Difference between revisions of "Final Fantasy XIII-2"
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===Inconsistent frame rate=== | ===Inconsistent frame rate=== |
Revision as of 12:41, 13 February 2020
Developers | |
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Square Enix | |
tri-Ace | |
Engines | |
Crystal Tools | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 11, 2014 |
Key points
- Unfavorable to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions in areas. Has:
- poorly-encoded 720p cutscenes with artifacts
- pixelated, jagged shadows
- low audio volume
- no support for controller vibration. Can be modded back using FF13Fix.
- broken surround sound outside of 2 or 6 channels
- broken rain translucency (fixable with a custom mod)
- Inconsistent frame rate, with additional features over its predecessor exacerbating the problem. Mitigated by FF13Fix.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | XIII + XIII-2 double pack available in Europe | |||
Publisher website | European store | |||
Publisher website | North American store | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
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 the 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)
- 5 Japan-exclusive accessories (Delicate Diva's Microphone, Delicate Diva's Headphones, Delicate Goddess's Bangle, Delicate Goddess's Earring, and Stiltzkin's Diary)
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.
FF13Fix mod
- Mod that fixes low framerates on capable machines, and uncaps framerates. How this works:
- Removes aggressive frame pacer (proper triple buffer implementation).
- Disables constant checks for input devices.
- Uncaps framerate, also properly utilizes the display's refresh rate.
- Fixes the slowdown when 2D elements are drawn in the HUD
- Fixes missing text on enemy scans.
- Enables vibration support.
- Works around the screen glitches when using 2560x1440 resolution
- This fix is NOT compatible with GeDoSaTo.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\setup.xml[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292140/pfx/[Note 2] |
- All in-game configuration is stored in the save game data. The title screen configuration is not preserved between sessions.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\SquareEnix\FinalFantasyXIII-2\save |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/292140/remote/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292140/pfx/[Note 2] |
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
Input settings
Controller button prompts
- The game comes only with grey Xbox button prompts, without differentiating colors; This mod restores PlayStation and colored 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 | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «FFRTT.ru» |
Issues unresolved
Shadows appear pixelated and jagged
Audio volume is low
Crashes when loading a new area
solved: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1221218362
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
2560x1440 unsupported
- The section on this issue for Final Fantasy XIII applies to this game as well, workarounds included.. The simplest fix is to use FF13Fix.
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.
- Use FF13Fix as it removes the frame pacer and the slowdown caused by the drawing of 2D elements on screen.
Launcher doesn't launch
Controller vibration doesn't work
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]
Set your sound card to use stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel modes[4] |
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Try setting the FFXiii2Launcher.exe compatibility to Vista or Windows 7 |
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Crashes when saving
SOLVED: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1221218362
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
Use Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fixer[5] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
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) | XP SP2 or later | 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 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870 |
Other | XInput controller (map DirectInput controllers using drivers)[6] |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 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>/292140/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (292140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
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
- ↑ Audio workaround on NeoGAF
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Verified by User:MetalPlateMage on 30 July 2015
- System requirements recommend an XInput controller but this game does not use XInput drivers. See NeoGAF Forums - Knurek on FFXIII not using xinput.dll.