Difference between revisions of "A Golden Wake"

Latest revision as of 14:34, 26 December 2023

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

A Golden Wake is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure game.

General information

Publisher Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		Via Humble Widget.
GOG.com
Steam

Demo

A demo is available from the publisher website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\acsetup.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Linux	<path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library Application Support/A Golden Wake
Linux	$HOME/.local/share/A Golden Wake/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

$Launcher settings, accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.$

Launcher settings, accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Pixel-perfect 320x200 (16:10). Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set with `winsetup.exe` or toggle in-game with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is locked to 40 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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

In-game settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
DirectDraw	5
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			^[2]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Me
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 700 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 5.2 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible
Other	640x400 resolution, 32-bit color

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Other	320x200 resolution, 32-bit color

Notes

↑ Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.5.1.14^[1]

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-06
↑ GOG.com - A Golden Wake - last accessed on 2022-08-06
"Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

[2] Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.5.1.14^[1]

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-06

[3] GOG.com - A Golden Wake - last accessed on 2022-08-06
"Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

[Note 1]

[2]

[1]

Developers

	Grundislav Games
Publishers
	Wadjet Eye Games
Engines
	Adventure Game Studio^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	October 9, 2014
macOS (OS X)	October 9, 2014
Linux	October 9, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Flip screen, Side view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Interwar, North America, Historical

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1403/a-golden-wake|76}}
-{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-golden-wake|86}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-golden-wake|}}
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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen, Side view }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Interwar, North America }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Interwar, North America, Historical }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
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 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = a-golden-wake
 |wikipedia    = A Golden Wake
 |winehq       = 16414
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
 }}
 '''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://discord.com/invite/kj2mkWs Publisher Discord server]
 {{GOG.com links|1207666213|a_golden_wake}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/307570/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 48: / Line 58: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/golden-wake/ | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| publisher | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/golden-wake/ | DRM-free | Via Humble Widget. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_golden_wake | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 307570 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
-{{ii}} A {{store link|Steam|324690|demo}} is available.
+===Demo===
+{{ii}} A demo is available from the [http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/golden-wake/ publisher website].
 ==Game data==
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\acsetup.cfg}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\acsetup.cfg}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|game}}/acsetup.cfg}}
@@ Line 66: / Line 78: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library Application Support/A Golden Wake}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library Application Support/A Golden Wake}}
-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.local/share/A Golden Wake/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.local/share/A Golden Wake/}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
+{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Image|A Golden Wake - AGS.png|Graphics options accessed through <code>{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe</code>.}}
+{{Image|A Golden Wake - AGS.png|Launcher settings, accessed through {{file|{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe}}.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 97: / Line 110: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Pixel-perfect}} 320x200. Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
+|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Pixel-perfect}} 320x200 (16:10). Scaling algorithm is either {{term|nearest-neighbor}} or bilinear.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 107: / Line 120: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Set with <code>winsetup.exe</code>.
+|windowed notes             = Set with {{file|winsetup.exe}} or toggle in-game with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 114: / Line 127: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = false
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = false
-|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is locked to 40 fps.
+|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is locked to 40 FPS.
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              =
@@ Line 126: / Line 142: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = n/a
+|mouse sensitivity         = true
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 190: / Line 206: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Image|A Golden Wake - game settings.png|Ingame settings}}
+{{Image|A Golden Wake - game settings.png|In-game settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 204: / Line 220: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 221: / Line 239: @@
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
-  |notes     = [http://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/5422/ Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»]
+  |notes     = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/5422/ Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»]
   |fan       = true
 }}
@@ Line 242: / Line 260: @@
 |directdraw notes       =
 |opengl versions        = true
-|opengl notes           = OS X and Linux only.
+|opengl notes           =
 |glide versions         =
 |glide notes            =
@@ Line 259: / Line 277: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
-|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
-|macos app notes        =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/game/a_golden_wake|title=GOG.com - A Golden Wake|date=2022-08-06|snippet=Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.}}</ref>
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 273: / Line 294: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = ME
+|minOS    = Me
-|minCPU   = Intel Pentium
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium 700 MHz
 |minRAM   = 64 MB
 |minHD    = 350 MB
-|minGPU   = 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 MHz
+|minGPU   =
 |minDX    = 5.2
+|minaudio = DirectX compatible
+|minother = 640x400 resolution, 32-bit color
-|recOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
+|recOS    =
 |recCPU   =
 |recRAM   =
@@ Line 286: / Line 309: @@
 |recGPU   =
 }}
 {{System requirements
-|OSfamily = Linux
+|OSfamily = OS X
-|minOS    = Ubuntu 14.04 or Linux Mint 17
+|minOS    = 10.11
-|minCPU   = 1.8 GHz
+|minCPU   = 1.2 GHz
-|minRAM   = 512 MB
+|minRAM   = 1 GB
-|minHD    =
+|minHD    = 500 MB
 |minGPU   =
-|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 |recOS    =
@@ Line 301: / Line 324: @@
 |recGPU   =
 }}
 {{System requirements
-|OSfamily = OS X
+|OSfamily = Linux
-|minOS    = 10.7.0
+|minOS    = Ubuntu 16.04
-|minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium 1.2 GHz
 |minRAM   = 1 GB
-|minHD    =
+|minHD    = 500 MB
 |minGPU   =
-|minVRAM  = 64 MB
+|minother = 320x200 resolution, 32-bit color
 |recOS    =