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Difference between revisions of "Amnesia: The Dark Descent"

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{{distinguish|Aliens: Dark Descent}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Amnesia The Dark Descent - cover.png
 
|cover        = Amnesia The Dark Descent - cover.png
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|official site= https://www.amnesiagame.com/
 
|official site= https://www.amnesiagame.com/
 
|hltb        = 440
 
|hltb        = 440
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|lutris      = amnesia-the-dark-descent
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|mobygames    = 48288
 
|strategywiki = Amnesia: The Dark Descent
 
|strategywiki = Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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|mobygames    = amnesia-the-dark-descent
 
 
|wikipedia    = Amnesia: The Dark Descent
 
|wikipedia    = Amnesia: The Dark Descent
 
|winehq      = 12063
 
|winehq      = 12063
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
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==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| Justine | Initially Steam exclusive but later released as freeware bundled with patch 1.2. A "softcore" (can save anywhere) version is also available [https://www.moddb.com/mods/softcore-justine/downloads/amnesia-justine-softcore-edition here]. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{DLC/row| Justine | Initially Steam exclusive but later released as freeware bundled with patch 1.2. A "softcore" (can save anywhere) version is also available [https://www.moddb.com/mods/softcore-justine/downloads/amnesia-justine-softcore-edition here]. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Remember | Short stories bundled with patch 1.2. Located in a PDF file called "Remember - Short Story Collection" in the <code>{{p|game}}\redist</code> folder. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Remember | Short stories bundled with patch 1.2. Located at {{file|{{p|game}}\Remember - Short Story Collection.pdf}}. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{--}} May result in FPS drops and crashes on some systems.
 
{{--}} May result in FPS drops and crashes on some systems.
 
 
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable Parallax Occlusion Mapping and Shadow Distorting with eye-vector clamping|ref=<ref>[https://forum.frictionalgames.com/thread-4696.html How to have better texture rendering in Amnesia]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable Parallax Occlusion Mapping and Shadow Distorting with eye-vector clamping|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forum.frictionalgames.com/thread-4696.html|title=How to have better texture rendering in Amnesia|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Replace the default <code>deferred_gbuffer_solid_frag.glsl</code> with [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bybh9Efg5JLTMG1KUVJLTG51MGs/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-PiUd4mJfrss0b4HWv5DdIA this one] in <code>{{p|game}}\core\shaders\</code>.
 
# Replace the default <code>deferred_gbuffer_solid_frag.glsl</code> with [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bybh9Efg5JLTMG1KUVJLTG51MGs/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-PiUd4mJfrss0b4HWv5DdIA this one] in <code>{{p|game}}\core\shaders\</code>.
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Amnesia\Main\}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Amnesia\Main\}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/}}
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{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|false}}
 
{{XDG|false}}
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Amnesia\Main\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Amnesia\Main\}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|origin                    =  
 
|origin                    =  
 
|origin notes              =  
 
|origin notes              =  
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|steam cloud              = false
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|steam cloud              = true
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x.
 
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = Faked [[FSAA]],<ref>[https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-4038-post-33841.html#pid33841 Anti Aliasing]</ref> labeled as ''Edge Smooth'' or ''Smoothing''.
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|antialiasing notes        = Faked [[FSAA]],<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-4038-post-33841.html#pid33841|title=Anti Aliasing|date=May 2023}}</ref> labeled as ''Edge Smooth'' or ''Smoothing''.
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling tech            =  
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\config\</code>.
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\config\</code>.
 
