Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
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Developers | |
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Oddworld Inhabitants | |
Windows | Digital Dialect |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
Engines | |
A.L.I.V.E. | |
Release dates | |
DOS | October 31, 1997 |
Windows | October 31, 1997 |
Key points
- As game only runs on 640x480 resolution, it may cause problems with modern systems. See Widescreen resolution how to run the game with monitors native resolution.
General information
- Oddworld Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Bonus content also includes manual and soundtrack. | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Can be run without Steam.[1] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\abe.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- Game is always 640x480, which may cause problems with modern systems.
- This method will only raise output resolution to match desktop's one, game will still render at 640x480.
Installing DDhack[2] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Crashes on launch
- Error message titled "E:\Abe\POS\MYDDRAW.C" with messages "Can't set mode trying 640x480x8", "Can't set mode trying 640x480x16" and "SetMode failed err=-2147467263".
- See Widescreen resolution for possible solution for fullscreen or use DxWnd to make game run in window.
Running the game on 64-bit Windows
- Only effects original retail version. Not needed for currently digitally distributed versions.
Manually install the game[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 630 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA 1 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (15700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on December 18, 2015
- ↑ Abe's Oddyssey and Exoddus resolution SUPER FIX! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)