Difference between revisions of "Pathologic Classic HD"

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This page is for the Classic HD edition. For the original release, see Pathologic.

Pathologic
Pathologic	2005
Pathologic Classic HD	2015
Pathologic: The Marble Nest	2016
Pathologic 2	2019

Key points

Remastered version of Pathologic featuring widescreen resolutions, full controller support, improved textures, new voice acting, a revised English script and more languages support.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

GOG.com		Includes the original version of Pathologic.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace video files with blank .wmv file
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\Video`. Download this blank video file and replace the original `intro.wmv` `logo_gambitious.wmv` `logo_generalarcade.wmv` `logo_icepick.wmv` `logo_devolver.wmv` with it.

Lock Mouse Cursor for Multi-Monitor

Use Cursor Lock from SnakeByte Studios
Steps for Steam For GOG simply add the game to Lock Program after starting Cursor Lock

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\confiding^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/384110/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Video settings are stored in <path-to-game>\Saves\config.ini

Input settings are stored in <path-to-game>\Saves\init.cfg

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/384110/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game graphic settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Highest supported resolution is 1920x1200.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Can be set manually in data/config.ini, but will break the in-game menus (inventory, conversation screen, map, etc.)
4K Ultra HD		Resolutions higher than 1920x1200 can be set manually in data/config.ini, but will break the in-game menus (inventory, conversation screen, map, etc.)
Field of view (FOV)		Slider with values from 70 to 110.
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA on/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 120 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Set windowed mode^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\data\
Edit config.ini.
Change Fullscreen = 1 to Fullscreen = 0

Changing settings in game may cause game to switch back to fullscreen mode.

Borderless

Borderless Windowed^{[citation needed]}
Use Borderless Gaming when game is in windowed mode.

Input

In-game input settings (1/3)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Attempting to bind commands to the symbol keys may result in the game freezing.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Look sensitivity and UI sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

In-game input settings (2/3)
In-game input settings (3/3)

Audio

In-game audio settings

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

Mods

Upscaled Textures

Download the files from here.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan localization, can be found here

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 2.3 GHz Intel Pentium 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 210 ATI Radeon HD 4890 DirectX 9 compatible

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/384110/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (384110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/384110/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (384110) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/384110/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (384110) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 29, 2015}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|pathologic-classic-hd|76}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1979/pathologic-classic-hd|75}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pathologic-classic-hd|}}
+|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            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Survival horror, Survival }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Detective/mystery, Healthcare }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Pathologic }}
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 |steam appid side  =
 |gogcom id    = 1444818876
 |gogcom id side = 1445852217
+|hltb         = 6939
 |strategywiki =
 |mobygames    = pathologic-classic-hd
@@ Line 20: / Line 38: @@
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Pathologic}}
 '''Key points'''
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 {{Availability/row| GMG | pathologic-classic-hd | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | pathologic-classic-hd | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 384110 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 384110 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. |  | Windows }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Replace video files with blank .wmv file|fix=
+# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\data\Video</code>.
+# Download this [https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/blank-intro-videos/raw/master/blank_WMV8.wmv blank] video file and replace the original {{file|intro.wmv}} {{file|logo_gambitious.wmv}} {{file|logo_generalarcade.wmv}} {{file|logo_icepick.wmv}} {{file|logo_devolver.wmv}} with it.}}
+===Lock Mouse Cursor for Multi-Monitor===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.snakebytestudios.com/projects/apps/cursor-lock/ Cursor Lock] from SnakeByte Studios|fix=
+# [https://www.snakebytestudios.com/2010/05/using-cursor-lock-with-steam-games/ Steps for Steam]
+# For GOG simply add the game to ''Lock Program'' after starting Cursor Lock
 }}
@@ Line 53: / Line 82: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Pathologic HD video settings.png|In-game graphic settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 93: / Line 122: @@
 |anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = true
+|antialiasing               = limited
-|antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]]
+|antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]] on/off toggle.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 120: / Line 152: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Pathologic Classic HD control settings (1 -3).png|In-game input settings (1/3)}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           = Attempting to bind commands to the symbol keys may result in the game freezing.
@@ Line 189: / Line 221: @@
 </gallery>
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Pathologic Classic HD audio settings.png|In-game audio settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Voice, Effect
@@ Line 200: / Line 232: @@
 |closed captions          = true
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+|mute on focus lost       = false
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
+===Mods===
+===Upscaled Textures===
+# Download the files from [https://www.nexusmods.com/pathologicclassichd/mods/11 here].
 {{L10n|content=
@@ Line 235: / Line 273: @@
 |interface = true
 |audio     = true
+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Spanish
+|interface = false
+|audio     = false
 |subtitles = false
 |notes     =
 |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+|interface = hackable
+|audio     = hackable
+|subtitles = hackable
+|notes     = Fan localization, can be found [https://steamcommunity.com/app/384110/discussions/0/3055112595734747852/ here]
+|fan       = true
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 244: / Line 298: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 264: / Line 318: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-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 =
 }}

Developers

Original game	Ice-Pick Lodge
Remastered	General Arcade
Publishers
	Gambitious Digital Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	October 29, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	Adventure, Survival horror, Survival
Themes	Detective/mystery, Healthcare
Series	Pathologic