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Revision as of 11:18, 20 October 2021
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| Developers | |
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| The Neverhood Inc. | |
| Publishers | |
| DreamWorks Interactive|Danger Close Games|DreamWorks Interactive | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 31, 1996 |
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Key points
- Also titled The Neverhood Chronicles.
- The original version can be run under ScummVM.
- The Japanese version is not supported by ScummVM.[1]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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- Demos are available from archive.org and ScummVM.
Essential improvements
Unofficial patch 1.1
| Installation[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DreamWorks Interactive\Neverhood\MusicOn[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DreamWorks Interactive\Neverhood\Saved Games\[Note 1] |
- Unofficial patch 1.1 allows saving to
<path-to-game>\saves\instead of registry.
Save game cloud syncing
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. | ||
| 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) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 20 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 |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Can only toggle the music on/off in the original release. Use ScummVM for separate volume controls. Cutscenes will be unaffected though. |
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| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Japanese | Retail version only. | |||
| Russian | Distributed via bootleg distributions, primarily within Russia. |
Issues fixed
Installer requires to be run on Windows 95
| Copy the game files from the CD[2] |
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Intro video stuttering
| Install the unofficial patch 1.1 |
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Rainbow colours/no music after Alt+Tab ↹
| Install the unofficial patch 1.1 |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 3 | Install the unofficial patch 1.1. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Use ScummVM's 64-bit build. |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 3 compatible | |
| Sound (audio device) | 8-bit | 16-bit |
| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.