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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

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VA-11 Hall-A:
Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action cover
Developers
Sukeban Games
Publishers
Ysbryd Games
AGM PLAYISM
Engines
GameMaker[1]
Release dates
Windows June 21, 2016
macOS (OS X) June 21, 2016
Linux June 21, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 77
OpenCritic 84
IGDB 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Visual novel
Themes Cyberpunk
Series Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action on HowLongToBeat
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action on IGDB
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action on MobyGames
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action on Wikipedia
Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action 2016
N1RV Ann-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action TBA

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a singleplayer visual novel game in the Cyberpunk Bartender Action series.

General information

Visual Novel Database article
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Humble Widget.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free if Steam is not installed, steam_api.dll is deleted, or a steam_appid.txt file containing the text 447530 is placed in the game directory.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Publisher website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Photosensitivity Fix

Modifies the Alma bar hacking moment in Day 11 to no longer contain flashing images, which are harmful for photosensitive people.
Works with any PC-based version of the game, including the Nintendo Switch and Playstation Vita versions.
Like most mods for the game, requires overwriting the game's main file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\options.ini[Note 1]
%LOCALAPPDATA%\VA_11_Hall_A\saves\Waifu Preferences.txt
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.config/VA_11_Hall_A/saves/waifu preferences.txt
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\VA_11_Hall_A\saves
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\YsbrydGames.VA-11Hall-ACyberpunkBartenderAction_cqfre349xfmdg\SystemAppData\wgs
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.yoyogames.macyoyorunner/saves
Linux $HOME/.config/VA_11_Hall_A/saves
24 save slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Added in patch 1.2.3.0
Steam Cloud
No sync between Windows and Linux
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game General settings.
In-game General settings.

Input

Controller Mod

Adds controller support via backport of console exclusive changes.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

In-game Language settings.
In-game Language settings.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Russian
Fan translation, available here.
Spanish
Fan translation, download installer or Manual installation.
Also available for Playstation Vita, more info archived here.

Issues fixed

Black screen when fullscreen is selected

Edit the config file[citation needed]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\options.ini
  2. Find the line AlternateSyncMethod=0
  3. Change this to AlternateSyncMethod=1

Not responding after language select

Delete the config file[4]
  1. Delete <path-to-game>\options.ini

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 250 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9.0
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 250 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM


Notes

  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).

References

  1. Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-11
  2. 30FPS? :: VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action General Discussion - last accessed on 2017-1-14
  3. Post 30fps locked games here :: The Framerate Police, post #687 - last accessed on 2017-1-14
    "3 overlay tools capturing FPS: http://i.imgur.com/Mvj010O.png"
  4. Fix for the white screen launch on Windows - last accessed on 2022-03-17