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{{infobox
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{{Infobox game
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|cover         =
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|cover       = Diggles The Myth of Fenris cover.jpg
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Developer|Innonics]]
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|developers  =
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Strategy_First|Strategy First]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Innonics}}
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|release dates =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Spieleentwicklungskombinat}}
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<sup>NA</sup> 27 September 2001<br />
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|General Arcade|Digital}}
 +
|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Infogrames|Germany}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Snowball.ru|Russia}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|SNEG|Digital}}
 +
|engines      =
 +
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 2001}}
 +
|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|diggles|62}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|diggles-the-myth-of-fenris|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-Time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and Select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 +
|steam appid  = 1478650
 +
|gogcom id    = 2095461205
 +
|hltb        = 69368
 +
|igdb        = diggles-the-myth-of-fenris
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = diggles-the-myth-of-fenris
 +
|wikipedia    = Diggles: The Myth of Fenris
 +
|winehq      = 706
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''Key points'''
 +
{{ii}} Known as '''Wiggles''' in European countries.
 +
 
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{GOG.com links|2095461205|diggles_the_myth_of_fenris}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1478650/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 +
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Original version of the game uses a simple disc check.<br>Wiggles version uses {{DRM|ProtectDISC Software}}.  | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | diggles_the_myth_of_fenris | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | diggles-the-myth-of-fenris | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1478650 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} Polish retail version is already patched to the latest version. Original prints also included a bonus CD with wallpapers, icons and soundtrack.
  
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= Windows =
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==Essential improvements==
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== Availability ==
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===Patches===
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{{DRM Table|
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{{ii}} Three [http://carsten.orthbandt.de/#cd_dl Wiggles Patches] have been released by one of the developers.
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{{DRM Table/row| {{StoreLink|Amazon|B0000645WJ}} | {{ID|Steam}} | Amazon.}}
 
  
 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|HKCU}}\Software\SekOst\Diggles}}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} German release uses Wiggles as a key instead of Diggles.
  
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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=== Patches ===
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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Patching the English version to 10844 using the German patch located here
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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http://www.gamefront.com/files/896440/wiggles10844.zip
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|discord                  =
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This defaults the game to German instead of English, but this is controlled by the registry, so easy fix.
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|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                = true
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
  
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In order for me to get this to work on Windows 7 64bit, after the game is patched with this german fix, I had to clone the dighelper.exe located in the game directory to be wighelper.exe. The patch changes adds in a exe called wiggles (the german name), and it needs the wighelper.exe instead of the dighelper.exe.  
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==Video==
 +
{{Image|Diggles - display settings.png|Display settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/diggles-myth-fenris
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|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=
 +
|multimonitor              = unknown
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Some icons (like on boxes or above dwarfs) are too large.
 +
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 +
|fov                        = false
 +
|fov notes                  =
 +
|windowed                  = true
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = false
 +
|borderless windowed notes  =
 +
|anisotropic                = false
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
 +
|antialiasing              = false
 +
|antialiasing notes        =
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = unknown
 +
|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = unknown
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = unknown
 +
|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
  
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After that, I had to set the wighelper to run in windows 2000 mode, with admin permissions. Without that set, the game will run, but you won't have music or voices. Just sound effects.
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==Input==
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{{Input
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|key remap                = false
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = unknown
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|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 notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|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 =
 +
}}
  
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Past that, start the game with the new wiggles.exe the patch created, and you'll need to use the registry to get the game running at the correct screen size you want. Here is my registry for the game.
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==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
 +
|surround sound          = false
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = true
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = true
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
  
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<code>  
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{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
{{cleanup|section}}
 +
===Compatibility problems===
 +
In order to combat various low FPS bugs and other issues that make the game unplayable, create a shortcut with the <code>-console</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]. Set <code>DigHelper.exe</code> to Windows 2000 compatibility and run with administrator rights.{{cn|date=September 2016}}
 +
 
 +
Copy the following into a registry file, for example "Diggles registry entries.reg". Check that the installation Directories are correct.
 +
 
 +
<pre>  
 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
  
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"TclDefines"="FULL"
 
"TclDefines"="FULL"
 
"Language"="en"
 
"Language"="en"
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@=""
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"WorkingDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Games\\Diggles"
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"WorkingDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Diggles"
 
