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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Orthogonal Games}} | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Orthogonal Games}} | ||
|publishers = | |publishers = | ||
| − | |||
|engines = | |engines = | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2017-06-02}}</ref>|build=4.7.2f1}} |
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 10, 2013}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 10, 2013}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 10, 2013}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 10, 2013}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 14, 2014}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 14, 2014}} | ||
| + | |reception = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-novelist|66}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1431/the-novelist|68}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-novelist|59}} | ||
| + | |taxonomy = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | ||
|steam appid = 245150 | |steam appid = 245150 | ||
| − | |gogcom | + | |gogcom id = |
| + | |official site= https://thenovelistgame.com/ | ||
| + | |hltb = 15287 | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
| + | |mobygames = novelist | ||
|wikipedia = | |wikipedia = | ||
|winehq = | |winehq = | ||
| + | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
| − | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/245150/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] |
| − | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/245150/discussions/0/ Technical Support] |
| + | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-novelist | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | {{Availability/row| Humble | the-novelist | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| itch.io | https://orthogonalgames.itch.io/the-novelist | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 245150 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 245150 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
| − | ===Configuration file | + | ===Configuration file(s) location=== |
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
| − | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Orthogonal Games\The Novelist\Kaplans.fate}} |
| − | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate}} |
| − | {{Game data/ | + | {{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.config/unity3d/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate}} |
}} | }} | ||
{{XDG|unknown}} | {{XDG|unknown}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Save game data location=== | ||
| + | {{Game data| | ||
| + | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Orthogonal Games\The Novelist\Kaplans.fate}} | ||
| + | {{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate}} | ||
| + | {{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.config/unity3d/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
{{Save game cloud syncing | {{Save game cloud syncing | ||
| − | |steam cloud | + | |discord = |
| − | |steam cloud notes = | + | |discord notes = |
| + | |epic games launcher = | ||
| + | |epic games launcher notes = | ||
| + | |gog galaxy = | ||
| + | |gog galaxy notes = | ||
| + | |origin = | ||
| + | |origin notes = | ||
| + | |steam cloud = false | ||
| + | |steam cloud notes = | ||
| + | |ubisoft connect = | ||
| + | |ubisoft connect notes = | ||
| + | |xbox cloud = | ||
| + | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
{{Image|Novelist - General.png|General settings.}} | {{Image|Novelist - General.png|General settings.}} | ||
| − | {{Video | + | {{Video |
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
|widescreen wsgf award = | |widescreen wsgf award = | ||
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|windowed = true | |windowed = true | ||
|windowed notes = | |windowed notes = | ||
| − | |borderless windowed = | + | |borderless windowed = false |
| − | |borderless windowed notes = | + | |borderless windowed notes = |
|anisotropic = false | |anisotropic = false | ||
|anisotropic notes = | |anisotropic notes = | ||
|antialiasing = true | |antialiasing = true | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
| + | |upscaling = unknown | ||
| + | |upscaling tech = | ||
| + | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = true | |vsync = true | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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|120 fps = true | |120 fps = true | ||
|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
| + | |hdr = unknown | ||
| + | |hdr notes = | ||
|color blind = false | |color blind = false | ||
|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Input | + | ==Input== |
| − | {{Input | + | {{Input |
|key remap = false | |key remap = false | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
|acceleration option = true | |acceleration option = true | ||
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
| − | |mouse sensitivity = | + | |mouse sensitivity = true |
|mouse sensitivity notes = | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
|mouse menu = true | |mouse menu = true | ||
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|touchscreen = false | |touchscreen = false | ||
|touchscreen notes = | |touchscreen notes = | ||
| − | |button prompts | + | |xinput controllers = unknown |
| − | |button prompts notes | + | |xinput controllers notes = |
| + | |xbox prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
| + | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
| + | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 = unknown | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |dualshock prompts notes = | ||
