Daymare: 1998

Daymare: 1998

Developers
	Invader Studios
Publishers
	Destructive Creations
	All in! Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	September 17, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	62
OpenCritic	57
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	TPS, Survival horror
Themes	Horror
Series	Daymare

Daymare
Daymare: 1998	2019
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle	2023

Daymare: 1998 is a singleplayer third-person TPS and survival horror game in the Daymare series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Steam
ZOOM Platform		Super Digital Deluxe Edition

A demo is available from Steam. Progress from the demo carries into the main game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Daymare_MASTER\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/842100/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Daymare_MASTER\Saved
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/842100/pfx/

1 autosave slot + 4 manual save slots available. Save rooms for manual saves only get unlocked in later chapters.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video Settings

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen		Image is Vert- and FOV cannot be increased to compensate. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x, 4x, 8x & 16x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

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

Ultra-widescreen and Multi-monitor

By default, the game does not properly support resolutions wider than 21:9.

Method 1: Hex editing the executable

Always make sure to back up the original .exe file before hex editing. Go to <path-to-game>\Daymare_MASTER\Binaries\Win64. Using a hex editor, open Daymare_MASTER-Win64-Shipping.exe. Using the search function, look for 35 FA 0E 3C. Only replace the last entry in offset 020AD640, as any other breaks the game. Replace Value with the desired resolution, choose one: 2560x1080 = AA 05 33 3C 3440x1440 = ED D1 33 3C 32:9 = FC CF 65 3C 48:9 = 70 7B 8B 3C 48:10 = 70 7B 8B 3C

Method 2: Modifying configuration file
Navigate to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daymare_MASTER\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor Open Engine.ini and under the [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] section, set AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV Save the file. This setting gets reset after a cutscene

Alleviate or eliminate shader compilation stutter

Force enable shader preloading[citation needed]

Massively improves framepacing during gameplay and alleviates most stutters caused by shader compilation. Can exacerbate level loading and section loading stutters, as the CPU is utilized on all cores to 100%. The Shader Cache has to be compiled again once a display driver has been uninstalled or updated due to the display driver´s shader cache being deleted/reset in the update/uninstall process. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daymare_MASTER\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor Open Engine.ini. Add the following text as a new paragraph at the bottom and then save the file. [/Script/Engine.RendererSettings] r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1

Input

Keyboard Key Bindings

Controller Key Bindings

Keyboard Changeable Key Bindings (after update)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Key binding for Mouse and Keyboard added via update. Arrow keys, symbols, and lock/editing keys cannot be bound to commands using the in-game menu. Keys can be manually rebound in input.ini. Menu keys are permanently bound to default WASD-based setup.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse smoothing can't be turned off.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Vibration can be turned On or Off
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, SFX, Music, UI, Voice and Cinematics
Surround sound		5.1 during gameplay and Stereo during cut-scenes
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Sound keeps playing
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Added in Patch 2.0
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 2.7 GHz AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-9590
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 3 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit system is required.