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Plants vs. Zombies

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Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies cover
Developers
PopCap Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
PopCap Games Framework
Release dates
Windows May 5, 2009
macOS (OS X) May 5, 2009
Plants vs. Zombies guide on StrategyWiki
Plants vs. Zombies on Wikipedia

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.
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Key points

For Windows 8 and later use the low frame rate fix.

General information

Official website (archived)
Plants vs. Zombies Wikia
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Regular and Game of the Year Edition. Requires a disc check every once in a while.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin
Origin
Game of the Year Edition. Included with EA Play.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Game of the Year Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PopCap\PlantsVsZombies\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3590/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Origin %PROGRAMDATA%/Popcap Games/PlantsVsZombies/userdata/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/3590/remote/
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/PopCap/PlantsVsZombiesMac/userdata/
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3590/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud
Saves are not compatible between Windows and OS X versions, causing saves to become corrupted if used on the other platform.

Video settings

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Template:Video settings

Original Dancing Zombie

The design for the Dancing Zombie was changed shortly after the game's release; this fan patch restores the original design for those who prefer it.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Fan translation, download.
German
Fan translation, download.
Italian
Fan translation, download.
Polish
Fan translation, download.
Slovak
Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Fan translation, download.
Russian
Fan translation, download.

Issues unresolved

Error reading user file: Failed reading file

This is an error that occurs when the save game data is corrupted, likely as a result of syncing saves between Windows and OS X and launching the game.
Save data must be deleted in order to launch the game again. Steam user ego100000 claims to be able to repair the saves in this situation.[1]

Issues fixed

BASS_ChannelSetAttributes function not found in bass.dll

Rename bass.dll[2][3][4]
  1. Rename any bass.dll file(s) found in these locations: %WINDIR%\, %WINDIR%\System32\ and %WINDIR%\SysWow64\
  2. If this causes issues with the program that installed bass.dll there, rename the file(s) back to bass.dll
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP[citation needed]

Unable to load Steam.dll

Verify integrity of game cache[citation needed]
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP2, and as an administrator[citation needed]
Delete/rename Steam.dll[citation needed]
  1. Exit the Steam client.
  2. Go to the Steam installation folder.
  3. Delete or rename Steam.dll
  4. Launch the Steam client and let it update.

Invalid Command Line Parameter: -changedir

Add -changedir parameter[citation needed]
  1. Right-click the game in the Steam client and choose Properties.
  2. Click Set Launch Options and add -changedir
  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Low frame rate in fullscreen mode

This game has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Apply the low-framerate fix
  1. Download the low frame rate fix.
  2. Extract the files from the .zip into the <path-to-game>.
  3. Run the Install.bat as administrator to apply the fix.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 7
OpenGL
OS X only.
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio BASS

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 65 MB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.4.11
Processor (CPU) 1.66 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 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>/3590/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (3590) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References