The Sting!
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| Developers | |
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| Neo Software Produktions | |
| Publishers | |
| JoWood Productions | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 1, 2001 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 73 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, First-person |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Puzzle, Simulation |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Series | The Clue! |
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| The Clue! | |
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| The Clue! | 1994 |
| The Sting! | 2001 |
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SecuROM DRM | |
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| GamersGate | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\neoSoftware\TheSting!\Settings\ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegame\[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | For proper functionality of widescreen resolutions it is recommended to use DDrawCompat. It may also help in other compatibility-related issues. | ||
| 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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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Effects, Music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
| Russian | Local retail version only. |
Issues fixed
Resolution setting resets to default on each startup
| Use DDrawCompat |
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No music
| In order to have music in-game it is obligatory to have a genuine copy of the game in your CD/DVD drive. If you own a legit copy of the game and have a dump of the game then you can mount it as a virtual drive. It is recommended to use Alcohol or Daemon Tools which support CDDA audio mounting. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 / 98 / 2000 / Me | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 90 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 8.0 compatible | |
| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | |
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).