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# Also refer to DxWnd's help menu to read about the documentation.
 
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{{ii}} DroidWorks also suffers from timing issues that cause the in-game clock to run slightly fast and the physics to malfunction (especially on inclines). Forcing VSync to "ON" in the DirectX(2) tab will correct the timer at the cost of performance. An ideal solution has yet to be found, as the mouse seems to affect the screen refresh.
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Star Wars: DroidWorks
Star Wars: DroidWorks cover
Developers
Lucas Learning
Publishers
Lucas Learning
Engines
Sith
Release dates
Windows October 21, 1998
Mac OS (Classic) October 21, 1998
Taxonomy
Series Star Wars
Star Wars: DroidWorks on HowLongToBeat
Star Wars: DroidWorks on MobyGames
Star Wars: DroidWorks on Wikipedia
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Star Wars: DroidWorks 1998
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Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Mac OS
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Fix color depth

On modern Windows systems, DroidWorks often crashes upon starting due to incompatibilities with DirectX. This can be fixed using DxWnd, which also allows DroidWorks to run in a window.

Using DxWnd[citation needed]
  1. Open DxWnd, click on Edit, then Add.
  2. Type in a name, and browse for the .exe file path.
  3. Under the Main tab, set whether or not you want to run DroidWorks in a window.
  4. Under the DirectX tab, set the renderer to SDL, SDL2, or OpenGL.
  5. Also refer to DxWnd's help menu to read about the documentation.

Notes

DroidWorks also suffers from timing issues that cause the in-game clock to run slightly fast and the physics to malfunction (especially on inclines). Forcing VSync to "ON" in the DirectX(2) tab will correct the timer at the cost of performance during mouse movement. An ideal solution has yet to be found, as the mouse seems to affect the screen refresh.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\player[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Keyboard and mouse can be remapped to a controller via the Steam client. Be sure to uncheck "Allow Desktop Configuration in Launcher" under Controller Options.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
In-game dialogue is always subtitled, cutscene dialog is not.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Software renderer
The game only outputs 640x480 at 60hz and 8-bit color. The 3D is rendered via RenderDroid and runs on the Sith engine.
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes INSANE

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 34 MB
Video card (GPU) 100% DirectX compatible PCI graphics card
DirectX 5.2 compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.5.5
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 603e 120 MHz
PowerPC 604 120 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 32 MB


Notes

  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