Viva Piñata
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Developers | |
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Rare | |
Windows | Climax Group |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Game Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 6, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 2]
- This game is no longer available digitally.
Essential improvements
Play without Games for Windows - LIVE
Play without GFWL[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Saved Games\Microsoft Games\Viva Pinata\pinata.cfg |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Saved Games\Microsoft Games\Viva Pinata\Saves\*.Viva |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | For unlisted resolutions 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 Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be forced in graphics driver settings. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default, can be forced off. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. |
Widescreen resolution
Set resolution in pinata.cfg[4] |
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videoscreenresx = 1920 videoscreenresy = 1080 videowidescreen = 1 Notes
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Windowed
Force windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Force anti-aliasing[5] |
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Input
- You must disable Steam Input or the game will crash on launch.
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Native Xbox 360 controller support. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Found in the "Garden Options" before loading the save. Controller must be active to expose the option. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [6] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Speech, Music, Sound Effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Always enabled. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | US and UK English languages available. | |||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Slovak | ||||
Spanish | Latin American and Castilian Spanish languages available. | |||
Swedish | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese |
Issues fixed
The DVD-ROM cannot be located
- This may happen if the driver's letter is set to either A or B, the SafeDisc DRM will not recognize the disk being inserted although it'll install just fine.
Change your DVD drive letter to something other than A or B[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 ATI Radeon 9600 |
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]
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
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
- ↑ Steam Community :: Bizargh :: Review for Bulletstorm
- ↑ Viva Piñata | WSGF
- ↑ Nvidia AA guide collection of AA settings, mainly for games without native support - GeForce Forums - last accessed on November 13, 2016
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-10-24
- Tested with a Xbox One controller (model 1708). Both can be active, but only one input can be entered at once. Going back to KBM input from the controller input requires going back to the Controls settings and switching to the KBM mode.