Difference between revisions of "The Ball"

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General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Comes bundled with exclusive Portal 2 themed content.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Ball\UDKGame\Config\
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Ball\UDKGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35460/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\UDKGame\Config\^{[Note 2]}
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Ball\UDKGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35460/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Open the console (`~`) and enter `setres 3840x2160 f`
Field of view (FOV)	Open the console (`~`) and enter `fov 90` (replace `90` with the FOV you want).
Windowed	Can also be toggled by pressing `F11`.
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)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open UDKEngine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save file.

Notes

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		7.0
Subtitles		On by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Compatible with X3DAudio HRTF for binaural HRTF mixing.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Polish				Not listed on steam. Could be that it is only available through key from Polish dvd release. (Released by CD Projekt)
Spanish
Swedish

Issues fixed

Settings and in-game progress not being saved

Another solution is to run the game exe file directly

Fixing the game shortcut^{[citation needed]}
Right click on the desktop shortcut for the game and select "Properties". Remove the `-nohomedir` console parameter from the shortcut target. Run the game.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Fonix TTS

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz Single Core	Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8800
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (35460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (35460) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (35460) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-2] 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).

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

Developers

	Teotl Studios
Publishers
	Tripwire Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 26, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	68
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
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 |strategywiki =
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@@ Line 18: / Line 40: @@
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@@ Line 25: / Line 46: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-BALL | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-ball | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_ball | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | the-ball | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 35460 | Steam | Comes bundled with exclusive Portal 2 themed DLC. |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 35460 | Steam | Comes bundled with exclusive Portal 2 themed content. |  | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 34: / Line 55: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\The Ball\UDKGame\Config\}}
 {{Game data/config|Steam|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\The Ball\UDKGame\Config\}}
 }}
@@ Line 46: / Line 67: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|The Ball Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ball
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
@@ Line 84: / Line 109: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 107: / Line 135: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 159: / Line 187: @@
 |haptic feedback           = false
 |haptic feedback notes     =
-|simultaneous input        = unknown
+|simultaneous input        = true
 |simultaneous input notes  =
 |steam input api           = unknown
@@ Line 173: / Line 201: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 185: / Line 213: @@
 |mute on focus lost       = true
 |mute on focus lost notes =
-|eax support              =
+|eax support              = hackable
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         = Compatible with [[Glossary:Surround sound#X3DAudio|X3DAudio HRTF]] for binaural HRTF mixing.
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 236: / Line 266: @@
   |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Not listed on steam. Could be that it is only available through key from Polish dvd release. (Released by CD Projekt)
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 263: / Line 301: @@
 # Remove the <code>-nohomedir</code> console parameter from the shortcut target.
 # Run the game.
+}}
+==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                       = true
+|vorpx modes                 = G3D
+|vorpx notes                 = Officially supported game, see [https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/ official vorpx game list].
+|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  =
 }}
@@ Line 288: / Line 370: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-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 =
 }}
@@ Line 317: / Line 402: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP
+|minOS    = XP SP2
-|minCPU   = 3.0 GHz Single core
+|minCPU   = 3.0 GHz Single Core
 |minRAM   = 1 GB
 |minHD    = 1.5 GB
@@ Line 324: / Line 409: @@
 |minDX    = 9.0c
 |minSM    = 3.0
+|minaudio = DirectX 9.0 compatible
 |recOS    = Vista, 7
-|recCPU   = Dual core
+|recCPU   = Dual Core
 |recRAM   = 2 GB
 |recHD    =