  
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Control]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Control]
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"Panning"="-1"
 
"Panning"="-1"
 
"Zoom"="-1"
 
"Zoom"="-1"
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"Tilt"="-1"
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"Tilt"="-1"  
 
"PanMouseFactor"="100"
 
"PanMouseFactor"="100"
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@=""
 
  
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Input]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Input]
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"ZoomModifier"="4"
 
"ZoomModifier"="4"
 
"TiltModifier"="5"
 
"TiltModifier"="5"
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@=""
 
  
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Misc]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Misc]
 
"PersistOptions"="1"
 
"PersistOptions"="1"
−
"ShowSubText"="0"
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"ShowSubText"="1"
−
"ReverseStereo"="0"
+
"ReverseStereo"="1"
 
"ShowFMV"="1"
 
"ShowFMV"="1"
−
"ShowQuotes"="0"
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"ShowQuotes"="1"
 
"ThreadPriority"="1"
 
"ThreadPriority"="1"
 
"MinThreadSleep"="2"
 
"MinThreadSleep"="2"
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"AutoDigRange"="120"
 
"AutoDigRange"="120"
 
"AutoHarvestRange"="120"
 
"AutoHarvestRange"="120"
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"NoGamespeedLock"="1"
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"NoGamespeedLock"="0"
 
"UseTclClassCache"="0"
 
"UseTclClassCache"="0"
 
"GameSaveCompression"="7"
 
"GameSaveCompression"="7"
 
"AnimStats"="0"
 
"AnimStats"="0"
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"MaxGametimeFactor"="8"
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"MaxGametimeFactor"="64"
 
"PerfStats"="0"
 
"PerfStats"="0"
 
"Sound"="1"
 
"Sound"="1"
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"Music"="0"
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"Music"="1"
 
"LoadInfoMax"="17624"
 
"LoadInfoMax"="17624"
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@=""
 
  
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Performance]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Performance]
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"LazyTextureLoad"="1"
 
"LazyTextureLoad"="1"
 
"UseEnvMapping"="1"
 
"UseEnvMapping"="1"
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@=""
 
  
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Screen]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Screen]
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"Height"="768"
 
"Height"="768"
 
"TnL"="0"
 
"TnL"="0"
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"Fullscreen"="1"
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"Fullscreen"="0"
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"Brightness"="-1.11759e-008"
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"Brightness"="-0.02"
−
"Gamma"="0.9925"
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"Gamma"="0.9475"
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@=""
 
  
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Setup]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Setup]
−
"InstDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Diggles"
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"InstDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Games\\Diggles"
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@=""
 
  
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Sound]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Sound]
 
"VolumeMusic"="100"
 
"VolumeMusic"="100"
 
"VolumeSound"="100"
 
"VolumeSound"="100"
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@=""
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</pre>
  
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles]
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Important things to note in the registry are the screen sizes, such as
−
"WorkingDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Diggles"
+
<pre>
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"TclDefines"="FULL"
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Screen]
−
"Language"="en"
+
"Width"="1024"
−
"KeyLocation"=""
+
"Height"="768"
−
@=""
+
"Fullscreen"="0"
 +
</pre>
 +
The above will let you change the resolution to whatever you want and play in windowed mode.
  
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Control]
+
TO change the language, modify this value.
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"ButtonMapping"="0"
 
−
"Panning"="-1"
 
−
"Zoom"="-1"
 
−
"Tilt"="-1"
 
−
"PanMouseFactor"="100"
 
−
@=""
 
  
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Input]
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<pre>
−
"SimpleControl"="1"
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles]
−
"MouseSpeed"="1"
+
"Language"="en"
−
"BorderScroll"="1"
+
</pre>
−
"MouseScroll"="1"
 
−
"KeyScroll"="1"
 
−
"ZoomSpeedFactor"="0"
 
−
"ViewModifier"="2"
 
−
"AltModifier"="3"
 
−
"PanModifier"="1"
 
−
"ZoomModifier"="4"
 
−
"TiltModifier"="5"
 
−
@=""
 
  
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Misc]
+
en will give you English, and de will give you German.
−
"PersistOptions"="1"
 
−
"ShowSubText"="1"
 
−
"ReverseStereo"="0"
 
