Difference between revisions of "Nox"
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{{Availability Table| | {{Availability Table| | ||
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/nox GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Includes manual and reference card.}} | {{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/nox GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Includes manual and reference card.}} | ||
| + | {{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} |Use the [[#Nox Quest (retail)|Nox Quest]] patch.}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Essential improvements== | ||
| + | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
| + | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| + | {{Fixbox/fix|Delete/rename video files}} | ||
| + | # Go to <code>MOVIES</code> in the installation folder. | ||
| + | # Rename or delete <code>INTRO.VQA</code>, <code>NOXLOGO.VQA</code> and <code>WWLOGO.VQA</code> | ||
| + | {{ii}} The title screen click prompt will still be shown. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===[ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/nox/updates/NoxQEng12.exe Nox Quest] (retail)=== | ||
| + | {{ii}} Nox Quest adds new multiplayer modes and patches the game to version 1.2. The GOG.com version already includes this patch. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
{{Game Location Table| | {{Game Location Table| | ||
| − | {{Game Location Table/row|Save game location| | + | {{Game Location Table/row|Save game location|Nox\Save}} |
| − | {{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location| | + | {{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location|Nox\nox.cfg}} |
}} | }} | ||
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[[File:Nox_Options.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] | [[File:Nox_Options.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] | ||
{{Video settings | {{Video settings | ||
| − | |wsgf link = | + | |wsgf link = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/nox/en |
| − | |widescreen wsgf award = | + | |widescreen wsgf award = unsupported |
| − | |multimonitor wsgf award = | + | |multimonitor wsgf award = unsupported |
| − | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | + | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported |
| − | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | + | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = unsupported |
| − | |widescreen resolution = | + | |widescreen resolution = false |
| − | |widescreen resolution notes= | + | |widescreen resolution notes= Hard-coded maximum resolution of 1024x768. |
| − | |multimonitor = | + | |multimonitor = false |
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
| − | |ultrawidescreen = | + | |ultrawidescreen = false |
|ultrawidescreen notes = | |ultrawidescreen notes = | ||
| − | |4k ultra hd = | + | |4k ultra hd = false |
|4k ultra hd notes = | |4k ultra hd notes = | ||
| + | |fov = | ||
| + | |fov notes = Not applicable. | ||
|windowed = hackable | |windowed = hackable | ||
|windowed notes = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | |windowed notes = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | ||
| − | |borderless windowed = | + | |borderless windowed = false |
|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
| − | |anisotropic = | + | |anisotropic = |
| − | |anisotropic notes = | + | |anisotropic notes = Not applicable. |
| − | |antialiasing = | + | |antialiasing = |
| − | |antialiasing notes = | + | |antialiasing notes = Not applicable. |
| − | |vsync = | + | |vsync = false |
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
| + | |120hz = unknown | ||
| + | |120hz notes = | ||
| + | |color blind = unknown | ||
| + | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
{{Fixbox/fix|Windowed}} | {{Fixbox/fix|Windowed}} | ||
| − | {{ii}} Windowed requires | + | {{ii}} Windowed requires Windows to be running in 16-bit colour. |
# Create a shortcut to Game.exe located in <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\NOX\</code> | # Create a shortcut to Game.exe located in <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\NOX\</code> | ||
# in the shortcut, edit the Target field to have <code> -window</code> at the end. | # in the shortcut, edit the Target field to have <code> -window</code> at the end. | ||
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|acceleration option = false | |acceleration option = false | ||
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
| − | |mouse menu = | + | |mouse menu = true |
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
| − | |invert mouse y-axis = | + | |invert mouse y-axis = |
| − | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | + | |invert mouse y-axis notes = Not applicable. |
|controller support = false | |controller support = false | ||
|controller support notes = | |controller support notes = | ||
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==Audio settings== | ==Audio settings== | ||
{{Audio settings | {{Audio settings | ||
| − | |separate volume = | + | |separate volume = true |
| − | |separate volume notes = | + | |separate volume notes = Effects, voice and music. |
|surround sound = unknown | |surround sound = unknown | ||
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |subtitles notes = | + | |subtitles notes = Everything is text-based. |
| − | |closed captions = | + | |closed captions = false |
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
| − | |mute on focus lost = | + | |mute on focus lost = true |
|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Issues fixed== | ||
| + | ===Flickering title screen or black screen on startup=== | ||
| + | {{ii}} Run Nox in Windows 98 / Windows ME compatibility mode to avoid this issue. | ||
| + | {{ii}} The GOG.com version already includes this fix. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| + | {{Fixbox/fix|Set compatibility mode}} | ||
| + | # Right-click the Nox shortcut (or <code>NOX.EXE</code>). | ||
| + | # Choose Properties. | ||
| + | # On the Compatibility tab choose Run this program in compatibility mode for. | ||
| + | # Choose Windows 98 / Windows ME. | ||
| + | # Click OK to save your changes. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 00:42, 24 December 2013
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| Developers | |
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| Westwood Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 31, 2000 |
| macOS (OS X) | June 18, 2013 |
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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.
Key points
- Official ladder ranking servers closed, but 'official' lobby server for multiplayer still online.
- GOG version has unsolved issues with multiplayer.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Instructions |
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Nox Quest (retail)
- Nox Quest adds new multiplayer modes and patches the game to version 1.2. The GOG.com version already includes this patch.
Game data
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
| Instructions |
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Windowed
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Flickering title screen or black screen on startup
- Run Nox in Windows 98 / Windows ME compatibility mode to avoid this issue.
- The GOG.com version already includes this fix.
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |