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Revision as of 03:04, 8 January 2014
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| Developers | |
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| Funcom | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 19, 1999 |
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| The Longest Journey | |
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| The Longest Journey | 1999 |
| Dreamfall: The Longest Journey | 2006 |
| Dreamfall Chapters | 2014 |
Key points
- Performance is fairly poor on modern operating systems, with multiple issues with the way that the game window is rendered and movie compatibility.
- Fixes listed on this article make the game playable, but the experience is relatively unfriendly.
General information
- Official game site
- Official forums
- Official forums support section
- The Longest Journey Wiki
- Steam Users' Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Official game soundtrack download page
Availability
Best version
The GOG.com version is inarguably the best due to not having any DRM unlike the Steam version and being updated for Windows 7 compatibility and having a simple installation unlike the Retail version.
Retail
- 4 CD-ROMs, a 2 CD as well as a DVD re-release has been made.[1]
Steam And GOG.com
- Both versions of the game have been patched for Windows 7 compatibility
- Both require major tweaking in order to be user-friendly.
Essential improvements
Patch 1.61
- All digital versions of the game already have this patch installed
The latest official patch available for the game, it adds an external configuration tool along with some bug fixes.
It can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6310/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6310/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
File:The Longest Journey Options.png
In-game options menu.
File:The Longest Journey External Options.png
External options menu.
Windowed
Template:Right No native option to run in windowed.
- Game only runs at resolution at 640x480 (whether fullscreen or windowed)
- Game window cannot be moved or manipulated, and there are no fixes for this issue.
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Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Movie and graphics problems
Template:Right Issue with not being able to view the Bink-encoded movies. Template:Right Issue with not being able to display a game window (black screen).
- The two listed fixes work for most people, but others have persistent problems and cannot get the game to work.
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Crash at Police Station
- On some graphics cards, the game will crash upon entering the Police Station.
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium 166 MHz | Pentium II 266 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | 640x480 SVGA high colour (16bit) video card 2 MB of VRAM | 3D accelarator card (Direct 3D compatible) 4 MB of VRAM |
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 (6310) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
- Windows
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- Games
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- Missing section (Availability)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (Localizations)
- Missing section (API)