Difference between revisions of "Legend of Grimrock"

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Legend of Grimrock
Legend of Grimrock	2012
Legend of Grimrock 2	2014

Key points

Runs on low-end hardware if settings are all set to low.^[1]

General information

Official website

Official forum

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
GamersGate
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Enable console

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

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System	Location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Legend of Grimrock.

Issues fixed

Game freezes occasionally

Instructions

Screen appears black / mostly black

Instructions

Graphics are blurry

Blurry textures and menu items are almost always caused by the Mipmap Detail Level in the AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

Instructions

Mouse cursor isn't visible

Instructions

D3DError

Instructions

Running the game on integrated graphics

Instructions

System requirements

Requires a resolution of at least 1280x720 or 1024x768.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2 GHz Intel or 2.8 GHz AMD	Quad Core 2.66 GHz Intel or 3.2 GHz AMD
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 NVIDIA GeForce 7600 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support	ATI Radeon HD 2900 NVIDIA GeForce 8800

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	Core 2 Duo	Core i5
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible	ATI Radeon HD 2900 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 512 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	glibc 2.5
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 3 support

References

↑ Tested by Nicereddy.

[1] Tested by Nicereddy.

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 ===Game freezes occasionally===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Periodical freezing, overheating}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Periodical freezing, overheating|ref=<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=677 Game periodically freezes, black screens, then continues - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>}}
-Enabling Vsync may fix some issues, such as periodic freezing. This is because the game does not have a frame rate limiter, therefore it will tax the graphics card very heavily.<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=677 Game periodically freezes, black screens, then continues - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref> Vsync forces a frame rate cap.
+Enabling Vsync may fix some issues, such as periodic freezing. This is because the game does not have a frame rate limiter, therefore it will tax the graphics card very heavily. Vsync forces a frame rate cap.
 }}
 ===Screen appears black / mostly black===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Black screen with torches visible}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Black screen with torches visible|ref=<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=848 Everything's pitch black except for torch lights - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>}}
-A known issue regarding certain graphics card drivers. Resetting the graphics driver to default values from the control panel can fix this issue.<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=848 Everything's pitch black except for torch lights - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref> This issue, at least on AMD cards, seems to be caused by forcing anti-aliasing via the control panel. Disabling it should fix the issue. Morphological Filtering (MLAA) seems functional as an alternative, but it can make small text and objects blurry.
+A known issue regarding certain graphics card drivers. Resetting the graphics driver to default values from the control panel can fix this issue. This issue, at least on AMD cards, seems to be caused by forcing anti-aliasing via the control panel. Disabling it should fix the issue. Morphological Filtering (MLAA) seems functional as an alternative, but it can make small text and objects blurry.
 }}
 ===Graphics are blurry===
+{{ii}} Blurry textures and menu items are almost always caused by the Mipmap Detail Level in the [[AMD VISION Engine Control Center]].
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Blurry graphics}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Blurry graphics|ref=<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=690 Menu looks blurry/ Graphics are not as sharp - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>}}
-Blurry textures and menu items are almost always caused by the Mipmap Detail Level in the [[AMD VISION Engine Control Center]].<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=690 Menu looks blurry/ Graphics are not as sharp - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>
+# Open the AMD VISION Engine Control Center.
+# Set Mipmap Detail Level to 'Quality'.
-Following these steps to fix the issue:
+# Disable Catalyst AI.
-# set Mipmap Detail Level to 'Quality'
+# Set everything else to Applocation Controlled/off.
-# disable Catalyst AI
- #everything else to App Controlled/off.
 }}
 ===Mouse cursor isn't visible===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Mouse cursor missing}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Mouse cursor missing|ref=<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=977 Missing Mouse Cursor Arrow - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>}}
-Disabling mouse pointer trails fixes this issue.<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=977 Missing Mouse Cursor Arrow - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>
+Disabling mouse pointer trails fixes this issue.
 }}
 ===D3DError===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|D3DError - D3DXCompileShader failed}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|D3DError - D3DXCompileShader failed|ref=<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1004&start=10#wrap D3DError - D3DXCompileShader failed - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>}}
 Error message: <code>D3DError - D3DXCompileShader failed: ERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT</code>
-A solution involves modifying a new DirectX installer.<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1004&start=10#wrap D3DError - D3DXCompileShader failed - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>
+A solution involves modifying a new DirectX installer.
 Download the latest [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 DXSsetup.exe from Microsoft].
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 ===Running the game on integrated graphics===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Running on integrated graphics}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Running on integrated graphics|ref=<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1170 Report: Working on Intel Graphics (sort of) - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>}}
-This is possible using a utility called [http://transgaming.com/business/swiftshader Swiftshader], which offloads shader processing onto the CPU. However, this comes at a heavy performance price.<ref>[http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1170 Report: Working on Intel Graphics (sort of) - Legend of Grimrock Forums]</ref>
+This is possible using a utility called [http://transgaming.com/business/swiftshader Swiftshader], which offloads shader processing onto the CPU. However, this comes at a heavy performance price.
 }}

Developers

	Almost Human
Release dates
Windows	April 11, 2012
macOS (OS X)	December 19, 2012
Linux	December 19, 2012