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SiN

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Developers
Ritual Entertainment
Expansion 2015, Inc.
Publishers
Activision
Engines
id Tech 2
Release dates
Windows October 31, 1998
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SiN on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
SiN
SiN 1998
SiN Episodes: Emergence 2006
SiN: Reloaded TBA

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Users' Forums for SiN Episodes
Steam Community Discussions
Ritualistic Forums for SiN, SiN Steam & Wages of Sin
FAQ from developer

Availability

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Some textures and skins has been altered in Steam version due to copyright and censorship reasons.[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313/pfx/[Note 1]

Video settings

General settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

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Mouse acceleration

By default game runs with acceleration enabled. In some cases acceleration can be disabled by alt+tabing to desktop and back to game. If that does not help, you can try different values of in_mouse console command.[2]. Console can be entered by ~ key.

  • in_mouse 3 - Raw Input
  • in_mouse 2 - Direct Input

You need to enter in_restart to restart input mode.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Issues fixed

Game won't start - Error: Buffer overrun detected

Instructions

Game shuts down right after running it from Steam library

Instructions

Shuttering with high framerate

Game runs in very high framerate at new systems (1000 FPS) which can cause image and input shuttering.

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM

Notes

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

References