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Key points

PC version had a physical release only in Russia. while the localized version (MorphX) had a limited digital release, potentially Europe only.

Also known as "The Swarm" and "Симбионт", literally "Symbiont".

Original Russian version lacks controller support.^[1]

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 5 DRM.
Official website (unavailable)		TAGES v5.5.3.7 DRM.

Demo is available here.

This game is no longer available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\config.cfg^{[Note 1]} %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Swarm\user_config.cfg

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Swarm\Saves

Video

Video settings.
Advanced settings (1/2).
Advanced settings (2/2).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default FOV is 80°. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Edit user_config.cfg
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Swarm\user_config.cfg` with a text editor: Find `seta cam_fovInit "80.000000"` and change `80.000000` to the desired FOV. Save the changes.

Windowed

Edit user_config.cfg
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Swarm\user_config.cfg` with a text editor: Find `seta r_fullscreen "1"` and change `"1"` to `"0"`. Save the changes.

Input

Keyboard settings (1/4).
Keyboard settings (2/4).
Keyboard settings (3/4).
Keyboard settings (4/4).
Mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Strong mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Sound settings.
Game settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, and Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Russian tutorial section. Notice how it explicitly mentions pressing F1.
English tutorial section (translated retail version). Notice the generic assigned key prompt.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Official translation, digital release only.
English				Unofficial fan translation.
French				Digital release only.
German				Digital release only.
Italian				Digital release only.
Russian				Russian retail version.
Spanish				Digital release only.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	2.0, 3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP Service Pack 2, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.5GHz AMD Athlon 64 2800+	Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM)	512 MB 768 MB (Vista)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible with Shader Model 2.0 support ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128 MB of VRAM	DirectX 9.0c compatible with Shader Model 3.0 support NVidia GeForce 7900 GT 256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible sound card
Other	DVD-ROM

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

References

↑ Verified by User:Fudgesiclesxd on 2022-03-23
xinput1_3.dll files existed in the install directory of that version, possibly the controller support being dummied out.

[gamedir-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).

[1] Verified by User:Fudgesiclesxd on 2022-03-23
xinput1_3.dll files existed in the install directory of that version, possibly the controller support being dummied out.

[1]

[Note 1]

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+|official site= http://theswarm-game.ru/
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 {{ii}} PC version had a physical release only in Russia. while the localized version (MorphX) had a limited digital release, potentially Europe only.
 {{ii}} Also known as "The Swarm" and "Симбионт", literally "Symbiont".
-{{--}} No controller support, at least for Russian retail version.
+{{--}} Original Russian version lacks controller support.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fudgesiclesxd|date=2022-03-23|comment=<code>xinput1_3.dll</code> files existed in the install directory of that version, possibly the controller support being dummied out.}}</ref>
-'''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://theswarm-game.ru/ Official website]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|5}}. |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| official | http://www.thefirstclub.com/no/games/details/29575-morphx/ | activation | {{DRM|Tages|v5.5.3.7}}. |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| official | http://www.thefirstclub.com/no/games/details/29575-morphx/ | activation | {{DRM|Tages|v5.5.3.7}}. |  | Windows | unavailable}}
 }}
-{{ii}} Demo is available [https://ag.ru/games/morphx/demos/29594 here].
+{{ii}} Demo is available [https://www.playground.ru/morphx/file/demo_simbiont-863274 here].
 {{ii}} This game is no longer available digitally.
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 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
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+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\data\config.cfg|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\The Swarm\user_config.cfg}}
 }}
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 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 <gallery>
 file:MorphX_Video_Settings.png|Video settings.
@@ Line 54: / Line 66: @@
 file:MorphX_Advanced_Settings_2.png|Advanced settings (2/2).
 </gallery>
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 77: / Line 89: @@
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = MSAA
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 104: / Line 119: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 <gallery>
 file:MorphX_Keyboard_Settings_1.png|Keyboard settings (1/4).
@@ Line 112: / Line 127: @@
 file:MorphX_Mouse_Settings.png|Mouse settings.
 </gallery>
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 175: / Line 190: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 <gallery>
 file:MorphX_Sound_Settings.png|Sound settings.
 file:MorphX_Game_Settings.png|Game settings.
 </gallery>
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, Music, and Effects
@@ Line 192: / Line 207: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Only in Digital release.  To translate Russian retail version, download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1429-morphx-english-translationrar/ here].
+  |notes     = Official translation, digital release only.
+  |fan       = false
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = English
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1429-morphx-english-translationrar/ Unofficial fan translation].
   |fan       = true
 }}
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Only in Digital release.
+  |notes     = Digital release only.
   |fan       =
 }}
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Only in Digital release.
+  |notes     = Digital release only.
   |fan       =
 }}
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Only in Digital release.
+  |notes     = Digital release only.
   |fan       =
 }}
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Only in Digital release.
+  |notes     = Digital release only.
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 253: / Line 278: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 277: / Line 302: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = false
 |macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= false
 |linux 64-bit executable= false
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Targem Games
Publishers
Russia (Original, Retail)	Buka Entertainment
Europe (Localization, Digital)	505 Games
Release dates
Windows	October 23, 2008