Omikron: The Nomad Soul

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Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Developers
	Quantic Dream
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Release dates
Windows	October 29, 1999

Key points

Animations are capped at 30 FPS.

Playing at more than 30 FPS will make some graphical effects disappear.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Official website (retrieved)

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc r2 1.30.010 DRM.
GOG.com
Steam		Can be run without Steam.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

A demo is available here

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions[citation needed]
Digital: Delete or rename <path-to-game>\FLIS\ Retail: replace EIDOS.MPG, GAME.MPG and QUANTIC.MPG in <path-to-game>\FLIS\ with dummies.

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.

(DirectX 10.1+) Use dgVoodoo wrapper[citation needed]

Download newest dgVoodoo 2. Extract it and place it in a convenient place. Start dgVoodooSetup.exe and configure it. Go to DirectX tab and make sure that Disable a passthru to real DirectX is not checked. Select Virtual 3D Accelerated Card under Videocard and set its RAM to 64 MB or higher. For windowed mode, make sure that Disable Alt-Enter to toggle screen state is not checked. Click Apply and OK. Now go to MS folder in dgVoodoo's folder and copy files D3DImm.dll and DDraw.dll. Go to the <path-to-game>\ and paste the files in there.

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\IAM\GAMES
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243000/pfx/

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.

30vs60fps Graphical effects

Windowed

Launch with WINDOW parameter[citation needed]

(DirectX 10.1+) Use dgVoodoo wrapper[citation needed]
See essential improvements section and install necessary files accordingly. Make sure that Disable Alt-Enter to toggle screen state is not checked. Launch the game and press Alt+↵ Enter.

Use DxWnd[citation needed]
Download DxWnd Add a profile for <path-to-game>\Runtime.exe Select Monitor native modes in Video tab Untick Correct mouse position in Input tab. Tick Flip emulation in DirectX tab. Notes Window dimensions must not exceed those of display minus window borders. Enable borderless windowed mode by checking Modal Style in Video tab.

Input settings

Mouse settings.

Dreamcast version controls

Dreamcast version button placements for making rebinding bit easier.

Instructions[citation needed]

Adventure Controls: Forwards/Backwards: Up/Down Turn Left/Right: Left/Right Action/Use: A Button Cancel Action/Jump: B Button First Person View X Button Open Sneak: Y Button Half Turn: Hold Left Trigger and move backwards Run: Right Trigger Swim Controls: Forwards/Backwards: Up/Down Turn Left/Right: Left/Right Action/Use: A Button Dive: B Button Crawl: Right Trigger Shoot Controls: Forwards/Backwards: Up/Down Turn Left/Right: Left/Right Action/Use: A Button Jump: B Button Fire: X Button Weapon: Y Button Strafe Right/Left: Right Trigger/Left Trigger Fight Controls: Jump: Up Crouch: Down Forwards/Backwards: Right/Left Kick 1: A Button Kick 2: B Button Punch 1: X Button Punch 2: Y Button Strafe Right/Left: Right Trigger/Left Trigger

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				French Retail version and GOG.com version.
German				Not included in digital editions. Check here.
Italian				Not included in digital editions. Check here.
Russian				Check here.
Spanish				Not included in digital editions. Check here.

Issues unresolved

Black screen after switching 3D accelerator in-game

Run the external settings utility[citation needed]

Issues fixed

Game doesn't start (retail)

Bypass SafeDisc[citation needed]
Copy dplayerx.dll from CD2 to <path-to-game> Download unSafedisc. Run it and select <path-to-game>\RUNTIME.ICD Switch Runtime.exe with testme.exe Notes There's still a disc check in place

Incorrect rendering

(DirectX 10.1+) Use dgVoodoo wrapper[citation needed]
See essential improvements section.

Run the game in 16-bit Reduced Color Mode[citation needed]
Because all resolutions have 16-bit color only, the game stops working after the first time in most cases. This method is guaranteed to solve this issue and shows the resolution settings properly in the Configuration utility.

Use HeliX666 injector[citation needed]
Extract the files in <path-to-game>. Run Omikron-AtiFixLoader.exe. Notes In the demo version <path-to-game>\Nomad.exe must be renamed to Runtime.exe

Use DxWnd[citation needed]
Download DxWnd Add a profile for game executable Tick Flip emulation in DirectX tab. Tick Clean ZBUFFER @0.0 fix in Direct3D tab.

Crash during Mech Shootout Mission

Switch to software mode[citation needed]

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