−
"ShowFMV"="1"
 
−
"ShowQuotes"="0"
 
−
"ThreadPriority"="1"
 
−
"MinThreadSleep"="2"
 
−
"DIPYieldThreshold"="10000"
 
−
"RedundantStateChanges"="0"
 
−
"PauseOnDeactivate"="1"
 
−
"PlayerAIDefault"="0"
 
−
"WorldIsInvalid"="0"
 
−
"ScapeLight"="1"
 
−
"AutoDigRange"="120"
 
−
"AutoHarvestRange"="120"
 
−
"NoGamespeedLock"="1"
 
−
"UseTclClassCache"="0"
 
−
"GameSaveCompression"="7"
 
−
"AnimStats"="0"
 
−
"MaxGametimeFactor"="64"
 
−
"PerfStats"="0"
 
−
"Sound"="1"
 
−
"Music"="1"
 
−
"LoadInfoMax"="17624"
 
−
@=""
 
  
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Performance]
+
This section will control your performance of the game.
 +
<pre>
 +
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Performance]
 
"RatingDsk"="100"
 
"RatingDsk"="100"
 
"RatingGfx"="100"
 
"RatingGfx"="100"
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"RatingMem"="100"
 
"RatingMem"="100"
 
"MaxFramerate"="60"
 
"MaxFramerate"="60"
−
"TextureQuality"="4"
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</pre>
−
"ObjectQuality"="2"
 
−
"LandscapeQuality"="2"
 
−
"MultiTexture"="1"
 
−
"AnimInterpolation"="1"
 
−
"LightGlow"="1"
 
−
"BorderMask"="1"
 
−
"Particles"="1"
 
−
"EvtFrameSkip"="1"
 
−
"TexVideoMemLimit"="4096"
 
−
"MaxShadowLightDist"="8"
 
−
"OldProdControl"="0"
 
−
"ValidateRenderJobs"="0"
 
−
"WebServer"="0"
 
−
"NotBremse"="0"
 
−
"ScapeJitter"="0"
 
−
"UseIdiObjs"="1"
 
−
"LazyTextureLoad"="1"
 
−
"UseEnvMapping"="1"
 
−
@=""
 
  
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Screen]
+
This final section will control how fast you can speed up the game with + or - (useful for long digging sessions).
−
"Width"="1280"
 
−
"Height"="1024"
 
−
"Fullscreen"="1"
 
−
"Brightness"="-0.02"
 
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"Gamma"="0.9475"
 
−
"TnL"="0"
 
−
@=""
 
  
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Sound]
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<pre>
−
"VolumeMusic"="100"
+
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Misc]
−
"VolumeSound"="100"
+
"MaxGametimeFactor"="64"
−
@=""
+
"NoGamespeedLock"="0"
 +
</pre>
  
−
</code>
+
People seem to prefer anywhere from 8 to 64, depending on how fast you want to speed up the game. If NoGamespeedLock =0, you will not be able to interact at higher speeds, but will instead see what speed you are running at.
  
−
There is the registry for both Diggles and Wiggles, presuming you patched and are running the wiggles.exe. Important things to note in the registry are the screen sizes, such as
+
For sound issues, check the Misc key.
−
<code>
 
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Screen]
 
−
"Width"="1280"
 
−
"Height"="1024"
 
−
</code>
 
−
The above will let you change the resolution to whatever you want.
 
  
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TO change the language, modify this value.
+
<pre>
 +
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Misc]
 +
"ShowSubText"="1"
 +
"ReverseStereo"="1"
 +
"ShowQuotes"="1"
 +
"Sound"="1"
 +
"Music"="1"
 +
</pre>
  
−
<code>
+
===Loading and Saving===
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles]
+
{{--}} Every time you start a new campaign it will break the frame rate and speed control.
−
"Language"="en"
 
−
</code>
 
  
−
en will give you English, and de will give you German.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use console workaround|ref=<ref>http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=68081.0</ref>|fix=
 +
# As soon as you start a new game, bring up the console ({{key|~}} or {{key|Scroll Lock}}) and type <code>gamesave [save game name.sav]</code>.
 +
# Exit the game, merge the registry entries back into the registry, and restart the game.
 +
# To load, open the console and type <code>gameload [save game name.sav]</code>.
  
