Omikron: The Nomad Soul

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Key points

Animations are capped at 30 FPS.

Playing at more than 30 FPS will make some graphical effects disappear.^{[citation needed]}

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc r2 1.30.010 DRM^{[Note 1]}.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Can be run without Steam.^[6]

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

A demo is available here

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Digital: Delete or rename `<path-to-game>\FLIS\` Retail: replace `EIDOS.MPG`, `GAME.MPG` and `QUANTIC.MPG` in `<path-to-game>\FLIS\` with dummies.

dgVoodoo 2

Wraps games graphic API calls into DirectX 11, which fixes many issues with modern systems, including overlays, graphical injectors including GPU control panel and resolutions above 2048px in dimensions.

Use dgVoodoo 2^{[citation needed]}

Download newest dgVoodoo 2.
Extract it and place it in a convenient place.
Start dgVoodooSetup.exe and configure it.
Go to DirectX tab and make sure that Disable a passthru to real DirectX is not checked.
Select Virtual 3D Accelerated Card under Videocard and set its RAM to 64 MB or higher.
For windowed mode, make sure that Disable Alt-Enter to toggle screen state is not checked.
Click Apply and OK.
Now go to MS folder in dgVoodoo's folder and copy files D3DImm.dll and DDraw.dll.
Go to the <path-to-game>\ and paste the files in there.

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\IAM\GAMES^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243000/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

All configurations and save data is stored in single file.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Configuration utility. Open with CONFIG parameter

Video settings.

30vs60fps Graphical effects

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched by default. See RoseTheFlower's solution. UI is pixel-based.
Multi-monitor		See RoseTheFlower's solution.
Ultra-widescreen		See RoseTheFlower's solution.
4K Ultra HD		See RoseTheFlower's solution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Use dgVoodoo 2 for up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Always enabled.^[7]
60 FPS	Animations are capped at 30 FPS. Playing at more than 30 FPS will make streets and ships lights blink or disappear (cap your FPS at 30 to avoid that).
120+ FPS	Playing at more than 60 FPS makes many graphical effects disappear (portal, daemon vision etc, lights.)^{[citation needed]}

Windowed

Launch with `WINDOW` parameter^{[citation needed]}

Use dgVoodoo 2^{[citation needed]}
See essential improvements section and install necessary files accordingly. Make sure that Disable Alt-Enter to toggle screen state is not checked. Launch the game and press `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.

Use DxWnd^{[citation needed]}

Download DxWnd
Add a profile for <path-to-game>\Runtime.exe
Select Monitor native modes in Video tab
Untick Correct mouse position in Input tab.
Tick Flip emulation in DirectX tab.

Notes

Window dimensions must not exceed those of display minus window borders.

Enable borderless windowed mode by checking Modal Style in Video tab.

Input

Mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		In game refers to actions by their name instead of keys. Mapping left Shift and left CTRL key does not work. You have to map the right one, it will allow you to use the left one as well. For example, if you want to sprint with left Shift, then map it to right Shift in the options menu.
Mouse acceleration		Follows Windows default behavior
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput only. There's no deadzones support. Use DirectInput wrapper to force it into the API.^[8]
Full controller support		Starting a new game requires to enter a name with keyboard. Cannot open some menus with controller.
Controller remapping		Movement and look controls can't be bound. Renders some controllers unuseable or have problems like moving camera in first person mode.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts		In options menu only. In game refers to actions by their name.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Dreamcast version controls

Dreamcast version button placements for making rebinding bit easier.

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Adventure Controls:

Forwards/Backwards: Up/Down

Turn Left/Right: Left/Right

Action/Use: A Button

Cancel Action/Jump: B Button

First Person View X Button

Open Sneak: Y Button

Half Turn: Hold Left Trigger and move backwards

Run: Right Trigger

Swim Controls:

Forwards/Backwards: Up/Down

Turn Left/Right: Left/Right

Action/Use: A Button

Dive: B Button

Crawl: Right Trigger

Shoot Controls:

Forwards/Backwards: Up/Down

Turn Left/Right: Left/Right

Action/Use: A Button

Jump: B Button

Fire: X Button

Weapon: Y Button

Strafe Right/Left: Right Trigger/Left Trigger

Fight Controls:

Jump: Up

Crouch: Down

Forwards/Backwards: Right/Left

Kick 1: A Button

Kick 2: B Button

Punch 1: X Button

Punch 2: Y Button

Strafe Right/Left: Right Trigger/Left Trigger

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Dialogue, ambient, sound effects
Surround sound		With "3D Sound" on ingame and DirectSound3D restoration software (Vista/7/8/10)
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail and GOG.com only.
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Italian				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Russian				Unofficial translation by 7th Wolf; download for digital releases.
Spanish				Retail only; download for digital releases.

Issues unresolved

Black screen after switching 3D accelerator in-game

Run the external settings utility^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed

Game doesn't start (retail)

Bypass SafeDisc^{[citation needed]}

Copy dplayerx.dll from CD2 to <path-to-game>
Download unSafedisc.
Run it and select <path-to-game>\RUNTIME.ICD
Switch Runtime.exe with testme.exe

Notes

There's still a disc check in place

Incorrect rendering

Use dgVoodoo 2^{[citation needed]}
See essential improvements section.

Run the game in 16-bit Reduced Color Mode^{[citation needed]}
Because all resolutions have 16-bit color only, the game stops working after the first time in most cases. This method is guaranteed to solve this issue and shows the resolution settings properly in the Configuration utility.

Use HeliX666 injector^{[citation needed]}

Extract the files in <path-to-game>.
Run Omikron-AtiFixLoader.exe.

Notes

In the demo version <path-to-game>\Nomad.exe must be renamed to Runtime.exe

Use DxWnd^{[citation needed]}
Download DxWnd Add a profile for game executable Tick Flip emulation in DirectX tab. Tick Clean ZBUFFER @0.0 fix in Direct3D tab.

Crash during Mech Shootout Mission

Switch to software mode^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	6
Software renderer		DirectX software renderer or built-in one (maximum VGA resolution)

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	DirectInput	5

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz	Intel Pentium 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB	1.6 GB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible	8 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[4] 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.^[5]
↑ 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).
↑ 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>/243000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (243000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Eidosinteractive.com (retrieved)
↑ omikron - Quantic Dream (retrieved)
↑ Omikron Game: Nomad Soul Collector's Edition - French ad
↑ 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
↑ Verified by User:Mirh on January 17, 2016
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on January 18, 2016
↑ Omikron 360 controller running around in circles :: Steam Community Discussions

[6] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[4] 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.^[5]

[gamedir-8] 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).

[Proton_path_note-9] 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>/243000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (243000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Eidosinteractive.com (retrieved)

[qd-2] ron - Quantic Dream (retrieved)

[3] Omikron Game: Nomad Soul Collector's Edition - French ad

[4] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[5] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[7] Verified by User:Mirh on January 17, 2016

[marioysikax-10] Verified by User:Marioysikax on January 18, 2016

[11] Omikron 360 controller running around in circles :: Steam Community Discussions

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Developers

	Quantic Dream
Publishers
1999-2009	Eidos Interactive^[1]
2009-present	Square Enix
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	October 29, 1999^[2]^[3]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure
Themes	Cyberpunk