The Typing of the Dead
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| Developers | |
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| Wow Entertainment | |
| Smilebit | |
| Publishers | |
| Sega | |
| Simplified Chinese | Tian Ren Hu Dong |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 23, 2001 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Text input |
| Genres | Arcade, Rail shooter |
| Themes | Zombies |
| Series | The Typing of the Dead |
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| The Typing of the Dead | |
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| The Typing of the Dead | 2000 |
| The Typing of the Dead 2 | 2008 |
| The Typing of The Dead: Overkill | 2013 |
Key points
- There is no way to change graphical options.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Simple disc check. | |
- The game is not sold digitally.
Essential improvements
Change blood color
- The option to change blood color is absent from the in-game settings of the PC version, but the data files for red blood are still included in the game.
| Swap the file names of blood graphics |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | The 'pol' directory where you installed the game. |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 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 |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Cannot be disabled. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | Launcher was used on English version |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Use two keyboards. Availability unknown. | ||
| LAN play | 2 | Arcade Mode only (listed as "Network mode") | ||
| Online play | 2 | Arcade Mode only (listed as "Network mode") | ||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, Me | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 233 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 660 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM | |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
| Other | 8X CD-ROM | |
Issues fixed
No sound
After installation, setup.bat in the root folder must be run to unpack all audio files.
Unable to network
For two windows machines on LAN: Add exceptions (Inbound Rules) to Windows Firewall for the machine hosting the game.