−
This section will control your performance of the game.
+
'''Notes'''
−
<code>
+
{{ii}} These saves will be stored in the Diggles folder. If you start a new game or load with the menu it will break the frame rate. Saving and loading with the console allows you to play the game at a full 60 fps.
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Performance]
+
}}
−
"RatingDsk"="100"
 
−
"RatingGfx"="100"
 
−
"RatingCPU"="100"
 
−
"RatingMem"="100"
 
−
"MaxFramerate"="60"
 
−
</code>
 
  
−
This final section will control how fast you can speed up the game with + or - (useful for long digging sessions).
+
===White screen===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Run the game in windowed mode.|ref=<ref>https://wiggles.ruka.at/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=273</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open the start menu, type <code>regedit</code>, right-click and select "Start as administrator" in the menu.
 +
# Go to <code>Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Screen</code> (or <code>Wiggles</code>, depending on your game version)
 +
# Set the value of <code>Fullscreen</code> to <code>0</code>.
 +
}}
  
−
<code>
+
==Other information==
−
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Wiggles\Misc]
+
===API===
−
"MaxGametimeFactor"="64"
+
{{API
−
</code>
+
|direct3d versions      = 7, 11
 +
|direct3d notes        = Direct3D 11 is exclusive to the GOG re-release.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/game/diggles_the_myth_of_fenris|title=Diggles - The Myth of Fenris on GOG.com|date=2021-02-13|snippet=Enjoy playing the game on Windows 7 or later, without legacy DRM, no FPS lock, and with few extra DirectX11 settings.}}</ref>
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =  
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
  
−
People seem to prefer anywhere from 8 to 64, depending on how fast you want to speed up the game.
+
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
A lot of information was pulled from this thread.<ref>http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=68081.0</ref>
+
|minOS    = 95, 98, ME, 2000
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|minHD    = 1 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
  
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= References =
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium II 500 MHz
−
<references />
+
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 +
}}
  
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[[Category:Game]]
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{{References}}
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[[Category:Windows]]
 

Latest revision as of 14:45, 12 January 2024

Diggles: The Myth of Fenris
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Developers
Innonics
Spieleentwicklungskombinat
Digital General Arcade
Publishers
Strategy First
Germany Infogrames
Russia 1C Company
Russia Snowball.ru
Digital SNEG
Release dates
Windows September 27, 2001
Reception
Metacritic 62
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Building
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy
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Diggles: The Myth of Fenris on IGDB
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Diggles: The Myth of Fenris on Wikipedia
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Key points

Known as Wiggles in European countries.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Original version of the game uses a simple disc check.
Wiggles version uses ProtectDISC Software DRM.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Version differences

Polish retail version is already patched to the latest version. Original prints also included a bonus CD with wallpapers, icons and soundtrack.

Essential improvements

Patches

Three Wiggles Patches have been released by one of the developers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1478650/pfx/[Note 1]
German release uses Wiggles as a key instead of Diggles.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1478650/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings.
Display settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Some icons (like on boxes or above dwarfs) are too large.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
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.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Polish
Russian

Issues fixed

This section may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. You can help by modifying the article. The discussion page may contain useful suggestions.

Compatibility problems

In order to combat various low FPS bugs and other issues that make the game unplayable, create a shortcut with the -console command line argument. Set DigHelper.exe to Windows 2000 compatibility and run with administrator rights.[citation needed]

Copy the following into a registry file, for example "Diggles registry entries.reg". Check that the installation Directories are correct. 

