Difference between revisions of "The American Girls: Dress Designer"
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# Navigate to the folder where Dress Designer is located, open Dress Designer.ini, then remove the CD path on the cdpath parameter, e.g. "cdpath=Bundles" instead of "cdpath=D:\Bundles" | # Navigate to the folder where Dress Designer is located, open Dress Designer.ini, then remove the CD path on the cdpath parameter, e.g. "cdpath=Bundles" instead of "cdpath=D:\Bundles" | ||
# Save Dress Designer.ini | # Save Dress Designer.ini | ||
# Insert the game disc, then copy the Bundles folder on the disc to the game's installation folder. | # Insert the game disc, then copy the Bundles folder on the disc to the game's installation folder. | ||
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==Other information== | ==Other information== | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 8 November 2016
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| Developers | |
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| Mattel Interactive | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1999 |
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Key points
- The game has issues on modern Windows versions. See Issues fixed
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Used copies of the game can be found on eBay and other online sellers. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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Video settings
Windowed
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Windows NT popup window crash fix
The dreaded error message that shows up whenever the player attempts to quit the game or bring up the options menu. See this GIF for an animated demo of the error.
| Instructions |
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Audio stutters on newer operating systems
| Instructions |
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Essential improvements
Run the game straight from the hard drive
| Instructions |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 7.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | QuickTime | Earlier runtime versions may cause the audio to stutter; see above fix for details |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16-bit colour | |