Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Developers
	Midway Games
Windows	GameStar
Publishers
Europe	ZOO Digital Publishing
Russia	Noviy Disk
Release dates
Windows	June 14, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Ad-supported
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Supernatural

Warnings

StarForce DRM does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and TPS game.

The game was made freeware (but with adware) for United States and European players on June 9, 2008.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.4 DRM or StarForce 3.5 DRM
Developer website (unavailable)

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Monetization

Type	Notes
Ad-supported	Freeware version only.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Data\movies. Delete or rename GS_logo.sfd, Havock.sfd, Legal.sfd, LOGO.sfd, and ZOO.sfd (retail version).

Patches

Patch #1 updates the Russian retail release to the latest version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameConfig.ini

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\

Video

Video settings.

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Widescreen Fix.
Multi-monitor			Use Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Widescreen Fix.
Ultra-widescreen			Use Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Widescreen Fix.
4K Ultra HD			Use Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Widescreen Fix.
Field of view (FOV)		Use Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Widescreen Fix.
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA can be forced in dgVoodoo 2
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		FPS higher than 60 might result in game breaking behavior like ladders being unusable, jumping not working and extremely slow mouse sensitivity in-game at very high frame rates (300+ FPS). See Main character shows ghosting when moving, ladders launch and kill you, jumping doesn't work.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Forced negative mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Can also invert X-axis.
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		FX, Ambient
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DSOAL.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation; download.
French				For the freeware version, see Changing language in the free version.
German				For the freeware version, see Changing language in the free version.
Italian				For the freeware version, see Changing language in the free version.
Spanish				For the freeware version, see Changing language in the free version.

Changing language in the free version

The free version comes with multiple languages, but because it does not change Windows registry, only defaults to English.

Manually change registry files

Create PsiOpsLanguage.reg and add the following (for 64-bit systems; remove the Wow6432\ segment for 32-bit systems), then run the file as administrator: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\GAMESTAR\PsiOps] "LANGUAGE"="'''1'''" Notes Change "LANGUAGE" number to: for English for French for Italian for Spanish for German Missing key registry defaults to English. If folders \GAMESTAR\PsiOps are missing, simply create them in registry as new keys, then inside create a new String value and name it LANGUAGE, proceed to change the value to the number corresponding your language.

Issues fixed

Can't begin to play, game not responding to some keyboard keys (e.g. space key)

Reset to the defaults in the keyboard settings

Main character shows ghosting when moving, ladders launch and kill you, jumping doesn't work

Limit frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed]
See Frame rate capping.

Crash at startup / "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142)." error

Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[citation needed]

Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only), or add PsiOps.exe to the exception list. If that doesn't work, try adding it as an exception in Windows Security's DEP settings: Head over to App & browser control Click Exploit protection settings Go to the Program settings tab Click Add program to customize, and then Choose exact file path Navigate to <path-to-game> and select PsiOps.exe Scroll down to Data Execution Prevention (DEP), then check Override system settings and make sure it is turned Off underneath Apply and restart the game

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible