Difference between revisions of "The American Girls: Dress Designer"
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{{ii}} This isn't without its drawbacks, however: clicking on Exit or Print results in the main game window scaling back to its normal size. Also, you'll have to launch the tool and activate it every time you play the game as well. | {{ii}} This isn't without its drawbacks, however: clicking on Exit or Print results in the main game window scaling back to its normal size. Also, you'll have to launch the tool and activate it every time you play the game as well. | ||
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==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 12:01, 29 January 2019
Developers | |
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Mattel Interactive | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 1999 |
Key points
- The game has issues on modern versions of Windows. See Issues fixed.
- Does not scale at all with higher resolutions; Dress Designer is fixed to run at 640x480, and playing it at 800x600 or higher introduces black borders around the screen.
- While the game remains playable, Dress Designer appears to be poorly optimised when it comes to CPU utilisation, as it consumes too much processor time even on a modern systen.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Used copies of the game can be found on eBay and other online sellers. |
Essential improvements
Run the game straight from the hard drive
Instructions[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Dress Designer.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data[Note 1] |
Video settings
Windowed
Instructions[2] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
Windows NT popup window crash fix
The dreaded error message that shows up whenever the player attempts to quit the game or bring up the options menu. See this GIF for an animated demo of the error.
Install the unofficial AG Dress Designer patch[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Audio stutters on newer operating systems
Use the latest QuickTime Alternative runtime instead of the bundled QuickTime codec. |
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Game does not fill the entire screen on higher resolutions
Use Lossless Scaling along with windowed mode.
Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 7.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | QuickTime | Earlier runtime versions may cause the audio to stutter; see above fix for details |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16-bit colour |
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
- ↑ American Girls Dress Designer (requires membership) - last accessed on 2016-11-08
- ↑ The American Girls Dress Designer - The Cutting Room Floor - last accessed on 2016-11-08
- ↑ Notes:The American Girls Dress Designer
- ↑ Using Detours/EasyHook in an .ASI?
- ↑ Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: American Girls Dress Designer - PC - last accessed on 2016-11-08
- ↑ Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: American Girls Dress Designer - PC - last accessed on 2016-11-08