Difference between revisions of "Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs"

Revision as of 12:17, 9 September 2013

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Amnesia
Amnesia: The Dark Descent	2010
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs	2013
Amnesia: Rebirth	2020
Amnesia: The Bunker	2023

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Frictional Games Forum

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Launcher

Basic settings

Advanced settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

Game settings

Template:Audio settings

Surround sound

Game is using old implementation of a sound system which limits output only to stereo.

Instructions

System requirements

Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 3x0 ATI Radeon HD 5x00	High-range NVIDIA GeForce 5x0 ATI Radeon HD 6x00

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8	10.7.5
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)		5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 3x0 ATI Radeon HD 5x00	High-range NVIDIA GeForce 5x0 ATI Radeon HD 6x00

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Major Linux Distribution from 2010	Major Linux Distribution from 2012
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 3x0 ATI Radeon HD 5x00	High-range NVIDIA GeForce 5x0 ATI Radeon HD 6x00

References

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs-logo.jpg
@@ Line 20: / Line 19: @@
 '''General information'''
 {{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/239200/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+{{mm}} [http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/forum-50.html Frictional Games Forum]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability Table|
-{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.aamfp.com/ Official website] | {{ID|DRM-free}}{{ID|Steam}} |  }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.aamfp.com/ Official website] | {{ID|DRM-free}}{{ID|Steam}} |   }}
 {{Availability Table/row| [http://www.desura.com/games/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs Desura] | {{ID|DRM-free}} |  }}
 {{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Amnesia-A-Machine-For-Pigs/5006606 GameFly] | ? |  }}
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 ===Configuration file and save game data location===
 {{Game Location Table|
-{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
+{{Game Location Table/row|Windows save game location|%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Amnesia\Pig\}}
+{{Game Location Table/row|Steam local repository|Steam/userdata/<user-id>/239200/ }}
 {{Game Location Table/row|OS X|}}
 {{Game Location Table/row|Linux|}}
@@ Line 42: / Line 43: @@
 ===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save Game Cloud Syncing
-|steam_cloud            = unknown
+|steam_cloud            = true
-|steam_cloud_notes      =
+|steam_cloud_notes      = Game saves, key binds and game settings. Graphics are saved locally.
 |origin                 =
 |origin_notes           =
@@ Line 59: / Line 60: @@
 ==Video settings==
-<!-- [[File:game settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] -->
+[[File:amnesia a machine for pigs launcher.png|290px|right|thumb|Launcher]]
+[[File:amnesia a machine for pigs graphics basic.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Basic settings]]
+[[File:amnesia a machine for pigs graphics advanced.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Advanced settings]]
 {{Video settings
 |wsgf link                  =
@@ Line 66: / Line 69: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+|widescreen resolution      = true
 |widescreen resolution notes=
 |multimonitor               = unknown
@@ Line 74: / Line 77: @@
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
-|fov                        = unknown
+|fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = unknown
+|windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = unknown
+|anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = unknown
+|antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         =
+|antialiasing notes         = On or off but proper AA and not FXAA.
-|vsync                      = unknown
+|vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
 |oculus rift                =
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 ==Input settings==
+[[File:amnesia a machine for pigs input.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Input settings]]
 {{Input Settings
-|key_remap                  = unknown
+|key_remap                  = true
 |key_remap_notes            =
-|acceleration_option        = unknown
+|acceleration_option        = false
-|acceleration_option_notes  =
+|acceleration_option_notes  = No native option, acceleration is taken from system settings.
 |controller_support         = true
 |controller_support_notes   =
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 ==Audio settings==
+[[File:amnesia a machine for pigs audio.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Audio settings]]
+[[File:amnesia a machine for pigs game.jpg|290px|right|thumb|Game settings]]
 {{Audio settings
-|separate volume          = unknown
+|separate volume          = false
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Only master volume slider.
-|surround sound           = unknown
+|surround sound           = hackable
-|surround sound notes     =
+|surround sound notes     = See [[#Surround sound|Surround sound]] for a fix.
-|subtitles                = unknown
+|subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+|mute on focus lost       = false
-|mute on focus lost notes =
+|mute on focus lost notes = Enabled by default.
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+}}
+===Surround sound===
+{{--}} Game is using old implementation of a sound system which limits output only to stereo.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Surround sound fix|ref=<ref>Tested at September 7, 2013 by [[User:LDK]] with openal-soft-1.15.1-bin version.</ref>}}
+# Download OpenAL Soft from [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/7-openal-soft/ our repository], [http://forums.pcgamingwiki.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=422 our forums] or [http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html source website].
+# Extract archive, navigate to <code>Win32</code> folder from this archive.
+# Locate file <code>soft_oal.dll</code> and copy it to the game folder (<code>..\Steam\steamapps\common\Machine for Pigs\</code> for example).
+# Launch game launcher and navigate to the Sound options tab.
+# There should be new <code>Unsuported</code> device. Select it and launch the game.
+'''In case there is no <code>Unsuported</code> device:'''
+# Launch game with <code>soft_oal.dll</code> file in the same folder as game's exe file.
+# Quit game, navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Amnesia\Pig</code> and open <code>launcher.log</code> in text editor.
+# Locate section <code>Initializing Sound Module</code>. There are all available sound devices.
+# Open <code>main_settings.cfg</code> from the same <code>Main</code> folder.
+# Locate line <code><Sound Device="x"...</code> and change x to corresponding value of sound device from <code>launcher.log</code> file.
 }}
@@ Line 171: / Line 197: @@
 |recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 6x00
 }}
+{{References}}
 [[Category:Windows]]
 [[Category:OS X]]
 [[Category:Linux]]

Developers

	The Chinese Room
	Frictional Games
Engines
	HPL2
Release dates
Windows	September 10, 2013
macOS (OS X)	September 10, 2013
Linux	September 10, 2013