Difference between revisions of "Kao the Kangaroo"
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Titus Software}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Titus Software}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Licomp Empik Multimedia|Poland}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Licomp Empik Multimedia|Poland}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Tate Multimedia|GOG.com}} | ||
|engines = | |engines = | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
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|fov notes = | |fov notes = | ||
|windowed = true | |windowed = true | ||
− | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = For the GOG.com release, set <code>Windowed</code> to <code>1</code> in the [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|configuration file]]. |
|borderless windowed = false | |borderless windowed = false | ||
|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
− | |anisotropic = | + | |anisotropic = hackable |
− | |anisotropic notes = | + | |anisotropic notes = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]] and choose between 2x-16x under "Texture Filtering". |
− | |antialiasing = | + | |antialiasing = hackable |
− | |antialiasing notes = | + | |antialiasing notes = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]] and choose between 2x-8x [[MSAA]]. |
− | |vsync = | + | |vsync = hackable |
− | |vsync notes = | + | |vsync notes = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]] and enable "Force vSync". |
|60 fps = true | |60 fps = true | ||
|60 fps notes = | |60 fps notes = | ||
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|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
|acceleration option = n/a | |acceleration option = n/a | ||
− | |acceleration option notes = | + | |acceleration option notes = No mouse support. |
− | |mouse sensitivity = | + | |mouse sensitivity = false |
|mouse sensitivity notes = | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
|mouse menu = false | |mouse menu = false | ||
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|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
|separate volume notes = | |separate volume notes = | ||
− | |surround sound = | + | |surround sound = false |
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
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|closed captions = false | |closed captions = false | ||
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
− | |mute on focus lost = | + | |mute on focus lost = always on |
|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
===Graphical issues on modern systems=== | ===Graphical issues on modern systems=== | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description=Use [ | + | {{Fixbox|description=Use [[dgVoodoo 2]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Parseus|date=2021-02-15}}</ref>}} |
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[DxWnd]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Parseus|date=2020-10-17}}</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Use [[DxWnd]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Parseus|date=2020-10-17}}</ref>|fix= |
Revision as of 05:29, 18 February 2021
Developers | |
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X-Ray Interactive | |
Publishers | |
Titus Software | |
Poland | Licomp Empik Multimedia |
GOG.com | Tate Multimedia |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 8, 2000 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 60 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Oceania |
Series | Kao the Kangaroo |
Kao the Kangaroo | |
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Kao the Kangaroo | 2000 |
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 | 2003 |
Kao: Mystery of Volcano | 2005 |
Kao the Kangaroo (2022) | 2022 |
Kao the Kangaroo is a singleplayer third-person platform game in the Kao the Kangaroo series.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | European copies use LaserLock DRM. US copies use SafeDisc 2 DRM[Note 1]. |
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Retail | Sold Out Software, and White Label (German) rereleases. | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 and Kao: Mystery of Volcano. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Replace video file[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\kao.ini[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\kao*.sav[Note 2] |
- The
*
is the save file number.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen fix[4] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
German | ||||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Graphical issues on modern systems
Use dgVoodoo 2[5] |
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Use DxWnd[6] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, ME | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz MMX | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[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
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2021-02-16
- ↑ Kao the Kangaroo - Widescreen Tutorial - YouTube
- ↑ Verified by User:Parseus on 2021-02-15
- ↑ Verified by User:Parseus on 2020-10-17