout the movie. Both problems are fixed by updating to the most recent retail drivers.
  • ATI Rage Pro: Borders on objects in the New Game submenu and in-game briefing may be corrupted. To resolve, download and install the latest video drivers.
  • Canopus Pure3D II: The game may hang with a black screen when launched. To resolve, download and install the latest 3dfx reference drivers.
  • Canopus Pure3D II: The game may hang after the video of the ascending elevator in mission 1. The video profiler then defaults to Software mode. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers.
  • Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Extreme: A black box may appear around objects and people in the game. To resolve, download and install the latest video drivers.
  • Diamond Monster 2: In-game movies may be blacked out. You must disable this card’s Scanline Interleave (SLI) mode to properly display movies. To do so, click Start on the taskbar, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display. Select the Voodoo 2 tab, click Advanced Options, and then disable SLI. Note that if your Video Display properties do not have the option to disable SLI mode, you have the last set of drivers released by Diamond and so must first download and install the latest reference drivers from 3dfx before disabling SLI mode.
  • Diamond Monster Fusion: The in-game radar textures may be corrupt. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers for this Voodoo Banshee chipset–based display adapter.
  • Diamond Stealth3 S540: Game crashes to desktop when selecting VR Training on Win98 or WinME operating systems. There are very slow framerates during stealth camo areas on WinME. Ninja won't turn off his stealth suit in Baker movie on WinME. To resolve these problems, update with the latest retail drivers.
  • Elsa Gladiac GeForce2: Flickering and corruption occurs in the radar minimap and Codec, and game textures appear below the game area. To fix these problems, update the retail drivers.
  • GeForce: Loading a saved game and then watching a “codec” sequence may crash the game. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers for this NVIDIA GeForce 256–based display adapter.
  • GeForce and GeForce 2: When running the game on Windows 2000, the missile footage may appear only briefly and then go black. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers.
  • Hercules 3D Prophet DDR: The game may hang at any mission or level launch. To resolve, download and install the latest video drivers for your display adapter.
  • Hercules Power Drive Terminator Beast: The opening movie may not be visible. To skip this movie and start the game, press ESC. To resolve this issue, download and install the latest reference drivers for this S3 Savage 3D chipset–based display adapter.
  • Hercules Stingray 128/3D: The game may hang at random. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers for this Voodoo Rush chipset–based display adapter.
  • Hercules Thriller 3D Series: Text may be blurred on the main menu and in the game's cutscenes. To resolve, contact your hardware manufacturer for updated drivers at, or download and install the latest reference drivers for this Rendition Verite 2200 chipset-based display adapter.
  • Intel 740 chipset: A general page fault error may occur when running in full-screen exclusive mode. To resolve, download and install the latest drivers.
  • Intel 810 with 4M: The latest drivers are essential to operate this card with Metal Gear Solid. Even then, the game may only be run in Software mode. Download and install the latest drivers.
  • Intel 810 chipset: On the briefing screen and elsewhere in the game, the text may be displayed in an oversized and blurry font. To resolve, download and install the latest drivers.
  • Matrox Millennium G200: When starting Metal Gear Solid, the error message “No Raster Support Accuracy” appears. To continue the game, click OK. To resolve the issue, download and install the latest video drivers.
  • Matrox Millennium G200 AGP: Upon starting the game, an error message may state that there are insufficient requirements not met by the Matrox G-200. Also, the game may hang with a black screen when launched in full-screen mode. To resolve, download and install the latest video drivers.
  • Matrox Productiva G100 AGP: Correct colors and textures may not be properly displayed in the game movies. To resolve, download and install the latest drivers.
  • Number Nine SR9 Pro: The game may hang during the opening movie. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers for the S3 Savage 4 chipset–based display adapter.
  • Number Nine Visual Technology Revolution IV: The game may minimize to the desktop before loading. To resolve, download and install the latest drivers.
  • Orchid Righteous 3D: This adapter is not available as a choice in the display-selecting menu. Orchid drivers do not have proper DirectX support. To resolve, download and install the latest reference drivers for this 3dfx Voodoo 1–based 3D accelerator.
  • Orchid Righteous 3D: The game may hang upon starting. To resolve, download and install the latest retail drivers for this 3dfx Voodoo 1–based 3D accelerator.
  • Real 3D Starfighter AGP: The game level (difficulty) submenu may display texture leaks. To resolve, download and install the latest video drivers, or install the reference drivers for this Intel740 chipset–based display adapter.
  • Real 3D Starfighter AGP with Intel 740 chipset: Screen resolution is limited to 640 x 480 with 2M of local memory. To use a higher resolution, you must play in Software mode.
  • S3VirgeGX chipset (S3VirgeGX and S3Virge/VX): Metal Gear Solid may crash to the desktop. To fix this problem, download and install the latest reference drivers.
  • SIS 620: Metal Gear Solid will hang randomly in cutscenes or during gameplay. To fix this problem update with the latest retail drivers.
  • STB Nitro 3D: The introductory movie may randomly black out. To resolve, download and install the latest video drivers.
  • STB Velocity 128: During the first codec message, the screen will go black except for the subtitles. To resolve this problem download and install the latest reference drivers for this Riva 128 chipset–based display adapter.
  • STB Velocity 4400: The game may hang with a black screen. To resolve, download and install the latest video drivers or latest reference drivers for this NVIDIA TNT chipset–based display adapter.


Notes

  1. 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. 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References