# Open <code>game.cfg</code> in text editor.
 
# Open <code>game.cfg</code> in text editor.
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# Locate line <code>FOV = "70"</code> in section <code>Player_General</code> and change its value to your desired field of view value. This value is for Vertical FOV<ref>[https://github.com/FrictionalGames/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent/blob/acc95cdedd6c94db89dc924eb9afa23185df562f/HPL2/core/sources/math/Math.cpp#L2620 Vertical FOV calculation in source code]</ref>
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# Locate line <code>FOV = "70"</code> in section <code>Player_General</code> and change its value to your desired field of view value. This value is for Vertical FOV<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/FrictionalGames/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent/blob/acc95cdedd6c94db89dc924eb9afa23185df562f/HPL2/core/sources/math/Math.cpp#L2620|title=Vertical FOV calculation in source code|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===SLI support===
 
===SLI support===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use bits from Penumbra series in [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]]|ref=<ref>https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/105510/the-games-that-need-a-sli-profile/774609/</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use bits from Penumbra series in [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]]|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/105510/the-games-that-need-a-sli-profile/774609/|title=nvidia.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Change the SLI compatibility bits to <code>0x02400001</code>.
 
# Change the SLI compatibility bits to <code>0x02400001</code>.
 
# Change the ''NVIDIA predefined SLI mode'' to <code>SLI_PREDEFINED_MODE_FORCE_AFR2</code>.
 
# Change the ''NVIDIA predefined SLI mode'' to <code>SLI_PREDEFINED_MODE_FORCE_AFR2</code>.
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        = Xbox 360 style. Only shown when hints appear.
 
|xbox prompts notes        = Xbox 360 style. Only shown when hints appear.
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|separate volume notes    = Only master volume slider.
 
|separate volume notes    = Only master volume slider.
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    = [[Glossary:Sound card#EAX|DirectSound3D]] output by default. See [[#Restore hardware devices|below]] if running Vista or later. Up to 7.0.<ref>[https://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
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|surround sound notes    = [[Glossary:Sound card#EAX|DirectSound3D]] output by default. See [[#Restore hardware devices|below]] if running Vista or later. Up to 7.0.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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===Restore hardware devices===
 
===Restore hardware devices===
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{{Fixbox|description=Employ OpenAL Soft|ref=<ref>[https://forum.frictionalgames.com/thread-4313-post-35877.html On surround sound and hardware devices - Frictional Games Forum]</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=LDK|date=August 6, 2013|comment=Tested with openal-soft-1.15.1-bin version.}}</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Employ OpenAL Soft|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forum.frictionalgames.com/thread-4313-post-35877.html|title=On surround sound and hardware devices - Frictional Games Forum|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=LDK|date=August 6, 2013|comment=Tested with openal-soft-1.15.1-bin version.}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Download [https://openal-soft.org/ OpenAL Soft] ([https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/7-openal-soft/ PCGamingWiki mirror]).
 
# Download [https://openal-soft.org/ OpenAL Soft] ([https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/7-openal-soft/ PCGamingWiki mirror]).
 
# Extract archive, navigate to <code>Win32</code> folder from this archive.
 
# Extract archive, navigate to <code>Win32</code> folder from this archive.
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Basque
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/euskara-translate download.]
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|fan      = true
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|ref      =
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://patch.ali213.net/showpatch/47189.html#001 download].
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  |notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://patch.ali213.net/showpatch/47189.html#001 download.]
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |audio    = hackable
 
  |audio    = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/czech-translation-etina download]. Fan dub [https://www.fenixprodabing.cz/projekt/amnesia-justine here].
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  |notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/czech-translation-etina download.]</br>Fan dub is available to download from [https://www.fenixprodabing.cz/projekt/amnesia-justine here.]
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation for Justine, [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/dutch-translation-vertaling-in-het-nederlands-justine-only download].
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  |notes    = Fan translation for Justine only. Available to [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/dutch-translation-vertaling-in-het-nederlands-justine-only download.]
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/amnesia-the-dark-descent-hungarian-translation download].
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  |notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/amnesia-the-dark-descent-hungarian-translation download.]
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://w.atwiki.jp/penumbrajp/pages/175.html download].
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  |notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://w.atwiki.jp/penumbrajp/pages/175.html download.]
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Korean
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://freegamedownload.tistory.com/48 download.]</br>Localization for The Dark Descent and Justine.
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|fan      = true
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|ref      =
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = false
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  |audio    = hackable
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
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  |notes    = Official translation.
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  |notes    = Official translation. <br>Available an improved fan translation by ''Clan Dlan'' with Justine DLC, [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eKr1JKqY2eu38SEuP3Bi5Vz4rWy0uBet/view?usp=drive_link download], also [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1clhnmnG3hZvD_4X8ANwfBMx9QnTieCcL?usp=drive_link made ones for several mods].<br>Fan translation and fan dub, [https://tradusquare.es/ficha.php?amnesiathedarkdescent download].
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|fan      =
 
