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===Middleware===
 
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Revision as of 17:34, 29 September 2019

The Neverhood
The Neverhood cover
Developers
The Neverhood Inc.
Publishers
DreamWorks Interactive
Release dates
Windows October 31, 1996
The Neverhood guide on StrategyWiki
The Neverhood on Wikipedia
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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]

General information

Official website

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Demos are available from archive.org and ScummVM.

Essential improvements

Patches

Unofficial patch 1.1
Installation[2]
  1. Install the game manually.
  2. Download the files
  3. Move the files to <path-to-game>\
  4. Disable all compatibility settings for the nhc.exe file.

Manual installation

Copy the game files from the CD[2]
  1. Create a new folder in which the game will be placed (<path-to-game>).
  2. Copy the following files from the CD to this folder: nhc.exe, smackw32.dll and readme.txt
  3. In <path-to-game>\ create the DATA folder.
  4. Copy the following files from the CD to this folder: a.blb, c.blb, hd.blb, i.blb, m.blb, s.blb and t.blb
  5. Use the nhc.exe file to launch the game.

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 you to save to a disk instead of registry (<path-to-game>\saves\).

Video settings

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

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Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Retail version only

Issues fixed

Intro video stuttering

Install the unofficial patch 1.1

Rainbow colours/no music after Alt+Tab ↹

Install the unofficial patch 1.1

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 3 Install the unofficial patch 1.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Requires 64-bit build of ScummVM.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Smacker Video Technology

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
DirectX 3 compatible
Sound (audio device) 8-bit 16-bit

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

References