The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter	2014
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux	2015
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR	2016

This page is for the original version of the game. For the Redux version of the game running on Unreal Engine 4, see The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Key points

When buying the game, Redux version is automatically added to game library where game was purchased or activated.

Game runs and scales very well on most hardware configurations.

Stuttering in some areas due to texture loading.

General information

Official site

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Collector's Edition	Includes soundtrack (FLAC), "Making of" digital album, game map, printable poster and 1600p wallpapers

Essential improvements

Skip launcher

Run the game executable^{[citation needed]}
Create a shortcut to <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win64\AstronautsGame-Win64-Shipping.exe

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258520/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258520/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher graphics settings.

Launcher advanced graphics settings.

In-game graphics settings.

In-game advanced graphics settings.

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Input settings

In-game input settings.

In-game keyboard rebinding.

In-game controller settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

In-game language settings.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish
Slovak

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

Headsets
SteamVR		Requires VR DLC.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Requires VR DLC.
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.
OSVR		Requires VR DLC.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse

Issues fixed

Game crashes with CSAA enabled

Change anti-aliasing^{[citation needed]}
CSAA has been removed from Nvidia Maxwell architecture based GPUs, use the launcher to select another type of anti-aliasing.

CLR20r3 Error

Download the config files^[1]

Download the config files and extract them.
Place them in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

Notes

Do not click Restore to Defaults in the game's launcher as it may remove configuration files.

Nothing happens after clicking Play / 0xc000007b error

Reinstall d3dx9_43.dll^[2]

Remove d3dx9_43.dll from both %WINDIR%\System32 and %WINDIR%\SysWOW64.
Download DirectX End-User Runtime and install it.

Notes

Make sure to disable installing of Bing bar in one.

Use older Visual C++ runtime libraries^[1]
Download older Visual C++ runtime libraries and extract them. Place all of the extracted DLLs in `<path-to-game>\Binaries\Win64`.

Black screen when using Steam In-Home Streaming

Change display mode^{[citation needed]}
Streaming does not work in fullscreen mode, use the launcher to select fullscreen windowed.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	DirectX 10 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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>/258520/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (258520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2016-11-10
↑ Game Issues mini-FAQ | Steam Community Forum

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/258520/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (258520) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/258520/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (258520) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Sui-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2016-11-10

[3] Game Issues mini-FAQ | Steam Community Forum

[Note 1]

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[2]

Developers

	The Astronauts
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	September 25, 2014