Platypus II
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| Developers | |
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| Idigicon | |
| Publishers | |
| KISS ltd | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 14, 2007 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Arcade |
| Vehicles | Flight |
| Art styles | Pre-rendered graphics, Cartoon |
| Series | Platypus |
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| Platypus | |
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| Platypus | 2005 |
| Platypus II | 2007 |
Key points
- Audio only plays through the right speaker on modern versions of Windows, with an unofficial fix available.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GamersGate | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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| Publisher website (unavailable) | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\config.dat[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/319180/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/319180/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. | ||
| 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) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
The remapping keys section of the game, asking the player to press a key
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
The On/Off switch for Music, along with controller selections for 3 players
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music on/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 3 | Co-op |
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Issues resolved
Audio plays only on the right ear[2]
- Download the unofficial patched version of Platypus II here, copy the .exe on the installation folder then open it, the audio should be restored.
- To manually restore the sound, open PlatypusII.exe with any hex editor (e.g. HxD) and edit
0x000BA03009from89to85.
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 2 500 MHz | 1.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/319180/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (319180) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ I thought my left ear was dead. :: Platypus II General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Stormshadow429 on 2022-01-20
- The thread can be found here