Sea Dogs

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Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs cover
Developers
Akella
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
Storm[1]
Release dates
Windows November 27, 2000
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Key points

Includes a game editor for adding or editing game content.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail Disc check.
GOG.com

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

The latest patch is Patch 1.06 for international versions and Patch 1.061 for Russian versions.
Some retail re-releases already include the latest patch (the version is shown on the title screen).

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use replacement video files

Apply the Sea Dogs intro skip.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\engine.ini

Save game data location[edit]

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\RESOURCE\SAVES

Video settings[edit]

In-game settings.
In-game settings.
Config settings (Config.exe).
Config settings (Config.exe).
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vert- with stretched UI; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)
Sea Dogs is Vert-; FOV is always the same.
Windowed
Use reduced color mode or set desktop to 16-bit color to fix windowed color issues.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/off only; if it doesn't work or you want a higher setting, force it in the video card control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Set resolution in engine.ini[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Edit engine.ini.
  3. Change WINDOW_WIDTH and WINDOW_HEIGHT to the width and height of your resolution.
  4. Save your changes.
Menus and other interface elements will be stretched, but 3D elements will have the correct aspect ratio.

Input settings[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Most dialogue is text-only but cutscenes and voices have no subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Issues fixed[edit]

Invisible text[edit]

Invisible text in-game.
Invisible text in-game.
The retail version may have invisible text in certain situations (such as when running on Windows 10) due to a font issue.
Replace broken fonts[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\RESOURCE\INI\
  2. Edit fonts.ini.
  3. Replace all instances of log-russ, log-russ-Italic, and seawolf with arial (or another working font).

Notes

All in-game text will be readable but will not have the correct appearance due to the different font.

"DxInit: The operation is not supported" launch error[edit]

You have set a resolution your monitor does not support. Edit engine.ini and enter a supported resolution (see Widescreen resolution).

Other information[edit]

Game editor[edit]

Sea Dogs includes a hidden editor that can be used to add or edit quests, equipment, characters, etc.
Enable editor[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Edit engine.ini.
  3. Change CORE_MODULE core to CORE_MODULE tools_launcher
  4. Save your changes.

Notes

Choosing Game from the Tools Launcher will return to the game and reset this change. Repeat to re-enable.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95SE, 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 233
System memory (RAM) 64
Hard disk drive (HDD) 650 MB
Video card (GPU) 3D Accelerator

References

  1. PT Boats game by Akella
  2. Sea Dogs FAQ/Walkthrough for PC by ghighnote - GameFAQs