Difference between revisions of "Book of Demons"
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|cover = Book of Demons cover.jpg | |cover = Book of Demons cover.jpg | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer}} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer}} | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Scrolling, Isometric }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Scrolling, Isometric }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Point and select }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Point and select }} | ||
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{{ii}} A demo is available from {{store link|Steam|529980}}. | {{ii}} A demo is available from {{store link|Steam|529980}}. | ||
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| + | ==Essential improvements== | ||
| + | ===Skip intro and Return2Games launcher=== | ||
| + | {{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2024-05-07}}</ref>|fix= | ||
| + | # Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}. | ||
| + | # Open {{file|custom_settings.txt}} with a text editor. | ||
| + | # Change the {{code|skip_to_game}} value to {{code|1}}. | ||
| + | # Save the changes. | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
| − | {{Game data/config|Windows|}} | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\registry.xml|{{p|game}}\custom_settings.txt}} |
{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}} | {{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}} | ||
{{Game data/config|OS X|}} | {{Game data/config|OS X|}} | ||
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{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|appdata}}\Return2Games_WIP21}} | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|appdata}}\Return2Games_WIP21}} | ||
| + | {{Game data/saves|GOG.com|{{P|appdata}}\R2G_Common_WIP1\GOG\}} | ||
{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}} | {{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}} | ||
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}} | {{Game data/saves|OS X|}} | ||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
| + | {{Image|Book of Demons general settings menu.png|General settings}} | ||
| + | {{Image|Book of Demons graphics, audio and language settings.png|Graphics, audio and language settings}} | ||
{{Video | {{Video | ||
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
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|antialiasing = n/a | |antialiasing = n/a | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
| − | |upscaling = | + | |upscaling = false |
|upscaling tech = | |upscaling tech = | ||
|upscaling notes = | |upscaling notes = | ||
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|60 fps notes = | |60 fps notes = | ||
|120 fps = false | |120 fps = false | ||
| − | |120 fps notes = 63 | + | |120 fps notes = 63 FPS cap |
| − | |hdr = | + | |hdr = false |
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
| − | |ray tracing = | + | |ray tracing = false |
|ray tracing notes = | |ray tracing notes = | ||
| − | |color blind = | + | |color blind = false |
|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
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|key remap = true | |key remap = true | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
| − | |acceleration option = | + | |acceleration option = n/a |
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
| − | |mouse sensitivity = | + | |mouse sensitivity = n/a |
|mouse sensitivity notes = | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
| − | |mouse menu = | + | |mouse menu = true |
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
| − | |invert mouse y-axis = | + | |invert mouse y-axis = n/a |
|invert mouse y-axis notes = | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
|touchscreen = unknown | |touchscreen = unknown | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
{{Audio | {{Audio | ||
| − | |separate volume = | + | |separate volume = true |
| − | |separate volume notes = | + | |separate volume notes = Music, SFX |
|surround sound = unknown | |surround sound = unknown | ||
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = always on |
|subtitles notes = | |subtitles notes = | ||
| − | |closed captions = | + | |closed captions = false |
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
| − | |mute on focus lost = | + | |mute on focus lost = always on |
|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
| − | |royalty free audio = | + | |royalty free audio = always on |
|royalty free audio notes = | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 7 May 2024
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| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 13, 2018 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 13, 2018 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 72 |
| OpenCritic | 76 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Scrolling, Isometric |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | CCG, RPG, ARPG, Hack and slash |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Book of Demons |
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| Book of Demons | |
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| Book of Demons | 2018 |
| Hellcard | 2024 |
| Book of Aliens | TBA |
Book of Demons is a singleplayer bird's-eye view, scrolling and isometric CCG, RPG, ARPG and hack and slash game in the Book of Demons series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- A demo is available from Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro and Return2Games launcher
| Edit configuration file[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\registry.xml[Note 1] <path-to-game>\custom_settings.txt[Note 1] |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/449960/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\Return2Games_WIP21 |
| GOG.com | %APPDATA%\R2G_Common_WIP1\GOG\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/449960/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings
Graphics, audio and language settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Stretches to fit if desktop resolution is different. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Only in fullscreen. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | 63 FPS cap | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, SFX | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
In-game language selection.
- See Translation for translation progress and downloads for additional languages.
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Belarusian | ||||
| Bulgarian | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL | 3.3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | OpenAL |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 8.1, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.7 GHz dual-core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/449960/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (449960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.