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Darwinia

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Darwinia
Darwinia cover
Developers
Introversion Software
Linux Edward Rudd
macOS (OS X) Ambrosia Software
Publishers
Retail (Russia) Noviy Disk[1]
Release dates
Windows March 4, 2005
Linux March 18, 2005
macOS (OS X) March 30, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Darwinia
Darwinia on HowLongToBeat
Darwinia guide on StrategyWiki
Darwinia on MobyGames
Darwinia on Wikipedia
Darwinia
Darwinia 2005
Multiwinia 2008

Key points

You can buy access to the source code for the game (the original edition) on the developer's website.
The source code is for Windows only. Linux and macOS use older version, which is not available.

General information

Darwinia Forums - Technical Support for all platforms.
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
CD-ROM used only for installation. Patch available. No longer supported, website dead.
Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
Original edition demo available
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Original edition available in legacy branch, demo available
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Version differences

The 10000th Anniversary Edition is an updated digital version from 18 April 2022 which includes new features and increased compatibility.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.darwinia/

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Darwinia
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.darwinia/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
Steam Cloud
Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.

Video

In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.
In-game screen resolution/rendering settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Multi-monitor HUD: Position Affects Gameplay[2]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fully works under Linux. In Windows, working using GameCompanion, but mouse constantly tries to move to the middle of the screen, making it unplayable.[3]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition. Absent from original release.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition; MSAA, SSAA, SMAA, FXAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Available in Linux version and retail Russian version
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 Direct3D 11 support added in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
OpenGL 2, 3.3 Version 2 for OS X and Linux only; version 3.3 added in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
Vulkan 1.1 Introduced in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.
Shader Model support 3
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[4]
Linux
64-bit only in the 10000th Anniversary Edition.

System requirements

Original edition

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II - 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce2
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible
Other 4x CD-ROM
Mouse and Keyboard
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Kernel 2.6
Processor (CPU) 1.66 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM

10000th Anniversary Edition

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 (Westmere)
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Vulkan 1.2.160
4 GB of VRAM
OpenGL 3.3 compatible
DirectX 11 compatible


References

  1. Дарвиния - last accessed on 2023-02-20
  2. Darwinia | WSGF
  3. Verified by User:SN4T14 on 14 May 2013
  4. Darwinia 10000th Anniversary Edition - last accessed on 18 April 2022