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|cover        = Gangsters Organized Crime cover.jpg
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==Video Issues==
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|developers  =
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The game can have video related issues when running on Windows Vista/7. Try running the game in XP mode (if available), or running it in XP compatibility mode.
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Hothouse Creations}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Eidos Interactive|1998-2009}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Square Enix|2009-present}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software|Retail re-release}}
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|engines      =  
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 7, 1998}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based, Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Isometric, Bird's-eye view}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Simulation, Strategy}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Interwar, North America}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Gangsters }}
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|steam appid  =
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|gogcom id    = 1207659108
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|lutris      = gangsters-organized-crime
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|hltb        = 15805
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|strategywiki =
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|mobygames    = 3109
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|wikipedia    = Gangsters: Organized Crime
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|winehq      = 1920
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|license      = commercial
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}}
  
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If that doesn't work, you may need to kill the explorer.exe process while running the game. Create a .bat file in a text editor with the following text to close explorer.exe, start the game, and have windows start explorer.exe upon exiting the game.<br/>
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{{Introduction
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<code>
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|introduction      =
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taskkill /f /im explorer.exe <br/>
 
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start /w Gangsters.exe<br/>
 
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start explorer.exe
 
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[[Category:Games]]
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|release history  =
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[[Category:Windows]]
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|current state    =
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}}
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'''General information'''
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{{GOG.com links|1207659108|gangsters_organized_crime}}
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Illegal Table of Contents and oversized {{term|DRM}} (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method)<br>Custom DRM code can sabotage the game by having all agents start in prison. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | gangsters_organized_crime | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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}}
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{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/GangstersOrganizedCrime Archive.org].
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==Essential improvements==
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===Patches===
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{{ii}} The latest official patch is 1.4, available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1802/7/25229 Patches-Scrolls].
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===Elisha's renderer===
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{{ii}} Fixes blank main menu buttons on Windows 10 and newer.
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{{--}} Does not fix multiplayer menu issues.
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{{Fixbox|description=Use Elisha's renderer|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2023-03-24|comment=More generic DirectDraw wrappers do not seem to fix this.}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download the [https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/wiki/Gangsters-Organized-Crime Gangsters: Organized Crime renderer].
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# Unzip the files to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
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}}
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename video files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2023-03-24}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Video\CUT}}.
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# Move, delete or rename {{file|EIDOS.SMK}} and {{file|INTRO.SMK}}.
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\{{p|wow64}}\Hothouse\Gangsters}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Saved Games\|{{P|game}}\Multiplayer Saved Games\}}
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}}
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 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                = false
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes= Only 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 are available; set when starting a new singleplayer or multiplayer game.
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|multimonitor              = false
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = n/a
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed notes            =
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = n/a
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = n/a
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                = Can be toggled.
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = false
 +
|color blind notes          =
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Input
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|key remap                = false
 +
|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
 +
|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = SFX, Music (CD)
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = false
 +
|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|royalty free audio      = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes =
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|red book cd audio        = true
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|red book cd audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only; [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/782-gangsters-organisiertes-verbrechen-german-patch/ download for digital release]
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{ii}} Multiplayer support requires [[DirectPlay]].
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
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|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 4
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|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
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|online play          = false
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|online play players  = 4
 +
|online play modes    =
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|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
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|asynchronous        =
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        = false
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = true
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
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}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Rainbow colors===
 +
{{ii}} The GOG.com version is already patched. For retail versions, see [[Glossary:DirectX/DirectDraw troubleshooting|DirectDraw troubleshooting]].
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 +
===Buttons are blank on Windows 10 and newer===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Elisha's renderer|Elisha's renderer]]|ref=|fix=
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}}
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 +
===No music and no texts on menu===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Gangster's Menu and Music Fix|Gangster's Menu and Music Fix]]|ref=|fix=
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# Download the [https://archive.org/download/gangsters-video-music-fix.-7z/Gangsters_VideoMusic_Fix.7z Gangster's Menu and Music Fix] file.
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# Extract it to the {{folder|{{P|game}}}}.
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}}
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Smacker Video Technology
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = MPlayer.com
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 95
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 133 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minDX    = 6
 +
|minHD    = 18.5 MB
 +
|minGPU  = SVGA video card
 +
|minVRAM  = 2 MB
 +
|minother = 4x CD-ROM Drive
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 98
 +
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 166 MHz
 +
|recRAM  = 32 MB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recother = 8x CD-ROM Drive
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 23:02, 8 April 2024

Gangsters: Organized Crime
Gangsters: Organized Crime cover
Developers
Hothouse Creations
Publishers
1998-2009 Eidos Interactive
2009-present Square Enix
Retail re-release Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows December 7, 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based, Real-time
Perspectives Isometric, Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres Simulation, Strategy
Themes Interwar, North America
Series Gangsters
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Gangsters: Organized Crime on HowLongToBeat
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Gangsters: Organized Crime on MobyGames
Gangsters: Organized Crime on Wikipedia
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Gangsters
Gangsters: Organized Crime 1998
Gangsters 2: Vendetta 2001

Gangsters: Organized Crime is a singleplayer and multiplayer isometric and bird's-eye view simulation and strategy game in the Gangsters series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Illegal Table of Contents and oversized DRM (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method)
Custom DRM code can sabotage the game by having all agents start in prison.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is 1.4, available from Patches-Scrolls.

Elisha's renderer

Fixes blank main menu buttons on Windows 10 and newer.
Does not fix multiplayer menu issues.
Use Elisha's renderer[1]
  1. Download the Gangsters: Organized Crime renderer.
  2. Unzip the files to <path-to-game>.

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename video files[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Video\CUT.
  2. Move, delete or rename EIDOS.SMK and INTRO.SMK.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Hothouse\Gangsters[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saved Games\[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Multiplayer Saved Games\[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 are available; set when starting a new singleplayer or multiplayer game.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
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)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Can be toggled.
60 FPS
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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, Music (CD)
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Retail only.
German
Retail only; download for digital release
Italian
Retail only.
Spanish
Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer support requires DirectPlay.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
4
Online play
4 The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Rainbow colors

The GOG.com version is already patched. For retail versions, see DirectDraw troubleshooting.

Buttons are blank on Windows 10 and newer

Use Elisha's renderer

No music and no texts on menu

Use Gangster's Menu and Music Fix
  1. Download the Gangster's Menu and Music Fix file.
  2. Extract it to the <path-to-game>.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Smacker Video Technology
Multiplayer MPlayer.com

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 18.5 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA video card
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible
Other 4x CD-ROM Drive 8x CD-ROM Drive


Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-03-24
    More generic DirectDraw wrappers do not seem to fix this.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-03-24