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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Nikopol Secrets of the Immortals cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Nikopol Secrets of the Immortals cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Meridian4}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Meridian4}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|505 Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|505 Games}}
−
|engines      =  
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk|Russia}}
 +
|engines      =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Opalium}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 7, 2008}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 7, 2008}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals|68}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 11370
 
|steam appid  = 11370
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1421047985
 +
|hltb        = 6609
 +
|mobygames    = nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
 
|wikipedia    = Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
 
|winehq      = 8630
 
|winehq      = 8630
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/11370/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{GOG.com links|1421047985|nikopol_secrets_of_the_immortals}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/11370/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}}. <br /> Russian copies use {{DRM|StarForce|5}}. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}}. <br /> Russian copies use {{DRM|StarForce|5}}. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals-18adec | unknown | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | nikopol_secrets_of_the_immortals | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 11370 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 11370 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.meridian4.com/collections/all/products/nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\config.ini|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\Nikopol\Profil*\config.lua}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\Nikopol\Profil*\save*.lua}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} 4 profiles are available.
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      = unknown
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Nikopol Secrets of the Immortals settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/nikopol-secrets-immortals/en
+
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/nikopol-secrets-immortals/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
−
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Pillarboxed}} 4:3
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Available but {{term|pillarboxed}}.
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = hackable
−
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Switch to windowed mode by editing config file|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/11370/discussions/0/1699416432408505294/|title=Steam Community|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
# Go to <code>{{P|game}}</code>.
 +
# Open the <code>config.ini</code> file with Notepad or other text editor.
 +
# Change <code>fullscreen=1</code> to <code>fullscreen=0</code>.
 +
# Save the file.
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{--}} Hard to set proper aspect ratio in windowed mode. The game renders picture according to video mode selected in-game, including vertical black bars due to pillarboxing for wide resolutions, and then stretches it to window's size. Window is resizeable, but it's not enforced in any way to be pixel-perfect or have proper aspect ratio.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Increasing maximum frame rate by editing config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2019-03-02}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to <code>{{P|game}}</code>.
 +
# Open the <code>config.ini</code> file with Notepad or other text editor.
 +
# Change <code>FPS_CAP</code> to the desired value.
 +
# Save the file.
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = General, Music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = n/a
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = true
−
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = true
−
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = true
−
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|language  = Italian
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = true
−
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only
 +
|fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = true
−
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===In-game monitors flickering===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable pixel shader in config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2019-05-05|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to <code>{{P|game}}</code>.
 +
# Open the <code>config.ini</code> file with Notepad or other text editor.
 +
# Change <code>PixelShader=1</code> to <code>PixelShader=0</code>.
 +
# Save the file.
 +
# Launch the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 14:55, 28 May 2023

Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals cover
Developers
White Birds Productions
Publishers
Meridian4
505 Games
Russia Noviy Disk
Engines
Opalium
Release dates
Windows September 7, 2008
Reception
Metacritic 68
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
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Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals on HowLongToBeat
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals on IGDB
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Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals on MobyGames
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals on Wikipedia
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General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 7 DRM.
Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM.
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Publisher website (unavailable)
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Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1]
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Nikopol\Profil*\config.lua
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11370/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Nikopol\Profil*\save*.lua
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11370/pfx/[Note 2]
4 profiles are available.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 Pillarboxed 4:3
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 Available but pillarboxed.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
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)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Switch to windowed mode by editing config file[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open the config.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.
  3. Change fullscreen=1 to fullscreen=0.
  4. Save the file.
  5. Launch the game.

Notes

Hard to set proper aspect ratio in windowed mode. The game renders picture according to video mode selected in-game, including vertical black bars due to pillarboxing for wide resolutions, and then stretches it to window's size. Window is resizeable, but it's not enforced in any way to be pixel-perfect or have proper aspect ratio.

High frame rate

Increasing maximum frame rate by editing config file[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open the config.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.
  3. Change FPS_CAP to the desired value.
  4. Save the file.
  5. Launch the game.

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
General, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Retail only
Spanish

Issues fixed

In-game monitors flickering

Disable pixel shader in config file[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open the config.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.
  3. Change PixelShader=1 to PixelShader=0.
  4. Save the file.
  5. Launch the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-03-02
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-05-05