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Revision as of 11:12, 26 August 2016
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| Square Enix | |
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| Windows | December 11, 2014 |
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Key points
- Unfavorable to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions in areas: Has:
- poorly-encoded 720p cutscenes with artifacts
- pixelated, jagged shadows
- low unadjustable audio volume (which music volume modifications can help)
- no support for controller vibration
- broken surround sound outside of 2 or 6 channels
- broken rain translucency (fixable with a custom mod)
- possible crashes when entering new areas and/or with cloud saving enabled
- Inconsistent frame rate, with additional features over its predecessor exacerbating the problem.
General information
Availability
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Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
- Visit Final Fantasy Wiki for more information on DLC.
- Includes the following DLC from the console versions in the base game:[1] Note that the Coliseum Battles and Scenarios are only available after completing the game.
- Coliseum Battle Opponents: Omega, Lightning & Amodar, Nabaat, Ultros & Typhon, PuPu, Gilgamesh
- Serah's Outfits: Summoner's Garb, Beachwear, White Mage
- Noel's Outfits: Battle Attire, Spacetime Guardian, Black Mage
- Mog's Outfits: A Wondrous Wardrobe
- Sazh's Story Scenario: Heads or Tails?
- Lightning's Story Scenario: Requiem of the Goddess
- Snow's Story Scenario: Perpetual Battlefield
- The following DLC are not available on PC out-of-box due to copyright and licensing issues, but can be enabled using Console Content Patch:
- 2 outfits for Serah: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Style and Steel
- 2 outfits for Noel: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Assassin's Creed
- All 5 DLC weapons (3 bows for Serah, 2 swords for Noel)
- 6 Japan-exclusive accessories
Essential improvements
Console Content Patch
- This restores and unlocks all DLC normally unavailable in-game due to copyright and licensing issues. It also adds Serah's FFXIII outfit as a bonus.
Leviathan's Tears Mod
- The PC version's rain has broken translucency. This replaces it with parameters for a higher resolution version of the original PS3's rain textures.
Music volume modifications
- The game has low unadjustable audio volume with most music set to 60%-70% volume.
Game data
Configuration file location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292140/pfx/[Note 1] |
- All in-game configuration is stored in the save game data. The title screen configuration is not preserved between sessions.
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud | Up to 50 save files (886.92 MB) can be synced. |
Video settings
Launcher settings.
Input settings
Controller button prompts
- The game uses Xbox button prompts without differentiating colors.
- This mod allows PlayStation and Xbox prompts.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | Worldwide (audio not available in Asia) | |||
| French | Not available in Asia | |||
| German | Not available in Asia | |||
| Italian | Not available in Asia | |||
| Spanish | Not available in Asia | |||
| Japanese | Worldwide (UI and subtitles only available in Asia) | |||
| Traditional Chinese | Asia only | |||
| Korean | Asia only |
Issues unresolved
Inconsistent frame rate
- The section on this issue for Final Fantasy XIII applies to this game as well, workarounds included. The game complicates this issue further with depth of field and additional post-processing effect rendering issues.
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Shadows appear pixelated and jagged
Controller vibration doesn't work
Audio volume is low
Crashes when loading a new area
Character runs off screen in opening battle
- There is a game-breaking bug where the character can run off screen in the first battle, rendering the current game unplayable. Restart the game to try again.
Issues fixed
Launcher doesn't launch
Broken surround sound & buzzing sound
- This issue occurs when not in stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel mode due to the game incorrectly filling audio buffers, causing buzzing audio and incorrect voice positioning.[2][3]
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Crashes when saving
Rain appears as white lines
- The translucency of rain is lower and looks like white lines, much worse than the console versions. See Leviathan's Tears Mod for a fix.
Mouse cursor appears
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | Crystal Tools | Proprietary. |
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | Out-of-engine cutscenes only. |
Monster Glow Begone
- Removes the incandescent glow effect from recruited monsters.
Monster Mod Pack
- Adds new monsters as random encounters and Mog Throw rewards along with a few fixes. Each new monster comes included with its own unique moveset and Feral Link.
- Requires the Console Content Patch.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Windows XP SP2 or later | Windows Vista / 7 / 8 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | Intel Core 2 Quad (2.66 GHz) AMD Phenom II X4 (2.8 GHz) |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA Geforce 8 Series ATI Radeon HD 4000 series 256MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | NVIDIA Geforce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870 |
| Other | XInput controller (map DirectInput controllers using drivers)[4] | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/292140/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (292140) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ FF XIII-2 PC WINDOWS release – 11th Dec 2014 - DLC included!
- ↑ FFXIII Series Outside Developer POV
- ↑ Sound problem. :: FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 General Discussions
- ↑ System requirements recommend an XInput controller but this game does not use XInput drivers (tested by MetalPlateMage). See NeoGAF Forums - Knurek on FFXIII not using xinput.dll.