Dilbert's Desktop Games
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Developers | |
---|---|
Cyclops Software | |
Publishers | |
DreamWorks Interactive | |
Microsoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 1997 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | The disc is required to get the endgame certificate. |
- A demo is available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Cyclops Software\Desktop Toys Screensaver[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Dt05\ToySpr\Toys\widget.dat[Note 2] <path-to-game>\Dt05\ToySpr\CEO\sim.dat[Note 2] |
-
widget.dat
saves your Game Machine parts acquired information. -
sim.dat
saves your CEO Simulator information.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Games are overlayed on the desktop. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
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 | ||
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 | 2 | Techno Raiders and Project Pass-Off only. | ||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
Use the InstallShield 5 32-bit Generic Installer.
Issues unresolved
Green shadows and boxes in Techno Raiders
Some graphics have green backgrounds on floors 1-8 when running on modern versions of Windows.[1]
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, NT 4.0 | 98, ME, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 66 MHz | Intel Pentium |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ Green Shadows and Boxes Appear Around Objects in Techno Raiders - last accessed on May 2023