Camy 2: The Machine

Camy
Dear Camy	2000
Camy 2: The Machine	2000
The Camy Collection	2002

Camy 2: The Machine is an singleplayer platform game developed and published by Gaimplay. It's the second title in a series of Camy games.

Camy 2: The Machine was first released in the year 2000 around October 1st (exact date unknown) on Windows. The game was available for download (from v2.0 to v2.2) from the gaimplay.com site^[1] and TUCOWS Games^[2]. It was also bundled with many computer magazines on the included CDs. The game later recived major update to version 2.3 which included three new Ball Blasters and the ability to carry the Ball Blasters with player permanently. In 2001-2002 the company released Camy 2: The Machine v2.3 Special Edition and The Camy Collection which included the updated version (v2.3 Special Edition) of the game.

Camy 2: The Machine is not under active development. The last version (Camy 2: The Machine v2.3 Special Edition) was sold separately via Regnow and was bundled with The Camy Collection.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website (unavailable)		Freeware verison - from v2.0 to v2.3. The game is no longer available digitally from the official website
Official website (unavailable)		Paid version - v2.3 Special Edition which included Softwrap DRM protection. The game is no longer available digitally from Regnow

The freeware versions (v2.2 and v2.3) of the game, which misses some features from the paid v2.3 Special Edition, can be obtained from the Internet Archive

Version differences

Source: ReadMe.htm files included in the game folder after installation.

Official

The original release was included with PC magazines and saw a freeware release on Gaimplay website.

Special Edition

The Special Edition was released later in 2001 and was based on the freeware version with exclusive content added, such as 5 unique Ballblasters or Stage passwords. It also included the first Dear Camy game. In 2002 Gaimplay released The Camy Collection which included this version of the game.

Challenging Edition

The Challenging Edition was based on the Special Edition. It featured reworked levels to make the game more challenging. It was available only in The Camy Collection.

Demos

Two trial versions were released:

All trial versions are no longer available for download from official website.

The trial version of The Camy Collection game can be obtained from the Internet Archive. It will only run under Windows XP or older due to Softwrap DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Freeware	The game was distributed as freeware
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Options_c2.dat^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

This game does not save progress, however the paid version (v2.3 Special Edition or bundled with The Camy Collection) has level code system. Every 6 levels the game will display the code needed to start the game at later stage.

Video

Camy 2: The Machine first level

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		800x600 only. Game can be forced to widescreen resolution using DXWrapper but it will remain in 4:3 aspect ratio.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set `EnableWindowMode` to 1 in `dxwrapper.ini`. See Use DxWrapper.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Set `EnableWindowMode` and `DdrawUseNativeResolution` to 1 in `dxwrapper.ini`. See Use DxWrapper.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Set `AnisotropicFiltering` to 1 in `dxwrapper.ini`. See Use DxWrapper.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Set `AntiAliasing` to 1 in `dxwrapper.ini`. See Use DxWrapper.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Set `EnableVSync` to 1 in `dxwrapper.ini`. See Use DxWrapper.
60 FPS		Set `EnableVSync` to 1 in `dxwrapper.ini`. This should enable 60 fps on 60 Hz screen. See Use DxWrapper.
120+ FPS		Set `EnableVSync` to 1 in `dxwrapper.ini`. This should enable 120 fps on 120 Hz screen. See Use DxWrapper.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Main menu showing controls

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		The keys are displayed on the title screen.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Workaround is to use joystick to keyboard mapper. See Controller to Keyboard Input.

Audio

Options menu

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		No dialogue
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

The game logs errors in the <path-to-game>\Errors.txt file. You can look there for clues.

VBIE - Initialize - Class not registered

Add missing DirectX dlls to Windows
Download `dx7vb.dll`. Copy `dx7vb.dll` to `<path-to-game>\`. Open `cmd.exe` as administrator. Run `regsvr32.exe <path-to-game>\dx7vb.dll`.

VBGE - Initialize - Object doesn't support this action

Enable Windows Compatibility Mode

Enable the following compatibility settings for the <path-to-game>\Camy2.exe (or <path-to-game>\DC2.exe) file: Compatibility mode Windows 98 / Windows ME
Run the game once, then close it
Disable the previously applied compatibility settings for <path-to-game>\Camy2.exe (or <path-to-game>\DC2.exe).

Notes

If the error still shows up after you followed these steps you may need to leave Windows 98 compatibility mode turned on permanently.

Game runs slow

Use DxWrapper

Download DxWrapper.
Copy dxwrapper.ini, dxwrapper.dll, dxwrapper.asi and Stub\dciman32.dll from archive to <path-to-game>\.
Open the <path-to-game>\dxwrapper.ini in the text editor.
Under [Compatibility] set Dd7to9 and DisableGameUX to 1
Under [Dd7to9] set DdrawUseNativeResolution and DdrawMaintainAspectRatio to 1
Under [d3d9] set EnableVSync and EnableWindowMode to 1

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
DirectDraw	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98, 2000
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7.0 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

Notes

↑ 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Gaimplay official site from December 2000 - last accessed on 2023-01-05
↑ TUCOWS Games page featuring Camy 2: The Machine v2.2 - last accessed on 2023-01-05

[gamedir-3] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Gaimplay official site from December 2000 - last accessed on 2023-01-05

[2] TUCOWS Games page featuring Camy 2: The Machine v2.2 - last accessed on 2023-01-05

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Developers

	Gaimplay
Release dates
Windows	October 1, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware, One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Series	Camy