Difference between revisions of "Spy Fox: Dry Cereal"

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Spy Fox
Spy Fox: Dry Cereal	1997
Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase	1998
Spy Fox 2: Some Assembly Required	1999
Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard	1999
Spy Fox 3: Operation Ozone	2001

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate		Contains a ScummVM-bundled version
Green Man Gaming		Contains a ScummVM-bundled version
Humble Store		Contains a ScummVM-bundled version
Steam		Contains a ScummVM-bundled version

Demos are available from ScummVM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\hegames.ini^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)	<drive_name>: System Folder: Preferences: Humongous Entertainment: Humongous Prefs
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	C:\hegames\spyfox.sg* <path-to-game>\Saves\spyfox.sg*^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)	<drive>: System Folder: Preferences: Humongous Entertainment: SpyFox SG*
macOS (OS X)
Linux

The original Windows retail release stores saves in C:\hegames\; the Windows version sold on Steam uses <path-to-game>\Saves\.^[1]

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
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		When run natively, press `⇧ Shift`+`F5`. When run in ScummVM, press `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Requires ScummVM.
Surround sound
Subtitles		See Enable subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Under ScummVM, game remains unmuted on focus lost.

Enable subtitles

ScummVM and retail versions allow the game to be configured with subtitles on.

Modify configuration file^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\. (If you are not using ScummVM this will be in %APPDATA%\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\)
Open hegames.ini.
Add the following line to the bottom of the file: TextOn=1
Save and close the file.

Notes

This only applies to the vanilla game.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				The US version has American English voice actors and the separate UK version has British voice actors. Also the voice script is slightly different.
Dutch
French
German
Russian

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows					64-bit requires 64-bit build of ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows 3.x
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	3.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7.0
Processor (CPU)	68040
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	512 MB

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS	Ubuntu 13.04
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	512 MB

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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" - Resources - speedrun.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Mr. Eight-Three-One on 11 December 2014

[gamedir-1] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[2] Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" - Resources - speedrun.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[3] Verified by User:Mr. Eight-Three-One on 11 December 2014

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Spy Fox Dry Cereal - cover.jpg
@@ Line 5: / Line 4: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Humongous Entertainment}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital re-release}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|SCUMM|Original}}
@@ Line 16: / Line 15: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 17, 2014|wrapper=ScummVM}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 17, 2014|wrapper=ScummVM}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | No microtransactions }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Educational }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Sci-fi }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Spy Fox }}
 |steam appid  = 283980
 |gogcom id    =
-|strategywiki =
+|official site= https://humongous.com/games/spy-fox-in-dry-cereal/
+|hltb         = 8996
+|igdb         = spy-fox-in-dry-cereal
+|strategywiki = Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
 |mobygames    = spy-fox-in-dry-cereal
 |wikipedia    = Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
@@ Line 24: / Line 39: @@
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Spy Fox}}
 '''Key points'''
@@ Line 35: / Line 49: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail |  | DRM-free | | | Windows 3.x, Windows, Mac OS }}
-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-SFDC | Steam | Contains a ScummVM-bundled version | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | spy-fox-in-dry-cereal | Steam | Contains a ScummVM-bundled version | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | spy-fox-in-dry-cereal| Steam | Contains a ScummVM-bundled version | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | spy-fox-in-dry-cereal| Steam | Contains a ScummVM-bundled version | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 283980 | Steam | Contains a ScummVM-bundled version | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 283980 | DRM-free | Contains a ScummVM-bundled version | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
 {{ii}} Demos are available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#he ScummVM].
@@ Line 46: / Line 60: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\hegames.ini}}
-{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
+{{Game data/config|Mac OS|<drive_name>: System Folder: Preferences: Humongous Entertainment: Humongous Prefs}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|}}
@@ Line 55: / Line 69: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|C:\hegames\spyfox.sg*|{{p|game}}\Saves\spyfox.sg*}}
-{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
+{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|<drive>: System Folder: Preferences: Humongous Entertainment: SpyFox SG*}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 }}
-{{ii}} The original Windows retail release stores saves in <code>C:\hegames\</code>; the Windows version sold on Steam uses <code>{{p|game}}\Saves\</code>.<ref>[https://www.speedrun.com/spyfox1/resources Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" - Resources - speedrun.com]</ref>
+{{ii}} The original Windows retail release stores saves in {{folder|C:\hegames\}}; the Windows version sold on Steam uses {{folder|{{p|game}}\Saves\}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.speedrun.com/spyfox1/resources|title=Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" - Resources - speedrun.com|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 94: / Line 108: @@
 |4k ultra hd                = false
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
-|fov                        = n/a
+|fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
@@ Line 102: / Line 116: @@
 |anisotropic                = n/a
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = n/a
+|antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |vsync                      = unknown
@@ Line 116: / Line 130: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 180: / Line 194: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = hackable
 |separate volume notes    = Requires ScummVM.
@@ Line 194: / Line 208: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|red book cd audio        =
+|red book cd audio notes  =
 }}
 ===Enable subtitles===
-{{ii}} ScummVM allows the game to be configured with subtitles on.
+{{ii}} ScummVM and retail versions allow the game to be configured with subtitles on.
 {{Fixbox|description=Modify configuration file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mr. Eight-Three-One|date=11 December 2014|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
-# Go to {{p|game}}.
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\}}. (If you are not using ScummVM this will be in {{folder|{{p|appdata}}\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\}})
-# Open <code>hegames.ini</code>.
+# Open {{file|hegames.ini}}.
-# Add the following line to the bottom of the file: <code>TextOn=1</code>
+# Add the following line to the bottom of the file: {{code|1=TextOn=1}}
 # Save and close the file.
@@ Line 216: / Line 232: @@
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     = The US version has American English voice actors and the separate UK version has British voice actors. Also the voice script is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK_MeKUzgRY slightly different].
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Dutch
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     =
   |fan       =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
@@ Line 251: / Line 291: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = hackable
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      = 64-bit requires [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/stable/mingw-w64-stable-latest.zip 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = false
+|linux 68k app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = true
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}

Developers

	Humongous Entertainment
Publishers
Digital re-release	Night Dive Studios
Engines
Original	SCUMM
Re-release	ScummVM
Release dates
Windows 3.x	October 17, 1997
Windows	October 17, 1997
Mac OS (Classic)	October 17, 1997
Windows (ScummVM)	April 17, 2014
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM)	April 17, 2014
Linux (ScummVM)	April 17, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Flip screen
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure, Educational
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary, Sci-fi
Series	Spy Fox