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The Void

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The Void
The Void cover
Developers
Ice-Pick Lodge
Publishers
BitComposer Games
Engines
Ice-Peak Engine
Release dates
Windows April 17, 2008
The Void guide on StrategyWiki
The Void on Wikipedia

Key points

Originally known as Тургор (Tension) in Russia and Poland. Later released in English and German and re-released in Russia with changes titled Тургор. Голос Цвета (Tension: Voice of Color).[1][2]

General information

Official website
Official forum - English
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Polish version is based on Tension release (can be converted to the first russian edition with this). Russian version is based on The Void release.
Windows
Steam
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Polish version is based on Tension release (can be converted to the first russian edition with this). Russian version is based on The Void release.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\data\settings.xml[Note 1]
%PROGRAMDATA%\Ice-pick Lodge\Void\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37000/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %PUBLIC%\Documents\My Games\Void\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37000/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Configuration tool graphics options.
Configuration tool graphics options.
In-game graphics options.
In-game graphics options.
Game uses executable named Game.exe, which makes it difficult to tweak settings through GPU control panel.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Custom resolutions[3]
  1. Create file <path-to-game>\Data\rcfg.xml.
  2. Paste following content into the file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Renderer>
  <Width>1680</Width>
  <Height>1050</Height>
  <Antialiasing>3</Antialiasing>
  <Anisotropy>16</Anisotropy>
  <TextureQuality>0</TextureQuality>
  <LightmapQuality>0</LightmapQuality>
  <NoTwoSidedStencil />
  <HDR/>
</Renderer> 

Notes

You can customize graphics settings as you like.
If your resolution fails loading, try lowering antialiasing level

Windowed

Edit config.xml[4]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data\
  2. Open config.xml with a text editor.
  3. Find <Fullscreen /> and delete it.
  4. Save and close the file.

Input settings

In-game input options.
In-game input options.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Configuration tool audio settings.
Configuration tool audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
With Tension, subtitles can be patched. Usage of russian dubbing is recommended, because of timings.
German
The Void only.
Polish
Tension only.
Russian
Both Tension and The Void versions.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Video settings detection failure

Attempting to start the game or the configuration utility results in the error message: Failed to choose the optimal settings preset for your video card. Minimum settings were selected.
Windows XP compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Locate the game executable <path-to-game>\bin\win32\Game.exe.
  2. Right-click, select Properties
  3. On the Compatibility tab, set the Windows version to Windows XP

Crash on start-up

The Void requires PhysX v2.5.2 which is not included in Nvidia's PhysX installers.
Download missing DLLs[citation needed]
  1. Install the NVIDIA PhysX System Software.
  2. Install the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software.
  3. Install the AGEIA PhysX Engine v2.5.2.
  4. The game should now start up and play.

Reveal nude characters

The game isn't "censored", the characters are eventually fully exposed.[5][6]
Modify game files[7]
  1. Create the file girl.xml in <path-to-game>\data\Properties\World.
  1. Paste the following into the file:
<Girls>
  <Category Name="echo">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="Location" value="-1" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_echobutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_echobutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_08_hole" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="aya">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="1" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="Location" value="-1" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_ayabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_ayabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_06_driller" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ava">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="1600" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="2" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="3" />
    <property name="Location" value="10" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_avabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_avabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_05_whaler" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="eli">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="6" />
    <property name="Location" value="19" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_elibutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_elibutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_02_ironclad" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ima">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="5" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="Location" value="21" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_imabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_imabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_07_caterpillar" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ire">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="Location" value="18" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_irebutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_irebutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_09_piper" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ole">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="3000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="Location" value="28" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_olebutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_olebutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_04_mongolfier" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="sister">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2275" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="-1" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="-1" />
    <property name="Location" value="2" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_sisterbutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="" />  <!-- ps_sisterbutterfly_fixed.ps" -->
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_11_doppleganger" />

    <property name="SisterStage1Limit" value="150" />
    <property name="SisterStage2Limit" value="250" />
    <property name="SisterStage3Limit" value="500" />
    <property name="SisterStage4Limit" value="1000" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="una">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="4" />
    <property name="Location" value="16" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_unabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_unabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_01_kolesnik" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="uta">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="1200" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="1" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="Location" value="9" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_uta_butterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_utabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_03_stiltman" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="yani">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="3000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="Location" value="25" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_yanibutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_yanibutterfly_fixedB.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_10_lattice" />
  </Category>
</Girls>

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio OpenAL

Console commands

See the complete list of commands on the Ice-Pick Lodge forums
Enabling the console[citation needed]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\data\config.xml
  2. Add <Console/> and save
  3. Press ~ in the game to open the console

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz
AMD Athlon 2000+
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce FX 5600
AMD Radeon 9600
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other 8X DVD-Rom

Notes

  1. 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/37000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (37000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References