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{{Infobox game/row/developer|City Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|City Interactive}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Virtools}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Virtools}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 26, 2008}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 26, 2008}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic| chronicles-of-mystery-the-scorpio-ritual | 62 }}
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Chronicles of Mystery The Scorpio Ritual general.png|In-game general settings.}}
 
{{Image|Chronicles of Mystery The Scorpio Ritual general.png|In-game general settings.}}
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|color blind notes          =  
 
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input
 
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          = Mouse-only gameplay.
 
|key remap notes          = Mouse-only gameplay.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = false
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}}
 
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Chronicles of Mystery The Scorpio Ritual audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Chronicles of Mystery The Scorpio Ritual audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
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{{Audio
 
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|separate volume          = true
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|subtitles = true
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 15 December 2023

Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual cover
Developers
City Interactive
Publishers
City Interactive
Germany Ak tronic Software & Services
Engines
Virtools
Release dates
Windows November 26, 2008
Reception
Metacritic 62
IGDB 58
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure, Hidden object
Art styles Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic
Themes Contemporary, Europe, Asia
Series Chronicles of Mystery
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual on HowLongToBeat
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual on IGDB
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual on MobyGames
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual on Wikipedia
Chronicles of Mystery
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual 2008
Chronicles of Mystery - The Tree of Life 2009
Chronicles of Mystery - The Legend of the Sacred Treasure 2010
Chronicles of Mystery - Secret of the Lost Kingdom 2011

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
itch.io (unavailable)
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CoM\game.setup
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CoM\save*.*
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
1280x720 (4:3 pillarboxed) or 1024x768, depending on Save the screen ratio option.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Always borderless.
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
120+ FPS
Limited to 60 fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse-only gameplay.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Effects, Dialogues, Global.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Retail only.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce
ATI Radeon
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References