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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.

Ghost Master is a singleplayer game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v2 DRM^{[Note 1]}
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain microtransactions.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\GhostData\movies\` Delete or rename the following files. `empire_lo.wmv` `FMVLegal_lo.wmv` `puppies_lo.wmv` Go to `<path-to-game>\GhostData\ui\` Delete or rename the following files. `empire.tga` `legal1.tga` `legal2.tga` `nvidia.tga` `puppies.tga`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GhostData\SpDrv.cfg^{[Note 2]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6200/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GhostData\SaveGames\^{[Note 2]}
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6200/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Game settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched.^[3] See Widescreen resolution.
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.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Force native resolution^{[citation needed]}
Download this archive. Extract its contents into the installation folder.

Alternative fix (tested on Windows 10)^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder and right click ghost.exe Click compatibility Click "disable display scaling on high dpi settings" Save and start game. Set desired resolution Restart game

Input

Mouse input settings.

Miscellaneous key bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Under the Commands menu.
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound Effects, Voices, Music
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles		Human chatter not included.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3.0.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Steam and retail versions only.
German				Steam and retail versions only.
Italian				Steam and retail versions only.
Polish				GOG.com and retail versions only.
Russian				GOG.com and retail versions only.
Spanish				Steam (not visible on the store page) and retail versions only.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)					This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, XP, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 450	Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia RIVA TNT2 DirectX 8.1 compatible	ATI Radeon 7500 Nvidia GeForce2

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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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
↑ Ghost Master | WSGF

[3] 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]

[gamedir-4] 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).

[Proton_path_note-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (6200) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[4] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (6200) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[6] Ghost Master | WSGF

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[3]

[1]

[2]

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+}}
+==Monetization==
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+|ad-supported           =
+|dlc                    =
+|expansion pack         =
+|freeware               =
+|free-to-play           =
+|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
+|sponsored              =
+|subscription           =
+}}
+===Microtransactions===
+{{Microtransactions
+|boost               =
+|cosmetic            =
+|currency            =
+|finite spend        =
+|infinite spend      =
+|free-to-grind       =
+|loot box            =
+|none                = Game does not contain microtransactions.
+|player trading      =
+|time-limited        =
+|unlock              =
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+|ray tracing notes          =
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 |color blind notes          =
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+|red book cd audio         = unknown
+|red book cd audio notes   =
+|general midi audio        = unknown
+|general midi audio notes  =
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+|wing notes             =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   = true
 |macos intel 32-bit app = true
 |macos intel 64-bit app = false
-|macos arm app          =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
+|linux powerpc app      =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            =
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
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+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
+|anticheat        =
+|anticheat notes  =
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 |minRAM   = 128 MB
 |minHD    = 750 MB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia TNT2
+|minGPU   = Nvidia RIVA TNT2
+|minDX    = 8.1
 |recCPU   = Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz

Developers

	Sick Puppies
Mac OS (Classic)	Zonic Limited
macOS (OS X)	Zonic Limited
Publishers
	Empire Interactive
	Strategy First
Mac OS, OS X	Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows	May 23, 2003
Mac OS (Classic)	October 31, 2003
macOS (OS X)	October 31, 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer