Magical Drop V
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Golgoth Studio | |
| Publishers | |
| UTV Ignition Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Golgoth Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 15, 2012 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Falling block, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Magical Drop |
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| Magical Drop | |
|---|---|
| Magical Drop III (1999) | 1999 |
| Magical Drop V | 2012 |
| Magical Drop II | 2018 |
| Magical Drop III | 2018 |
| Magical Drop DX | 2021 |
| Magical Drop VI | 2023 |
Magical Drop V is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view falling block and puzzle game in the Magical Drop series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam (unavailable) | |
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- This game is no longer available for purchase as of July 28, 2020.[1]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\config.xml[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204960/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\saves\*_mdv.sav[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204960/pfx/[Note 2] |
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*represents the Steam username of the Steam account playing it.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | Can be disabled.[2] |
Video
General settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60fps.[3] | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Mouse is not supported. | |
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | [4] | |
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | [5] | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [6] |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | Stereo audio.[7] | |
| Subtitles | All dialogue is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | [8] | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Versus |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
Issues unresolved
Game randomly goes into demo mode even though you bought the game
- The only solution of sorts to this issue is to relaunch the game and hope that it goes away.[9]
Issues fixed
Game crashes upon launch
| .xml tweak[10] |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 500 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or equivalent DirectX 9.0c compatible | |||
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>/204960/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (204960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Magical Drop V Changelist #9045924 - last accessed on 2020-10-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-15
- Tested with Orban Loudness Meter and a Soulion Tracer 30, which reports as a 7.1 audio device using virtual surround sound mode.
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-15
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-10-10