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Zanzarah Patch

By Meowish

Patch for Zanzarah

This is a quick patch for those who are experiencing flickering textures and for those who wants to play the game in a higher resolution.
Although I've included everything for your convenience, the credit still goes to those who actually created the apps and files that makes this patch possible.

Thanks Dege for creating dgvoodoo2 for the flickering fix. (http://dege.freeweb.hu/)
Thanks HxD for the hex editing tool to make the hi-res possible. (https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/)

Award

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Meowish
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Category: Game Modes, Gameplay Basics, Modding or Configuration, Workshop

Languages: English

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20 Feb, 2021 @ 12:57am

5 Jul, 2023 @ 7:27pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Samples

Known problems with these patches:

Known Problems Not Related to the Patch:

Download:

How to install:

Aspect Ratio Fix:

Comments

Samples

Known problems with these patches:

[1] Ratio imbalance:
Certain resolution, especially the widescreen version, will ended up with a fat and short Amy, but it can be fixed with the field of view setting in game, check the part below on how to fix the ratio problem.

[2] Resolution not showing up in setting, this is because the game auto filter out resolutions your machine do not support. So pick only the resolution patch that match your machine output.
- In some cases of newer Nvidia Graphic Cards you might not be able to see 4:3 or other Ratio by default because the Card auto adjust to your monitor. You can manually add those resolution to your card. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/custom-resolutions/

[3] Skill and HP Bar not showing for those not using the 4:3 resolution. This seems to happen to all widescreen resolution so if you want the bar, you will need to use one of the 4:3 ratio. You can still change the ratio in fullscreen mode to widescreen by using the aspect ratio fix shown below.

Known Problems Not Related to the Patch:

[1] There are reports of mouse flickering problem. And we found out the game engine doesn't support dual or multi monitors and that's what caused the flickering. Just switch to single monitor and your problem should go away.

Download:

You can find the files from this link:
/-http://www.mediafire.com/folder/ouljtvxgggw1k/Zanzarah (without the /- infront)

The 7z unzipper can be found here:
https://www.7-zip.org/

Original resolution Patch includes:
Original zanthp.exe in case you messed up.
Choose this Patch for the flickering problem for those who doesn't want a resolution hack.

High resolution Patch includes the following resolution:
(Patch for flickering problem included)

4:3 Ratio
1400×1050
1440×1080
1600×1200

16:9 Ratio
1280×720
1366×768
1600x900

Super High resolution Patch includes the following resolution:
(Patch for flickering problem included)

4:3 Ratio
1856×1392
1920×1440
2048×1536

16:9 Ratio
1920x1080
2560x1440
3840×2160

Windowed
This file simply let you start the game in windowed mode. Just replace the .bat file in your main Zanzarah folder.

How to install:

[1] Choose a resolution that your PC support from the files above.

[2] After that, simply unzip the files and folder into your main Zanzarah folder.

- To locate your Zanzarah main folder, right click Zanzarah in your Steam Library and choose "Property". Then Click on the "Local files" Tab. After that, click on the "Browse" button.

[3] Start the game from steam normally.

Aspect Ratio Fix:

After you have installed everything.
When in game:

[1]Press [F11] to bring up the console

[2]Type "fov 3840,2160" (without the quotes) and press enter.

3840,2160 = the resolution you are currently using.
If you are using 1600x900 then just type in "fov 1600,900" (without the quotes)

!!Note that those using the original resolution of the game but using a widescreen ratio can still use this fix to make the game look normal.

46 Comments

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Master_Zaxail 7 Sep, 2024 @ 1:56pm

OKAY for everyone with the mouse flickering issue!!!! If you go into controls in game (after doing the 4:3 aspect "High Resolution" Patch and setting to 1440x1080, and in game using the F11 command to set it to 1920x1080 [my resolution can't guarantee for anyone else!]) then you max out your in game mouse speed, add mouse smoothing and max all graphics IN GAME, it stops the mouse flicker for me! Hope it helps someone!!

Meowish [author] 25 May, 2024 @ 3:31pm

Yeah, mediafire's links are being censored by Steam, that's why that /- is added infront to change it into a text so others can see the link to copy it, but lately with Steam changes it showed up as a link, so some might have clicked on it, it's not meant to be clicked on in the 1st place, a direct copy without the /- should work.

Glad you finally figure it out, and enjoy the game!

Azeroth 25 May, 2024 @ 1:21pm

I see where the problem is.. I cant copy the link coz its Adds stuff like
{LINK REMOVED}

Like thats broken copy paste in Steam.. and when I tryed get the link from clicking it and deleting "-/" the MF was missing ":"
http/www.mediafire.com/folder/ouljtvxgggw1k/Zanzarah

I know this comment is out of context but few ppl might stubble on this problem.. not sure why web browser deletes the ":" after "//" not sure why I even pasted your link wrong seems copy paste issiue to.

Anyways sended the most expensive reward there was, thank you for help and sorry for problem :)

PS: so it seems like steam deletes the second "/" after http.. even more confusing.. link deleted well the URL was like $%^&* http://#$%^&*Media$%^&*( etc so copy paste URL from steam is bad.

Meowish [author] 25 May, 2024 @ 12:53am

the link should work, but you need to change /-http to http://

Azeroth 24 May, 2024 @ 11:03pm

The link to

/-http/www.mediafire.com/folder/ouljtvxgggw1k/Zanzarah ( yes without the/- ) does not work for me, its just send me back to google search.

Does anyone have those files still stored on PC to share ?

Meowish [author] 29 Nov, 2023 @ 4:58pm

Glad it worked out for you! Enjoy this "Last" Master Piece from the Old THQ (now gone

). To think this game is as old as Tomb Raider 2 and existed in the prototype 3D engine era of game history really makes this a master piece ahead of its time.

Fomorian 29 Nov, 2023 @ 4:49pm

I uninstalled/reinstalled the game and did the whole insert file thing all over again... I am happy to report that everything works perfectly now!! Even the mouse is totally fine. You're right I probably pasted the files wrong or got confused but whatever, it worked out in the end. Thanks!

Meowish [author] 29 Nov, 2023 @ 6:01am

There should be a prompt about overwriting files, if you didn't get that, that means you didn't paste the files in the correct folder.

Fomorian 28 Nov, 2023 @ 11:16pm

Yep, I did all of that correctly - both the .bat file and "System" are exactly where they should be. No prompts about overwriting files. If you mean the startup settings window that pops up when I launch the game, that happens as normal. Still nothing happens when I press F11... I'll try to uninstall/reinstall the game altogether and do the whole thing again, see if that works. I have a bunch of more files in the Zanzarah folder than in the example image you gave, but they're not from the download, would that make a difference?

Meowish [author] 23 Nov, 2023 @ 6:19am

It's actually a .bat file and a folder named "System" altogether that needs pasting, not a single folder though. Any prompt about overwriting files? Did the higher resolution selection show up in the game's setting?

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