Aquanox: Deep Descent
Developers | |
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Digital Arrow | |
Publishers | |
THQ Nordic | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 16, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 70 |
OpenCritic | 66 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Naval/watercraft |
Themes | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
Series | AquaNox |
AquaNox | |
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Archimedean Dynasty | 1996 |
AquaNox | 2001 |
AquaNox 2: Revelation | 2003 |
Aquanox: Deep Descent | 2020 |
Aquanox: Deep Descent is a first-person underwater vehicle shooter and a re-imagining of the AquaNox series, set in a period that predates the Archimedean Dynasty. It is the first game in the series to not be developed by Massive Development. Its development was publicly announced in August 2013 by Nordic Games and was followed by a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015.[1][2]
The game was released on October 16, 2020, distributed digitally through GOG and Steam, as well as retail channels offering a physical version containing bonus material.
As of the release day, the PC version lacks a number of important options, including a field of view slider and a vertical synchronization toggle. However, many of these options are adjustable through configuration files, while the native field of view can be modified using a community-made script.
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.co.uk | Limited Edition. | |||
Epic Games Store | Deluxe Edition is also available. | |||
GamersGate | Collector's Edition is also available. | |||
Collector's Edition is also available. | ||||
GOG.com | Collector's Edition is also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Collector's Edition is also available. | |||
Humble Store | Collector's Edition is also available. | |||
Steam | Collector's Edition is also available. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ANX\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254370/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ANX\Saved\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254370/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Field of view (FOV)
Modify FOV with Cheat Engine[3] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Override anisotropic filtering[3] |
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[SystemSettings] r.MaxAnisotropy=16
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Enable FXAA through a configuration file[3] |
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[SystemSettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1 Notes
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enable vsync in a configuration file[3] |
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Frame rate limit
Set FPS cap[3] |
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Disable FPS smoothing (200+ FPS)[3] |
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[/Script/Engine.Engine] bSmoothFrameRate=0 Notes:
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Input
Audio
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op Co-op is limited to 4 players. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7-950 - 3.3 GHz AMD A8-6600K - 3.3 GHz |
Intel Core i5-6600K - 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1500x - 3.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia Nvidia GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible |
- 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/254370/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (254370) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ AquaNox reboot in development at Nordic Games - last accessed on 2020-10-06
- ↑ We're funded! - last accessed on 2020-10-06
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2020-10-15