−
}}
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
−
|language  = Spanish
 
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|interface = hackable
 
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|audio    = hackable
 
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|subtitles = hackable
 
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|notes    = Improved fan translation, [http://academia.clandlan.net/?page=academia/view&id=353&title=Traduccion_Amnesia_The_Dark_Descent download].<br>Fan translation and fan dub, [https://tradusquare.es/ficha.php?amnesiathedarkdescent download].
 
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://blog.tanshaydar.com/amnesia-the-dark-descent-turkce-yama-v2-0.html download].
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  |notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://blog.tanshaydar.com/amnesia-the-dark-descent-turkce-yama-v2-0.html download.]
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |audio    = hackable
 
  |audio    = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/ukrainian-translation download]. Only Justine is dubbed. If it is not availaible as additional language in game settings options, try to run the launcher and there select language "Українська" and start the game.
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  |notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-other-translations/downloads/ukrainian-translation download.] Only Justine is dubbed.</br>To activate it run the launcher and there select language "Українська" and start the game.
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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{{Fixbox|description=Bring up the Steam Overlay before using {{key|Alt|Tab}}|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/57300/discussions/0/846962626935997006/#c846962626939069895 Any alt-tab friendly fixes for this game? :: Amnesia: The Dark Descent General Discussions]</ref>}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Bring up the Steam Overlay before using {{key|Alt|Tab}}|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/57300/discussions/0/846962626935997006/#c846962626939069895|title=Any alt-tab friendly fixes for this game? :: Amnesia: The Dark Descent General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
  
 
===Skyboxes in custom stories are corrupted===
 
===Skyboxes in custom stories are corrupted===
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{{Fixbox|description=Replace DevIL library with and older version|ref=<ref>[https://wiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl2/tutorials/level_editor/tutorial_7 Level Editor - Skyboxes]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Replace DevIL library with and older version|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl2/tutorials/level_editor/tutorial_7|title=Level Editor - Skyboxes|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
Download older DevIL DLL file from [https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2e7bi3k8f871ka/DevIL.zip?dl=0 here] and copy and replace in the game's folder.
 
Download older DevIL DLL file from [https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2e7bi3k8f871ka/DevIL.zip?dl=0 here] and copy and replace in the game's folder.
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
 
}}
  
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=== Screen gets offset to the right ===
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=== Screen zoomed in or is offset at high resolutions===
  
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit Compatibility|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit Compatibility|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/57300/discussions/0/1837937637890432524/</ref>|fix=
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li>Right click the .exe.
 
<li>Right click the .exe.
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
−
|windows exe notes      =  
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|windows exe notes      = {{CN|date=May 2023}}
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
−
|macos arm app          =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
−
|macos app notes        = Version prior to the Hard Mode update had 10.5 as the minimum OS requirement and were even universal binary for PowerPC support.<ref>[https://forum.frictionalgames.com/thread-3801-post-32029.html#pid32029 No Mac Issues? or No Mac Users?]</ref>
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|macos app notes        = Version prior to the Hard Mode update had 10.5 as the minimum OS requirement and were even universal binary for PowerPC support.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forum.frictionalgames.com/thread-3801-post-32029.html#pid32029|title=No Mac Issues? or No Mac Users?|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|linux powerpc app      = false
 
|linux powerpc app      = false
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 32-bit executable= true
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
 
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
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|linux executable notes = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/app/57300/config|title=Amnesia: The Dark Descent Config · SteamDB|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
}}
 
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===Mods===
 
===Mods===
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/enhanced-shaders-for-amnesia-the-dark-descent Enhanced Shaders] - Improves shaders, such as bloom and SSAO, making them more realistic.
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/enhanced-shaders-for-amnesia-the-dark-descent Enhanced Shaders] - Improves shaders, such as bloom and SSAO.
 
