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.

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 option	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	A 120 FPS cap is recommended. Set with `-framelimit 120` parameter (requires patch).
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	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 options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and music sliders
Surround sound
Subtitles		Enabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

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

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.

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^[3]

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

Notes

Delphi will still wear a bikini during the loading screen.

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7, 8	1.497 Beta patch adds D3D8.
64-bit executable

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz AMD K62 350 MHz	Intel Pentium II 450 MHz AMD K62 450 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	875 MB	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/557750/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (557750) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
↑ When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/557750/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (557750) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[gamedir-3] When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

[1] Quicksave or manual save? - Forum - GOG.com

[4] The "what did just update?" thread, page 646 - Forum - GOG.com

[5] Mindless censorship!, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

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Developers

	Planet Moon Studios
macOS (OS X)	The Omni Group
Publishers
	Interplay Entertainment
Engines
	Amityville
Release dates
Windows	December 7, 2000
macOS (OS X)	October 31, 2001