Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
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| Vlambeer | |
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| Devolver Digital | |
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| Windows | October 24, 2011 |
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Key points
- No advanced options are available.
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
General information
Availability
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Notes
- The game has no DRM, you can launch the game without Steam started
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201480/pfx/[Note 1] |
Extended configuration file information
| Line | Restrictions | Effect |
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| 1 | 0 to 1 | Toggle fullscreen on or off. 1 for on, 0 for off. |
| 2 | 0 to 1 | Toogle ingame music on or off. 1 for on, 0 for off. |
Notes
- All Windows and steam accounts share the same save and configuration files
Save game data location
| Save slot | Location |
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| 1 | <path-to-game>\sam1.sav & sam1i.sav |
| 2 | <path-to-game>\sam2.sav & sam2i.sav |
| 3 | <path-to-game>\sam3.sav & sam3i.sav |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game options menu.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Notes
- The soundtrack used by the game is located at
<path-to-game>.
Issues fixed
Game crashes when many sound effects are played (Windows 8)[1]
Many users report sudden game crash when many sound effects are played at once. The developers have not commented on this issue, so an official fix is not expected. However, an unofficial fix was made.
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"Failed to initialize Direct Music Audio" error dialog[2]
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System requirements
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 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 (201480) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
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