Tower of Fantasy

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Tower of Fantasy

Developers
	Hotta Studio
Publishers
Korea	Perfect World
Global	Level Infinite
Taiwan	Iwplay World
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	December 16, 2021
Windows	August 11, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play, Subscription
Microtransactions	Currency, Loot box
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, MMORPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy

Tower of Fantasy is a multiplayer third-person action, open world and MMORPG game.

General information

Official Discord server

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Global server
Official website		Chinese server
Official website		Taiwan server
Official website		Korean server
Steam		Global server
Steam		Taiwan server
Epic Games Store		Global server
Steam		Korea server

Monetization

Type	Notes
Free-to-play	Game is free-to-play with microtransactions in the form of currency purchases.
Subscription	Has an optional Monthly Pass to obtain currency at reduced prices.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	Monthly Pass gives many precious rewards. Tanium can be used to accelerate progress as well as convert to Black Gold or Overclocking chip to directly purchase Limited Weapons and Matrices.
Cosmetic	Simulacra (Character simulation) and Vehicles are currently available cosmetics.
Currency	Two paid currencies called Tanium and Dark Crystals.
Free-to-grind	Players can earn Gold Nucleus through completing different quests, obtaining achievements, participating in events, and finding them throughout the world, among other methods.
Infinite spend	No limit in Tanium purchases.
Loot box	Special Order is the loot box, complete loot box mechanic is included in Special Orders > More Info button.
Time-limited	There is one limited-time gacha banner in the game, offering an exclusive legendary weapon with corresponding charachter skin only available in that banner along with several non-limited legendary and epic weapons and skins which have their drop rate increased. The banners currently cycle every 20 days.
Unlock	Apply to Weapons (including Simulacra, Awaken and Weapon Advancement), Relics and Suppressors/Amplifiers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Hotta\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2064650/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2064650/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics options 1 (Launch)

Graphics options 2 (Launch)

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		FOV is Vert-
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		How to adjust
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA. 2x, 4x & 8x. Controls r.TemporalAASamples. Higher values remove more jitter (aliasing) at the cost of image sharpness. Unlike MSAA, a higher value does not cost performance.
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		25, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120. Enabling Frame Generation will replace the 120 FPS option with the High FPS option.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Ray Traced Reflection was added in version 2.2 in December 22, 2022.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse control options

Controller options

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Key remap often get reset after game crashes.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Some commands, such as (but not limited to) "Open/Close map" and "Squat", are bound to keyboard keys even when using a controller.
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

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Main Volume, Background Music and Sound Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language settings (Launch)

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Global server only
Simplified Chinese				Global, Chinese and Korean servers only
Traditional Chinese				Taiwan server only
French				Global server only
German				Global server only
Indonesian				Global server only
Japanese				Global server only for the Japanese text
Korean				Korean server only
Brazilian Portuguese				Global server only Portuguese voices were added in Version 2.1 on November 23, 2022.
Spanish				Global server only
Thai				Global server only

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		>30	Co-op, Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer		Used in Bygone Phantasm event

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Available for Matchmaking PvE and PvP mode
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Main server with multiple channels, hosted by Tencent Cloud Computing
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Enable VSync

So far there is no way to enable Vsync.

The game ignores the VSync command.

The game can't be forced to use VSync via the NVIDIA Control Panel.

Microstutter

No known major way to reduce microstutter

Seems to work with lower texture quality

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	-dx11 as a launch command forces DirectX 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Audiokinetic Wwise
Anti-cheat	VMProtect

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 or equivalent	Intel Core i7 or higher
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.