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Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Key points
- Community Patch highly recommended to play the game, the GOG and Steam version seems to be different, the former uses an old version of the community patch while the latter is closer to the original release. The original game doesn't support turning while strafing so for a more modern control experience the Community Patch is a must.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All three digital distribution versions of Killing Time use a slightly different method to run the game on modern systems. The Steam version is known to have glitched colors and graphics on some systems due to an issue with desktop color depth.
Essential Improvements
- Included in the GOG version (outdated 2.1 version).
This patch provides the following changes:
- Full Mouselook support
- Direct3D rendering (via dgVoodoo wrapper)
- No need to kill
explorer.exe
to play the game.
- Fixes video playback from Windows XP to Windows 10
- Much cleaner intro and ending cutscenes, along with stuttering/crackling issues
- Automatic "install game from CD" option for retail release
- Code fixes to prevent the game from crashing
Despite mentioning that you need the CD of the game to apply it, it can be used without it.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- 6 save slots available.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Issues fixed
Glitched colors on Steam version
- The Steam version uses a flawed solution to run the game on modern systems. This results in glitched colors on some systems due to a desktop color depth bug.
Launch the game with a custom batch file[1]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Create a new Windows batch file (extension .bat) and insert the following:
@ECHO OFF
cd /d %~dp0
:start
taskkill /f /im "Explorer.exe"
:killingtime
tasklist /fi "imagename eq Explorer.exe" |find ":" > nul
if errorlevel 1 (
goto start
)
KILLTIME.EXE
goto rerunexplorer
:rerunexplorer
start explorer.exe
tasklist /fi "imagename eq explorer.exe" |find ":" > nul
if errorlevel 1 (
goto end
)
goto rerunexplorer
:end
Notes
- It is recommended to create the batch file using Wordpad instead of Notepad, as Notepad may not save the line spacing correctly.
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- Due to licensing conflict between Ziggurat and Zoom, as of 2021 all Majesco titles have been delisted from Zoom alongside with Killing Time.
Killtime.exe has stopped working
Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[2]
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Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).
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Disable FRAPS
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FRAPS may cause the intro FMV to be blank and cause the game to crash when attempting to load the main menu.
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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macOS (OS X) | | | |
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Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 | |
Processor (CPU) |
| Intel Pentium 90 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
12 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 MB | |
Notes
References