Dreamfall Chapters
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| Developers | |
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| Red Thread Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 5[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 21, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | October 21, 2014 |
| Linux | October 21, 2014 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 71 |
| OpenCritic | 68 |
| IGDB | 76 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control, Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Europe, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Steampunk |
| Series | The Longest Journey |
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| The Longest Journey | |
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| The Longest Journey | 1999 |
| Dreamfall: The Longest Journey | 2006 |
| Dreamfall Chapters | 2014 |
Dreamfall Chapters is a singleplayer cinematic camera and third-person adventure game in the The Longest Journey series.
General information
- FAQ and Known Issues
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- An optional Red Thread Games account can be created through the game which allows cloud saves, cross-platform saves, as well as achievements and additional content in games developed by Red Thread Games.[3][4]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Red Thread Games\Dreamfall Chapters\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Preferences/unity.Red Thread Games.Dreamfall Chapters.plist |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Red Thread Games/Dreamfall Chapters/ |
- 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 |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Red Thread Games\Dreamfall Chapters\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.Red Thread Games.Dreamfall Chapters/ ~/.config/RedThreadGames/DreamfallChapters/ |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Red Thread Games/Dreamfall Chapters/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. HUD bug - unable to examine inventory items as button is off-screen. This blocks progress at the start of Book 5/Chapter 12. Use PhantomGamers chapters UI fix to help. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is always borderless. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Controlled by Visual Quality setting. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | SMAA | ||
| 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
In-game control settings.
In-game XInput button mapping.
In-game DS4 button mapping.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Negative acceleration. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | X axis can also be inverted. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | X axis can also be inverted. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired, |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Significant slowdown. |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | ||
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts | ||
| Cursor detection |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
In-game language and subtitle settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, music, SFX and dialogue. | |
| Surround sound | Stereo only.[5] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation, download. | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | Fan translation, Windows 64-bit, Windows 64-bit Humble Bundle, Windows 32-bit, Windows 32-bit Humble Bundle, Linux, macOS. | |||
| Russian | In-game official localization (Ex-Fan translation by Well-DING! Team), Download and info. |
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| Spanish | Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download. |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Dreamfall Chapters. | ||
| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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| Tobii Eye Tracking | |||
Mods
Removing Chromatic Aberration and Vignetting
| Use modified DLL[6] |
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Notes:
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Issues fixed
Graphics quality setting
- Issue with game not remembering setting on restart.
| Edit config file by hand[citation needed] |
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Game Won't Start
- Issue with game not starting, it shows logos and exits.
| See Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs.[7] |
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| Disable network adaptors or block Dreamfall Chapters from using network. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | Quad Core i5 2.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | 20 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI or Nvidia 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | Quad Core i5 2.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | 20 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | ATI or Nvidia 1 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Kernel 3.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | Quad Core i5 2.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | 20 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | ATI or Nvidia 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ Unity 5 version exits beta, available to all - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Dreamfall Chapters - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Faalagorn on 2017-12-10
- ↑ Red Thread Games - Verified email - last accessed on 2019-06-03
- "Your Red Thread Games account is used for storing your progress in the cloud, to enable achievements and additional content in our games, and to give you access to special features and offers exclusive to Red Thread Games members. We will never share any information, including email addresses, with any third parties. To permanently delete your Red Thread Games account, please contact us at support@redthreadgames.com"
- ↑ Steam Community - Dreamfall Chapters - Not receiving a Red Thread account sign-up verification email? - last accessed on 2019-06-03
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Kevincs1 on 2021-05-09
- ↑ Steam Discussions - Game crashes after "made in norway" logo, no errors. - last accessed on 2022-04-03