Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX

Developers
	Gust Co. Ltd.
Publishers
	Koei Tecmo
Engines
	Katana Engine
Release dates
Windows	January 14, 2020
Reception
OpenCritic	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Atelier

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX is a singleplayer third-person JRPG game developed by Gust Co. Ltd. and published by Koei Tecmo. It is part of the Atelier series.

The game itself is an enhanced re-release of the console-exclusive 2015 PlayStation Vita game Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky, which itself is an enhanced port of the original 2013 PlayStation 3 game Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky, the second entry in the Dusk subseries.

The DX re-release includes content and gameplay additions from the Plus re-release, as well as some quality-of-life adjustment such as abilities to dash in the free roam and fast forwarding during battle. Initially released for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 25, 2019, the PC version was released worldwide on January 14, 2020 alongside the console versions' worldwide release.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	Requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game has no microtransactions.

Essential Improvements

Atelier Sync Fix

Improves GPU utilization in D3D11-based Atelier games and can dramatically improve performance as a result.

Adds an external configuration for anti-aliasing (MSAA and SSAA) and anisotropic filtering.

Instructions
Extract into <path-to-game>. Add as a command line argument WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d11=n,b" %command%. Only required on Linux/Steam Deck.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Setting.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1152310/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Atelier Escha and Logy DX\SAVEDATA
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1152310/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video & Language Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only natively supports 16:9 resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Only natively supports 16:9 resolutions. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD		Only natively supports 16:9 resolutions. See 4K Ultra HD.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Anti-aliasing (AA).
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Ultra-widescreen

Set custom resolution without fixed animations

Can be used together with the Atelier Sync Fix. Changing the aspect ratio can cause animations to look off. Back up the game executable (Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe) in <path-to-game> before doing anything else. Place the backup in another location. Use Steamless to de-obfuscate the game executable. If no exe.unpacked is created due to it failing, skip to the next step. Delete the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game>. Rename the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe.unpacked to Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe. Go to this website for common hex values. In the aspect ratios table, find the row where "Common Name" matches the desired screen aspect ratio. Find the "Formatted Value" of the row which contains the desired screen aspect ratio. As an example, the "Formatted Value" for the aspect ratio 21:9 (2560x1080) is 26 B4 17 40. Remember this value. Go to this hex editor website. Select the "Open file" option near the top left corner. Select the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe, which can be found in <path-to-game> and open it. In the "Search" part at the right, enter 39 8E E3 3F 00 00 in the field for "Search for". Check the "Enable Replace" checkbox under the "Search type" near the bottom right. In the "Replace by" field right under "Search type", enter the value you had to remember, followed by 00 00. As an example, the complete text which needs to be entered for a width of 2560 is 26 B4 17 40 00 00. Click on the "Find next" button near the bottom right. Once the values have been found, click on "Replace" button near the bottom right. After the values have been replaced, click on "Export" near the top right. Download and save the file as an executable (.exe format). Delete the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game>. Put the newly created executable in <path-to-game> and make sure that this new executable has the exact same name as the original Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe. Rename the new executable if this is not the case. Open the configuration file. Change the ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= values to that of the desired resolution.

