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General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Jotunn Edition. DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[1]
		Jotunn Edition. Deluxe Edition also available.
GOG.com		Jotunn Edition. Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Jotunn Edition. Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Jotunn Edition. Deluxe Edition also available.
Mac App Store
Microsoft Store		Jotunn Edition.
Steam		Jotunn Edition. Deluxe Edition also available.
Discord (unavailable)		Jotunn Edition.

Demo

A demo is available from GOG.com and Steam.

Version differences

The Jotunn Edition is a free major game update to all players.^[4]

The Deluxe Edition contains unique in-game portraits, as well as digital wallpapers and the original soundtrack.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deluxe Edition Upgrade

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Plausible Concept\Bad North\Saves\settings HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Plausible Concept\Bad North\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.PlausibleConcept.BadNorthOSX/Saves/settings
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/688420/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Plausible Concept\Bad North\Saves\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GOG.com\Galaxy\Applications\51399757586222569\Storage\Shared\Files
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.PlausibleConcept.BadNorthOSX/Saves
Steam	Steam\userdata\<user_id>\688420\remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/688420/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Discord
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		^[5]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA, Supersampled, or Off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
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

In-game input settings.

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Select the Touchscreen Mouse Behaviour setting.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		2 preset layouts are available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Gamepad controls (Classic layout).
Gamepad controls
(Quick Select layout).

Audio

In-game audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish				Translation by ValthemarPL
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4.2	OS X ONLY

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	Rewired

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2100T AMD Athlon X4 5350	Intel Celeron G1610 AMD II Athlon X4 605e
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 480M AMD Radeon HD 6790 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 7850

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7 2.93 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 5750 1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.0f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/688420/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (688420) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-21
↑ Bad North - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2019-09-26
↑ Bad North :: Vikings are invading Steam on November 16th! - last accessed on 2019-02-05
↑ Steam News: Bad North - A Huge Free Content Update Arrives for PC and Mac Today! - last accessed on 2021-01-26
↑ Bad North 21:9 Review - last accessed on 2020-05-25

[2] Unity engine build: 2018.4.0f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-6] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/688420/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (688420) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/688420/.

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

[6] The app ID (688420) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[engineversion-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-21

[wikipedia-3] Bad North - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2019-09-26

[release_date-4] Bad North :: Vikings are invading Steam on November 16th! - last accessed on 2019-02-05

[Jotunn-5] Steam News: Bad North - A Huge Free Content Update Arrives for PC and Mac Today! - last accessed on 2021-01-26

[7] Bad North 21:9 Review - last accessed on 2020-05-25

[Note 1]

[2]

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[4]

[Note 2]

[5]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            |  }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        |  }}
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+{{Availability/row| Discord | 488422292137836574 | Discord | Jotunn Edition. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
+===Demo===
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+===Version differences===
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+{{ii}} The '''Deluxe Edition''' contains unique in-game portraits, as well as digital wallpapers and the original soundtrack.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Deluxe Edition Upgrade | | Windows, OS X }}
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-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/com.PlausibleConcept.BadNorthOSX/Saves/settings}}
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-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/com.PlausibleConcept.BadNorthOSX/Saves}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/com.PlausibleConcept.BadNorthOSX/Saves}}
+{{Game data/saves|Steam|Steam\userdata\<user_id>\688420\remote}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                = true
+|discord                   = true
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       = false
+|epic games launcher       = false
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = true
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             = unknown
+|xbox cloud                = false
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Bad North - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6to3aIIU8o|title=Bad North 21:9 Review|date=2020-05-25}}</ref>
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 104: / Line 124: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[MSAA]], [[SSAA|Supersampled]], or Off.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
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 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
+|ray tracing                = unknown
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Bad North - in-game input settings.png|In-game input settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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 </gallery>
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Bad North - in-game audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Effects, Music
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 |notes     =
 |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Polish
+|interface = hackable
+|audio     = n/a
+|subtitles = n/a
+|notes     = [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ewtmijset4zfiyp/Bad_North_Jotunn_Edition_PL.exe/file Translation by ValthemarPL]
+|fan       = true
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
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 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
-|opengl versions        =
+|opengl versions        = 4.2
-|opengl notes           =
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 |glide versions         =
 |glide notes            =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = false
+|macos intel 32-bit app = false
-|macos 64-bit app       = true
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Plausible Concept
Publishers
	Raw Fury
Engines
	Unity 2018^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	October 16, 2018^[2]
macOS (OS X)	November 16, 2018^[3]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control, Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Action, Strategy, Platform, Tower defense
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Themes	Europe, Fantasy