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Revision as of 03:32, 16 October 2021
Developers | |
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Robinson Technologies | |
Publishers | |
Iridon Interactive | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 1998 |
macOS (OS X) | January 22, 2011 |
Key points
- A freeware release is available which also has modding support.
- The game can now be played in a web browser in two versions. HD version and FreeDink version, both having an option to play custom adventures.
General information
- Developer's site
- Dink Network Community site
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Includes both the intro movie and CD music | |||
Developer website | HD Freeware version. Original can be found here. |
Essential improvements
Source ports
Name | Description | |
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Dink Aural+ | A source port of the original game which only provides the MP3 music support and faster MIDI loading. Very few mods take advantage of it. | |
FreeDink | A full port of the game using SDL interface which adds an OGG/MOD/IT/S3M/XT music support, a 64 bit binary, multiple language support, fast forward feature from HD edition and a modern PC compatibility. Besides that, it also includes the updated front end called DFArc3 which includes some more features. | |
HD Edition | An official port of the mobile version. It adds the fast forward button, quicksave and quickloading, a modern interface, CD music, Linear filter, a built-in library of Mods available in Dink Network, PNG support and 64 bit executables. Compatibility issues are somewhat rare. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save.dat[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\dink\*.dat[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | The original version is locked to 640x480 | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle in settings or with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is always borderless in Dink HD. Toggle in settings or with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Native Windows vsync. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS in both HD and original version. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Native Windows cursor. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Only the main menu. However it can be used to select a dialogue while interacting with some NPCs. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Works only in Windows 95/98/2000/XP. For newer OS you must use FreeDink. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | You have to select a function for each button. However, custom commands cannot be remapped. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Only for Dink HD. However, you can change the volume for music only. In case of SFX it can be toggled on or off. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Depends on the script outside the original game. | |
Closed captions | Dialogues only. Although it depends on a script outside the original game. | |
Mute on focus lost | In Dink HD. Only the music is mute | |
General MIDI audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit on HD edition and FreeDink only. | ||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 100 MHz or 100% compatible | 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 90 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5+ compatible | DirectX 9+ compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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).