Sanity: Aiken's Artifact
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| Developers | |
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| Monolith Productions | |
| Publishers | |
| Fox Interactive | |
| Engines | |
| LithTech 2.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 26, 2000 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 73 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | Boost |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Direct control, Point and select |
| Genres | Action, ARPG, CCG, Puzzle, Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Fantasy, Sci-fi |
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Warnings
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Simple disc check. | |
- A demo is available here.
- The game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Peixoto's patch
- Gets the game running properly on Windows 10. Forced resolution allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\Menus, Super Sampling Anti Aliasing is also possible.
- Gets the installer running on Windows 64-bit.
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Boost | Various booster packs could be downloaded or purchased from both the websites of Monolith and certain gaming magazines as well, to unlock additional talent cards in-game. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\LITHTECH\autoexec.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 1] |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Vert- by default. For a Hor+ image, use the FOV fix. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Vert- by default. For a Hor+ image, use the FOV fix. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Vert- by default. For a Hor+ image, use the FOV fix. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Vert- by default, and HUD items become very small in size. For a Hor+ image, use the FOV fix. To fix the small HUD size, set the native resolution in dgVoodoo 2 and select a smaller resolution in-game that has the same aspect ratio. |
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| 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. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound, Dialogue and Music. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 2. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit systems
- This game comes with a 16-bit InstallShield installer, which won't work on modern systems.
| Use 32-bit installer[2] |
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| Use winevdm[3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 7 | |
| OpenGL |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | 3.0.0 |
| Multiplayer | World Opponent Network |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME, 2000 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 96 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | 650 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.0 compatible DirectX 7.0a compatible | 16 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-28
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-28