Omikron: The Nomad Soul

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Key points

Animations are capped at 30 FPS.

Playing at more than 60fps will make some graphical effects disappear.

General information

Official website (retrieved)

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SafeDisc r2 1.30.010
GOG.com
Steam		Can be run without Steam.^[4]

A demo is available here

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

dgVoodoo wrapper

Wraps games graphic API calls into DirectX 11, which fixes many issues with modern systems, including overlays, graphical injectors including GPU control panel and resolutions above 2048px in dimensions.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

All configurations and save data is stored in single file.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Configuration utility. Open with CONFIG parameter

Video settings.

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Windowed

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Input settings

Mouse settings.

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Dreamcast version controls

Dreamcast version button placements for making rebinding bit easier.

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Not included in digital editions. Check here.
German				Not included in digital editions. Check here.
Italian				Not included in digital editions. Check here.
Russian
Spanish				Not included in digital editions. Check here.

Issues unresolved

Black screen after switching 3D accelerator in-game

Instructions

Issues fixed

Game doesn't start (retail)

Instructions

Incorrect rendering

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Crash during Mech Shootout Mission

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	6
Software renderer		DirectX software renderer or built-in one (maximum VGA resolution)

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	DirectInput	5

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz	Intel Pentium 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	350 MB	1.6 GB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible	8 MB of VRAM

Notes

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Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (243000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 omikron - Quantic Dream (retrieved)
↑ Eidosinteractive.com (retrieved)
↑ Omikron Game: Nomad Soul Collector's Edition - French ad
↑ Verified by User:Mirh on January 17, 2016

[Proton_path_note-5] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (243000) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (243000) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[qd-1] 1.0 ^1.1 omikron - Quantic Dream (retrieved)

[2] Eidosinteractive.com (retrieved)

[3] Omikron Game: Nomad Soul Collector's Edition - French ad

[4] Verified by User:Mirh on January 17, 2016

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[Note 1]

Developers

	Quantic Dream^[1]
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive^[2]
Release dates
Windows	October 29, 1999^[1]^[3]