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Key points

Installing the game on 64-bit systems requires using a fan made installer.

Level editors and a large collection of fan made levels are available here and here.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Available in CD or DVD form.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.3 installation^{[citation needed]}

Download the Patch 1.3 and extract the files.
Move CLAW.EXE, CLAWREG.EXE and DSETUP.DLL to installation folder, overriding already existing files.

Notes

Patches greatly reduced the game difficulty by increasing the number of lives when starting a new game, reducing the amount of coins needed to get a new life, significantly reducing damage taken from boss attacks and reducing energy of bosses.

dgVoodoo 2

Fixes broken rendering during Monolith intro video and when changing resolution using MPINCVID, MPDECVID and MPDEFVID cheat codes.

Instructions^[1]

Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2 and extract it (verified working on version 2.55.4).
Copy all the files from the MS folder and paste the files into the game installation folder.
Optional: run dgVoodooCpl.exe and edit the settings (game uses DirectX).
- Vsync can be forced, but it causes stuttering during video playback.
- For integer scaling set the resolution to Max ISF in the DirectX tab and set Scaling mode to Centered in the General tab.

Skip intro videos

Instructions^[1]
Start the Autorun program from Claw CD/DVD. Go to Advanced. Check Skip logo movie and click OK.

OpenClaw

OpenClaw is an open source re-implementation of the game which supports a wide array of resolutions and adds 64-bit support. Be aware that the graphics do not scale with the resolution as it simply zooms out. It can be ran on Windows and Linux. Linux users should install Timidity and set it up to have music in the game.

Not all levels are currently available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Monolith Productions\Claw\^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\CLAW.USR^{[Note 2]}

Video settings

Display options menu.

Advanced options program.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Controls menu.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio options menu.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish

Issues fixed

Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows

Use alternative installer.^[1]

Unplayable low frame rate

Disable direct video access^{[citation needed]}
Run Claw Advanced Options. Enable Disable direct video access. Click OK. The game will now run normally.

CD not being detected

Install Patch 1.3^{[citation needed]}

Game doesn't start on Windows 7

Use dgVoodoo 2^{[citation needed]}

Claw is not jumping high enough

Force Vsync from a driver's control panel^{[citation needed]}

Use dgVoodoo 2^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium (75 MHz)
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	18 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM

The DVD release of the game only works with specific Creative MPEG-2 decoder cards.

Notes

↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
↑ 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).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Antrad on May 16, 2019

[HKLM-2] Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

[gamedir-3] 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).

[refcheck_Antrad-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Antrad on May 16, 2019

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} The game's difficulty has been greatly reduced by increasing the number of lives when starting a new game, reducing the amount of coins needed to get a new life, significantly reducing damage taken from boss attacks and reducing energy of bosses.
+{{ii}} Patches greatly reduced the game difficulty by increasing the number of lives when starting a new game, reducing the amount of coins needed to get a new life, significantly reducing damage taken from boss attacks and reducing energy of bosses.
 }}
-===[https://github.com/pjasicek/OpenClaw/releases OpenClaw]===
+===dgVoodoo 2===
-{{ii}} OpenClaw is an open source re-implementation of the game which supports a wide array of resolutions and adds 64-bit support. Be aware that the graphics do not scale with the resolution as it simply zooms out. It can be ran on Windows and Linux. Linux users should install Timidity and set it up to have music in the game.
+{{ii}} Fixes broken rendering during ''Monolith'' intro video and when changing resolution using ''MPINCVID'', ''MPDECVID'' and ''MPDEFVID'' cheat codes.
-{{--}} Not all levels are currently available.
+{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref name="refcheck Antrad">{{refcheck|user=Antrad|date=May 16, 2019}}</ref>|fix=
+# Download the latest version of [http://dege.freeweb.hu dgVoodoo 2] and extract it (verified working on version 2.55.4).
+# Copy all the files from the <code>MS</code> folder and paste the files into the game installation folder.
+# Optional: run ''dgVoodooCpl.exe'' and edit the settings (game uses ''DirectX'').
+#* Vsync can be forced, but it causes stuttering during video playback.
+#* For integer scaling set the resolution to ''Max ISF'' in the ''DirectX'' tab and set ''Scaling mode'' to ''Centered'' in the ''General'' tab.
+}}
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref name="refcheck Antrad">{{refcheck|user=Antrad|date=May 16, 2019}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref name="refcheck Antrad"/>|fix=
 # Start the ''Autorun'' program from Claw CD/DVD.
 # Go to ''Advanced''.
 # Check '''Skip logo movie''' and click ''OK''.
 }}
+===[https://github.com/pjasicek/OpenClaw/releases OpenClaw]===
+{{ii}} OpenClaw is an open source re-implementation of the game which supports a wide array of resolutions and adds 64-bit support. Be aware that the graphics do not scale with the resolution as it simply zooms out. It can be ran on Windows and Linux. Linux users should install Timidity and set it up to have music in the game.
+{{--}} Not all levels are currently available.
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 72: / Line 82: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Originally it supports 640x480 only. Higher resolutions up to 1280x1024, including widescreen, can be cycled through using the MPINCVID cheat code, but the game will not save any progress. Outside of that, see [[#OpenClaw|OpenClaw]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Originally it supports 640x480 only. Higher resolutions up to 1280x1024, including widescreen, can be cycled through using the ''MPINCVID'' cheat code, but the game will not save any progress. Outside of that, see [[#OpenClaw|OpenClaw]].
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 80: / Line 90: @@
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = n/a
-|fov notes                  = Increasing the resolution using the MPINCVID cheat code increases the visible area.
+|fov notes                  = Increasing the resolution using the ''MPINCVID'' cheat code increases the visible area.
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = Can be forced using [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2] or using [[#OpenClaw|OpenClaw]].
+|windowed notes             = Can be forced using [[#dgvoodoo 2|dgVoodoo 2]] or using [[#OpenClaw|OpenClaw]].
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 90: / Line 100: @@
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                = Can be forced using [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2].
+|vsync notes                = Can be forced using [[#dgvoodoo 2|dgVoodoo 2]].
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 217: / Line 227: @@
 ===Game doesn't start on Windows 7===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2]|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#dgvoodoo 2|dgVoodoo 2]]|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
 ===Claw is not jumping high enough===
 {{Fixbox|description=Force Vsync from a driver's control panel|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2]|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#dgvoodoo 2|dgVoodoo 2]]|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
 ==Other information==

Developers

	Monolith Productions
Publishers
	Monolith Productions
Japan	Takarajimasha
Engines
	Windows Animation Package 32
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 1997