Difference between revisions of "The Void"

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Key points

Originally known as Tension (Тургор). Later released in English and re-released in Russia with changes titled Tension: Voice of Color.^[1]

General information

Official website

Official forum - English

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Russian only.
GOG.com
Steam

Game data

Configuration files location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Configuration tool graphics options.

In-game graphics options.

Game uses executable named Game.exe, which makes it difficult to tweak settings through GPU control panel.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Custom resolutions^[2]

Create file <path-to-game>\Data\rcfg.xml.
Paste following content into the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Renderer>
  <Width>1680</Width>
  <Height>1050</Height>
  <Antialiasing>3</Antialiasing>
  <Anisotropy>16</Anisotropy>
  <TextureQuality>0</TextureQuality>
  <LightmapQuality>0</LightmapQuality>
  <NoTwoSidedStencil />
  <HDR/>
</Renderer>

Notes

You can customize graphics settings as you like.

If your resolution fails loading, try lowering antialiasing level

Windowed

Edit config.xml^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\` Open `config.xml` with a text editor. Find `<Fullscreen />` and delete it. Save and close the file.

Input settings

In-game input options.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Configuration tool audio settings.

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Every version comes with single language.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				With Russian version, subtitles can be patched.
Russian

Issues fixed

Video settings detection failure

Attempting to start the game or the configuration utility results in the error message: Failed to choose the optimal settings preset for your video card. Minimum settings were selected.

Windows XP compatibility mode^{[citation needed]}
Locate the game executable `<path-to-game>\bin\win32\Game.exe`. Right-click, select Properties On the Compatibility tab, set the Windows version to Windows XP

Crash on start-up

The Void requires PhysX v2.5.2 which is not included in Nvidia's PhysX installers.

Download missing DLLs^{[citation needed]}
Install the NVIDIA PhysX System Software. Install the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software. Install the AGEIA PhysX Engine v2.5.2. The game should now start up and play.

Reveal nude characters

The game isn't "censored", the characters are eventually fully exposed.^[4]^[5]

Modify game files^[6]

Create the file girl.xml in <path-to-game>\data\Properties\World.

Paste the following into the file:

<Girls>
  <Category Name="echo">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="Location" value="-1" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_echobutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_echobutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_08_hole" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="aya">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="1" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="Location" value="-1" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_ayabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_ayabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_06_driller" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ava">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="1600" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="2" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="3" />
    <property name="Location" value="10" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_avabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_avabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_05_whaler" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="eli">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="6" />
    <property name="Location" value="19" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_elibutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_elibutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_02_ironclad" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ima">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="5" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="Location" value="21" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_imabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_imabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_07_caterpillar" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ire">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="Location" value="18" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_irebutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_irebutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_09_piper" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="ole">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="3000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="4" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="Location" value="28" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_olebutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_olebutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_04_mongolfier" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="sister">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2275" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="-1" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="-1" />
    <property name="Location" value="2" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_sisterbutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="" />  <!-- ps_sisterbutterfly_fixed.ps" -->
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_11_doppleganger" />

    <property name="SisterStage1Limit" value="150" />
    <property name="SisterStage2Limit" value="250" />
    <property name="SisterStage3Limit" value="500" />
    <property name="SisterStage4Limit" value="1000" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="una">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="2000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="1" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="6" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="4" />
    <property name="Location" value="16" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_unabutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_unabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_01_kolesnik" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="uta">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="1200" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="0" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="1" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="Location" value="9" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_uta_butterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_utabutterfly_fixed.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_03_stiltman" />
  </Category>
  <Category Name="yani">
    <property name="MaxLimfa" value="3000" />
    <property name="Limfa" value="0" />
    <property name="GoodColor1" value="3" />
    <property name="GoodColor2" value="4" />
    <property name="BadColor1" value="5" />
    <property name="BadColor2" value="2" />
    <property name="Location" value="25" />
    <property name="ButterflyEnabled" value="0" />
    <property name="ButterflyPS" value="ps_yanibutterfly.ps" />
    <property name="ButterflyFixedPS" value="ps_yanibutterfly_fixedB.ps" />
    <property name="Brother" value="hunter_10_lattice" />
  </Category>
</Girls>

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OpenAL

Console commands

See the complete list of commands on the Ice-Pick Lodge forums

Enabling the console^{[citation needed]}
Open `<path-to-game>\data\config.xml` Add `<Console/>` and save Press `~` in the game to open the console

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz AMD Athlon 2000+	Dual core
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5600 AMD Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 7600 AMD Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other	8X DVD-Rom

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (37000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (37000) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (37000) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Tension (game) on Wikipedia Ru.

[3] FAQ: Support for 1680x1050, Ageia PhysX, etc... - forum.ice-pick.com

[4] Windowed Mode, It Exists! :: The Void General Discussions

[5] ttp://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/846959520901556758/#c846959520901790246

[6] ttp://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/846959520901556758/#c142261352657414012

[7] ttp://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/846959520901556758/#c352788917753686103

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

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[4]

[5]

[6]

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 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Custom resolutions|ref=<ref>[http://forum.ice-pick.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=7544 FAQ: Support for 1680x1050, Ageia PhysX, etc... - forum.ice-pick.com]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Custom resolutions|ref=<ref>[http://forum.ice-pick.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=7544 FAQ: Support for 1680x1050, Ageia PhysX, etc... - forum.ice-pick.com]</ref>}}
 # Create file {{code|{{p|game}}\Data\rcfg.xml}}.
 # Paste following content into the file.
@@ Line 122: / Line 121: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit config.xml|ref=<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/611702631221404000/ Windowed Mode, It Exists! :: The Void General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit config.xml|ref=<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/611702631221404000/ Windowed Mode, It Exists! :: The Void General Discussions]</ref>}}
 # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\data\</code>
 # Open <code>config.xml</code> with a text editor.
@@ Line 208: / Line 206: @@
 ===Video settings detection failure===
 {{ii}} Attempting to start the game or the configuration utility results in the error message: ''Failed to choose the optimal settings preset for your video card. Minimum settings were selected.''
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=[[Windows Compatibility Mode|Windows XP compatibility mode]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|[[Windows Compatibility Mode|Windows XP compatibility mode]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Locate the game executable {{code|{{p|game}}\bin\win32\Game.exe}}.
 # Right-click, select '''Properties'''
@@ Line 218: / Line 215: @@
 {{ii}} The Void requires PhysX v2.5.2 which is not included in Nvidia's PhysX installers.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Download missing DLLs|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Download missing DLLs|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_system_software.html NVIDIA PhysX System Software].
 # Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.0604-legacy-driver.html NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software].
@@ Line 228: / Line 224: @@
 ===Reveal nude characters===
 {{ii}} The game isn't "censored", the characters are eventually fully exposed.<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/846959520901556758/#c846959520901790246</ref><ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/846959520901556758/#c142261352657414012</ref>
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify game files<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/846959520901556758/#c352788917753686103</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Modify game files<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/37000/discussions/0/846959520901556758/#c352788917753686103</ref>}}
 # Create the file <code>girl.xml</code> in {{code|{{p|game}}\data\Properties\World}}.
 <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
@@ Line 433: / Line 428: @@
 {{ii}} See the complete list of commands on [http://forum.ice-pick.com/viewtopic.php?t=9044 the Ice-Pick Lodge forums]
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Enabling the console|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Enabling the console|ref={{cn|date=November 2017}}}}
 # Open {{code|{{p|game}}\data\config.xml}}
 # Add {{code|<Console/>}} and save

Developers

	Ice-Pick Lodge
Publishers
	BitComposer Games
Engines
	Ice-Peak Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 17, 2008