Difference between revisions of "Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus"
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| + | ===[https://aliveteam.github.io/ R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port]=== | ||
| + | {{ii}} Open source new engine created via reverse engineering, that seeks to replace the original tools too | ||
| + | {{++}} Provides Native Resolution and Windowed mode support and bugfixes | ||
| + | {{++}} Supports Windows 10, MacOS, and Linux | ||
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| − | |widescreen resolution notes= 640x480 only. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. | + | |widescreen resolution notes= 640x480 only. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] or [[#R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port| the source port]] for displaying properly on Widescreen monitors |
|multimonitor = false | |multimonitor = false | ||
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| − | |4k ultra hd notes = | + | |4k ultra hd notes = See [[#R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port| R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port]] |
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| − | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = See [[#R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port| R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port]] |
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Revision as of 21:52, 22 December 2020
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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 | |
| Windows | November 17, 1998 |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 80 |
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General information
- Oddworld Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bonus content also included including manual and wallpapers. | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential Improvements
R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port
- Open source new engine created via reverse engineering, that seeks to replace the original tools too
- Provides Native Resolution and Windowed mode support and bugfixes
- Supports Windows 10, MacOS, and Linux
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\abe2.ini[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15710/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15710/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. See Widescreen resolution or the source port for displaying properly on Widescreen monitors | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | See R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See R.E.L.I.V.E. Source Port | ||
| 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
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[3] |
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Notes
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Does not recognize left/right trigger axes on Xinput controllers. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 6 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 640 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA DirectX 6 compatible | |
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]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (15710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
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
- ↑ Abe's Oddyssey and Exoddus resolution SUPER FIX! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)