Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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Developers | |
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Frictional Games | |
Engines | |
HPL Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 8, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | September 8, 2010 |
Linux | September 8, 2010 |
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.
Amnesia | |
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent | 2010 |
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs | 2013 |
Amnesia: Rebirth | 2020 |
Amnesia: The Bunker | 2023 |
Key points
- Steam achievements were added in 2016.[1]
- Various custom campaigns and mods are available.
- Will not run on various Intel and AMD integrated cards.[citation needed]
General information
- Official Forums
- Official Changelog
- Unofficial Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- How to have better texture rendering in Amnesia
- AMD+Intel HD Laptop OpenGL Troubleshooting Guide
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam running.[2] |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available here.
Skip intro videos
Edit main_settings.cfg[citation needed] |
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Enable quick save
Edit user_settings.cfg[citation needed] |
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Notes
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POM and Shadow Distorting
- May result in FPS drops and crashes on some systems.
Enable Parallax Occlusion Mapping and Shadow Distorting with eye-vector clamping[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Amnesia\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/ |
Linux | ~/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Amnesia\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/ |
Linux | ~/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Edit game.cfg[3] |
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High frame rate
- The game limits frame rate to 60 FPS by default.
Edit main_settings.cfg[4] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Restore hardware devices
Employ OpenAL Soft[5][6] |
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In case there is no
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Only available in Polish retail release and at local digital distributors. A fan dubbing is being developed by BDIP. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use 3D Surround Gaming. |
Issues fixed
- Frictional Games has put together a troubleshooting guide for Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Verify the integrity of game cache[citation needed] |
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Disable Steam Community in-game[citation needed] |
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Adjusting in-game gamma does nothing
Disable gamma changing programs such as f.lux[citation needed] |
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Gamma changes persist after exiting the game
- If the in-game gamma setting is increased, it can sometimes alter the desktop's gamma even after the game is closed.
Use f.lux to restore gamma[citation needed] |
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Enable Nvidia's own color settings in the Nvidia Control Panel[citation needed] |
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Walking on the ceiling
Disable insanity[citation needed] |
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Update graphics drivers[citation needed] |
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Lamp lights through walls
Use the high performance card[citation needed] |
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Disable switchable graphics[citation needed] |
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Mouse cursor stuck in corner after Alt+Tab
Disable fullscreen[citation needed] |
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Bring up the Steam Overlay before using Alt+Tab ↹[7] |
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Camera/Mouse keeps resetting to screen center on Linux
Disable unclutter[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 2.1 | [8] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Newton Dynamics | |
Audio | OpenAL |
System requirements
- Drivers should be from Nvidia/ATI to ensure proper functionality.
- Graphic cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 will not be able to run the game at all. Laptops that contain integrated graphics cards generally do not support OpenGL 3.0.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1000 Nvidia GeForce 6 series |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1000 Nvidia GeForce 6 series |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Mint 13 LTS, Fedora 16 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1000 Nvidia GeForce 6 series |
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/frictionalgames/status/808763316084625410
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20
- ↑ Amnesia - the dark decent mods. | Se7enSins Gaming Community
- ↑ Why is the engine frame-rate limited?
- ↑ On surround sound and hardware devices - Frictional Games Forum
- ↑ Verified by User:LDK on August 6, 2013
- Tested with openal-soft-1.15.1-bin version.
- ↑ Any alt-tab friendly fixes for this game? :: Amnesia: The Dark Descent General Discussions
- ↑ Amnesia OpenGL version? || Frictional Games Forum
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