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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|JoWood Productions}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|JoWood Productions}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Russobit-M|Russia}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 18, 2002}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 2002}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|archangel|49}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|archangel|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure, RPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|lutris      = archangel-2002
 +
|mobygames    = 7797
 
|wikipedia    = Archangel (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Archangel (video game)
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 8016
 +
|license      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{disambig|the 2002 game|the 2017 VR game|[[Archangel (2017)]]|the 2017 RPG|[[Archangel (Frogames)]]}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-Free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, DRM-free | German and English releases are protected by {{DRM|SecuROM}}.<ref>http://redump.org/disc/53091/</ref><ref>http://redump.org/disc/94461/</ref><br>Russian re-release is fully unprotected (DRM-free). | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Remove video file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-07}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Remove video file}}
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\data\video\}}.
# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\data\video\}}.
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# Move/delete/rename {{file|commercial_video_00.avi}}.
# Remove {{file|commercial_video_00.avi}}.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\bin\standard.feel}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\bin\current-save\|{{p|game}}\bin\savegame-{{p|UID}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|Archangel - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Archangel - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
|wsgf link                  =  
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/archangel/en
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
+
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. Causes in-game UI elements to become extremely small and illegible, except dialogue text.
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Edit config file|ref=<ref name="Sui">{{refcheck|user=Suicide_machine|date=2017-04-23}}</ref>|fix=
|key remap                = unknown
+
# Edit {{file|{{p|game}}\bin\standard.feel}} with a text editor.
 +
# Find a line that starts with <code>ScreenWidth</code> and edit its value to the desired screen width.
 +
# Find a line that starts with <code>ScreenHeight</code> and edit its value to the desired screen height.
 +
# Save the changes and launch the game.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{++}} {{term|Hor+}}: FOV autoadjusts to the selected resolution.
 +
{{--}} Changing in-game settings will revert the changes.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use DxWnd|ref={{cn|date=July 2017}}|fix=
 +
# Launch [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd] and add a new element to the list.
 +
# In '''Main''' tab.
 +
## Specify the '''Name''' for the entry (any).
 +
## Specify the '''Path''' to the game's exe file - {{file|{{p|game}}\bin\game.exe}}.
 +
## Under '''Position''' panel, specify the same width ('''W''') and height ('''H''') as the game's resolution.
 +
# Under '''Video''' tab enable following options:
 +
## '''Prevent Win Maximize'''
 +
## '''Recover screen mode'''
 +
# Under '''Input''' tab enable '''Hook dinput''' (in DirectInput panel).
 +
# Under DirectX select:
 +
## '''DirectX Version Hook''' - '''DirectX8'''.
 +
## '''Emulation''' - '''Primary Surface'''.
 +
# Click OK and launch the game, while having DxWnd running in the background.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Archangel - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Archangel - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
|mute on focus lost notes =  
+
|mute on focus lost notes = Can't be disabled.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
+
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 8
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|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
+
|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          =
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 95/98/ME/2000/XP
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|minOS    = 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
|minCPU  = Pentium 3 @ 600 MHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 3 @ 600 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
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|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
  
|recCPU  = Pentium 4 @ 1 GHz
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 @ 1 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recHD    = 700 MB
 
|recHD    = 700 MB

Latest revision as of 11:07, 1 February 2024

Archangel
Archangel cover
Developers
Metropolis Software
Publishers
JoWood Productions
Russia Russobit-M
Release dates
Windows September 27, 2002
Reception
Metacritic 49
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, RPG
Art styles Realistic
Themes Europe, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi
Archangel on IGDB
Archangel on MobyGames
Archangel on Wikipedia

This page is for the 2002 game. For the 2017 VR game, see Archangel (2017). For the 2017 RPG, see Archangel (Frogames).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
DRM-free
German and English releases are protected by SecuROM DRM.[1][2]
Russian re-release is fully unprotected (DRM-free).
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove video file[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data\video\.
  2. Move/delete/rename commercial_video_00.avi.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\bin\standard.feel[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\bin\current-save\[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\bin\savegame-<user-id>\[Note 1]

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
See Widescreen resolution. Causes in-game UI elements to become extremely small and illegible, except dialogue text.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
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.
High-fidelity upscaling
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

Edit config file[4]
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\bin\standard.feel with a text editor.
  2. Find a line that starts with ScreenWidth and edit its value to the desired screen width.
  3. Find a line that starts with ScreenHeight and edit its value to the desired screen height.
  4. Save the changes and launch the game.

Notes

Hor+: FOV autoadjusts to the selected resolution.
Changing in-game settings will revert the changes.

Windowed

Use DxWnd[citation needed]
  1. Launch DxWnd and add a new element to the list.
  2. In Main tab.
    1. Specify the Name for the entry (any).
    2. Specify the Path to the game's exe file - <path-to-game>\bin\game.exe.
    3. Under Position panel, specify the same width (W) and height (H) as the game's resolution.
  3. Under Video tab enable following options:
    1. Prevent Win Maximize
    2. Recover screen mode
  4. Under Input tab enable Hook dinput (in DirectInput panel).
  5. Under DirectX select:
    1. DirectX Version Hook - DirectX8.
    2. Emulation - Primary Surface.
  6. Click OK and launch the game, while having DxWnd running in the background.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Can't be disabled.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 3 @ 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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