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There are some technical issues you will need to know about when starting/installing a game.
There are some technical issues you will need to know about when starting/installing the game.


==Technical Issues==
==Technical Issues==
Anachronox works fine on XP. Well, as fine as it runs anywhere.
*Anachronox will work fine on XP.
*Turning on EAX will crash your game constantly. It's disabled in version 1.02.
*Any Radeon or GeForce card should be able to run Anachronox in high resolution (1280x960), but it will only work in full screen mode if you can set your desktop to 1280x960. If you don't have that as an option, you can run it in a window or use PowerStrip to add the mode. The game may crash less when run in a window.
*When you quit, sometimes the process doesn't actually exit. You can close it yourself from the Task Manager.
*Save before map changes so you can reload if the game crashes in map transitions. This may be less of an issue in version 1.02.
*If playing on ''Way Too Hard'', which adjusts damage by 20%, change the ''Save At'' option to allow you to save anywhere so this bug isn't as much of a problem.
*You may have to press a direction key when you start moving, rather than moving the mouse first.
*Using the keyboard numbers to select between multiple functions of a multiple-function Elementor host will crash the game.


Resist the temptation to turn on EAX. It will crash your game constantly. It's disabled in 1.02.
==Tips==
*It is helpful to turn up the Gamma a bit.
*All of the cheats start by turning on debug mode with {{kbd|Alt}}{{plus}}{{kbd|Shift}}{{plus}}{{kbd|F10}} and bringing down the console window with {{kbd|~}}.
*One use of the console is to get more savegame slots. If you want to make an archival save, bring down the console and type <code>savegame XXXX</code> where <code>XXXX</code> is a number between 1000 and 9999. To load one of these games, use <code>loadgame XXXX</code>. Version 1.02 changes the savegame interface, so this may not be necessary anymore.


Any Radeon or GeForce card should be able to run Anachronox in high-res (1280x960), but it will only work in full screen mode if you can set your desktop to 1280x960. If you don't have that as an option, you can run it in a window or use PowerStrip to add the mode. I find that the game crashes less when run in a window. YMMV.
==Combat==
You can mostly use the keyboard in fights. Use the number keys to select an action, and spacebar to activate it. There are some bugs with this though: sometimes it lets you do things that you aren't supposed to be able to do (such as use Beat weapons on the Hive Queen).


When you quit, sometimes the process doesn't actually exit. You can close it yourself from the Task Manager.
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After the return from Sunder, my game started crashing frequently in map transitions. I don't know what to do about this except save just before you change maps and try again if it crashes. This may be fixed in 1.02.
 
I suggest playing on Way Too Hard, which adjusts damage by 20%, but changing the Save At option to allow you to save anywhere so the above bug isn't as much of a problem.
 
Turn up the Gamma a bit.
 
Get used to pressing a direction key when you start moving, rather than moving the mouse first.
 
There are a few places in the game where you may want to cheat to work around bugs in the game.  All of the cheats start by turning on debug mode with Alt-Shift-F10 and bringing down the console window with ~.
 
One use of the console is to get more savegame slots; if you want to make an archival save, bring down the console and type "savegame XXXX" where XXXX is a number between 1000 and 9999. To load one of these games, use "loadgame XXXX".  1.02 changes the savegame interface, so this probably isn't necessary anymore.
 
You can mostly use the keyboard in fights; use the number keys to select an action, and space to activate it. There are some bugs with this, though: sometimes it lets you do things that you aren't supposed to be able to do (such as use Beat weapons on the Hive Queen). Also, trying to do this to select between multiple functions of a multiple-function Elementor host will crash the game.
 
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There are some technical issues you will need to know about when starting/installing the game.

Technical Issues

  • Anachronox will work fine on XP.
  • Turning on EAX will crash your game constantly. It's disabled in version 1.02.
  • Any Radeon or GeForce card should be able to run Anachronox in high resolution (1280x960), but it will only work in full screen mode if you can set your desktop to 1280x960. If you don't have that as an option, you can run it in a window or use PowerStrip to add the mode. The game may crash less when run in a window.
  • When you quit, sometimes the process doesn't actually exit. You can close it yourself from the Task Manager.
  • Save before map changes so you can reload if the game crashes in map transitions. This may be less of an issue in version 1.02.
  • If playing on Way Too Hard, which adjusts damage by 20%, change the Save At option to allow you to save anywhere so this bug isn't as much of a problem.
  • You may have to press a direction key when you start moving, rather than moving the mouse first.
  • Using the keyboard numbers to select between multiple functions of a multiple-function Elementor host will crash the game.

Tips

  • It is helpful to turn up the Gamma a bit.
  • All of the cheats start by turning on debug mode with  Alt + Shift + F10  and bringing down the console window with  ~ .
  • One use of the console is to get more savegame slots. If you want to make an archival save, bring down the console and type savegame XXXX where XXXX is a number between 1000 and 9999. To load one of these games, use loadgame XXXX. Version 1.02 changes the savegame interface, so this may not be necessary anymore.

Combat

You can mostly use the keyboard in fights. Use the number keys to select an action, and spacebar to activate it. There are some bugs with this though: sometimes it lets you do things that you aren't supposed to be able to do (such as use Beat weapons on the Hive Queen).

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