Killing Time
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| Developers | |
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| 3DO | |
| Windows | Intrepid Software |
| Mac OS (Classic) | Logicware |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 31, 1996 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | December 1997 |
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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
- All official solutions for running the game on modern systems involve disabling
explorer.exewhile the game is running. As a result, it may not be possible to recover to desktop if the game crashes, forcing a system restart.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Publisher website | |
Original digital distribution release by Zoom Platform | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Steam | |
Steam version is known to have glitched colors on some systems.[1] | |
- 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.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/493320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/493320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
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[2] |
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@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
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Killtime.exe has stopped working
| Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[3] |
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Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only). |
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/493320/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (493320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.