Nightmare Creatures

Key points

Latest patched version of the game is 1.2, however it might introduce a slow movement bug on some systems! Test with the regular v1.0 if you are affected.

Use dgVoodoo2 for high-resolution hardware Direct3D support.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\NCSETUP.EXE^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\NIGHTMARE.*^{[Note 1]}

Video

Nightmare Creatures Setup

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
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		Some game logic can run too fast. See issues fixed.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Movement cannot be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Can use any kind of pc controller but it has no analogue support.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Combo explanations (click on character portrait).

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Character movement is slow and choppy

This bug can happen on some systems when running the patched version of the game (version 1.2).

Test with the unpatched version 1.0

Game runs too fast

The engine that Nightmare Creatures uses is a strange one where SOME of the animations and game logic is tied to the frame-rate of the game, but not all. Hence, although it is possible to play through the game at 60+ FPS, it is actually recommended to run it around 30FPS for the most authentic and pleasant gaming experience.

Limit the frame rate to 30 FPS

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Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133	Intel Pentium 200
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	75 mb	600 mb

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Note 1]

Developers

	Kalisto Entertainment
Publishers
	Activision
Release dates
Windows	December 17, 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Horror