Xuan-Yuan Sword VII


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Xuan-Yuan Sword	1990
Xuan-Yuan Sword 2	1994
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: Dance of the Maple Banners	1995
Xuan-Yuan Sword 3: Beyond the Clouds and Mountains	1999
Xuan-Yuan Sword 3 EX: The Scar of the Sky	2001
Xuan-Yuan Sword 4: The Black Dragon Dances as the Storm Rages	2002
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Millennial Destiny	2004
Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai	2006
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Han Clouds	2007
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Clouds Faraway	2010
Xuan-Yuan Sword 6: The Phoenix Soars in the Sky among Millennial Clouds	2013
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Gate of Firmament	2016
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII	2020

Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure and RPG game in the Xuan-Yuan Sword series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Version differences

Standard Edition contains the base game and three PC exclusive weapon skins.

Deluxe Edition includes three PC exclusive weapon skins and the Art Collection.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
30th Anniversary Special Pack	Weapon skins in celebration of the series' 30th anniversary. Free to redeem.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SOFTSTAR\SWD7\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1249800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SOFTSTAR\SWD7\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1249800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics options

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		^[1]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		The game always uses x8 anisotropic filtering.^[2] See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA is used by default. FXAA can be forced.^[3] See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Nvidia RTX hardware only, ray-traced global illumination

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Custom anisotropic samples^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anisotropic filtering quality can be adjusted by changing the value between 0 and 16.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable TAA through a configuration file^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.PostProcessAAQuality=0

Enable FXAA through a configuration file

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1

Notes

Enabling FXAA will disable TAA.

Setting the value to 0 will disable anti-aliasing.

Input

Gameplay options

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Available as two sliders between 20-100. Setting also affects controller input.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		"Invert X" is also available. Setting also affects controller input.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Only two preset available.
Controller sensitivity		Available as two sliders between 20-100. Setting also affects mouse input.
Controller Y-axis inversion		"Invert X" is also available. Setting also affects mouse input.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Keybinding options
Gamepad controls 1
Gamepad controls 2

Audio

Audio options

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for "Master", "Music", "SFX" and "Voice" volume.
Surround sound		Toggle between Stereo and 5.1 output.^[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
German
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Latin American Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	CRIWARE
Cutscenes	CRIWARE

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4590	Intel Core i7-7700
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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>/1249800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1249800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested with 3840x2160 custom resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker. Default value is 4 which is DLSS. If no DLSS is available the game defaults to 2 which is TAA.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested using Razer Surround to emulate 7.1 output and using Special K to confirm

[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>/1249800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1249800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested with 3840x2160 custom resolution.

[3] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker.

[4] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker. Default value is 4 which is DLSS. If no DLSS is available the game defaults to 2 which is TAA.

[2020-11-01-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01

[6] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
Tested using Razer Surround to emulate 7.1 output and using Special K to confirm

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Developers

	Softstar Entertainment
	DOMO Studio
Publishers
	Softstar Entertainment
	Yooreka Studio
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	October 28, 2020
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, RPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	China
Series	Xuan-Yuan Sword