Dink Smallwood

Dink Smallwood is a singleplayer isometric ARPG game.

A freeware release is available which also has modding support.

The game can now be played in a web browser in two versions. HD version and FreeDink version, both having an option to play custom adventures.

General information

Dink Network Community site

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Includes both the intro movie and CD music
Developer website		HD freeware version. Original can be found here.
GOG.com		HD freeware version.
ZOOM Platform (unavailable)		HD freeware version.

The GOG version is based on 1.99 version released in August 2022, ZOOM Platform version however uses the most recent version available.

Name	Description
Dink Aural+	A source port of the original game which only provides the MP3 music support and faster MIDI loading. Very few mods take advantage of it.
FreeDink	A full port of the game using SDL interface which adds an OGG/MOD/IT/S3M/XT music support, a 64 bit binary, multiple language support, fast forward feature from HD edition and a modern PC compatibility. Besides that, it also includes the updated front end called DFArc3 which includes some more features.
HD Edition	An official port of the mobile version. It adds the fast forward button, quicksave and quickloading, a modern interface, CD music, Linear filter, a built-in library of Mods available in Dink Network, PNG support and 64 bit executables. Compatibility issues are somewhat rare.
YeOldeDink	A fork of FreeDink which was made after years of inactivity. This source port fixes some possible issues related to the original port as well as providing some new features such as introducing a new audio support, smoother scrolling, AVI movie playback support, OPL3 and Fluidsynth support for MIDI etc. It is almost pair with the official HD edition port.

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save.dat^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\dink\*.dat^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Graphics options.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		The original version is locked to 640x480. Use YeOldeDink for additional resolutions which are locked to 4:3 aspect ratio.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle in settings or with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen is always borderless in Dink HD. Toggle in settings or with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Native Windows vsync.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS in both HD and original version. YeOldeDink allows unlocking the framerate however some functions will be broken such as the movement speed for some NPCs and the player himself will increase dramatically.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Native Windows cursor.
Mouse input in menus		Only the main menu. However it can be used to select a dialogue while interacting with some NPCs.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Works only in Windows 95/98/2000/XP. For newer Windows versions, use FreeDink or YeOldeDink.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		You have to select a function for each button. However, custom commands cannot be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Button Prompts
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only for Dink HD. However, you can change the volume for music only. In case of SFX it can be toggled on or off.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Depends on the script outside the original game.
Closed captions		Dialogues only. Although it depends on a script outside the original game.
Mute on focus lost		In Dink HD. Only the music is mute
General MIDI audio		YeOldeDink provides support for multiple MIDI outputs such as FluidSynth, Timidity, ADLMIDI and OPLMIDI.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows				64-bit on HD edition and FreeDink only.
macOS (OS X)				^[1]

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).