Difference between revisions of "Ys I & II Chronicles+"

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Ancient Land of Ys	1989
Ys II Special	1994
Ys Eternal	1998
Ys II Eternal	2000
Ys I II Complete	2001
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand	2003
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	2003
Ys: The Oath in Felghana	2005
Ys Origin	2006
Ys Online: The Call of Solum	2009
Ys I & II Chronicles+	2009
Ys Seven	2012
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA	2018
Ys: Memories of Celceta	2018
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox	2021
Ys X: Nordics	2024

Key points

An updated and localized version of Ys I & II Chronicles, which was previously released only in Japan. Most settings are shared between both games.

Features enhanced graphics, swappable character portraits and viewports from Ys I II Complete and Chronicles, and the ability to swap between the original PC-88, Complete, and Chronicles version's soundtracks.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions (Ys I)

Steam Community Discussions (Ys II)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website
Developer website		Japanese retail release.
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam		Steam requirements were removed as of October 2017.^[1]

The original Japanese Ys I & II Chronicles is available digitally and DRM-free on DLSite.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\ys12c\ysp_win.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/223810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\ys12c\ys1\ %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\ys12c\ys2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/223810/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings from external configuration tool.

In-game display settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Set display mode to "Chronicles". Zooms out and blurs screen during boss battles.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use windowed mode with native resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Option for bilinear/trilinear texture filtering.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Running above 60 FPS results in gameplay abnormalities such as bosses moving and attacking faster than intended.^[2]^[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Remapping settings from external configuration tool.

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput and XInput controllers are supported.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		XInput controllers may have issues with remapping controls from the configuration tool, however, the buttons can be remapped via editing the game's `ysp_win.ini` with a text editor such as Notepad (see Configuration file(s) location).^[4]
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired V2 tested.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

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

Audio

Audio settings from external configuration tool.

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech, all dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				All dialogue is text-based.
Japanese				Original Japanese Chronicles release only; unavailable in the XSEED release.

Issues fixed

Cutscenes skipping and missing

Install and edit missing video codecs^[5]
Install Combined Community Codec Pack http://www.cccp-project.net/ Open CCCP Settings LAV Splitter Settings Input Formats tab Uncheck mp4, mpeg, mpegts, mpegvideo

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 866 MHz	Intel Pentium III 1.6 GHz or higher
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c Compatible	DirectX 9.0c Compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/223810/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (223810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ About the games connecting - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-02-12
↑ Steam Forums - Well I'll be darned! (Dark Fact/Nightmare easier on 60fps???)
↑ Steam Forums - Game speed fix for nvidia cards - READ THIS IF YOU GET STUCK ON A BOSS
↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-01
The game's configuration launcher with the latest version for some reason didn't recognize any inputs when trying to remap controller inputs with an Xbox One S controller.
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/223810/discussions/0/846945579756297347/#c846945579770735562

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/223810/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (223810) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/223810/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (223810) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] About the games connecting - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-02-12

[3] Steam Forums - Well I'll be darned! (Dark Fact/Nightmare easier on 60fps???)

[4] Steam Forums - Game speed fix for nvidia cards - READ THIS IF YOU GET STUCK ON A BOSS

[5] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-07-01
The game's configuration launcher with the latest version for some reason didn't recognize any inputs when trying to remap controller inputs with an Xbox One S controller.

[6] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/223810/discussions/0/846945579756297347/#c846945579770735562

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Developers

	Nihon Falcom
Publishers
	XSEED
Release dates
Windows	December 24, 2009
Reception
IGDB	60
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Ys