Saints of Virtue
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| Developers | |
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| Shine Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Cactus Games | |
| Engines | |
| Gamestudio A3[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1999 |
| Windows | 1999 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter |
| Art styles | Abstract, Stylized, Pre-rendered graphics |
| Themes | Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural |
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General information
- Hardcore Gaming 101: Christian video games - Article on Saints of Virtue
- Saints of Virtue X Website - Unofficial patch that fixes and enhances the game for modern platforms.
- SaintsX Discord Server - Fan community for help and discussions about this and other Christian video games.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
SaintsX Patch
- SaintsX is an unofficial community patch that fixes modern system compatibility and gameplay issues, adds various quality of life improvements and additional game settings and enhancements.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 and 640x480 only. 800x600 when using SaintsX. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | SaintsX adds adjustable field of view option. | ||
| Windowed | must use -WND command line option to enable this. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rates higher than 30 causes issues, but SaintsX fixes this. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | You can toggle sound and music on/off separately. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | All vital information and hints are displayed as text pop-ups. | |
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 5 | Uses a 2D ray casting engine to render the 3D view. |
| DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA | vrun.exe is the DOS runtime executable. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | run.exe is the Windows runtime executable. |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The original disc release uses a 16-bit installer.
| Install with a modified 32-bit installer[citation needed] |
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Running in DOSBox
- The game will not run on modern versions of Windows.
| Run using DOSBox[citation needed] |
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Game breaking glitches
- The game often runs too fast on modern CPUs and must be slowed down.
| Slow down the game internally[2] |
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Use SaintsX which slows the game down internally through a patch. The patcher also comes with higher resolution and fixes to weapons, physics, and traps. |
| Slow down the game externally[3] |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, 2000 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 80486DX 50 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 6.1 compatible | |
| Other | 2x CD-ROM Drive | |
References
- ↑ FAQ - Official website - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Reference
- ↑ Reference