Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Key points

Manual saving feature is only available in the console version.^[1]

General information

GiantsWD site - Active community, mods, patches, level editors, etc.

GiantsWD forums

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD check just on 1.4 patch (Windows)^{[citation needed]}
GOG.com		1.4 (without CD check)
Steam		Functions similarly to GOG.com version.

A faithful higher resolution icon for Windows can be downloaded from the Files section.

A demo is available. Note that it uses an older version of the engine and may have compatibility issues on modern systems.

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Patch 1.4 is the last official patch.

Patch 1.5 is an unofficial patch that adds several graphics settings, additional effects and DirectX 8 renderer. It is highly recommended to install this patch. The latest version (Patch 1.497 Beta) can be found here.

Graphical Revision Mod 1.01[edit]

Mouse Speed Fix[edit]

Use -framelimit 120 to fix mouse speed issues (requires patch 1.5).

GiantsHook Graphical Overhaul Mod[edit]

Adds GeForce 3 exclusive effects and DirectX 8 renderer.

Single-player only.

Not compatible with unofficial patches.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlanetMoon\Giants\IDs\<user-id>
macOS (OS X)
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/557750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savegame^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/557750/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Resolution and renderer settings.

Default graphics settings.

Patched graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Install Patch 1.497 BETA if some resolutions do not work.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Even with the unofficial patch, support for resolutions above 1920x1080 appears inconsistent.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use the `-window` command line argument.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Forcing anisotropic filtering has a noticeable impact on visuals, disabling a pseudo "depth fog" on distant textures, not just ones at steep angles.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	The game does not handle fluctuating frame rates well; a frame rate cap is recommended. The cap should be determined by the lowest common frame rate achievable by the user's machine (such as 60 FPS on a low-end system, or 120 FPS on a high-end system). Set with `-framelimit ##` parameter, replacing ## with the desired frame rate (requires patch).
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input settings[edit]

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

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and music sliders
Surround sound
Subtitles		Enabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		See Restore Hardware Sound.

Restore hardware sound[edit]

Hardware sound has been disabled in the initial release of Giants due to performance issues at the time. On some systems, this may not be an issue and you may see an improvement in sound quality with this option if your sound card supports EAX. This will also restore occlusion and reverb audio options in-game.

GOG.com or retail version

Download the missing files here.
Extract gs_ds.dll, and all .EAL files to the <path-to-game>.
Start the game with -snd3d argument

Notes

Install the unofficial 1.5 patch first, if you want to use it.

Retail version only

Be sure to install the 1.4 Patch with eax support (Version 1.4 w/ EAX)
From CD1, Copy all *.EAL files from the EAL folder inside the <path-to-game>
Start the game with -snd3d argument

Localizations

The language for the GOG.com version can be changed with Language Selector.exe in the installation folder or Start menu.^[2]

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Local retail version only.
Spanish

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introdution. `Note:` Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		20
Online play		20

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	19712
UDP	19712

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed[edit]

Imported savegames are not recognized[edit]

Create an empty savegame first^[3]

Start a new game (no progress is needed).
Close the game.
Go to <path-to-game>/savegame/SaveGame0, and overwrite mission.sav with your backup mission.sav.

You can make a backup of the game's configuration by exporting the corresponding registry key, see configuration file(s) location

Other information[edit]

Remove censorship[edit]

Delphi was originally going to be topless, as evidenced by early trailers and the boxart, however she wears a bikini in the final game.

Create empty file^[4]

Go to <path-to-game>\bin
Delete or rename arpfix.gzp.
Start the game.