SiN

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SiN
Sin cover.jpg
Developers
Expansion
OS X
Publishers
Engines
Release dates
Windows
October 31, 1998
OS X
December 12, 2000
SiN at WineHQ
SiN at Steam Charts
SiN at SteamDB
 SiN at Wikipedia
SiN
SiN 1998
SiN: Wages of Sin
SiN Episodes: Emergence 2006

General information

More information Ritualistic Forums for SiN, SiN Steam & Wages of Sin
More information FAQ from developer
More information GOG.com Community Discussions
More information GOG.com Support Page
More information Steam Community Discussions
More information Steam Users' Forums for SiN Episodes

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys
GOG.com DRM-free Version 1.11. Comes with Wages of Sin expansion pack.
Steam Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg Steam Version 1.12. SiN does not have Steam Store page. It has to be purchased with SiN Episodes: Emergence.

Version differences[edit]

Information Some textures and skins has been altered in Steam version due to copyright and censorship reasons.[1]
Information Steam Version 1.12 is packaged differently than previous versions, causing issues with the Wages of Sin expansion and most mods.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\base\players\<user-id>\config.cfg
OS X

Save game data location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\base\players\<user-id>\save
OS X

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Impossible
GameSave Manager Native

Video settings[edit]

General settings.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution Hackable WSGF WS Bronze.svg See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor Impossible False icon.svg
Ultra-widescreen Hackable WSGF UW Bronze.svg See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV) Hackable See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed Native
Borderless fullscreen windowed Unknown
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Hackable Can be forced from graphics driver panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA) Hackable Can be forced from graphics driver panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync) Native
High frame rate Native

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Fix Use a Sin Patcher

  1. Download a Sin Patcher for either 1.11 retail or 1.12 Steam.
  2. Move it to a game's folder and run it.
  3. Type in your desired resolution values and click Apply resolution.
  4. Start a game and select 1152x864 resolution in game's options.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Fix Field of view (FOV)

  1. After level loads enter console with ~.
  2. Enter fov XXX where XXX is your desired field of view.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping Native
Mouse acceleration Hackable See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse input in menus Native
Mouse Y-axis inversion Native
Controller
Controller support Impossible

Mouse acceleration[edit]

By default game runs with acceleration enabled. In some cases acceleration can be disabled by alt+tabing to desktop and back to game. If that does not help, you can try different values of in_mouse console command.[2] Console can be entered by ~.

  • in_mouse 3 - Raw Input
  • in_mouse 2 - Direct Input

You need to enter in_restart to restart input mode.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls Native
Surround sound Native
Subtitles Native Under Game options, listed as Dialogue system.
Closed captions Impossible
Mute on focus lost Impossible
EAX support Native A3D 1.0 and 2.0(after 1.03 patch).[3] EAX 1[4]

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English Native Native Native

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play Native 16
Online play Native 16

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking Impossible
Peer-to-peer Native
Dedicated Native
Self-hosting Native
Direct IP Native Use connect [IP address here] in the console.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound) 22450
UDP (outbound) 22450

Issues fixed[edit]

Game won't start - Error: Buffer overrun detected[edit]

Fix Replace ref_gl.dll[5]

  1. Download the SiN 1 Steam buffer overrun fix.
  2. Extract to the installation folder (replacing the existing file when prompted).

Game shuts down right after running it from Steam library[edit]

Fix Use EXE file directly

  1. Go to the installlation folder.
  2. Open runme.dat with a text editor.
  3. Change sin -steam to sin
  4. Save your changes and close the file.

Shuttering with high framerate[edit]

Game runs in very high framerate at new systems (1000 FPS) which can cause image and input shuttering.

Fix Set maximum framerate

  1. After level loads enter console with ~.
  2. Enter cl_maxfps XXX where XXX is your desired framerate. 60 to 100 is sufficient.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM

References

  1. ↑ The SiN Steam Content Edits - Next Dimension
  2. ↑ Smooth Quake - QuakeWorld Wiki
  3. ↑ Tech help: SiN - Vortex of Sound (retrieved)
  4. ↑ EAX.CREATIVE games list - EAX.com (retrieved)
  5. ↑ to those who cant get this game working - Steam Community Discussions