Difference between revisions of "Soulbringer"
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| + | ===Peixoto's patch=== | ||
| + | [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Peixoto Peixoto's patch] not only gets the game running on windows 10, but also allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus and Super sampling anti-aliasing is also possible. At the moment only the retail version is supported. | ||
===Unofficial patches=== | ===Unofficial patches=== | ||
Revision as of 18:25, 10 November 2021
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| Developers | |
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| Infogrames | |
| Publishers | |
| Europe | Infogrames |
| North America | Interplay Entertainment |
| GOG.com | Blue Moon Red Owl |
| Steam | KISS ltd |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 10, 2000 |
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General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 3 DRM. | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename intro.bik[citation needed] |
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Peixoto's patch
Peixoto's patch not only gets the game running on windows 10, but also allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus and Super sampling anti-aliasing is also possible. At the moment only the retail version is supported.
Unofficial patches
The extras package is meant for versions that are missing the Interplay cinematic <path-to-game>\data\interplay.bik It also updates one of game script files and ensures English language files match with those which the updated executables have been tested with. All files have been taken from retail version of the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\soul.opt[Note 1] %APPDATA%\GOG\SoulBringer\LauncherConfig.ini |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283310/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Both the GOG.com and Steam versions use
LauncherConfig.ini. - The GOG.com and Steam versions support an additional
Config.inifor controlling the video scaling method (this file does not exist by default).[1]
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\save\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283310/pfx/[Note 2] |
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save.datis an index of save slot names.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud | Syncs saves and settings. |
Video
General settings.
Video settings.
Advanced settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Widescreen resolutions are selectable but the image is stretched from 4:3. The GOG.com version is pillarboxed. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Sound FX, Speech. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | Set in Advanced options. |
Localizations
- The Steam version includes all languages but the language switcher does not work; see Can't change language (Steam) to change manually.
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Russian | Unofficial translation by «7Wolf» |
Issues fixed
Game does not start (Steam)
- Install the Soulbringer Steam startup fix.
Can't change language (Steam)
- The Steam version's language switcher does not work.
| Set language manually[2] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | ME | XP |
| Processor (CPU) | 800 MHz | 1.8 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/283310/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (283310) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.