Installation

Available versions

Demo (PC & Mac)

You can still get the PC demo HERE, the Mac demo HERE, and both demos HERE (the demos will be backed up on oni2.net if other sources are discontinued)

Retail (PC, Mac & PS2)

Mac version available from Feral. PS2 version available from Take 2. PC version no longer available from Take 2. Consider eBay and Amazon.

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Installation process (PC & Mac)

When the Oni CD is inserted, the installation will automatically start with the following steps :

• Language selection : if you happen to have e.g. the European edition of Oni, you can choose between e.g. English, German and French
• Installation process itself : usual stuff (software licence agreement, installation folder selection...)
• Installation of DirectX : skip this, as the version of DirectX provided with Oni is very old.

(Mac users, if parts of the process do not apply to Mac, please put those parts in italics or otherwise indicate them as applying to PC only)

A shortcut is automatically generated and placed on your desktop. You're only one click away from your Oni experience...

Note

for the demo, the installation process does not start automatically, as there's no CD.

For Mac OSX, the installer requires OS9 to function. If you do not have Classic, open the CD and drag the "Oni ƒ" folder to the desired place on your hard-drive. You can play from this.

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Important note for Mac users

The original Oni application is not compatible with modern Macs. Omni Group created a Carbon (OS X-compatible) version of the game application, which is still available here. This application is a free download, and works with both the regular game and the demo; you don't need to alter any files, though you must have the data files from the game CD-ROM.

After downloading the file, put the application anywhere you wish. The first time you launch the program, it will ask for your Oni installation folder, and then will proceed loading the game.

Omni Group's port has further compatibility issues with modern Macs; this is explained in more detail on the Troubleshooting page. Also, for a patched version of the application that resolves some issues, see Oni Application Patches (Mac). Once you have a patched Carbon Oni app, you will probably be able to play Oni with a hitch.

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Installation folder

All of Oni's files will be found in a folder called "Oni"; the default location of this folder in Windows is C:\Program Files\ and on the Mac is /Applications/. To see the exact listing of files (useful for troubleshooting), you can explore the Windows Oni folder hierarchy or the Mac OS X version of the same.

Windows users will note that Oni does not create any registry entries, so the game can be installed by simply copying the Oni folder to a new computer and saving a copy of this folder will be all you need to do in order to reinstall Oni if necessary. (It's a good idea to back up the folder before applying any mods.)

However, unless you get rid of the CD check, you still need to have the Oni CD in the drive to play (actually, any CD will do, as long as its volume name is ONI...).

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Troubleshooting

Please see the Troubleshooting page in case of crashes or technical difficulties.