Set custom resolution with fixed animations

Note that this fix can require a substantial amount of tinkering. Fixes animation issues when changing the aspect ratio. Cannot be used together with the Atelier Sync Fix. Back up the game executable (Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe) in <path-to-game> before doing anything else. Place the backup in another location. Use Steamless to de-obfuscate the game executable. If no exe.unpacked is created due to it failing, skip to the next step. Delete the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game>. Rename the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe.unpacked to Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe. Go to this website for common hex values. In the aspect ratios table, find the row where "Common Name" matches the desired screen aspect ratio. Find the "Formatted Value" of the row which contains the desired screen aspect ratio. As an example, the "Formatted Value" for the aspect ratio 21:9 (2560x1080) is 26 B4 17 40. Remember this value. Go to this hex editor website. Select the "Open file" option near the top left corner. Select the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe, which can be found in <path-to-game> and open it. In the "Search" part at the right, enter 39 8E E3 3F 00 00 in the field for "Search for". Check the "Enable Replace" checkbox under the "Search type" near the bottom right. In the "Replace by" field right under "Search type", enter the value you had to remember, followed by 00 00. As an example, the complete text which needs to be entered for a width of 2560 is 26 B4 17 40 00 00. Click on the "Find next" button near the bottom right. Once the values have been found, click on "Replace" button near the bottom right. After the values have been replaced, click on "Export" near the top right. Download and save the file as an executable (.exe format). Delete the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game>. Put the newly created executable in <path-to-game> and make sure that this new executable has the exact same name as the original Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe. Rename the new executable if this is not the case. Open the configuration file. Change the ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= values to that of the desired resolution. Go to the download page for 3Dmigoto. Find the latest release and download 3Dmigoto by clicking on the latest 3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip under Assets (NOT the Source code (zip) or the cmd_Decompiler.X.X.X.zip). Put the 3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip in a temporary folder and extract it. Go to the x64 which has been extracted. Copy all of the content inside this x64 folder and place it in <path-to-game>. Only those files are necessary and all other folders and files of the 3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip, including the 3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip itself, can be deleted. Open the d3dx.ini in <path-to-game>. Search for hunting=1 and change it to hunting=0. Save the changes. Go to this place for the shader file. Click on the download button near the top right and save the text file. Make sure that file is exactly named b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt and not b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt.txt. Rename the file if this is not the case. Put the b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt in <path-to-game>\ShaderFixes folder. The shader file is pre-configured for a 3840x1080 resolution. For other resolutions, the file needs editing. Example for 2560x1080: Edit the b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt by changing line 30 from o0.x *= 0.5; to o0.x *= (16/21);. Known values: 2560x1080: (16/21) 3840x1080: 0.5 3840x1200: 0.55 3440x1440: 0.744 Starting the game might take a bit longer. Other resolutions require different values which are not known. See the original source for more information.

4K Ultra HD

Edit the configuration file
Open the configuration file. Change the values of ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= to the desired values.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Edit the configuration file and use a borderless fullscreen windowed tool
The game only gives the option for 1280x720 when fullscreen is not selected and must therefore manually be changed. Open the configuration file. Change the values of FullScreen= to 1. Change the values of ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= to the desired values. Use a borderless fullscreen windowed tool such as Borderless Gaming.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit the atfix.ini of the Atelier Sync Fix
Install the Atelier Sync Fix. Launch the game (not just the launcher) and exit it. Open the atfix.ini in <path-to-game>. Change the value of AF = to the desired value.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Edit the atfix.ini of the Atelier Sync Fix
Install the Atelier Sync Fix. Launch the game (not just the launcher) and exit it. Open the atfix.ini in <path-to-game>. Change the values of the [MSAA] section to the desired values.

Input

Keybind Settings

Mouse Settings

Camera & Movement Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Basic controller buttons-based remapping. Doesn't allow for remapping individual in-game actions.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Only the launcher has mouse support.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Launcher requires mouse input.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, SE, Env. SE, Sys. SE, Voice, B. Voice and Movie sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Only partially voiced.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese				Fully voiced.

Issues fixed

Heavy stutters without a controller

Connect or emulate a controller

The stuttering will not be entirely gone but is not very noticeable. The game will stutter multiple times per second if a controller has not been detected at least once. Solutions: Connect any controller to the computer. Both wired and wireless methods work. Emulate a controller using vJoy or Key2Joy. The controller does not need to constantly be connected or emulated and can be removed as soon as the stutters stop, which happens almost immediately.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11.4

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Only contains a 64-bit executable.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Windows Media Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1, 10	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i7 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	17 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
Sound (audio device)	16-bit stereo 48 kHz WAVE file compatible
Other	1280x720 resolution Broadband Internet connection	1920x1080 resolution

A 64-bit system is required.