{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/improved-lantern Improved lantern] - Adds a more realistic and detailed lantern model. Also incorporates the [https://www.moddb.com/mods/dynamic-shadows-from-lantern-graphics-mod/ Dynamic shadows from lantern] mod.
 
{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/improved-lantern Improved lantern] - Adds a more realistic and detailed lantern model. Also incorporates the [https://www.moddb.com/mods/dynamic-shadows-from-lantern-graphics-mod/ Dynamic shadows from lantern] mod.
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/darkness-light-mod Darkness Light] - Makes the dark darker, thus more realistic and harder.
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-darkest-descent The Darkest Descent] - An overhaul mod which will add new modes to play the main story of the game.
 
{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/games/amnesia-the-dark-descent/addons/new-insanity-ear-ring-for-atdd New Insanity Ear Ring] - Makes the tinnitus effect more realistic.
 
{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/games/amnesia-the-dark-descent/addons/new-insanity-ear-ring-for-atdd New Insanity Ear Ring] - Makes the tinnitus effect more realistic.
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-virtual-31-surround Virtual Surround Music] - Ups the music to 2.1 Virtual Surround (anything above 2.1 is not supported for music on the engine, unfortunately).
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-virtual-31-surround Virtual Surround Music] - Ups the music to 2.1 Virtual Surround.
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-remastered/ Amnesia The Dark Descent Remastered] - This mod adds Parallax Occlusion Mapping, updates the game's shaders and allows every light source to cast shadows. Moreover, it adds more reflections and allows players to see through windows. These are just some of the features of this massive mod.
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{{ii}} [https://www.moddb.com/mods/amnesia-the-dark-descent-remastered/ Amnesia The Dark Descent Remastered] - Overhauls the graphics of the game.
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{{ii}} [https://createam.itch.io/sclerosis-an-amnesia-vr-remake/ Sclerosis, An Amnesia VR Remake] - A VR remake of the game in the Unity Engine.
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Revision as of 14:25, 25 December 2023

Not to be confused with Aliens: Dark Descent.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent cover
Developers
Frictional Games
macOS (OS X) Edward Rudd
Linux Edward Rudd
Engines
HPL Engine 2
Release dates
Windows September 8, 2010
macOS (OS X) September 8, 2010
Linux September 8, 2010
Reception
Metacritic 85
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure, Survival horror
Themes Europe
Series Amnesia
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent on IGDB
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Wikipedia
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Amnesia
Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2010
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 2013
Amnesia: Rebirth 2020
Amnesia: The Bunker 2023

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: The Dark Descent is a first-person adventure and survival horror game in the Amnesia series.

Key points

Game is open source.
Various custom campaigns and mods are available.
Will not run on various Intel and AMD integrated cards. See System requirements.

General information

Official support page
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
DRM details are not known
 Bundled with Justine expansion in Amnesia: Collection. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2]
Amnesia Re-collection also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Discord (unavailable)
Discord
Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Justine Initially Steam exclusive but later released as freeware bundled with patch 1.2. A "softcore" (can save anywhere) version is also available here.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Remember Short stories bundled with patch 1.2. Located at <path-to-game>\Remember - Short Story Collection.pdf.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Patches

Digital versions are already patched.
  • Windows patch 1.3.1 can be downloaded here with the patch 1.2 for the Polish version here and older patches available here.
  • Mac version patch 1.2 can be downloaded here.
  • Linux version 1.2 can be downloaded here.

