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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Sheep cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Sheep cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Mind's Eye Productions}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Minds Eye Productions}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|OS X}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|OS X}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 29, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 29, 2000}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2001}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|2001}}
|steam appid  =  
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Puzzle }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|steam appid  = 1644750
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    = Sheep (video game
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|mobygames    = sheep
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|wikipedia    = Sheep (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
'''Key points'''
 +
{{ii}} Has decreased performance on newer versions of Windows, see [[#Fix low FPS on recent Windows versions|Fix low FPS on recent Windows versions]].
 +
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/sheep MobyGames entry]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| retail | | Disc | |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | Mac OS }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1644750 | Steam | |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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{{ii}} This game is not available digitally yet.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|<path-to-game>\Saves}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Saves\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = n/a
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = French
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = Polish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Polish
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Fix low FPS on recent Windows versions===
 +
{{ii}} Due to the fact that this game usese DirectX 7 and DirectX games are emulated when using newer Windows versions, the game is unplayable since the FPS are incredibly low even on a modern computer. To fix this issue [[DgVoodoo 2]] may be used as a workaround and it makes the game playable until the end.
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo].}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 7.1
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 +
|macos arm app          =
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
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|mac os executable notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 95 98 Me XP
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Pentium II 233 MHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 32 MB of RAM
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 25 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|minVRAM  = 4 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 12:30, 29 July 2023

Sheep
Sheep cover
Developers
Minds Eye Productions
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive
Publishers
Empire Interactive
Release dates
Windows November 29, 2000
Mac OS (Classic) 2001
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Genres Puzzle
Sheep on MobyGames
Sheep on Wikipedia

Key points

Has decreased performance on newer versions of Windows, see Fix low FPS on recent Windows versions.

General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Retail
DRM details are not known
Mac OS
Steam (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
This game is not available digitally yet.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1644750/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1644750/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
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.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish

Issues fixed

Fix low FPS on recent Windows versions

Due to the fact that this game usese DirectX 7 and DirectX games are emulated when using newer Windows versions, the game is unplayable since the FPS are incredibly low even on a modern computer. To fix this issue DgVoodoo 2 may be used as a workaround and it makes the game playable until the end.
Install dgVoodoo.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95 98 Me XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB of RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  2. 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).

References