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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|title        = Astérix & Obélix
 
|cover        = Astérix & Obélix cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Astérix & Obélix cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Infogrames}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Infogrames}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|East Point Software|DOS/Windows}}
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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1996}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1996}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Asterix }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|hltb        = 13163
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|mobygames    = 4849
 
|wikipedia    = Asterix & Obelix (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Asterix & Obelix (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Asterix}}
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{ii}} Game progress is stored using passwords given at the end of each act.
 
{{ii}} Game progress is stored using passwords given at the end of each act.
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix settings.png|Settings (DOS version).}}
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix settings.png|Settings (DOS version).}}
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix system settings.png|System settings (Windows version).}}
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix system settings.png|System settings (Windows version).}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/ast%C3%A9rix-ob%C3%A9lix/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ast%C3%A9rix-ob%C3%A9lix/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix keyboard settings.png|Keyboard settings (Windows version).}}
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix keyboard settings.png|Keyboard settings (Windows version).}}
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix joystick settings.png|Joystick settings (Windows version).}}
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix joystick settings.png|Joystick settings (Windows version).}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Windows version only.
 
|key remap notes          = Windows version only.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = false
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =  
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = true
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts     = false
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|steam hook input          = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix joystick settings.png|Audio settings (Windows version).}}
 
{{Image|Astérix & Obélix joystick settings.png|Audio settings (Windows version).}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Portuguese
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  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
  |notes    =  
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  |notes    = [https://web.archive.org/web/20050315233152/http://www.infogrames.com.br/jogos_antigos.asp?jogo_id=49 Atari Brasil]
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
===Corrupted graphics (Windows version)===
 
===Corrupted graphics (Windows version)===
{{ii}} The Windows version does not work on modern versions of Windows.<ref>[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=20225&p=146874 VOGONS • View topic - asterix and obelix game has no screen]</ref> Use the DOS version instead (included on the same CD).
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{{ii}} The Windows version does not work on modern versions of Windows.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=20225&p=146874|title=VOGONS • View topic - asterix and obelix game has no screen|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> Use the DOS version instead (included on the same CD).
  
 
===Sound card error on launch (DOSBox)===
 
===Sound card error on launch (DOSBox)===
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{{Image|Astérix & Obélix sound card error.png|Error message.}}
 
{{ii}} The DOS version will briefly show a red screen on launch warning about a sound card configuration error (all audio will work correctly despite this as long as the settings set with {{file|INSTALL.EXE}} match the settings reported by DOSBox).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=November 14, 2017|comment=}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} The DOS version will briefly show a red screen on launch warning about a sound card configuration error (all audio will work correctly despite this as long as the settings set with {{file|INSTALL.EXE}} match the settings reported by DOSBox).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=November 14, 2017|comment=}}</ref>
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{{ii}} Full error message (English): "You may have selected an incorrect sound card. Please re-run install and select correct sound card."
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 13:11, 19 February 2024

Astérix & Obélix
Astérix & Obélix cover
Developers
Infogrames
DOS/Windows East Point Software
Release dates
DOS 1996
Windows 1996
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Themes Europe
Series Asterix
Asterix & Obelix on HowLongToBeat
Asterix & Obelix on MobyGames
Asterix & Obelix on Wikipedia
Asterix and the Magic Carpet 1987
Asterix: Operation Getafix 1989
Astérix: Caesar's Challenge 1995
Asterix & Obelix 1996
Asterix und Obelix: Die Suche nach dem schwarzen Gold 1997
Asterix: The Gallic War 2000
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar 2000
Asterix: Mega Madness 2001
Asterix & Obelix XXL (series)
Asterix at the Olympic Games 2007
Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! (series)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\OBELIXW.CFG
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Infogrames\Asterix & Obelix
In-game settings for the DOS version are not stored between sessions.
Game progress is stored using passwords given at the end of each act.

Video

Settings (DOS version).
Settings (DOS version).
System settings (Windows version).
System settings (Windows version).

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 internal resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Windows version is always windowed; for DOS version in DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard settings (Windows version).
Keyboard settings (Windows version).
Joystick settings (Windows version).
Joystick settings (Windows version).

Audio

Audio settings (Windows version).
Audio settings (Windows version).

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Atari Brasil

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Shared screen.
LAN play
Online play

Issues unresolved

Corrupted graphics (Windows version)

The Windows version does not work on modern versions of Windows.[1] Use the DOS version instead (included on the same CD).

Sound card error on launch (DOSBox)

Error message.
Error message.
The DOS version will briefly show a red screen on launch warning about a sound card configuration error (all audio will work correctly despite this as long as the settings set with INSTALL.EXE match the settings reported by DOSBox).[2]
Full error message (English): "You may have selected an incorrect sound card. Please re-run install and select correct sound card."

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel 486DX
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel 486DX2
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)


References

  1. VOGONS • View topic - asterix and obelix game has no screen - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  2. Verified by User:Garrett on November 14, 2017