Difference between revisions of "Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh"

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Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria	1995
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh	1996

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

Also released as Phantasmagoria II: Fatal Obsessions, Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh and Phantasmagoria 2.^[2]

General information

Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with ScummVM DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).^[3]
Steam

The Steam release uses DOSBox.

Essential improvements

Remove black scanlines in DOSBox

Removing black scanlines by using DOSBox SVN Daum^[4]

Download DOSBox SVN Daum and extract it into <path-to-game>\DOSBOX overwriting any files when asked.
Download fixvideo.fx and move it to <path-to-game>\DOSBOX\SHADERS
Edit dosboxPHANT2.conf with a text editor and change the line output=overlay to output=Direct3D.
Add the line pixelshader=fixvideo.fx underneath and save.

Only works with the Direct3D renderer.

SquirtTheCat patch

W10, Vista & XP support, removes scanlines, fixes bugs

Download and run SquirtTheCat installer and install from discs.

Only works with Windows 95 version discs.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/501970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\P2SG.*
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/501970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Audio

Audio settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail version. / Not available digitally. See this guide.
German				Not available digitally. Use this patch for the Steam/GOG version.
Japanese				Retail version.
Spanish				Fan translation. Download.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	SVGA

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM)	12 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA
Other	4x CD-ROM drive

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	12 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	640x480 resolution, 256 colors
Other	4x CD-ROM drive

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (501970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ New release: Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Wikipedia:Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Workaround for black scanlines in Phantasmagoria 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on December 25, 2015

[Proton_path_note-5] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (501970) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[4] The app ID (501970) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] New release: Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Wikipedia:Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

[3] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Workaround for black scanlines in Phantasmagoria 2, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on December 25, 2015

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[Note 1]

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-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 2, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_phantasmagoria_2_a_puzzle_of_flesh New release: Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 2, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_phantasmagoria_2_a_puzzle_of_flesh|title=New release: Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time, Relaxed }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera}}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select}}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Digitized, FMV, Pre-rendered graphics}}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Adult, Contemporary, Horror, North America, Sci-fi}}
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+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | phantasmagoria_2 | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] <br /> [[DOSBox]] version is also available (when using [[Store:GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]]).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows }}
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
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+|windows arm app        = unknown
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 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
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 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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Developers

	Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Retail	Sierra On-Line
Digital	Activision
Engines
	SCI3
Release dates
DOS	November 26, 1996
Windows	November 26, 1996
Windows (ScummVM)	March 2, 2010^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time, Relaxed
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Digitized, FMV, Pre-rendered graphics
Themes	Adult, Contemporary, Horror, North America, Sci-fi
Series	Phantasmagoria