Platypus
From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
Developers | |
---|---|
Idigicon | |
Publishers | |
KISS ltd | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 2, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | May 9, 2006 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Arcade |
Vehicles | Flight |
Art styles | Pre-rendered graphics, Cartoon |
Series | Platypus |
Platypus | |
---|---|
Platypus | 2005 |
Platypus II | 2007 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Steam | ||||
Official website (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\config.dat[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/307340/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/307340/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 4:3 | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | High resolutions can be selected within dgVoodoo2, but other than 4:3 will be stretched | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | The game may be forced to go borderless through an external application | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | The game most likely follows the default V-Sync settings | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | 63 FPS cap.[1] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Issues fixed
Black screen on modern Windows, game freezes after doing Alt+Tab
Use dgVoodoo or dxwrapper |
---|
|
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | The player can choose either a mouse or keyboard to use. | |
Mouse acceleration | The game is most likely using the default sensitivity settings. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | The game has its own custom cursor. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
---|
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | The game only allows the Music to be turned on or off | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP/Vista/7/8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium or AMD 1.3 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 - 20 MB free disk space | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB 3D Video Card |
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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 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>/307340/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (307340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Nico 0 on 2020-06-10