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'''Key points''' | '''Key points''' |
Revision as of 07:21, 23 May 2020
For the updated HD version, see Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.
Developers | |
---|---|
Croteam | |
Publishers | |
Gathering of Developers | |
Devolver Digital | |
Engines | |
Serious Engine 1 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 5, 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Asia, Eastern Europe, Fantasy, North America, Sci-fi |
Series | Serious Sam |
Warnings
Key points
- Engine was made open source in 2016.[1]
General information
- Official game series site
- Serious Sam Wiki
- Seriously! Forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Steam | Renamed as "Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter". |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Scripts[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41060/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGame[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41060/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
This is what happens if you don't disable widescreen when setting a custom resolution in Serious Sam: The First Encounter.
Custom resolution[citation needed] |
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1) Run game at least once. 2) Go to 3) Open 4) Locate lines persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeI=(INDEX)XXX; persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeJ=(INDEX)YYY; 5) Change XXX and YYY to your preferred resolution. |
Field of view (FOV)
Field of view (FOV)[citation needed] |
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|
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Russian | Retail release, download |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 4 | Co-op, Versus Split-screen. |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 25600 - 25616 |
UDP | 25600 - 25616 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 | |
OpenGL | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | DirectSound | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2, NT 4.0 SP5 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II or Celeron-A 300 MHz AMD K6-3 400 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 650 MHz AMD Athlon 650 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | 450 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (41060) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Serious Sam’s Serious Engine source code released - Croteam - Croteam
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology