The Longest Journey
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Funcom |
| Windows |
November 19, 1999 |
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Key points
- Performance is fairly poor on modern operating systems, with multiple issues with the way that the game window is rendered and movie compatibility.
- Fixes listed on this article make the game playable, but the experience is relatively unfriendly.
General information
- Official game site
- Official forums
- Official forums support section
- The Longest Journey Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Official game soundtrack download page
Availability
Version differences
- The GOG.com version has been updated for compatibility with modern systems.
Retail
- 4 CD-ROMs, a 2 CD as well as a DVD re-release has been made.[1]
Steam And GOG.com
- Both versions of the game have been patched for Windows 7 compatibility
- Both require major tweaking in order to be user-friendly.
Essential improvements
Patch 1.61
- Patch 1.61 adds an external configuration tool along with some bug fixes. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Template:Right No native option to run in windowed.
- Game only runs at resolution at 640x480 (whether fullscreen or windowed)
- Game window cannot be moved or manipulated, and there are no fixes for this issue.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Issues fixed
Movie and graphics problems
Template:Right Issue with not being able to view the Bink-encoded movies.
Template:Right Issue with not being able to display a game window (black screen).
- The two listed fixes work for most people, but others have persistent problems and cannot get the game to work.
Crash at Police Station
- On some graphics cards, the game will crash upon entering the Police Station.
- If you find the patch is unable to be installed (for example, with the GOG.com version of the game), you may be able to fix the crash by changing some options on the game's launcher. Turn off 3D acceleration, high quality models and set the game to 16 bit colour. You can then re-enable these after you get past that section of the game.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) |
Pentium 166 MHz
| Pentium II 266 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
300 MB |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
640x480 SVGA high colour (16bit) video card
2 MB of VRAM
| 3D accelarator card (Direct 3D compatible)
4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6310/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6310) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
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