Difference between revisions of "Nanosaur"
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 23 October 2021
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Pangea Software | |
| Windows | Ideas From the Deep |
| Release dates | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | December 1, 1998 |
| Windows | December 22, 2002 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform, Shooter |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Prehistoric |
| Series | Nanosaur |
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| Nanosaur | |
|---|---|
| Nanosaur | 1998 |
| Nanosaur 2: Hatchling | 2004 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The 1.3.4 Update updates the Mac OS version to the latest version. The Windows version is already patched.
Modern Windows video crash fix
- To avoid the video crash due to recent Windows versions, download dgVoodoo and drag/drop the content of the "MS" folder to the root of Nanosaur Extreme to fix it.
Mac OS quality music
- Replace the music folder with this content: Download
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Ideas From the Deep\Nanosaur\Prefs |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Ideas From the Deep\Nanosaur\HighScores |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Only on/off with F9 (Music) and F10 (Ambient) | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98se, ME, 2K, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | 500 MHz | 700 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 9.2.2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 300 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 96 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Rage 128 | |
- Does not run on OS X or in Classic mode on OS X.[1]