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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Psychotoxic - cover.jpg
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|cover        = Psychotoxic cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|NuClear Vision}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Nuclearvision Entertainment}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Whiptail Interactive}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Vidis|Germany}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Whiptail Interactive|Europe, North America}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia, Ukraine}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Vision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Vision}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 8, 2005}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 3, 2004|ref=<ref name="release">{{Refurl|url=http://www.waisenknabe.de/wp-content/uploads/pdf/MG_Psychotoxic_PostMortem_03.pdf|title=Psychotoxic – Chronik einer Odyssee, Teil 3 - Making Games|date=2023-06-07}}</ref>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|psychotoxic|40}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|psychotoxic|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Supernatural }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site=
 +
|hltb        = 13989
 +
|lutris      = psychotoxic
 +
|mobygames    = 20380
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
+
|wikipedia    = Psychotoxic
 
|winehq      = 6831
 
|winehq      = 6831
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      = '''''Psychotoxic''''' is a {{Glossary:Singleplayer}} {{Glossary:First-person}} {{Glossary:FPS}} game developed by [[Company:Nuclearvision Entertainment|Nuclearvision Entertainment]] and published by [[Company:Vidis|Vidis]] and [[Company:Whiptail Interactive|Whiptail Interactive]].
 +
 +
|release history  = The game was released for [[Windows]] on September 3, 2004.<ref name="release"/>
 +
 +
|current state    =
 +
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | |  | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|StarForce|3.04.071.019}} in English release, bad sectors in German release. 3 DVDs. |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} A [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2661-psychotoxic-demo/ demo] is available.
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2666-psychotoxic-v102-patch-german/ v1.02] (latest German version)
 +
{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2667-psychotoxic-v104-patch-english/ v1.04] (latest English version)
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.cfg}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\bin\*.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\SaveGame\}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\bin\SaveGame\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Psychotoxic - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1821-psychotoxic-widescreen-fix-1680x1050/ widescreen fix] (1680x1050 only).
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Image|Psychotoxic - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
|key remap                = unknown
+
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|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        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|steam hook input          = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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
+
{{Image|Psychotoxic - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
+
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|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      = unknown
 
|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
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
+
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Censored.
 +
|fan      =
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://grajpopolsku.pl/download/psychotoxic/ download].
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==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
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/psychotoxic/ 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  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
==="OpenGL Error: #436"===
 +
{{ii}} A leftover debug error tied to {{DRM|StarForce}}, commonly caused by physically defective game DVDs.<ref name="release"/>
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 8
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|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=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|physics          =  
 
|physics          =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
+
|audio            = FMOD
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 2000/XP
+
|minOS    = 2000, XP
|minCPU  = Pentium III - 1.3 GHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 1.3 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
|minHD    = 3.5 GB
+
|minHD    = 3.2 GB
|minGPU  = GeForce 3
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 3
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 7000
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 8 compatible
 +
|minother = 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
  
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium IV - 2.4 GHz
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
|recHD    = 4 GB
+
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 5700
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce FX 5700
 
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9600
 
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9600
 +
|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|ref      =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 15:37, 1 March 2024

Psychotoxic
Psychotoxic cover
Developers
Nuclearvision Entertainment
Publishers
Germany Vidis
Europe, North America Whiptail Interactive
Russia, Ukraine 1C Company
Engines
Vision
Release dates
Windows September 3, 2004[1]
Reception
Metacritic 40
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Supernatural
Psychotoxic on HowLongToBeat
Psychotoxic on IGDB
Psychotoxic on MobyGames
Psychotoxic on Wikipedia

Psychotoxic is a singleplayer first-person FPS game developed by Nuclearvision Entertainment and published by Vidis and Whiptail Interactive.

The game was released for Windows on September 3, 2004.[1]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce 3.04.071.019 DRM in English release, bad sectors in German release. 3 DVDs.
Windows
A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

v1.02 (latest German version)
v1.04 (latest English version)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\bin\*.cfg[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\bin\SaveGame\[Note 1]

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use the widescreen fix (1680x1050 only).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Censored.
Polish
Fan translation, download.

VR support

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

Issues unresolved

"OpenGL Error: #436"

A leftover debug error tied to StarForce DRM, commonly caused by physically defective game DVDs.[1]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 7000
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 8 compatible
Other 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive


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).

References