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Winds of Change

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Winds of Change
Winds of Change cover
Developers
Tall Tail Studios
Engines
Ren'Py 7[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 21, 2019[2]
macOS (OS X) August 21, 2019[2]
Linux August 21, 2019[2]
Reception
Metacritic 74
OpenCritic 70
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Visual novel
Winds of Change on HowLongToBeat
Winds of Change on IGDB
Winds of Change on MobyGames

General information

Official Telegram group
Publisher Discord server
Visual Novel Database article
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Community Discussions (Opening Act)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running.[3]
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The first act of the game is available for free from Steam.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the Original Soundtrack.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\RenPy\WindsofChange-1508869298\persistent
<path-to-game>\game\saves\persistent[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\gamecontrollerdb.txt[Note 2]
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/RenPy/WindsofChange-1508869298/persistent
Linux $HOME/.renpy/WindsofChange-1508869298/persistent
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\RenPy\WindsofChange-1508869298\*.save
<path-to-game>\game\saves\*.save[Note 2]
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/RenPy/WindsofChange-1508869298/*.save
Linux $HOME/.renpy/WindsofChange-1508869298/*.save

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Synchronization is cross-platform.[citation needed]

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.
In-game advanced settings. Access by pressing ⇧ Shift+G in-game.
In-game advanced settings.
Access by pressing Shift+G in-game.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
16:9 anamorphic.[4]
Multi-monitor
16:9 anamorphic.
Ultra-widescreen
16:9 anamorphic.[5]
4K Ultra HD
UI and text render at 4K, but artwork has a native resolution of 1280x720.[6]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound, Voice
Surround sound
[citation needed]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game does not start on OS X 10.9 with a multi-monitor setup

Run the game from the primary display[9]

Game crashes on startup with "I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred."

Stop the global injection of Special K, if it is installed[1]

Display problems

Update video card drivers[10]
Switch to a different video renderer[10]
  1. Hold down Shift while launching the game, or press Shift+G in-game to open the advanced settings menu.
  2. Under Renderer, choose an option.
    • It is recommended to try OpenGL, Angle/DirectX, and Software, in that order.
  3. Choose Quit, then restart the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 [11]
OpenGL 1, 2.0 [11]
Software renderer
[11]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Interface FreeType

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 1 compatible
DirectX 9 compatible
Other 1280x720 display
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 1 compatible
Other 1280x720 display
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS 2.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 1 compatible
Other 1280x720 display


Notes

  1. Ren'Py engine build: 7.1.1.929[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Winds of Change :: Release Date Announcement - last accessed on 2019-08-20
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
    Tested on Windows 10.
  4. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
    Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.
  5. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
    Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
  6. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-22
    Examined game files in <path-to-game>\game\images\.
  7. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-22
  8. 8.0 8.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
  9. Dealing with Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21
    "A bug in OS X 10.9 Mavericks prevents Ren'Py from starting when launched on a non-primary display. Until Apple fixes this bug, please launch Ren'Py from the the primary display."
  10. 10.0 10.1 Dealing with Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Dealing With Display Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21