Dink Smallwood

Dink Smallwood

Developers
	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
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
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
Windows	<path-to-game>\save.dat
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\dink\*.dat
macOS (OS X)

Video

Graphics options.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
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
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

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
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
English

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			64-bit on HD edition and FreeDink only.
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	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