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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software|Retail re-release}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 31, 2000}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 29, 2000|ref=<ref>{{refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818013757/http:/interplay.com/press/messiahoscars.html|title=Messiah receives warm reception at Oscars (retrieved)|date=2024-02-01}}</ref>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|messiah|}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|messiah|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Supernatural }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 577980
 
|steam appid  = 577980
 
|gogcom id    = 7
 
|gogcom id    = 7
 +
|hltb        = 5894
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 1307
 
|wikipedia    = Messiah (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Messiah (video game)
 
|winehq      = 2735
 
|winehq      = 2735
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/19991109070848/http://interplay.com/messiah/index.html
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 +
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://www.interplay.com/games/messiah.php Official game site]
 
−
{{mm}} [http://www.interplay.com/games/support.php?id=11 Official support page]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|7|messiah}}
 
{{GOG.com links|7|messiah}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/577980/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/577980/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|Laserlock}}. |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|Laserlock}}. |  | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | messiah | DRM-free | Updated with compatibility for modern systems. Comes pre-configured with [http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide]. | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | messiah | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide] 1.0.4.<ref>{{refcheck|user=Mystyle48|date=2024-02-01}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 577980 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 577980 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} A [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2794-messiah-demo/ demo] is available.
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
−
[http://www.interplay.com/games/support.php?id=11 version 02 patch] is the latest version.
+
{{ii}} The latest version is [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2795-messiah-v02-patch/ v0.2]. Digital distributions include an outdated {{File|MessiahGlide3x.exe}} and may still require the patch.<ref>{{refcheck|user=Mystyle48|date=2024-02-02|comment=Checked with the GOG.com version in Process Monitor. The build date of {{File|MessiahGlide3x.exe}} is 2000-03-16, like the original retail release, rather than 2000-05-22, like v0.2. {{File|MessiahD3D.exe}} does not have this issue.}}</ref>
  
−
===Manuals, etc.===
+
===[https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44312848 Peixoto's patch]===
−
All of the downloads available for the game can be found on the [http://www.interplay.com/games/support.php?id=11 official support page].
+
{{ii}} Forced resolution allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus. Super sampling anti-aliasing is also possible
 +
{{ii}} MCI emulation gets the CD music working properly
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[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
−
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = unknown
+
|gog galaxy               = false
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Messiah Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Messiah Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en WSGF entry].
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|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en WSGF entry].
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en WSGF entry].
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|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en WSGF entry].
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en WSGF entry].
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/messiah/en WSGF entry].
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Messiah Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Messiah Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Messiah Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Messiah Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|A3D support              = true
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|A3D support notes        =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
−
  |notes    =  
+
  |notes    = Retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
−
  |notes    =  
+
  |notes    = Retail only. Patch for digital release [https://www.compiware-forum.de/downloads/file/220-messiah-german-patch/ here].
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
−
  |notes    =  
+
  |notes    = Retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = false
+
  |subtitles = n/a
−
  |notes    = Local retail version only.
+
  |notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only. Patch for digital release [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=941245222 here].
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = n/a
−
  |notes    =  
+
  |notes    = Retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vr only                    =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D/Z3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/messiah/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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# Press '''Run game'''.
 
# Press '''Run game'''.
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Game crashing when opening door===
 +
A good chunk into the game, there is a certain door after an elevator that can crash the game whenever opening it, making progress impossible. There are two possible fixes for this:
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Run in safe mode|fix=
 +
{{ii}} Safe mode completely disables sound
 +
# After the game crashes, start it again. It will offer you to run in safe mode. Now you can open the door and proceed.
 +
# You have to play through the entire next chapter in safe mode, without sound.
 +
# At the end of the chapter, save and exit the game.
 +
# After restarting the game (without safe mode), you can load your safe and continue playing normally.
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Download patch 02 and disable pre-loading cached files|fix=
 +
{{ii}} Patch 02 might pop up the message "error opening mci device" whenever launching the game. You can ignore that.
 +
# Another solution is to download patch 02, which is not included with most game versions (e.g. GOG). You can see if you already have that patch installed if you have the option "pre-load cached files" in the options menu.
 +
# Download and install patch 02, e.g. from [https://www.gameswelt.de/messiah/patch/messiah,117144 here], if you don't have it already.
 +
# Now go to the options menu and disable "pre-load cached files". Then you can open the door without crash and continue playing.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Game doesn't launch===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=If you use third-party tools like Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS), deactivate it.}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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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
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recOS    = 98
 
