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{{++}} Game runs and scales very well on most hardware configurations.
 
{{++}} Game runs and scales very well on most hardware configurations.
{{--}} Potentially game breaking bug still present on GOG version.
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===Specific to GOG version===
 
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{{ii}} GOG version has not yet received Update 1 hence these bugs only exist in the unpatched version of the game.<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/games/258520/announcements/detail/255901136507271644</ref>
 
{{ii}} GOG version has not yet received Update 1 hence these bugs only exist in the unpatched version of the game.<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/games/258520/announcements/detail/255901136507271644</ref>
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{{--}} '''Game-breaking bug''' falling into the elevator shaft potentially breaks the game, do not look down the shaft.
 
{{--}} '''Game-breaking bug''' falling into the elevator shaft potentially breaks the game, do not look down the shaft.
 
{{--}} Invert Y doesn't work properly both for mouse and controller.
 
{{--}} Invert Y doesn't work properly both for mouse and controller.

Revision as of 09:50, 27 September 2014

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
The Astronauts
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows September 25, 2014
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter on Wikipedia

Key points

Game runs and scales very well on most hardware configurations.
Potentially game breaking bug still present on GOG version. See Issues Unresolved.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258520/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258520/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:Ethan Carter Options.jpg
Graphics settings screen.
File:Ethan Carter Options Advanced.jpg
Advanced graphics settings screen.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game crashes after applying CSAA and continuous CTD afterwards

Instructions

Issues Unresolved

Specific to GOG version

GOG version has not yet received Update 1 hence these bugs only exist in the unpatched version of the game.[1]
Game-breaking bug falling into the elevator shaft potentially breaks the game, do not look down the shaft.
Invert Y doesn't work properly both for mouse and controller.
Story page keeps displaying on screen when Spacebar is pressed after completing a certain section, hinders other actions with the same key. Restarting the game fixes the issue temporarily.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD
System memory (RAM) 4GB RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) 512MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

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>/258520/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (258520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References