Skip intro videos

Edit main_settings.cfg
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open main_settings.cfg with a text editor.
  3. Change ShowPreMenu="true" to ShowPreMenu="false".
  4. Save the changes.

Enable quick save

Edit user_settings.cfg
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Go into <user-id> and open user_settings.cfg with a text editor.
  3. Change AllowQuickSave="false" to AllowQuickSave="true".
  4. Save the changes.

Notes

Press F4 to save and F5 to load.

POM and Shadow Distorting

May result in FPS drops and crashes on some systems.
Enable Parallax Occlusion Mapping and Shadow Distorting with eye-vector clamping[3]
  1. Replace the default deferred_gbuffer_solid_frag.glsl with this one in <path-to-game>\core\shaders\.
  2. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  3. Edit main_settings.cfg.
  4. Change ParallaxQuality="1" and GBufferType="1".

Game data

Launcher general settings.
Launcher general settings.
In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Amnesia\Main\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/
Linux $HOME/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Amnesia\Main\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/
Linux $HOME/.frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Discord
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Launcher general video settings.
Launcher general video settings.
Launcher advanced video settings.
Launcher advanced video settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 For Steam copies see Ultra-widescreen. Options menu UI doesn't scale.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Faked FSAA,[4] labeled as Edge Smooth or Smoothing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Not present in launcher. Can be enabled in-game.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Edit game.cfg[5]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\config\.
  2. Open game.cfg in text editor.
  3. Locate line FOV = "70" in section Player_General and change its value to your desired field of view value. This value is for Vertical FOV[6]

Ultra-widescreen

Edit EXE properties
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\config\.
  2. Open main_settings.cfg in text editor.
  3. Set Screen Width and Height to your resolution.
  4. Save and exit.
  5. Right-click Amnesia.exe, select Properties.
  6. Check Disable Fullscreen Optimizations.
  7. Click Change high DPI settings, check Use this Setting and Override High DPI Scaling.
  8. Apply and launch via Steam.

SLI support

Use bits from Penumbra series in Nvidia Profile Inspector[7]
  1. Change the SLI compatibility bits to 0x02400001.
  2. Change the NVIDIA predefined SLI mode to SLI_PREDEFINED_MODE_FORCE_AFR2.
  3. Click on Apply changes.

High frame rate

All gameplay elements are locked to 60 FPS. This includes physics, puzzles, player movement, input and most animations. This limit can be removed, but will only affect particles and some animations.[8]
Remove FPS cap
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open main_settings.cfg with a text editor.
  3. Change LimitFPS="true" to "false".

Input

In-game input settings.
In-game input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse smoothing can be toggled.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Xbox 360 style. Only shown when hints appear.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

DualShock 4 Button Mod

Use SOMA DualShock 4 Button Mod[citation needed]
  1. Download the DualShock 4 Button Mod
  2. You only need either the "ps4" or "x360" folder in the archive's graphics/general/input directory so either extract one from the archive or extract the whole archive to a folder, taking one and discarding the rest.
  3. Right off the bat your can also discard the files but_middle, dpad_base, dpad_down, dpad_left, dpad_right and dpad_up.
  4. Rename stick_l and stick_r to gamepad_ls and gamepad_rs, then add gamepad_ to the remaining dpad files (i.e. dpad_u becomes gamepad_dpad_u) and finnally replace the but_ prefix on the remaining files with a gamepad_ prefix.
  5. Navigate to <path-to-game>\gui\gamepad\ and drop the renamed files from the archive in this folder, replace all when asked.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Only master volume slider.
Surround sound
DirectSound3D output by default. See below if running Vista or later. Up to 7.0.[9]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Additional toggle button for effects.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Restore hardware devices

Employ OpenAL Soft[10][11]
  1. Download OpenAL Soft (PCGamingWiki mirror).
  2. Extract archive, navigate to Win32 folder from this archive.
  3. Locate file soft_oal.dll and copy it to <path-to-game>.
  4. Launch game launcher and navigate to the Sound options tab.
  5. There should be new Unsupported device. Select it and launch the game.

