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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS   = Windows   
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|minOS   = Windows   
|minproc = CPU
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|minproc = CPU
|minmem = RAM
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|minmem   = RAM
|minHD   = HDD
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|minHD   = HDD
|minGPU = GPU
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|minGPU   = GPU
  
|recOS   = Windows
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|recOS   = Windows
|recproc = CPU
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|recproc = CPU
|recmem = RAM
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|recmem   = RAM
|recHD   = HDD
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|recHD   = HDD
|recGPU = GPU
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|recGPU   = GPU
 
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{{Seriesbox/row|[[]]|}}
 
{{Seriesbox/row|[[]]|}}
 
{{Seriesbox/row|[[]]|}}
 
{{Seriesbox/row|[[]]|}}
}}<noinclude>[[Category:Series]]</noinclude>
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}}
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<noinclude>[[Category:Series]]</noinclude>
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/00000/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions].
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/00000/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions].
  
=Windows=
 
{{ii}} If still relevant, state where can bugs be reported.
 
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
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===Save game location===
 
===Save game location===
 
{{ii}} ''(Linux only)'' State whether XDG is being followed (partially, completely, not at all)
 
{{ii}} ''(Linux only)'' State whether XDG is being followed (partially, completely, not at all)
 
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table/row|GOG.com|C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Fallout\}}
 
{{Game Location Table/row|GOG.com|C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Fallout\}}
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==Network settings==
 
==Network settings==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System Requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
 
|minOS  = Windows Vista(R)/XP, Windows 7
 
|minproc = Dual Core 2.0 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+
 
|minmem  = 2 GB
 
|minHD  = 8 GB
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB
 
 
|recOS  = Windows 7
 
|recproc = Quadcore Intel or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core
 
|recmem  = 4 GB
 
|recHD  = 8 GB
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
 
}}
 
 
  
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
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===Issue===
 
===Issue===
  
=Mac=
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=General information=
{{ii}} If bugs should be reported in a different place from Windows, make note of it here.
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==Console commands==
Include the same headers as the above Windows header if there is relevant information.
 
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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 +
|minOS    = Windows Vista(R)/XP, Windows 7
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|minproc  = Dual Core 2.0 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+
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|minmem  = 2 GB
 +
|minHD    = 8 GB
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB
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|recOS    = Windows 7
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|recproc  = Quadcore Intel or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core
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|recmem  = 4 GB
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|recHD    = 8 GB
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
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}}
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{{System Requirements
 
{{System Requirements
 
|OSfamily = Mac
 
|OSfamily = Mac
  
|minOS   = Mac OS X 10.5.2
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|minOS   = Mac OS X 10.5.2
|minproc = Dual Core 2.0 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+
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|minproc = Dual Core 2.0 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+
|minmem = 2 GB
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|minmem   = 2 GB
|minHD   = 8 GB
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|minHD   = 8 GB
|minGPU = Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB
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|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB
  
|recOS   = Mac OS X 10.6.4
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|recOS   = Mac OS X 10.6.4
|recproc = Quadcore Intel or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core
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|recproc = Quadcore Intel or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core
|recmem = 4 GB
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|recmem   = 4 GB
|recHD   = 8 GB
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|recHD   = 8 GB
|recGPU = Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
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|recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
 
}}
 
}}
  
=Linux=
 
{{ii}} If bugs should be reported in a different place from Windows, make note of it here.
 
Include the same headers as the above Windows header if there is relevant information.
 
 
==System requirements==
 
 
{{System Requirements
 
{{System Requirements
 
|OSfamily = Linux
 
|OSfamily = Linux
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
 
}}
 
}}
 
=General information=
 
==Console commands==
 
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 
<!-- Please delete -->[[Category:Manual]]
 
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Revision as of 20:20, 16 April 2013


Cheat sheet


{{Infobox
|cover          = game_cover.jpg
|developer      = [[Wikipedia:developer|developer]]
|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:publisher|publisher]]
|engine         = [[Wikipedia:engine|engine]]
|release dates  = Month dd, yyyy
}}
{{:game (series)}}

'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http Steam Users' Forums] for game series
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/00000/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [  ] for game 

==Availability==
{{Availability Table|
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/000000/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | notes }}
{{Availability Table/row| [http id] | {{ID|id}} | notes }}
}}

==Game data==
{{Game Location Table|
{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location|}}
{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location|}}
}}