|recOS    = 98
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
 
|recRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 16 MB

Latest revision as of 03:19, 6 February 2024

Messiah
Messiah cover
Developers
Shiny Entertainment
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Retail re-release Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows March 29, 2000[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi, Supernatural
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Messiah on HowLongToBeat
Messiah on IGDB
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Messiah on MobyGames
Messiah on Wikipedia
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Messiah is a singleplayer third-person action game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 LaserLock DRM.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Comes pre-configured with nGlide 1.0.4.[2]
Windows
Steam
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Windows
A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest version is v0.2. Digital distributions include an outdated MessiahGlide3x.exe and may still require the patch.[3]

Peixoto's patch

Forced resolution allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus. Super sampling anti-aliasing is also possible
MCI emulation gets the CD music working properly

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/577980/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SAVE[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/577980/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor
 
 See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 See the WSGF entry.
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)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

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

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Limited modern controller support.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Uses same toggle.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Retail only.
German
Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Italian
Retail only.
Polish
Retail only.
Russian
Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish
Retail only.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D/Z3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Fix slowdown and 32-bit color

In modern GPUs the game has severe slowdown issues and is locked to 16-bit color only support. This can be addressed by the game itself, but it requires either a custom shortcut or running the game from the command line:

Change the rendering settings[citation needed]
The logo, intro, and ending videos will not render properly in 32-bit mode
  1. Run the game with the -x argument, like MessiahD3D.exe -x (or create a shortcut to MessiahD3D.exe with the -x argument added).
  2. Select one of the available resolutions and press Ok. Another resolution selecting window will appear.
  3. Leave the graphics card option as is.
  4. Select Direct3D HAL (do not select Direct3D T&L HAL - this will cause slowdowns!)
  5. From the third option scroll to find the resolution you picked in the first window (widescreen modes do not seem to work). Make sure it says "x 32" at the right side (which means 32-bit color), otherwise you will get nasty color banding since modern GPUs lack dithering support for 16-bit modes.
  6. Press Run game.

Game crashing when opening door

A good chunk into the game, there is a certain door after an elevator that can crash the game whenever opening it, making progress impossible. There are two possible fixes for this:

Run in safe mode
Safe mode completely disables sound
  1. After the game crashes, start it again. It will offer you to run in safe mode. Now you can open the door and proceed.
  2. You have to play through the entire next chapter in safe mode, without sound.
  3. At the end of the chapter, save and exit the game.
  4. After restarting the game (without safe mode), you can load your safe and continue playing normally.
Download patch 02 and disable pre-loading cached files
Patch 02 might pop up the message "error opening mci device" whenever launching the game. You can ignore that.
  1. Another solution is to download patch 02, which is not included with most game versions (e.g. GOG). You can see if you already have that patch installed if you have the option "pre-load cached files" in the options menu.
  2. Download and install patch 02, e.g. from here, if you don't have it already.
  3. Now go to the options menu and disable "pre-load cached files". Then you can open the door without crash and continue playing.

Game doesn't launch

If you use third-party tools like Rivatuner Statistics Server (RTSS), deactivate it.

Other information

Command line arguments

See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter Description
-i Skip intro logos
-s Disable sound
-o Disable Fog
-v Disable mip-mapping
+! Fixes Windows 2000 crashes on some machines when switching from the game to the game menu.
-p Will disable any gamma control for users who wish to use their windows gamma and not in game gamma settings.
+T Enables verbose debug information for sound cards.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible 		16 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Messiah receives warm reception at Oscars (retrieved) - last accessed on 2024-02-01
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Mystyle48 on 2024-02-01
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Mystyle48 on 2024-02-02
    Checked with the GOG.com version in Process Monitor. The build date of MessiahGlide3x.exe is 2000-03-16, like the original retail release, rather than 2000-05-22, like v0.2. MessiahD3D.exe does not have this issue.