The Suffering
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Developers | |
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Surreal Software | |
Midway Home Entertainment | |
Next Level Games | |
Publishers | |
Midway Games | |
Engines | |
Riot Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 8, 2004 |
The Suffering | |
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The Suffering | 2004 |
The Suffering: Ties That Bind | 2005 |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1] or StarForce 3 DRM[Note 2] disc check, depending on region. | |||
GOG.com |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- Not available for sale in Germany due to German censorship laws.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 updates the game to the latest version. GOG.com version is already patched.
AiO Unofficial Patch
- All-in-one patch for The Suffering series which fixes numerous bugs and adds widescreen support.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GameConfig.ini[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Russian | Unofficial translation by «7th Wolf». |
Issues unresolved
Checkpoints not working
- Checkpoints have stopped working on Windows 7 and later.[7]
Issues fixed
Missing sound effects (Retail)
Use IndirectSound[8] |
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Notes
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Use Creative ALchemy[citation needed] |
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DirectX 8.1 is not installed error
- On Windows 10 you might get this error when launching the game for the first time. Not sure if this error is also applied on Windows 8, if it is here's the steps to fix it .[citation needed]
- Windows 10 1809 or later immediately prompts you to install the directplay components when you start the game
Enable Direct Play in Legacy Components in the Control Panel[citation needed] |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- When using The Suffering Series AiO Patch, the game will set monitor's refresh rate to 60 Hz when in fullscreen mode.
Set refresh rate manually[9] |
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Glitchy enemies and NPCs AI
- With a frame rate higher than 60, there are many problems with the AI of both monster and human characters. The game is possibly un-finishable due to the risk of certain NPCs not triggering key cutscenes.[citation needed]
Cap frame rate[citation needed] |
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Access the launcher
- After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and you will be unable to configure the settings.
Use launch parameter[10] |
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Use the |
Hold Shift while launching[11] |
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Open |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, (DX9 with official patch) see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[3][4][5][6] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Windows Vista support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 7 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Suffering saves problem, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2018-01-02
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-7-25
- Installing IndirectSound fixed audio issues in the audio options, but I haven't done other comparisons.
- ↑ The Suffering Series AiO Patch file - Mod DB
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-7-28
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-7-28