The Ball
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| Developers | |
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| Teotl Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Tripwire Interactive | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 26, 2010 |
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General information
- Official game site
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
Comes bundled with exclusive Portal 2 themed DLC. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game options menu.
High frame rate
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish |
Issues fixed
Settings and in-game progress not being saved
- Another solution is to run the game exe file directly
| Instructions |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | Fonix TTS |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | 3.0 GHz Single core | Dual core |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia Geforce 6800 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia Geforce 8800 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (35460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.