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Claw

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Claw
Claw cover
Developers
Takarajimasha
Publishers
Monolith Productions
Engines
Windows Animation Package 32
Release dates
Windows September 30, 1997
Claw on Wikipedia
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Key points

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

General information

The Claw Recluse

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows

Essential improvements

OpenClaw

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

Patches

Patch 1.3 installation[citation needed]
  1. Download the Patch 1.3 and extract the files.
  2. Move CLAW.EXE, CLAWREG.EXE and DSETUP.DLL to installation folder, overriding already existing files.

Skip intro videos

Disable intros[citation needed]
  1. Start the autorun from your Claw's CD.
  2. Go to Advanced.
  3. Check Skip logo movie and click OK.

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

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish

Issues fixed

Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows

Use alternative installer[citation needed]

Unplayable low frame rate

Disable direct video access[citation needed]
  1. Run Claw Advanced Options.
  2. Enable Disable direct video access.
  3. 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

Notes

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

References