The Dig
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| Developers | |
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| LucasArts | |
| Engines | |
| Original | SCUMM |
| Re-release | ScummVM |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | November 1, 1995 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | November 1, 1995 |
| Windows | 2002 |
| macOS (OS X) | July 8, 2009 |
| Linux | March 19, 2015[1] |
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Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM
General information
- The International House of Mojo - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia
- The Dig Museum - Comprehensive fan site
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | C:\DIG\IMUSE.INI |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\dig.ini[Note 1] %APPDATA%\LucasArts\The Dig\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6040/pfx/[Note 2] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
- The Steam version uses %APPDATA% on Windows.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | C:\DIG\SAVEGAME.* |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\dig.s**[Note 1] %APPDATA%\LucasArts\The Dig\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6040/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The Steam version uses %APPDATA% on Windows.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video settings
- Toggle between colour and black & white with B
Input settings
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation by "Бюро переводов Old-Games.Ru", download |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| macOS (OS X) | |||||
| Linux | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | iMUSE |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 6.0 | 6.22 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 DX2 66 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB (9x/ME) 64 MB (2000/XP) |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible |
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| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | System 7.1 | 9.2.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68040 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | |
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>/6040/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6040) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.