| + | |light bar support = unknown | ||
| + | |light bar support notes = | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 modes = unknown | ||
| + | |dualshock 4 modes notes = | ||
| + | |tracked motion controllers= unknown | ||
| + | |tracked motion controllers notes = | ||
| + | |tracked motion prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |tracked motion prompts notes = | ||
| + | |other controllers = unknown | ||
| + | |other controllers notes = | ||
| + | |other button prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |other button prompts notes= | ||
|controller hotplug = unknown | |controller hotplug = unknown | ||
|controller hotplug notes = | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
|haptic feedback = unknown | |haptic feedback = unknown | ||
|haptic feedback notes = | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
| − | | | + | |simultaneous input = unknown |
| − | | | + | |simultaneous input notes = |
| + | |steam input api = unknown | ||
| + | |steam input api notes = | ||
| + | |steam hook input = unknown | ||
| + | |steam hook input notes = | ||
| + | |steam input presets = unknown | ||
| + | |steam input presets notes = | ||
| + | |steam controller prompts = unknown | ||
| + | |steam controller prompts notes = | ||
| + | |steam cursor detection = unknown | ||
| + | |steam cursor detection notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
| − | {{Audio | + | {{Audio |
|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
|separate volume notes = SFX, music and voice. | |separate volume notes = SFX, music and voice. | ||
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|closed captions = false | |closed captions = false | ||
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
| − | |mute on focus lost = | + | |mute on focus lost = always on |
|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
| − | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
| + | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
| + | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{L10n|content= | ||
| + | {{L10n/switch | ||
| + | |language = English | ||
| + | |interface = true | ||
| + | |audio = true | ||
| + | |subtitles = unknown | ||
| + | |notes = | ||
| + | |fan = | ||
| + | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===API=== | ===API=== | ||
{{API | {{API | ||
| − | |direct3d versions = | + | |direct3d versions = 9 |
|direct3d notes = | |direct3d notes = | ||
|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
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|metal support = | |metal support = | ||
|metal support notes = | |metal support notes = | ||
| − | |vulkan | + | |vulkan versions = |
| − | |vulkan | + | |vulkan notes = |
|dos modes = | |dos modes = | ||
|dos modes notes = | |dos modes notes = | ||
|shader model versions = | |shader model versions = | ||
|shader model notes = | |shader model notes = | ||
| − | |64-bit executable | + | |windows 32-bit exe = true |
| − | |64-bit executable notes= | + | |windows 64-bit exe = false |
| + | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
| + | |windows exe notes = | ||
| + | |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown | ||
| + | |macos intel 64-bit app = true | ||
| + | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
| + | |macos app notes = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/245150/view/1581250847686843604|title=macOS 64-bit Support Is Here!|date=2020-12-22}}</ref> | ||
| + | |linux 32-bit executable= unknown | ||
| + | |linux 64-bit executable= unknown | ||
| + | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
| + | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|recOS = 7 | |recOS = 7 | ||
| − | |recCPU = 2 GHz | + | |recCPU = 2.0 GHz |
|recRAM = 4 GB | |recRAM = 4 GB | ||
|recVRAM = 512 MB | |recVRAM = 512 MB | ||
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|recOS = 10.8 | |recOS = 10.8 | ||
| − | |recCPU = 2 GHz | + | |recCPU = 2.0 GHz |
| + | |recRAM = 4 GB | ||
| + | |recVRAM = 512 MB | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{System requirements | ||
| + | |OSfamily = Linux | ||
| + | |minOS = | ||
| + | |minCPU = 1.8 GHz | ||
| + | |minRAM = 2 GB | ||
| + | |minHD = 800 MB | ||
| + | |minGPU = | ||
| + | |minVRAM = 256 MB | ||
| + | |||
| + | |recOS = | ||
| + | |recCPU = 2.0 GHz | ||
|recRAM = 4 GB | |recRAM = 4 GB | ||
| + | |recHD = | ||
| + | |recGPU = | ||
|recVRAM = 512 MB | |recVRAM = 512 MB | ||
| + | |notes = {{ii}} Tested in Ubuntu 12.04, 13.10 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Orthogonal Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 10, 2013 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 10, 2013 |
| Linux | February 14, 2014 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 66 |
| OpenCritic | 68 |
| IGDB | 59 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
 |
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General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Store | |
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| itch.io | |
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| Steam | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Orthogonal Games\The Novelist\Kaplans.fate |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Orthogonal Games\The Novelist\Kaplans.fate |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Orthogonal Games/The Novelist/Kaplans.fate |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | SFX, music and voice. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | [2] | ||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
- Tested in Ubuntu 12.04, 13.10
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-02
- ↑ macOS 64-bit Support Is Here! - last accessed on 2020-12-22