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{{stub}}
 
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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        =  
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|cover        = Sinistar Unleashed cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|GameFX}}
 
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 15, 1999}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 15, 1999}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
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|wikipedia    = Sinistar: Unleashed
 
|wikipedia    = Sinistar: Unleashed
 
|winehq      =  
 
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
{{mm}} [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3770/30939/50311/download 1.01]
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{{mm}} [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3770/30939/50311/download 1.01]
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\save}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = false
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = false
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|vsync notes                = On by default.
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|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 =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|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
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|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
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound effects and music.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|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      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
|eax support notes       = A3D 1.0,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991110000612/http://www.a3d.com/html/home/firstreflections Sinistar Unleashed Review @ A3D.com - Home of Aureal's revolutionary 3D audio technology (retrieved)]</ref> EAX<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030811190011/http://www.vortexofsound.com/gamelist/gamelist-all.htm All Titles supporting 3D Audio - Vortex of Sound (retrieved)]</ref>
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|eax support notes         = A3D 1.0,<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991110000612/http://www.a3d.com/html/home/firstreflections|title=Sinistar Unleashed Review @ A3D.com - Home of Aureal's revolutionary 3D audio technology (retrieved)|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> EAX<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811190011/http://www.vortexofsound.com/gamelist/gamelist-all.htm|title=All Titles supporting 3D Audio - Vortex of Sound (retrieved)|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Music lags or is completely mute===
 
===Music lags or is completely mute===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Update Miles Sound dll|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=40965|title=Miles Sound System 5.0r - VOGONS|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Update Miles Sound dll|ref=<ref>[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=40965 Miles Sound System 5.0r - VOGONS]</ref>}}
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# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/513-miles-sound-system-mss-v50r/ Miles Sound System (MSS) v5.0r].
# Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/513-miles-sound-system-mss-v50r/ Miles Sound System (MSS) v5.0r].
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# Extract to the installation folder.
# Extract to the game's installation folder.
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}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 6
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
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|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              =
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|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            =
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
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|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Windows 95
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|minOS    = 95
|minCPU  = Pentium II 233 MHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
|minGPU  = 4 MB VRAM
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|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 4 MB
  
|recOS    = Windows 98
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|recOS    = 98
|recCPU  = Pentium II 300 MHz
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
 
|recRAM  = 64 MB
 
|recRAM  = 64 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  = 16 MB VRAM
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|recGPU  =
 +
|recVRAM  = 16 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Sinistar: Unleashed
Sinistar: Unleashed cover
Developers
GameFX
Publishers
THQ
Release dates
Windows September 15, 1999
Sinistar: Unleashed on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

1.01

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\save[Note 1]

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D 1.0,[1] EAX[2]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Music lags or is completely mute

Update Miles Sound dll[3]
  1. Download Miles Sound System (MSS) v5.0r.
  2. Extract to the installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References