In case there is no Unsupported device:

  1. Launch game with soft_oal.dll file in the same folder as game's exe file.
  2. Quit game.
  3. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  4. Open launcher.log.
  5. Locate section Initializing Sound Module. There are all available sound devices.
  6. Open main_settings.cfg from the same Main folder.
  7. Locate line <Sound Device= and change to corresponding value of sound device from launcher.log.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Basque
Fan translation. Available to download.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Fan translation. Available to download.
Czech
Fan translation. Available to download.
Fan dub is available to download from here.
Dutch
Fan translation for Justine only. Available to download.
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation. Available to download.
Italian
Japanese
Fan translation. Available to download.
Korean
Fan translation. Available to download.
Localization for The Dark Descent and Justine.
Polish
1) Retail only.
2) Fan dub for the base game by BDiP.
Both are available here.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Official translation.
Available an improved fan translation by Clan Dlan with Justine DLC, download, also made ones for several mods.
Fan translation and fan dub, download.
Turkish
Fan translation. Available to download.
Ukrainian
Fan translation. Available to download. Only Justine is dubbed.
To activate it run the launcher and there select language "Українська" and start the game.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use 3D Surround Gaming.
vorpX
G3D
Official supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Check the support page.

"Failed to load menu config file" error

Verify the integrity of game cache[citation needed]
  1. Find Amnesia: The Dark Descent in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Go to the Local Files tab
  5. Click Verify Integrity of Game Cache
  6. This will download missing files, it may take a while, depending on how many files are missing.
Disable Steam Community in-game[citation needed]
  1. Find Amnesia: The Dark Descent in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Uncheck Enable Steam Community In-Game
  5. Go to the Updates tab
  6. Change to Don't Update
  7. Press OK
  8. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Amnesia (on Windows) and delete the folder named Main
  9. Reboot the game, this should fix the problem. The Main folder will be recreated once the game is rebooted

Adjusting in-game gamma does nothing

Disable gamma changing programs such as f.lux[citation needed]

Gamma changes persist after exiting the game

If the in-game gamma setting is increased, it can sometimes alter the desktop's gamma even after the game is closed.
Use f.lux to restore gamma[citation needed]
  1. Download and install f.lux.
  2. Run it and the desktop gamma should return to normal.
Enable Nvidia's own color settings in the Nvidia Control Panel[citation needed]

Walking on the ceiling

Disable insanity[citation needed]
  1. Go to the in-game Options >> Graphics >> Advanced Options.
  2. Disable insanity.
Update graphics drivers[citation needed]

Lamp lights through walls

Use a dedicated gpu[citation needed]
  1. Go to the graphics software.
  2. Tell it to use the dedicated gpu-card.
Disable switchable graphics[citation needed]
  1. Go to the BIOS.
  2. Disable switchable graphics.

Mouse cursor stuck in corner after Alt+Tab

Update file SDL.dll from version 1.2.14.0 to 1.2.15.0
  • Download the updated DLL file from here and copy and replace in the game's folder.[12]
Disable fullscreen[citation needed]
Bring up the Steam Overlay before using Alt+Tab ↹[13]

Skyboxes in custom stories are corrupted

Replace DevIL library with and older version[14]

Download older DevIL DLL file from here and copy and replace in the game's folder.

