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==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Revision as of 21:53, 24 April 2021
Developers | |
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Oddworld Inhabitants | |
Windows | Digital Dialect |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
Engines | |
A.L.I.V.E. | |
Release dates | |
DOS | October 31, 1997 |
Windows | October 31, 1997 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Oddworld |
Key points
- As game only runs on 640x480 resolution, it may cause problems with modern systems. See Widescreen resolution how to run the game with monitors native resolution.
General information
- Oddworld Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Bonus content also includes manual and soundtrack. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Can be run without Steam.[1] | |||
ZOOM Platform |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Move, delete or rename the intro-videos |
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Essential Improvements
R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port
- Open source new engine created via reverse engineering, that seeks to replace the original tools too
- Provides Native Resolution and Windowed mode support and bugfixes
- Supports Windows 10, MacOS, and Linux
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\abe.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use DxWnd. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at ~30 FPS.[2] |
Widescreen resolution
- Game is always 640x480, which may cause problems with modern systems.
- This method will only raise output resolution to match desktop's one, game will still render at 640x480.
Installing DDhack[3] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse not used in game. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | DirectInput only. D-pad not used. | |
Full controller support | Controller has to be selected from settings before use. Advisable to rebind buttons. | |
Controller remapping | Movement can't be rebound, Speak 1 and Speak 2 are tied into run and sneak, menu naviagations can't be rebound (button 2 to confirm, button 9 to go back). Reference of original PlayStation controls to help with rebinding. |
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Controller sensitivity | Digital movement. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Instead of numbers, game uses letters. 1 → A, 2 → B, 3 → C, 4 → C, etc. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Crashes on launch
- Error message titled "E:\Abe\POS\MYDDRAW.C" with messages "Can't set mode trying 640x480x8", "Can't set mode trying 640x480x16" and "SetMode failed err=-2147467263".
- See Widescreen resolution for possible solution for fullscreen or use DxWnd to make game run in window.
Running the game on 64-bit Windows
- Only affects original retail version. Not needed for currently digitally distributed versions.
Manually install the game[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
Linux | Requires the R.E.L.I.V.E. source port.[4] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 630 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA 1 MB of VRAM |
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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (15700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on December 18, 2015
- ↑ Post 30fps locked games here :: The Framerate Police - post #511
- ↑ Abe's Oddyssey and Exoddus resolution SUPER FIX! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ AUR (en) - relive-git - last accessed on 2021-03-25