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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|EA}}
 
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|steam appid  = 362490
 
|steam appid  = 362490
|gogcom page  = exanima
+
|gogcom id    = 1470768488
 +
|official site= http://www.baremettle.com
 +
|hltb        = 26146
 +
|igdb        = exanima
 +
|mobygames    = exanima
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
|winehq      =  
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|winehq      = 19008
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.baremettle.com Official website]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://www.baremettle.com/forums/index.php Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.baremettle.com/forums/index.php Official forums]
{{GOG.com links|exanima|exanima}}
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{{GOG.com links|1470768488|exanima}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/362490/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/362490/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://suigeneris.gamepedia.com/Sui_Generis_Wiki Sui Generis Gamepedia Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://suigeneris.gamepedia.com/Sui_Generis_Wiki Sui Generis Gamepedia Wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.baremettle.com/store/ | DRM-free | Official website gives product key which can be activated on Steam. | Steam | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| developer | https://store.baremettle.com/ | DRM-free | Official website gives product key which can be activated on Steam. | Steam | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | exanima | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | exanima | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 362490 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 362490 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Exanima\}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Exanima\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{ii}} Folder also contains error logs.
 
{{ii}} Folder also contains error logs.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Exanima\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Exanima\}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===How to manually save progress===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Workaround for the permadeath difficulty|ref=<ref>{{refcheck|user=Aemony|date=2017-05-12}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to <code>{{p|appdata}}\Exanima\</code>
 +
# Copy and back up both exanima001.rsg and arena001.rsg (in case you have started an arena playthrough) into a location of choice
 +
# Upon death, simply copy and paste the backed up .rsg file and overwrite the current one in the exanima folder
 +
{{ii}} Arena001.rsg corresponds to your arena save, and exanima001.rsg to your story save. The arena save may require an extra restart of the game to register.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                = false
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Exanima_settings_menu.jpg|In-game video and audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Exanima_settings_menu.jpg|In-game video and audio settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = false
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|fov                        = true
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = Can be adjusted on the fly using the mouse wheel.
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} or with the menu option.
 
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} or with the menu option.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          = Integrated with the custom-made game super sampling.
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|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x [[MSAA]] and up to 4x [[SSAA]].
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|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x [[MSAA]] and up to 8x super sampling (custom method that also adds motion smoothing and image sharpening, improves texture filtering, shadows, global illumination, lighting, and more).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://discord.com/channels/266582633503260693/266582633503260693/748211767871668306|title=discord.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://discord.com/channels/266582633503260693/266582633503260693/748208798333927507|title=discord.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://discord.com/channels/266582633503260693/266582929881169921/629222525733437440|title=discord.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Adds minimal (~1 ms) output lag, no input lag.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Default limit can be adjusted or disabled using the <code>FPSLimit</code> configuration file entry.
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
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|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Input==
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = A slider for the audio volume. Music is on/off only.
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =
 
|subtitles                = N/A
 
|subtitles notes          =
 
|closed captions          = N/A
 
|closed captions notes    =
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =
 
|eax support              =
 
|eax support notes        =
 
}}
 
 
 
==Input settings==
 
 
{{Image|Exanima_control_menu.jpg|In-game control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Exanima_control_menu.jpg|In-game control settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Uses the cursor position reported by the operating system.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Uses the cursor position reported by the operating system.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|button prompts            = unknown
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support         = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
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==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = false
 +
|separate volume notes    = A slider for the audio volume. Music is on/off only.
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|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = n/a
 +
|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = n/a
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = true
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support             =  
 +
|eax support notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = n/a
  |notes    = The character dialogue will be text based.
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  |notes    = The character dialogue is text based.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team» [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/exanima/files/5594.html download]
 +
|fan      = true
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}}
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        = true
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
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|audio            = OpenAL
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP SP3
 
|minOS    = XP SP3
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon II dual core  
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon II dual core
|minRAM  = 2 GB RAM
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|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minGPU  = Intel HD 4000
 
|minGPU  = Intel HD 4000
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|minDX    = 9.0
 
|minDX    = 9.0
  
|recCPU  = Intel Core i5 quad core 3 Ghz
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i5 quad core 3 GHz
|recCPU2  = AMD FX hex core 3.5 Ghz
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|recCPU2  = AMD FX hex core 3.5 GHz
 
|recGPU  = AMD Radeon HD 5850
 
|recGPU  = AMD Radeon HD 5850
 
|recGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
 
|recGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} The developer reports the game works under Wine (1.6 or later) in Ubuntu (14.04 or later), and Crossover in OS X (10.7.5 or later) with the latest Nvidia drivers.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/362490/discussions/0/620712364022631758/#c620712364023425776|title=Steam Community Discussion - Non-Windows platforms|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} The developer reports the game works under Wine (1.6 or later) in Ubuntu (14.04 or later), and Crossover in OS X (10.7.5 or later) with the latest NVIDIA drivers.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/362490/discussions/0/620712364022631758/#c620712364023425776 Steam Community Discussion - Non-Windows platforms]</ref>
 
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 21:25, 9 February 2024

Dev general icon.svg
This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Exanima
Exanima cover
Developers
Bare Mettle
Release dates
Windows Early access
Exanima on HowLongToBeat
Exanima on IGDB
Exanima on MobyGames

General information

Official forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Sui Generis Gamepedia Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Official website gives product key which can be activated on Steam.
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Exanima\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/362490/pfx/[Note 1]
Folder also contains error logs.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Exanima\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/362490/pfx/[Note 1]

Essential improvements

How to manually save progress

Workaround for the permadeath difficulty[1]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\Exanima\
  2. Copy and back up both exanima001.rsg and arena001.rsg (in case you have started an arena playthrough) into a location of choice
  3. Upon death, simply copy and paste the backed up .rsg file and overwrite the current one in the exanima folder
Arena001.rsg corresponds to your arena save, and exanima001.rsg to your story save. The arena save may require an extra restart of the game to register.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video and audio settings.
In-game video and audio settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Can be adjusted on the fly using the mouse wheel.
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter or with the menu option.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x MSAA and up to 8x super sampling (custom method that also adds motion smoothing and image sharpening, improves texture filtering, shadows, global illumination, lighting, and more).[2][3][4]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Adds minimal (~1 ms) output lag, no input lag.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Default limit can be adjusted or disabled using the FPSLimit configuration file entry.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Uses the cursor position reported by the operating system.
Mouse sensitivity
Uses the cursor position reported by the operating system.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
A slider for the audio volume. Music is on/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
The character dialogue is text based.
Russian
Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team» download

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
AMD Athlon II dual core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD 4000
AMD Radeon HD 2600
Nvidia GeForce 8600
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
The developer reports the game works under Wine (1.6 or later) in Ubuntu (14.04 or later), and Crossover in OS X (10.7.5 or later) with the latest Nvidia drivers.[5]


Notes

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

References

  1. Verified by User:Aemony on 2017-05-12
  2. discord.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  3. discord.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  4. discord.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  5. Steam Community Discussion - Non-Windows platforms - last accessed on May 2023