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====High Resolution Patch====
 
====High Resolution Patch====
 
{{mm}} [http://terra-arcanum.com/drog/dest/highres.html 1.1a] by Drog Black Tooth. Allows any user-set resolution, UI tweaks, larger fonts.
 
{{mm}} [http://terra-arcanum.com/drog/dest/highres.html 1.1a] by Drog Black Tooth. Allows any user-set resolution, UI tweaks, larger fonts.
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*tip: If you are unable to pan the camera past the edge of the screen with the high resolution patch enabled, add this '''-scrolldist:0 -scrollfps:70''' to the target line in the game's shortcut.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==

Revision as of 17:48, 1 February 2015

Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura
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Developers
Troika Games
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Activision
Release dates
Windows August 21, 2001
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Key points

Greatly improved experience on newer systems thanks to unofficial mods

General information

Terra Arcanum Forum - a large fansite
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Disc check.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Patched to official patch v1.0.7.4.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

Official patch

1.0.7.4. Not needed for the GOG.com release

Unofficial patch

Highly improved townmaps and soundtracks (from the vanilla 128kbit/sec to 320 kbit/sec) can be found alongside this patch
Not compatible with older savegames
091225 by Drog Black Tooth. Highly recommended bug fixes.

High Resolution Patch

1.1a by Drog Black Tooth. Allows any user-set resolution, UI tweaks, larger fonts.
  • tip: If you are unable to pan the camera past the edge of the screen with the high resolution patch enabled, add this -scrolldist:0 -scrollfps:70 to the target line in the game's shortcut.

Game data

Game options

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

Video options

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Instructions
Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound options

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Files not installed properly

Recommended to avoid default installation folder, as this can lead to issues where certain files are not properly installed.
Instructions

Loading screen freezing

Freezing known to happen on systems with multi-core CPUs.
Instructions

Graphical issues

Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.2 GB
Video card (GPU) VGA capable Card
8 MB of VRAM