Actua Pool
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| Developers | |
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| Gremlin Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Gremlin Interactive |
| Digital | Urbanscan |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1999 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Sports | Pool or snooker |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Actua Sports |
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| Actua Sports | |
|---|---|
| Actua Soccer (series) | |
| UEFA Euro 96 | 1996 |
| Actua Golf (series) | |
| Premier Manager (series) | |
| Actua Ice Hockey (series) | |
| Actua Tennis | 1998 |
| Actua Pool | 1999 |
| Pool Shark 2 | 2004 |
Actua Pool is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person game in the Actua Sports series.
It was also released under the names Pool:shark (alternate European title) and Ultimate 8 Ball (North American title).
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Pre-packaged with DxWrapper. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGame[Note 1] |
Video
External settings shown at launch
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 4:3 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | On/off toggle. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| 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 | Music, SFX, character | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 16 | Versus |
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| LAN play | 16 | Versus Limited to 2 players if using serial/modem mode. |
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| Online play | ||||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
- The game crashes on startup (if accelerated) or after the intro (if not accelerated) if the user has wireless peripherals (headsets, mice...). Before the game is run, the USB dongle needs to be unplugged, and only plugged back in when the game's intro/menu is shown.[1]
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 | |
| DirectDraw |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | DirectPlay |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | 90 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 6.0 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).