What the Genesis client needs to run
We publish no hardware table, because we have not measured one across different machines. The client itself says a good deal, though: the libraries shipped next to the executable name both its word size and its graphics version.
What sits beside karos.exe
| File | Size | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
karos.exe | 8.9 MB | the client, built for i386, so 32-bit |
launchpoint.exe | 10.6 MB | the retail launcher, also 32-bit |
D3DX9_40.dll | 4.2 MB | DirectX 9, D3DX release 40 |
Shader.dll | 2.6 MB | shaders for that same version 9 |
ResUnpak | 5.4 GB | the unpacked game resources |
| whole folder | about 6.2 GB | what an installed copy occupies |
What follows from that
- Windows is required. A 32-bit program runs fine on a 64-bit system and needs no separate build.
- DirectX 9 is required. The game shipped in 2009 and knows nothing newer.
- Around 6 GB of disk for the unpacked client, plus room for the archive until you delete it.
- The process is 32-bit, so the memory it can address is capped whatever the machine holds.
What we do not claim
No minimum processor, no amount of RAM, no graphics card model. Any such line would be copied from somebody else's page. The practical test is short: download the client, unpack all of it, start it. Anything that goes wrong leaves logs behind, and reading them is covered on the client will not start.
The archive and its checksum live in the download section, open to registered accounts. Sign up on the registration page; the connection steps are in how to play.
Preguntas
- How much disk space does Genesis need?
- About 6.2 GB unpacked, of which 5.4 GB is the ResUnpak resource folder.
- Is there a 64-bit client?
- No. The client is an i386 build, so 32-bit, and it runs on 64-bit Windows without any special handling.
- Which DirectX version is needed?
- Version 9. D3DX9_40.dll ships next to the client and there is nothing newer in the package.
- Will it run on an old laptop?
- Probably. It is a 2009 game on DirectX 9. We give no exact minimum specification because we have not measured one.
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