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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Vampire The Masquerade Redemption boxart.jpg
 
|cover        = Vampire The Masquerade Redemption boxart.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Nihilistic Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Nihilistic Software}}
{{Infobox game/row/macporter|Varcon Systems}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Varcon Systems|Mac OS}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MacSoft|Mac OS}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MacSoft|Mac OS}}
|engines      =  
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|engines      = {{Infobox game/row/engine|NOD|ref=<ref>[https://vtmr.fandom.com/wiki/NOD_game_engine NOD game engine]</ref><ref>[https://www.igdb.com/game_engines/nod-engine/best Nod Engine]</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 7, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 7, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|November 1, 2001}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|November 1, 2001}}
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|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|vampire-the-masquerade---redemption|74}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|vampire-the-masquerade-redemption|60}}
 
|steam appid  = 559680
 
|steam appid  = 559680
|gogcom page  = vampire_the_masquerade_redemption
+
|gogcom id    = 1207658831
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = vampire-the-masquerade-redemption
 
|wikipedia    = Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption
 
|wikipedia    = Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption
 
|winehq      = 1772
 
|winehq      = 1772
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Series|Vampire: The Masquerade}}
 
{{Series|Vampire: The Masquerade}}
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658831|vampire_the_masquerade_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658831|vampire_the_masquerade_series|for game series}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/559680/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
===[http://e-mods.net/modules/mods/about_aor.php Age Of Redemption Mod]===
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The vanilla game suffers from serious bugs, which can prevent you from progressing. This mod fixes those issues, but also rebalances the game and adds additional features. It can be downloaded [http://e-mods.net/modules/mods/about_aor.php here].
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===Administrator elevation required to update saved games===
 +
With Windows Vista to 10, the game may fail to autosave, overwrite past saved games, and fail to save related world events, if it is not ''Run as Administrator''. This can cause dialogues, items and cut-scenes to disappear or be buggy when you load a past saved game.  The notes below mention this briefly, but it is essential to know before playing.
 +
 
 +
Run as Administrator is not required, nor is any compatibility setting, as long as the Windows Search service is running, you have read and write access for the Redemption SaveGames directory and the Redemption SaveGames directory has "Allow files in this folder to have content indexed..." enabled.
 +
 
 +
===[http://e-mods.net/ Age Of Redemption Mod]===
 +
The vanilla game suffers from serious bugs, which can prevent you from progressing. This mod fixes those issues, but also rebalances the game and adds additional features. It can be downloaded [http://e-mods.net/ here].
 +
 
 +
===[https://www.nexusmods.com/vampireredemption/mods/2/ Neural Redemption HD Textures]===
 +
Original game textures upscaled with neural networks. All game textures are upscaled. Download on [https://www.nexusmods.com/vampireredemption/mods/2 Nexus] or [https://www.moddb.com/mods/neural-redemption ModDB]
  
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Video\</code>.
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Video\</code>.
 
# Delete or rename <code>logo.bik</code>.
 
# Delete or rename <code>logo.bik</code>.
Alternately just hit esc twice to skip the two videos to get to the main menu(this was made before unskippable bik junk)
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Alternately just hit ESC twice to skip the two videos to get to the main menu (the fix here was added when they were unskippable).
 
}}
 
}}
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===Game Manual===
 +
The game files include a game manual named manual.pdf.  It is highly recommended to check the key and mouse commands described in this manual before playing, as there isn't a tutorial in-game.<br>
 +
[https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/559680/manuals/manual.pdf It can be freely obtained from the Steam store].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = true
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|discord                =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes          =
|origin               =  
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|epic games store      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games store notes =
|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy             = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
|uplay                 =  
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|origin                 =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes           =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud           = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes     =  
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =  
 +
|xbox cloud             =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Vampire The Masquerade - Redemption display options.jpg|Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Vampire The Masquerade - Redemption display options.jpg|Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Vampire The Masquerade - Redemption advanced display options.jpg|Advanced Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Vampire The Masquerade - Redemption advanced display options.jpg|Advanced Video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
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|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry] or use [http://e-mods.net/downloads/mods/redemption/VTMR_Widescreen_By_behar.zip this] patch. WSGF has some UI errors with 4 chars but the patch does not.
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
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|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
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|fov notes                  = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/vampire-masquerade-redemption WSGF entry].
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed notes            = Use the <code>-window</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
 
|windowed notes            = Use the <code>-window</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail version, [https://www.vampire-network.net/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=311&ttitle=Pack_voix_+_sous-titres_VO_-%3E_VF download]
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail version, [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/470-vampire-die-maskerade-redemption-german-patch download]
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  |fan       =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
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|notes     = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/vampire-the-masquerade-redemption/1533 Fan translation.]
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|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
  |notes    = Retail version, [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=908423700 download]
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  |notes    = Retail version, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=908423700 download]
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = true
|notes    =
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|fan      =  
|fan      = yes
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|notes     = Retail version, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=909298147 download]
|fan notes = Retail version, [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=909298147 download]
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = German
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|language  = Russian
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = true
|notes    = Retail version, [https://www.validstrategies.com/files/file/55-vampire-the-masquerade-redemption-german-language-pack/ Language Patch for Download Version (GOG/Steam)]
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|fan      = true
|fan      =
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|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/vampire_the_masquerade___redemption/files/407.html Unofficial translation by «Fargus Multimedia».]
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
==Installation==
 +
On newer systems (x64 Systems or 64bit) the autorun install from disc wont work because of an executable error. You can still install the game from disc using the installer found on the disc in the setup folder.
 +
 +
'''For example:''' ''DVD-DRIVE\setup\setup.exe''
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      =
 +
|macos 64-bit app      =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 22:50, 16 February 2021

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption cover
Developers
Nihilistic Software
Mac OS (Classic) Varcon Systems
Publishers
Activision
Mac OS MacSoft
Engines
NOD[1][2]
Release dates
Windows June 7, 2000
Mac OS (Classic) November 1, 2001
Reception
Metacritic 74
IGDB 60
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption on IGDB
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption on MobyGames
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption on Wikipedia
Subseries of World of Darkness
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption 2000
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York 2020
Vampire: The Masquerade - Night Road 2020
Vampire: The Masquerade - Out for Blood 2021
Vampire: The Masquerade - Parliament of Knives 2021
Vampire: The Masquerade - Sins of the Sires 2022
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt 2022
Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong 2022
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice 2023
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 2024

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Essential improvements

Administrator elevation required to update saved games

With Windows Vista to 10, the game may fail to autosave, overwrite past saved games, and fail to save related world events, if it is not Run as Administrator. This can cause dialogues, items and cut-scenes to disappear or be buggy when you load a past saved game. The notes below mention this briefly, but it is essential to know before playing.

Run as Administrator is not required, nor is any compatibility setting, as long as the Windows Search service is running, you have read and write access for the Redemption SaveGames directory and the Redemption SaveGames directory has "Allow files in this folder to have content indexed..." enabled.

Age Of Redemption Mod

The vanilla game suffers from serious bugs, which can prevent you from progressing. This mod fixes those issues, but also rebalances the game and adds additional features. It can be downloaded here.

Neural Redemption HD Textures

Original game textures upscaled with neural networks. All game textures are upscaled. Download on Nexus or ModDB

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename logo.bik[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Video\.
  2. Delete or rename logo.bik.

Alternately just hit ESC twice to skip the two videos to get to the main menu (the fix here was added when they were unskippable).

Game Manual

The game files include a game manual named manual.pdf. It is highly recommended to check the key and mouse commands described in this manual before playing, as there isn't a tutorial in-game.
It can be freely obtained from the Steam store.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\masquerade.ini[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559680/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SaveGames[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559680/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Advanced Video settings.
Advanced Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
See the WSGF entry or use this patch. WSGF has some UI errors with 4 chars but the patch does not.
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
See the WSGF entry.
Field of view (FOV)
See the WSGF entry.
Windowed
Use the -window parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use the -window parameter.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
2.0 via Miles Sound System

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Retail version, download
German
Retail version, download
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Retail version, download
Spanish
Retail version, download
Russian
Unofficial translation by «Fargus Multimedia».

Installation

On newer systems (x64 Systems or 64bit) the autorun install from disc wont work because of an executable error. You can still install the game from disc using the installer found on the disc in the setup folder.

For example: DVD-DRIVE\setup\setup.exe

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 720 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible


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>/559680/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (559680) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References