Difference between revisions of "Aven Colony"

Latest revision as of 22:03, 5 January 2023

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched from the executable.
GamersGate

GOG.com		Includes the Cerulean Vale DLC.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro logos^{[citation needed]}
Delete/rename the following files: `<path-to-game>\Content\Movies\logo_mothership.mp4`, `<path-to-game>\Content\Movies\logo_t17.mp4` The game will now go directly to the main menu. Tested with Epic Games Store version.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Cerulean Vale

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AvenColony\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/484900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AvenColony\Saved
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/484900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Gameplay settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Field of view (FOV).
Ultra-widescreen		See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Ranges from 70-90°. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA when "Anti-Aliasing" is set to Medium; TAA when "Anti-Aliasing" is set to either High or Very High.^[1]
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Sometimes introduces stuttering/frame drops. Using an external frame limiter, like Rivatuner Statistics Server, instead of (or in addition to) Vsync can fix this.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No framerate cap.^[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GameUserSettings.ini`. Change `CameraFOV` to the desired value. Set `CameraFOV=97` for ultra-widescreen resolutions. Set `CameraFOV=135` for multi-monitor resolutions.

Input

Keybindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Mouse and keyboard only.

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language options.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Aven Colony.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz	Intel Core i5-4670 AMD A10-7850K
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 390X 4 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11 compatible
Other	1280x720 resolution	1920x1080 resolution

A 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>/484900/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (484900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-11-06
Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker v.3.0.19.
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-11-06
Tested using MSI Afterburner v4.6.4.16094 Beta 3.
↑ Aven Colony | WSGF

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/484900/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (484900) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/484900/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (484900) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-11-06
Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker v.3.0.19.

[3] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-11-06
Tested using MSI Afterburner v4.6.4.16094 Beta 3.

[4] Aven Colony | WSGF

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Aven Colony cover.jpg
@@ Line 10: / Line 9: @@
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 25, 2017}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|aven-colony|65}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4589/aven-colony|72}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|aven-colony|73}}
 |taxonomy     =
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building, Strategy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building, Strategy, Simulation }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            |  }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          |  }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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 |gogcom id side = 2048133277
+|official site= http://avencolony.com/
+|hltb         = 45626
+|mobygames    = aven-colony
 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Aven Colony
@@ Line 39: / Line 45: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
+{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | aven-colony | DRM-Free | DRM-free when launched from the executable. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | aven-colony | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3306-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | aven_colony | DRM-free | Includes the '''Cerulean Vale''' DLC. |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | aven-colony | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | aven-colony | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 484900 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Skip intro logos|ref={{cn|date=March 2020}}|fix=
+# Delete/rename the following files: <code>{{p|game}}\Content\Movies\logo_mothership.mp4</code>, <code>{{p|game}}\Content\Movies\logo_t17.mp4</code>
+# The game will now go directly to the main menu. Tested with Epic Games Store version.
 }}
@@ Line 64: / Line 82: @@
 |discord                   =
 |discord notes             =
-|epic games launcher       =
+|epic games launcher       = false
 |epic games launcher notes =
 |gog galaxy                = true
@@ Line 79: / Line 97: @@
 ==Video==
+{{Image|Aven Colony Gameplay Settings.png|Gameplay settings.}}
+{{Image|Aven Colony Graphics Settings.png|Graphics settings.}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/aven-colony/en
@@ Line 102: / Line 122: @@
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         = Method of AA is unknown
+|antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]] when "Anti-Aliasing" is set to '''Medium'''; [[TAA]] when "Anti-Aliasing" is set to either '''High''' or '''Very High'''.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2021-11-06|comment=Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker v.3.0.19.}}</ref>
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = Sometimes introduces stuttering/frame drops. Using an external frame limiter, like Rivatuner Statistics Server, instead of (or in addition to) Vsync can fix this.
-|60 fps                     = unknown
+|60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = unknown
+|120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              =
+|120 fps notes              = No framerate cap.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2021-11-06|comment=Tested using MSI Afterburner v4.6.4.16094 Beta 3.}}</ref>
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 125: / Line 148: @@
 ==Input==
+{{Image|Aven Colony Keybindings.png|Keybindings.}}
 {{Input
 |key remap                 = true
@@ Line 189: / Line 213: @@
 ==Audio==
+{{Image|Aven Colony Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 {{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
@@ Line 196: / Line 221: @@
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = unknown
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
 {{L10n|content=
+{{Image|Aven Colony Language Options.png|Language options.}}
 {{L10n/switch
 |language  = English
@@ Line 306: / Line 334: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 11
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 324: / Line 352: @@
 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
-|shader model versions  =
+|shader model versions  = 5
 |shader model notes     =
-|windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 348: / Line 379: @@
 |minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7850
 |minDX    = 11
+|minaudio = DirectX 11 compatible
+|minother = 1280x720 resolution
 |recOS    = 10
 |recCPU   = Intel Core i5-4670
-|recCPU2  = AMD A10-7850k
+|recCPU2  = AMD A10-7850K
 |recRAM   = 8 GB
 |recHD    =
@@ Line 357: / Line 390: @@
 |recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 390X
 |recVRAM  = 4 GB
-|recDX    = 12
+|recDX    =
-|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
+|recother = 1920x1080 resolution
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Mothership Entertainment
Publishers
	Team17
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	July 25, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	65
OpenCritic	72
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building, Strategy, Simulation
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi