Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Key points

Manual saving feature is only available in the console version.^[1]

General information

GiantsWD site - Active community, mods, patches, level editors, etc.

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com

Essential improvements[edit]

Patch 1.497 BETA[edit]

Community patch adds several graphics settings, additional effects and DirectX 8 renderer. It is highly recommended to install this patch. Full changelog can be found on GiantsWD site

Download patch from our repository or GiantsWD homepage.

Graphical Revision Mod 1.01[edit]

Download

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlanetMoon\Giants\IDs\<user-id>
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savegame
macOS (OS X)

Video settings[edit]

Resolution and renderer settings.

Default graphics settings.

Patched graphics settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Install Patch 1.497 BETA if some resolutions do not work.
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use the `-window` command line argument.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Force through Graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Force through Graphics card control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Force through Graphics card control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate can be limited with `-framelimit XX` parameter (requires patch).

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Negative acceleration is present.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and music sliders
Surround sound
Subtitles		Enabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

The language for the GOG.com version can be changed with Language Selector.exe in the installation folder or Start menu.^[2]

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		10
Online play		10

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	19712
UDP (outbound)	19712

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz AMD K62 350 MHz	Intel Pentium II 450 MHz AMD K62 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	875 MB	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

References

[1] Quicksave or manual save? - Forum - GOG.com

[2] The "what did just update?" thread, page 646 - Forum - GOG.com

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Developers

	Planet Moon Studios
macOS (OS X)	The Omni Group
Publishers
	Interplay Entertainment
Engines
	Amityville
Release dates
Windows	December 7, 2000
OS X	2001