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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Pid Boxart.jpg
 
|cover        = Pid Boxart.jpg
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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 3|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2017-06-02}}</ref>|build=3.5.3f3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 31, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 31, 2012}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|pid|63}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pid|63}}
 +
|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      | Scrolling, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 218740
 
|steam appid  = 218740
−
|gogcom page  = pid
+
|steam appid side =
 +
|gogcom id    = 1207659131
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= http://web.archive.org/web/20190624141326/http://mightanddelight.com/pid/
 +
|hltb        = 7038
 +
|igdb        =
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = pid
 
|wikipedia    = Pid (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Pid (video game)
 +
|winehq      = 15145
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://www.pidgame.com/index.php Official Site]
+
{{GOG.com links|1207659131|pid}}
−
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/pid GOG.com Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/218740/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
−
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/pid GOG.com Support Page]
 
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/218740/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-PID | DRM-free |}}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | pid | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG | pid | DRM-free |}}
+
{{Availability/row| GMG | pid | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
−
{{Availability/row| Steam | 218740 | Steam |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Humble | pid | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 218740 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Might and Delight\Pid\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Saves\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{P|steam}}\userdata\{{P|uid}}\218740\remote\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|wsgf link                  =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Pid - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/pid/en
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = gold
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Can also be toggled with {{Key|Alt|Enter}}.
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = hackable
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Enable windowed mode and use the <code>-popupwindow</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]], then select the desktop resolution in-game.
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|upscaling notes            =
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|vsync                      = hackable
−
|high frame rate            = true
+
|vsync notes                = Can be disabled in the graphics card control panel.
−
|high frame rate notes     = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
+
|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes               =  
 +
|120 fps                    = true
 +
|120 fps notes             = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160913143805/http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report|title=New 120Hz Games Report|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = n/a
−
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = Mouse is not used at all.
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 +
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
−
|full controller notes    =  
+
|full controller notes    = Requires one-time switch to controller layout.
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = false
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes   =
 +
|light bar support         = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = true
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = false
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = false
 +
|simultaneous input notes  = Only one key can be assigned to every action.
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Music and sound.
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = false
−
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound notes    = 2.0 Stereo
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = no
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = no
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = no
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = no
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = no
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
−
|local play          =  
+
|local play          = true
−
|local play players  =  
+
|local play players  = 2
−
|local play notes    =  
+
|local play modes    = Co-op
−
|lan play            =  
+
|local play notes    = Shared-screen.
 +
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 +
|lan play modes      =
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
−
|online play          =  
+
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 +
|online play modes    =
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
−
|local co-op          = true
 
−
|local co-op players  = 2
 
−
|local co-op notes    = Shared-screen.
 
−
|lan co-op            = false
 
−
|lan co-op players    =
 
−
|lan co-op notes      =
 
−
|online co-op        = false
 
−
|online co-op players =
 
−
|online co-op notes  =
 
−
|hot-seat            =
 
−
|hot-seat players    =
 
−
|hot-seat notes      =
 
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous 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                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D,Z3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/pid/ 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  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|wing                  =
 +
|wing notes            =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux powerpc app      =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP SP2
 
|minOS    = XP SP2
 
|minCPU  = 2.6 GHz single core
 
|minCPU  = 2.6 GHz single core
−
|minmem   = 1 GB
+
|minRAM   = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|recOS    = 7
 
|recOS    = 7
 
|recCPU  = 3.0 GHz dual core
 
|recCPU  = 3.0 GHz dual core
−
|recmem   = 2 GB
+
|recRAM   = 2 GB
−
|recGPU  = GeForce 8 series
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8 series
 
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD2xxx
 
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD2xxx
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 09:33, 20 May 2023

Pid
Pid cover
Developers
Might and Delight
Engines
Unity 3[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows October 31, 2012
macOS (OS X) October 31, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 63
IGDB 63
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Art styles Stylized
Themes Sci-fi
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Pid on HowLongToBeat
Pid on IGDB
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Might and Delight\Pid\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/218740/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 3]
macOS (OS X)
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\218740\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/218740/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Can also be toggled with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter, then select the desktop resolution in-game.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Can be disabled in the graphics card control panel.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse is not used at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Requires one-time switch to controller layout.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Only one key can be assigned to every action.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound.
Surround sound
2.0 Stereo
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Shared-screen.
LAN play
Online play

VR support

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2 7
Processor (CPU) 2.6 GHz single core 3.0 GHz dual core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible Nvidia GeForce 8 series
ATI Radeon HD2xxx


Notes

  1. ↑ Unity engine build: 3.5.3f3[1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  3. ↑ 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).

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-02
  2. ↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023