The X-Files Game
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| Developers | |
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| Hyperbole Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Fox Interactive | |
| Engines | |
| VirtualCinema | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 11, 1998 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | June 11, 1998 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 56 |
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Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
7 CD set. Full install option removes the need for the CDs. A DVD-ROM version is also available with higher quality video. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fox Interactive\The X-Files\Preferences |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\*.x[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Forced in 640x480 resolution at 16 or 24-bit. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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- The game is played entirely by mouse. A few keyboard shortcuts exist, such as Alt+S for saving.
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Dialogues, Music, Sound effects, Master | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Alt-tabbing crashes the game under Windows 10. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German |
Issues fixed
Game crashes during videos
| Use an alternate version of QuickTime |
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Install one of these versions: |
Game crashes when moving at certain points
| Set the graphics settings to "Best performance" |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 5 |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 120 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | 4.5 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible | |
| Other | QuickTime 3.0 | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Power Macintosh 120 MHz | Power Macintosh 180 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 12 MB with virtual memory enabled 18 MB with virtual memory disabled |
32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | 4.5 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Thousands of colors at 640x480 resolution | Millions of colors at 640x480 resolution |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).