Difference between revisions of "Torchlight"

Revision as of 03:40, 26 July 2016

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Torchlight
Torchlight	2009
Torchlight II	2012
Torchlight III	2020
Torchlight: Infinite	2023

Key points

HotSpot is recommended for managing mods, especially to check for mod conflicts.

General information

Official Forums

RGF Forums

Runic Support - Official support site

Torchlight Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.co.uk		EU retail version comes translated in multiple languages. (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish)
Developer website
GamersGate

GOG.com		Offers extras like soundtrack and artwork.
Steam

Developers have provided a demo at the official site as well as at Steam and GamersGate.

Essential improvements

Patches

Official patch (1.15). Not needed for digital distribution versions.

Mods

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Plethora of mods available at Runic Games Fansite.

The modding community is inactive and has moved onto Torchlight II.

TorchED - Torchlight editor

HotSpot

A portable mod manager for Windows that automates downloading and installing mods.

Currently in beta, v2.0.

Full feature list

If you have problems using this application, try out the older version at Runic Games Fansite.

Recommended mods and tools

GOG.com Mod Spotlight

A list of recommended and helpful mods - Steam forums

Mods

SSS Torchlight Texture Project - Retextures Torchlight by giving the textures a slightly more enhanced look.
Merchant Pack - Adds additional merchants.
Better Balanced Sale Prices - Balances the amount of gold acquired when selling.
Total Respec Mod - Adds 10 different respec potions into the game for resetting character's stats and skills.

Tools

TorchKit - Outdated, but still useful tool to change keybindings, activate console and other settings.
TorchlightCam - Highly configurable mod that can set camera to follow the character, rotate etc.
TL2Cam - Simple alternative to TorchlightCam.
Torchlight Utility - Changes character's difficulty and activates/deactivates hardcore, retired and dead status (make sure to back save data up)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41500/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

To clear save games from the game once Steam Cloud has been used you will need to remove the save files from the Steam Cloud folder as well. The Windows and OS X save files are compatible but have to be manually synced by removing all existing save files for the target platform and then copying the source files to the regular save file location.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Syncs up to 10 MB of save data (maximum 100 files).

Video settings

In-game options menu.

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Netbook mode sets everything to the lowest possible quality to be playable on a netbook (resolution isn't locked).

Input settings

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Remapping

Instructions

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation, see Runic Games Fansite.
French				EU retail only; for other versions, see Runic Games Fansite.
German				EU retail only; for other versions, see Runic Games Fansite.
Italian				EU retail only; for other versions, see Runic Games Fansite.
Polish				Fan translation, see Runic Games Fansite.
Spanish				EU retail only; for other versions, see Runic Games Fansite.

For translation mods, check Runic Games Fansite.

Issues fixed

Be sure to check the knowledgebase if you haven't found the fix here.

Black screen after starting the game

Instructions

Instructions

Missing quest monster/item

Instructions

Camera shake

Instructions

No zoom functionality

Instructions

Invisible cursor (Windows)

Instructions

Linux-specific issues

Garbled font

Instructions

Crash on Estherian Ruins Floor 12

Instructions

Crash on Tu'tara Caverns Floor 19

This usually happens on Intel Mesa integrated graphics cards.

WARNING: These fixes will probably make particular textures glitchy.

Instructions

Instructions

Cursor displays with a black box and have no effect on Humble Bundle Edition

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2.0	OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support	3	^{[citation needed]}

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Interface	Crazy Eddie's GUI System (CEGUI), FreeType 2
Input	Object Oriented Input System (OIS)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3
Processor (CPU)	800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	822 MB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 7200 Nvidia GeForce 2 Intel GMA 950 DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Mac
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 OpenGL 2.0 compatible

Notes

↑ ^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>/41500/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (41500) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-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>/41500/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (41500) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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 '''Tools'''
 :* [http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2 TorchKit] - Outdated, but still useful tool to change keybindings, activate console and other settings.
-:* [http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/downloads.php?do=cat&id=2 TorchCam] - Highly configurable mod that can set camera to follow the character, rotate etc.
+:* [http://torchlight.4fansites.de/download.php?download=10020 TorchlightCam] - Highly configurable mod that can set camera to follow the character, rotate etc.
+:* [http://www.lost.org.uk/tl2cam.html TL2Cam] - Simple alternative to TorchlightCam.
 :* [http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=675 Torchlight Utility] - Changes character's difficulty and activates/deactivates hardcore, retired and dead status (make sure to back [[#Game data|save data]] up)

Developers
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	Runic Games
Engines
	Ogre
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2009
macOS (OS X)	May 12, 2010
Linux	September 18, 2012