World of Goo (2019)

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website
GOG.com
Mac App Store
Steam

The soundtrack is available for free at composer's website.

Essential improvements

Patches

Version 1.30 is the latest version.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename files in the installation folder^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>/res/movie` Delete or rename the `2dboyLogo` folder.

Use the GooTool

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\2DBoy\WorldOfGoo\config.txt
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/WorldOfGoo/config.txt
Linux	~/.WorldOfGoo/config.txt

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

If config.txt doesn't exist in the above location, you can copy it from <path-to-game>/properties/.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\2DBoy\WorldOfGoo\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/WorldOfGoo/
Linux	~/.WorldOfGoo/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

External video settings (GOG.com version).

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Widescreen resolution

The game attempts to detect the correct resolution on start-up. Sometimes it may be necessary to set it by hand.

Use the updated World of Goo selector^[1]

Download and install updated World of Goo selector
Go to <path-to-game>\
Launch the WorldOfGooSelector.exe file.
Select your desired resolution and click Apply.

Supported resolutions

Set by hand in config.txt^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open config.txt.
Change the following lines to specify the desired resolution:

<param name="screen_width" value="1280" /> <param name="screen_height" value="720" />

Windowed

Set by hand in config.txt^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open config.txt.
Change the following line to false:

<param name="fullscreen" value="true" />

Input settings

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Audio settings

External language settings (GOG.com version).

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Language code: en.
French				Language code: fr.
German				Language code: de.
Hungarian				Language code: hu.
Italian				Language code: it.
Polish				Language code: pl. For digital versions use the unofficial patch
Spanish				Language code: es.

Changing languages

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file location. Open `config.txt`. Find the line saying `<param name="language" value="auto" />`, and change auto to the appropriate language.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Linux only. Enable in the config (`manymouse`). Requires multiple mice.^[2]
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Multiple monitors issue

The game spans across multiple monitors on Linux^{[citation needed]}

When running the game (on Steam) while using more than one monitor the screen of the game spans across both monitors.

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open config.txt.
Search for the line < !-- Graphics display -->.
Insert the width and height of your primary monitor at <param name="screen_width" value="1920" /> and <param name="screen_height" value="1080" />.

Multi-monitor crash on Windows^{[citation needed]}

When running the game (on Steam) while using more than one monitor the screen of the game flashes multiple times before crashing or closing the game using the task manager.

Since the in-game options doesn't give a possibility to run the game windowed the only way to run it so is to force it through the 'Properties' menu. For exmaple disabling desktop themes and desktop compositsion.

Blue Screen of Death^{[citation needed]}

World of Goo is known to cause on occasion a BSoD

Happens for some people on start up, usually when the game has finished loading or when the 2D Boy logo appears. In most cases, this is due to an incompatibility with some newer NVIDIA drivers. Fortunately, there are two known ways this can be fixed.

If you've bought World of Goo outside of Steam, try installing it through the official site or Humble Bundle (or wherever you bought it from) without using Steam. This will however mean you will not be able to use Steam achievements or some other Steam functions.
If the first solution did not work, or you want to continue using World of Goo through Steam, try installing an older NVIDIA driver here, or here to roll back to a previous driver.

Other issues

Steam version not starting at all^{[citation needed]}

The Steam Version can cause issues on 64bit PCs.

To fix this problem the newest WoG patch has to be installed which is not that easy. It's recommended to apply the patch to a completely different folder and then copying over the newly created files into the Steam installation folder. The patcher is available here.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	1.4	OS X and Linux only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Open Dynamics Engine
Audio	irrKlang

Notable mods

GooTool

GooTool is a utility to extend your World of Goo experience, enabling you to install new levels and mods to provide further gameplay, and to view and share your World of Goo accomplishments.

Features:

Profiles - View your profiles, view your tower image and stats, backup and restore your profile, move it between machines, and upload to your tower on this website.
Addins - Install and uninstall mods and new levels within the game.
Options - Configure certain aspects of the game that you can't easily do otherwise - for example changing resolution or removing the loading screen video.
Translation - An advanced mode for those interested in translating the game into their own language.

Download link

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	70 MB
Video card (GPU)	Anything released after 2003 DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8 or 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	70 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.4 compatible

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.4
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	70 MB
Video card (GPU)	Anything released after 2003 OpenGL 1.4 compatible

References

[1] GOG.com - Forum - World of Goo - Spolszczenie (Polish localization and updated WorldOfGooSelector)

[2] How do I use more than one mouse? | World of Goo

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Developers

	2D Boy
Release dates
Windows	October 13, 2008
macOS (OS X)	November 2, 2008
Linux	February 12, 2009