==Video settings==
[[File:game_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]]
{{Video Settings
|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/dmc-devil-may-cry/en
|widescreen_wsgf_award      =gold/silver/limited/unsupported/incomplete
|multimonitor_wsgf_award    =gold/silver/limited/unsupported/incomplete
|widescreen_resolution      =true/false/hackable/unknown
|widescreen_resolution_notes=
|multimonitor               =unknown
|multimonitor_notes         =
|fov                        =unknown
|fov_notes                  =
|windowed                   =unknown
|windowed_notes             =
|fullscreen                 =unknown
|fullscreen_notes           =
|anisotropic                =unknown
|anisotropic_notes          =
|antialiasing               =unknown
|antialiasing_notes         =
|vsync                      =unknown
|vsync_notes                =
}}

==Input settings==
{{Input Settings
|key_remap                  =unknown
|key_remap_notes            =
|acceleration_option        =unknown
|acceleration_option_notes  =
|controller_support         =unknown
|controller_support_notes   =
}}

==System requirements==
{{System Requirements
|OSfamily = Windows

|minOS    = Windows  
|minproc  = CPU
|minmem   = RAM
|minHD    = HDD
|minGPU   = GPU

|recOS    = Windows
|recproc  = CPU
|recmem   = RAM
|recHD    = HDD
|recGPU   = GPU
}}

{{References}}

[[Category:Windows]] 
{{Seriesbox|[[game (series)]]
{{Seriesbox/row|[[game]]|yyyy}}
{{Seriesbox/dlc|DatadiskDLC}}
{{Seriesbox/row|[[]]|}}
{{Seriesbox/row|[[]]|}}
{{Seriesbox/row|[[]]|}}
}}
<noinclude>[[Category:Series]]</noinclude>
{{Fixbox|1=
{{Fixbox/fix|Description}}
'''Notes'''
{{ii}} 
{{ii}} 

1) 

2) 

3) 
}}
See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].

See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]].

See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].

See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].

See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].

See [[#Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]].

See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]].

See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].

Instructions

  • Code sections can be copied using the edit link for this page.
  • Choose an appropriate category, which will normally be [[Category:Windows]].
  • The Fallout (series) of articles is an excellent reference point for example of good articles.

Bullet point icons

  • The purpose of the bullet point graphics is to provide more brevity and clarity to article content.
  • All icons automatically indent onto a new line.
  • Virtually all sentences in all game fix pages should use these codes:
- {{ii}} - information.
- {{++}} - positive / advantage / recommend.
- {{--}} - negative / disadvantage / dissuade.

Style crib sheet

We have decided to not include genre information. The focus of the wiki is to provide information about how to fix games, rather than the content of games.
Reference where the fixes come from using <ref> tags.[1]
All headers and page names to use sentence case. This means capital letter at the beginning of a sentence, with no other capitals unless it is a proper noun or acryonym.

Fixbox

Use the Fixbox template to boxout fixes and instructions.

Fixbox/fix and Fixbox/instructions

Parameters include:
  • |link=false - no 'link here' text - if you want to make the header into a link itself.

Example

Instructions

Template:Infobox

Key points

Key Points are the first few things you might say about a game e.g. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords is vastly improved by the restored content patch.
Noteworthy comments about poor performance or stability.
Developer support, updates.
Technical comparisons to other games in the series.
Particularly obtstructive DRM.

General information

Official Forum - this is a very active official forum.
Wikis, websites or even specific threads (if they are particularly useful).
Steam Users' Forums.
Steam Community Discussions.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Which is the 'best' version of the game to get?

Improvements

One can use subheaders as below, or simply list individual improvements as 3rd level headers.

Patches

Include If

There is a benefit in using an older patch. For example, Diablo II's latest patch is 1.13, but the high-res mod only supports 1.12.
There is a community or fan patch which is superior to the latest developer patch.
Instructions

Utilities

Launchers, reputable save game editors, etc.

Modifications

List mods that provide the 'best experience' and are the 'most popular'.
Balance mods and aesthetic mods can also be included if they are stable, mature and popular.

Cheats

Game data

Save game location

(Linux only) State whether XDG is being followed (partially, completely, not at all)

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video Settings

Widescreen resolution

Multi-monitor

Field of view (FOV)

Windowed

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Delete unnecessary headers and links.

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Remapping

Mouse acceleration

Controller support

Delete unnecessary headers and links.

Network settings

Issues unresolved

Issue

Issue

Issues fixed

Issue

Instructions

Issue

General information

Console commands

System requirements

Template:System Requirements

Template:System Requirements

Template:System Requirements


References