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{{disambig||the unrelated 1995 game by PF Magic|[[Dogz: Your Computer Pet]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Dogz cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Dogz cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Focus Multimedia}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Focus Multimedia}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|ImaginEngine}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|ImaginEngine}}
 
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2006}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2006}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Life sim }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Petz }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
|strategywiki = Dogz_and_Catz
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|strategywiki = Dogz and Catz
|wikipedia    =  
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|mobygames    = dogz__
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|wikipedia    = Petz
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Petz}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dogz__ MobyGames entry]
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{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090516182537/http://petz.us.ubi.com/#/downloads Official website] (archived)
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{{mm}} [https://support.ubi.com/da-DK/games/2620 Ubisoft Support]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is no longer available.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Dogz (2005) general settings.png|In-game general settings}}
 
{{Image|Dogz (2005) general settings.png|In-game general settings}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= Select resolutions only.  800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200 are available.
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|widescreen resolution notes= Only 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200 are available.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = Smoother Lines
 
|antialiasing notes        = Smoother Lines
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          = Played entirely with mouse.
 
|key remap notes          = Played entirely with mouse.
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = Master volume only.
 
|separate volume notes    = Master volume only.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
{{--}} Windows 98 and ME might work but are NOT officially supported.
 
{{ii}} Supported Nvidia chipsets: 2/3/4/FX/6/7/TNT2/256 series
 
{{ii}} Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: 7000/7200/8500/9000/X series
 
{{--}} Laptop versions of these cards are NOT officially supported.
 
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|recHD    = 700 MB
 
|recHD    = 700 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|secother = 16x CD-ROM drive
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|recother = 16x CD-ROM drive
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|notes    = {{--}} Windows 98 and ME might work but are not officially supported.
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{{ii}} Supported Nvidia chipsets: 2/3/4/FX/6/7/TNT2/256 series
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{{ii}} Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: 7000/7200/8500/9000/X series
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{{--}} Laptop versions of these cards are not officially supported.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 13:26, 22 April 2023

For the unrelated 1995 game by PF Magic, see Dogz: Your Computer Pet.

Dogz
Dogz cover
Developers
Focus Multimedia
ImaginEngine
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows 2006
Taxonomy
Genres Life sim
Series Petz
Dogz guide on StrategyWiki
Dogz on MobyGames
Dogz on Wikipedia
Dogz: Your Computer Pet 1995
Oddballz: Your Wacky Computer Petz 1996
Catz: Your Computer Petz 1996
Dogz II: Your Virtual Petz 1997
Catz II: Your Virtual Petz 1997
Dogz 3 1998
Catz 3 1998
Dogz 4 1999
Catz 4 1999
Dogz 5 2002
Catz 5 2002
Dogz 2006
Catz 2006
Horsez 2006
Petz Dogz 2 2007
Petz Catz 2 2007
Petz Horsez 2 (2007) 2007
Petz Horsez 2 (2008) 2008
Petz Horse Club 2008
Petz Sports 2008

Key points

Also known as Dogz 6

General information

Official website (archived)
Ubisoft Support

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\DATA\Dogz.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

In-game general settings
In-game general settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200 are available.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Smoother Lines
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 40 fps
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

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

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
AMD X-6 III
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Sound (audio device) 16-bit DirectX 9-compliant sound card
Other 8x CD-ROM drive
Windows 98 and ME might work but are not officially supported.
Supported Nvidia chipsets: 2/3/4/FX/6/7/TNT2/256 series
Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: 7000/7200/8500/9000/X series
Laptop versions of these cards are not officially supported.


Notes

  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).

References