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'''Key points'''
 
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{{ii}} Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.<ref name="VRAM">[http://www.bethblog.com/2014/09/25/the-system-requirements-within/ The System Requirements Within | Bethesda Blog]</ref> The game is optimized badly and has poor performance in general.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfmi-jcAg4 The Evil Within PC: CPU and Graphics Card Frame-Rate Tests]</ref> To help increase FPS, adjust the video settings and try using the <code>r_skipglare 1</code> command.
 
{{ii}} Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.<ref name="VRAM">[http://www.bethblog.com/2014/09/25/the-system-requirements-within/ The System Requirements Within | Bethesda Blog]</ref> The game is optimized badly and has poor performance in general.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfmi-jcAg4 The Evil Within PC: CPU and Graphics Card Frame-Rate Tests]</ref> To help increase FPS, adjust the video settings and try using the <code>r_skipglare 1</code> command.
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# Click OK and run the game.
 
# Click OK and run the game.
 
# Press {{key|Insert}} to open the console in-game.
 
# Press {{key|Insert}} to open the console in-game.
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{{--}} Using console commands may prevent Steam Achievements.
 
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{{ii}} Notable console commands include:
 
{{ii}} Notable console commands include:
 
*<code>God</code> - You are effectively invincible, and certain enemy kill moves will not be used against you (Laura, for example, will not jump on you)
 
*<code>God</code> - You are effectively invincible, and certain enemy kill moves will not be used against you (Laura, for example, will not jump on you)

Revision as of 05:27, 30 October 2014

The Evil Within
The Evil Within cover
Developers
Tango Gameworks
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
id Tech 5
Release dates
Windows October 14, 2014
The Evil Within on Wikipedia

Key points

Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.[1] The game is optimized badly and has poor performance in general.[2] To help increase FPS, adjust the video settings and try using the r_skipglare 1 command.

General information

Official website
The Evil Within General Discussion - Bethesda Softworks Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
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Green Man Gaming
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Steam
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All versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Fighting Chance Pack Pre-order bonus.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Create cache files

The texture cache folder is not made by the game so the cache is regenerated for each session.
Instructions

Reduce stuttering lag

This tweak is for those who have weak VGA (1GB vram), significantly reduce stuttering.
Instructions

Enable SLI

No official SLI bits are enabled in latest drivers and game profile does not link the main game executable file.
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

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High frame rate

In-game frame rate cap option supports either 30 or 60 FPS;[3] use these steps to remove the cap entirely.
Instructions

Input settings

Control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Other information

Console commands

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  1. Right-click the game in the Steam client and choose Properties.
  2. Click Set Launch Options and add +com_allowconsole 1
  3. Click OK and run the game.
  4. Press Insert to open the console in-game.
Notable console commands include:
  • God - You are effectively invincible, and certain enemy kill moves will not be used against you (Laura, for example, will not jump on you)
  • Noclip - Allows you to walk through walls
  • G_infiniteammo - Unlimited ammo (provided you have at least 1 bullet when you enable this)
  • G_stoptime 1 - Stops time. Re enable time with g_stoptime 0.
  • Toggledebugcamera - Separates the camera from Sebastian so you can freely move around the
  • Startslowmotion2 - Slows down time. To disable, Stopslowmotion.
  • r_skipglare 1 - Disables all post-processing. Will make the color temperature warmer and disable depth of field. This will also increase the FPS. Can also be set in the launcher using +r_skipglare 1.

System requirements

64-bit system required.
Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.[1]
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) i7 or an equivalent 4+ core processor
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
(41 GB installation size)
Video card (GPU) GeForce GTX 460 or an equivalent card
1 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 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>/268050/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (268050) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The System Requirements Within | Bethesda Blog
  2. The Evil Within PC: CPU and Graphics Card Frame-Rate Tests
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FPS cap and letterboxing