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.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Demo
- A Windows demo is available from Steam.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Book of Unwritten Tales\ |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/Unwritten Tales/ |
Linux |
~/.bout/ |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Book of Unwritten Tales\savegames\ |
macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/Unwritten Tales/savegames/ |
Linux |
~/.bout/savegames/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Video
Edit executable[1]
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- Open the binary found in the installation folder with a hex editor.
- Search for the Hex value
38 30 30 20 78 20 36 30 30 (800 x 600).
- As of 2014.08.29, on the 32-bit Linux version, this is found at
0x2C5F9B
- Replace it with your desired resolution, padding with null bytes (
00 ) at the end if required. Spaces (20 ) between the numbers and "x" are not required.
Notes
- Only confirmed to work on Linux.
- When using Steam, the executable might be overwritten, and you may have to repeat these steps after each update.
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Edit executable[2]
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- Open the binary found in the installation folder with a hex editor.
- Search for the Hex value
59 65 73 (Yes).
- As of 2014.08.29 on the 32-bit Linux version, this is found at
0x2C5FC8
- Replace it with
4E 6F 00 (No ).
Notes
- When using Steam, the executable might be overwritten, and you may have to repeat these steps after each update.
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Edit config file[3]
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- Go to the configuration files location.
- Open
config.xml with a text editor like Notepad (Windows).
- Change the numeric value of the line
<fpscap>100</fpscap> to your desired frame rate and save the changes.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, sound, speech. |
Surround sound |
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Upmixed |
Subtitles |
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Not in cutscenes |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Only available in the Steam version |
German |
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Italian |
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Fan translation |
Korean |
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Only available in the Steam version |
Russian |
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Fan translation |
Spanish |
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Only available in the Steam version |
Issues fixed
Laggy mouse movement
Enable raw input mode[4]
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- Go to the configuration files location.
- Open
config.xml with a text editor like Notepad (Windows).
- Add the line
<hwcursor>true</hwcursor> above the </config> closing tag and save the changes.
Notes
- This will also reduce the size of the in-game mouse cursor.
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Game does not start or crashes at loading screen
This mainly affects the Windows version and can have multiple reasons.
Common Solutions[5]
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- Make sure SLI/Crossfire is completely disabled.
- Install DirectX, OpenAL and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages from the
<path-to-game>\thirdparty\ folder.
- Start the game directly with the
bout.exe from the <path-to-game> folder.
- Delete all files inside the configuration files location except the
Savegame folder.
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Disable unused playback devices (Windows)[4]
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- Right click the Windows Volume Mixer icon in the taskbar.
- Select Playback devices.
- Right click and Disable every device that is not your main output (e.g. speakers, headset).
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
OpenAL |
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Input |
Object Oriented Input System (OIS) |
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Cutscenes |
Theora |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
Vista SP2, 7 SP1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz |
3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
256 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6, 10.7 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.4 GHz Intel Mac Core Duo |
System memory (RAM) |
1.5 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Intel GMA950 64 MB of VRAM |
References