The Kindred
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This product was abandoned during development. It is covered here for historical reference.[1]
Developers | |
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Persistent Studios | |
Publishers | |
Nkidu Games | |
Engines | |
Unity | |
Release dates | |
Windows | Cancelled[1] |
macOS (OS X) | Cancelled[1] |
Linux | Cancelled[1] |
Key points
- Cross-platform multiplayer
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Persistent Studios\The Kindred\Saves |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Persistent Studios/The Kindred/Saves |
Linux | ~/unity3d/Persistent Studios/The Kindred/Saves |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, SMAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On/off checkbox. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
- Dialogue is text-only.
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, music, sound effects, user interface | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Cannot be turned off. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 16 | Co-op |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 25565 |
UDP | 25565 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 11 | |
Shader Model support | 3, 5 |
Issues unresolved
Issues with destroying/removing blocks and objects
- Sometimes a destroyed/removed block or object will visually remain on-screen, or new blocks or objects cannot be placed where the destroyed/removed block or object was.
Save and re-load the current game[2] |
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Kin walk into water
Order Kin back to dry land[3] |
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"Quit to Menu" button doesn't work
Use the Quit to Desktop button[4]
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Startup or performance issues
- May be caused by a compatibility issue.[5]
Run game in its compatibility mode[5] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | Quad-Core 2.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | PassMark score of 2000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | PassMark score of 2500 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | Onboard | |
Other | Monitor supporting 1280x720 resolution | Monitor supporting 1920x1080 resolution |
- A 64-bit OS is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual-Core 2.0 GHz with SSE2 support | Dual-Core 2.5 GHz with SSE2 support |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | PassMark score of 2000 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support |
PassMark score of 2500 |
Sound (audio device) | Onboard | |
Other | Monitor supporting 1280x720 resolution | Monitor supporting 1920x1080 resolution |
- A 64-bit OS is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual-Core 2.0 GHz | Dual-Core 2.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | PassMark score of 2000 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support |
PassMark score of 2500 |
Sound (audio device) | Onboard | |
Other | Monitor supporting 1280x720 resolution | Monitor supporting 1920x1080 resolution |
- A 64-bit OS is required.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Steam Community Discussion - Developer Farewell - last accessed on 2019/03/22
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Early Access Release - What to Expect and Known Issues - last accessed on 2016-06-09
- "DESTROYING BLOCKS/OBJECTS
Sometimes when destroying (removing) a block or object the item will visually remain on the screen or you won't be able to place something new back in that spot. We are working to replace the building system in the coming weeks which will rectify this issue.
WORKAROUND: Sometimes saving and re-loading the game will solve this problem"
- "DESTROYING BLOCKS/OBJECTS
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Early Access Release - What to Expect and Known Issues - last accessed on 2016-06-09
- "WALKING IN WATER
Kin now wander into the water on occasion. We haven’t rectified this yet as it provides a way for you to get the Kin out of the water.
WORKAROUND: Simply left click them and order them back on to dry land."
- "WALKING IN WATER
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Early Access Release - What to Expect and Known Issues - last accessed on 2016-06-09
- "UI
[...]Some people have reported a bug with the 'Quit to Menu' button, 'Quit to Desktop' should still work in this case."
- "UI
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Steam Community Discussion - Early Access Release - What to Expect and Known Issues - last accessed on 2016-06-09
- "CRASHING ON START UP OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES (FOR WINDOWS ONLY)
If you're experiencing trouble with the game crashing on start up or performance issues while the game is running it might be a compatibility issue.
Right click the game name The Kindred in your Steam Library
Select Play (compatibility mode)"
- "CRASHING ON START UP OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES (FOR WINDOWS ONLY)