Camera/Mouse keeps resetting to screen center on Linux

Disable unclutter[citation needed]
  • The 'unclutter' program may be running in the background. Terminate it through task-manager or the following command in a terminal: kill `pidof unclutter`

Screen zoomed in or is offset at high resolutions

Edit Compatibility[15]
  1. Right click the .exe.
  2. Go to "Properties" and then to "Compatibility" tab.
  3. Go to "Change high DPI settings".
  4. Make sure the "Override high DPI scaling behavior" box is checked and set to "Application".
  5. Save and exit.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.1 [18]
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
[citation needed]
macOS (OS X)
Version prior to the Hard Mode update had 10.5 as the minimum OS requirement and were even universal binary for PowerPC support.[16]
Linux
[17]
The 64-bit application for macOS is currently in development and will be released later in 2020.[citation needed]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Newton Game Dynamics
Audio OpenAL 6.14.0357.24
Interface Fast Light Tool Kit (FLTK)

Mods

Enhanced Shaders - Improves shaders, such as bloom and SSAO.
Improved lantern - Adds a more realistic and detailed lantern model. Also incorporates the Dynamic shadows from lantern mod.
The Darkest Descent - An overhaul mod which will add new modes to play the main story of the game.
New Insanity Ear Ring - Makes the tinnitus effect more realistic.
Virtual Surround Music - Ups the music to 2.1 Virtual Surround.
Amnesia The Dark Descent Remastered - Overhauls the graphics of the game.
Sclerosis, An Amnesia VR Remake - A VR remake of the game in the Unity Engine.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2.0Ghz - Low budget CPUs such as Celeron or Duron needs to be at about twice the CPU speed
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1000
Nvidia GeForce 6 series
Integrated graphics and low budget cards might not work
Drivers should be from Nvidia/ATI to ensure proper functionality.
Graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 will not be able to run the game at all. Laptops that contain integrated graphics cards generally do not support OpenGL 3.0.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5 - 10.15.0. This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1000
Nvidia GeForce 6 series
Integrated Intel Graphics not supported
Drivers should be from Nvidia/ATI to ensure proper functionality.
Graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 will not be able to run the game at all. Laptops that contain integrated graphics cards generally do not support OpenGL 3.0.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Mint 13 LTS, Fedora 16
Processor (CPU) 2.0Ghz - Low budget CPUs such as Celeron or Duron needs to be at about twice the CPU speed
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1000
Nvidia GeForce 6 series
Integrated graphics and low budget cards might not work
Drivers should be from Nvidia/ATI to ensure proper functionality.
Graphics cards that do not support OpenGL 3.0 will not be able to run the game at all. Laptops that contain integrated graphics cards generally do not support OpenGL 3.0, trough some are able to run the game.[19]


References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-05
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20
  3. ↑ How to have better texture rendering in Amnesia - last accessed on May 2023
  4. ↑ Anti Aliasing - last accessed on May 2023
  5. ↑ Amnesia - the dark decent mods. | Se7enSins Gaming Community
  6. ↑ Vertical FOV calculation in source code - last accessed on May 2023
  7. ↑ nvidia.com - last accessed on May 2023
  8. ↑ Verified by User:Litbeep on 2020-11-3
    Email from Peter Wester (engine programmer): "All the gameplay is run at 60 fps. This means physics, puzzles, player movement, mouse/kb/gamepad input and some animations. The only things that can be unlocked are particles, some animations and texture animations. This is the same for all other HPL-based games!"
  9. ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
  10. ↑ On surround sound and hardware devices - Frictional Games Forum - last accessed on May 2023
  11. ↑ Verified by User:LDK on August 6, 2013
    Tested with openal-soft-1.15.1-bin version.
  12. ↑ https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-7878-post-70551.html#pid70551
  13. ↑ Any alt-tab friendly fixes for this game? :: Amnesia: The Dark Descent General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  14. ↑ Level Editor - Skyboxes - last accessed on May 2023
  15. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/57300/discussions/0/1837937637890432524/
  16. ↑ No Mac Issues? or No Mac Users? - last accessed on May 2023
  17. ↑ Amnesia: The Dark Descent Config · SteamDB - last accessed on May 2023
  18. ↑ Amnesia OpenGL version? || Frictional Games Forum
  19. ↑ Verified by User:Averygoodperson on 2022-08-14