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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Soulbringer - Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Soulbringer - Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Infogrames}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Gremlin Interactive}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|KISS ltd}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Infogrames|Europe}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment|North America}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Blue Moon Red Owl|GOG.com (original)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|KISS ltd|Steam (original)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Funbox Media|Digital (current)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 30, 2000}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 10, 2000}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | ARPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 283310
 
|steam appid  = 283310
|gogcom page  = soulbringer
+
|gogcom id    = 1207659003
 +
|hltb        = 8820
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 3095
 
|wikipedia    = Soulbringer
 
|wikipedia    = Soulbringer
 
|winehq      = 4928
 
|winehq      = 4928
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|soulbringer|soulbringer}}
+
{{GOG.com links|1207659003|soulbringer}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/283310/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/283310/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
{{mm}} [https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/283310/manuals/manual.pdf Manual]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|3}}. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00IYWNPIU | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| D2D | 5007800 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | soulbringer | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | soulbringer | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | soulbringer | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | soulbringer | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | soulbringer | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | soulbringer | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 283310 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 283310 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | soulbringer | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00IYWNPIU | DRM-free | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename intro.bik|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\data}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{file|intro.bik}} and {{file|interplay.bik}} (if present).
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Peixoto's patch===
 +
[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44312848 Peixoto's patch] not only gets the game running on Windows 10, but also allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus and Super sampling anti-aliasing. At the moment only the retail version is supported.
 +
 +
===Unofficial patches===
 +
{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/844-soulbringer-better-directx-compatibility-patch/ Better DirectX Compatibility Patch]
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\soul.opt|{{p|appdata}}\GOG\SoulBringer\LauncherConfig.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} Both the GOG.com and Steam versions use {{file|LauncherConfig.ini}}.
 +
{{ii}} The GOG.com and Steam versions support an additional {{file|Config.ini}} for controlling the video scaling method (this file does not exist by default).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/soulbringer/text_issues/post4|title=Text Issues?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\data\save\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} <code>save.dat</code> is an index of save slot names.
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = true
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     = Syncs saves and settings.
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|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                = false
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         = Syncs saves and settings.
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Soulbringer settings.png|General settings.}}
|wsgf link                  =  
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{{Image|Soulbringer video settings.png|Video settings.}}
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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{{Image|Soulbringer advanced settings.png|Advanced settings.}}
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
+
{{Video
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/soulbringer/en
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
+
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
 +
|widescreen resolution      = false
 +
|widescreen resolution notes= Widescreen resolutions are selectable but the image is stretched from 4:3. The GOG.com version is pillarboxed.
 +
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
+
|vsync notes                = On by default.
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound FX, Speech.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support              =  
+
|eax support              = true
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes        = Set in Advanced options.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{ii}} The Steam version includes all languages but the language switcher does not work; see [[#Can't change language (Steam)|Can't change language (Steam)]] to change manually.
 +
{{ii}} The German version is cut (no blood effects), which is also true for digital versions when switching their language to German.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/soulbringer/german_version_uncut|title=gog.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = false
+
  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation - [http://mrazikovycestiny.cz/preklady/doc_download/96-soulbringer #1]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/soulbringer/files/325.html Unofficial translation by «7Wolf»]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Game does not start (Steam)===
 
===Game does not start (Steam)===
{{ii}} Install the [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/711-soulbringer-steam-startup-fix/ Soulbringer Steam startup fix].
+
{{ii}} Install the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/711-soulbringer-steam-startup-fix/ Soulbringer Steam startup fix].
 +
 
 +
===Can not change language (Steam)===
 +
{{--}} The Steam version's language switcher does not work.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set language manually|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/283310/discussions/0/558753803603444243/|title=Setting language problem :: Soulbringer General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Edit {{file|{{p|game}}\data\lang.dat}} with a text editor.
 +
# Change <code>english e</code> to <code>french f</code>, <code>spanish s</code>, <code>german g</code>, <code>dutch d</code>, or <code>italian i</code>
 +
# Save the changes and close the file.
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\data\wavs\vo\english}}.
 +
# Copy everything into the folder for the game language set in {{file|lang.dat}}.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP
+
|minOS    = 95, 98
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz Processor
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 233 MHz
|minRAM  = 512 MB
+
|minRAM  = 32 MB
|minHD    = 2GB
+
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minVRAM  = 8 MB
 +
|minDX    = 7.0
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
|recRAM  = 1 GB
+
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recVRAM  = 16 MB
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 08:45, 29 May 2024

Soulbringer
Soulbringer cover
Developers
Gremlin Interactive
Publishers
Europe Infogrames
North America Interplay Entertainment
GOG.com (original) Blue Moon Red Owl
Steam (original) KISS ltd
Digital (current) Funbox Media
Release dates
Windows July 10, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Genres ARPG
Themes Fantasy
Soulbringer on HowLongToBeat
Soulbringer on MobyGames
Soulbringer on Wikipedia

Soulbringer is a singleplayer ARPG game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Manual

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 3 DRM.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename intro.bik[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data.
  2. Delete or rename intro.bik and interplay.bik (if present).

Peixoto's patch

Peixoto's patch not only gets the game running on Windows 10, but also allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus and Super sampling anti-aliasing. At the moment only the retail version is supported.

Unofficial patches

Better DirectX Compatibility Patch

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\soul.opt[Note 1]
%APPDATA%\GOG\SoulBringer\LauncherConfig.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283310/pfx/[Note 2]
Both the GOG.com and Steam versions use LauncherConfig.ini.
The GOG.com and Steam versions support an additional Config.ini for controlling the video scaling method (this file does not exist by default).[1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\data\save\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283310/pfx/[Note 2]
save.dat is an index of save slot names.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Syncs saves and settings.

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Video settings.
Video settings.
Advanced settings.
Advanced settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen resolutions are selectable but the image is stretched from 4:3. The GOG.com version is pillarboxed.
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)
On by default.
60 FPS
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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound FX, Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Set in Advanced options.

Localizations

The Steam version includes all languages but the language switcher does not work; see Can't change language (Steam) to change manually.
The German version is cut (no blood effects), which is also true for digital versions when switching their language to German.[2]
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Fan translation - #1
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Russian
Unofficial translation by «7Wolf»
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game does not start (Steam)

Install the Soulbringer Steam startup fix.

Can not change language (Steam)

The Steam version's language switcher does not work.
Set language manually[3]
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\data\lang.dat with a text editor.
  2. Change english e to french f, spanish s, german g, dutch d, or italian i
  3. Save the changes and close the file.
  4. Go to <path-to-game>\data\wavs\vo\english.
  5. Copy everything into the folder for the game language set in lang.dat.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Text Issues?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  2. gog.com - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Setting language problem :: Soulbringer General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023