 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles]
"KeyLocation"=""
"TclDefines"="FULL"
"Language"="en"
"WorkingDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Games\\Diggles"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Control]
"ButtonMapping"="0"
"Panning"="-1"
"Zoom"="-1"
"Tilt"="-1" 
"PanMouseFactor"="100"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Input]
"SimpleControl"="1"
"MouseSpeed"="1"
"BorderScroll"="1"
"MouseScroll"="1"
"KeyScroll"="1"
"ZoomSpeedFactor"="0"
"ViewModifier"="2"
"AltModifier"="3"
"PanModifier"="1"
"ZoomModifier"="4"
"TiltModifier"="5"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Misc]
"PersistOptions"="1"
"ShowSubText"="1"
"ReverseStereo"="1"
"ShowFMV"="1"
"ShowQuotes"="1"
"ThreadPriority"="1"
"MinThreadSleep"="2"
"DIPYieldThreshold"="10000"
"RedundantStateChanges"="0"
"PauseOnDeactivate"="1"
"PlayerAIDefault"="0"
"WorldIsInvalid"="0"
"ScapeLight"="1"
"AutoDigRange"="120"
"AutoHarvestRange"="120"
"NoGamespeedLock"="0"
"UseTclClassCache"="0"
"GameSaveCompression"="7"
"AnimStats"="0"
"MaxGametimeFactor"="64"
"PerfStats"="0"
"Sound"="1"
"Music"="1"
"LoadInfoMax"="17624"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Performance]
"TextureQuality"="4"
"LandscapeQuality"="2"
"ObjectQuality"="2"
"MaxFramerate"="60"
"RatingCPU"="100"
"RatingMem"="100"
"RatingGfx"="100"
"RatingDsk"="100"
"MultiTexture"="1"
"AnimInterpolation"="1"
"LightGlow"="1"
"BorderMask"="1"
"Particles"="1"
"EvtFrameSkip"="1"
"TexVideoMemLimit"="4096"
"MaxShadowLightDist"="8"
"OldProdControl"="0"
"ValidateRenderJobs"="0"
"WebServer"="0"
"NotBremse"="0"
"ScapeJitter"="0"
"UseIdiObjs"="1"
"LazyTextureLoad"="1"
"UseEnvMapping"="1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Screen]
"DirectDrawGUID"="00000000 0000 0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"
"Direct3DGUID"="84e63de0 46aa 11cf 81 6f 00 00 c0 20 15 6e"
"Width"="1024"
"Height"="768"
"TnL"="0"
"Fullscreen"="0"
"Brightness"="-0.02"
"Gamma"="0.9475"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Setup]
"InstDir"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Games\\Diggles"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Sound]
"VolumeMusic"="100"
"VolumeSound"="100"

Important things to note in the registry are the screen sizes, such as 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Screen]
"Width"="1024"
"Height"="768"
"Fullscreen"="0"

The above will let you change the resolution to whatever you want and play in windowed mode.

TO change the language, modify this value. 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles]
"Language"="en"

en will give you English, and de will give you German.

This section will control your performance of the game. 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Performance]
"RatingDsk"="100"
"RatingGfx"="100"
"RatingCPU"="100"
"RatingMem"="100"
"MaxFramerate"="60"

This final section will control how fast you can speed up the game with + or - (useful for long digging sessions). 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Misc]
"MaxGametimeFactor"="64"
"NoGamespeedLock"="0"

People seem to prefer anywhere from 8 to 64, depending on how fast you want to speed up the game. If NoGamespeedLock =0, you will not be able to interact at higher speeds, but will instead see what speed you are running at.

For sound issues, check the Misc key. 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Misc]
"ShowSubText"="1"
"ReverseStereo"="1"
"ShowQuotes"="1"
"Sound"="1"
"Music"="1"

Loading and Saving

Every time you start a new campaign it will break the frame rate and speed control.
Use console workaround[1]
  1. As soon as you start a new game, bring up the console (~ or Scroll Lock) and type gamesave [save game name.sav].
  2. Exit the game, merge the registry entries back into the registry, and restart the game.
  3. To load, open the console and type gameload [save game name.sav].

Notes

These saves will be stored in the Diggles folder. If you start a new game or load with the menu it will break the frame rate. Saving and loading with the console allows you to play the game at a full 60 fps.

White screen

Run the game in windowed mode.[2]
  1. Open the start menu, type regedit, right-click and select "Start as administrator" in the menu.
  2. Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SekOst\Diggles\Screen (or Wiggles, depending on your game version)
  3. Set the value of Fullscreen to 0.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7, 11 Direct3D 11 is exclusive to the GOG re-release.[3]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 350 MHz Intel Pentium II 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=68081.0
  2. ↑ https://wiggles.ruka.at/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=273
  3. ↑ Diggles - The Myth of Fenris on GOG.com - last accessed on 2021-02-13
    "Enjoy playing the game on Windows 7 or later, without legacy DRM, no FPS lock, and with few extra DirectX11 settings."