Impossible Creatures
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| Developers | |
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| Relic Entertainment | |
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| Retail | Microsoft Studios |
| Retail (Russia) | Noviy Disk |
| Retail re-releases | Ubisoft |
| Digital | Nordic Games |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 7, 2003 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 72 |
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| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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Impossible Creatures is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game.
General information
Availability
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
- All DLC is free, and is included in digital releases.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Insect Invasion | Expansion pack (requires Impossible Creatures Update v1.1). | |
| Multiplayer Map Pack | Expansion pack (requires Impossible Creatures Update v1.1). | |
| Bonus Animal Unlocker | Expansion pack. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the retail version is v1.1, available from Microsoft: English | French | German.
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\Profiles[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/324680/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\Profiles[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/324680/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Maximum resolution seems to default to that of the smallest monitor. UI issue can also occur with parts of the minimap becoming obstructed. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Possible to force multi-monitor support, but the UI stretches and no fix is known | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | The entire screen is stretched horizontally to fit the monitor's aspect ratio | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | It is an RTS however, so its need is debatable | ||
| Windowed | Add -window parameter[1] |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default. Running in windowed mode disables Vsync. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Options menu has a slider for framerate. Function is unknown. Needs additional testing. | ||
| Color blind mode | In multiplayer games, it is possible to choose a player's color by repeatedly clicking a colored orb by a player's name. This recolors the structures that player builds and the icon on each of their units. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Quite extensive, though a few keybindings cannot be changed (camera controls and menu options) | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, speech, and sound effects | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation; download. | |||
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 6 | |||
| Online play | 6 | |||
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | XP | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 500 MHz | 2 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 2 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/324680/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (324680) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Unable to run game - last accessed on May 2023