Brütal Legend

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Brütal Legend

Developers
	Double Fine Productions
Engines
	Buddha
Release dates
Windows	February 26, 2013
macOS (OS X)	May 7, 2013
Linux	May 7, 2013

Key points

Well made PC port with improvements over PS3/Xbox 360 versions.

The game does not support cross-platform (between any systems) multi-player.

General information

Double Fine Action Forums - Brütal Legend

Brütal Legend Support FAQ on DF Action Forums

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Brütal Legend Wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam
Twitch

Version differences

The DRM-free version does not support multiplayer.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename DF_Logo.bik[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>/Data/Cutscenes/ Delete or rename the file DF_Logo.bik.

Game data

General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Doublefine\BrutalLegend\screen.dat
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/doublefine/brutallegend/screen.dat
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/doublefine/brutallegend/screen.dat

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

screen.dat stores all the settings.

In the Steam version, the Steam <user-id> is added to the path.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Doublefine\BrutalLegend\*.sav
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/doublefine/brutallegend/*.sav
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/doublefine/brutallegend/*.sav

*.sav files store the save data.

In the Steam version, the Steam <user-id> is added to the path.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Approx. 3 MB available

Video settings

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Highest vs. lowest FOV.

Input settings

Input settings.

Remapping.

Switch controller icons to PS3

Switch controller icons to PS3[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>/Data/Config/ Open Buddha.cfg. Add the line sDefaultControllerIcons = "PS3" at the end of the file.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				You can choose to keep the original audio in the main menu settings.
German				You can choose to keep the original audio in the main menu settings.
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish				You can choose to keep the original audio in the main menu settings.

Network

DRM-free versions do not support multiplayer.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		8	Not available in the DRM-free version.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Brütal Legend - 3D Vision fix.

Issues unresolved

Disappearing UI

Parts of the UI may disappear for a short time when you view landmarks. Doing a story mission/side quest may fix it, otherwise, restarting the game will.^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed

Black screen on startup (Windows)

For some reason, the default refresh rate of the game is 150 Hz which won't load properly on most monitors.

Modify screen.dat[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit screen.dat. Change refreshrate to your refresh rate. Change width and height to match your resolution.

Crash on startup (Windows; Steam)

On some systems, game crashes on startup using Xbox Controller.

Modify Steam Controller Settings[citation needed]
Go to the Steam - Settings - Controller. Click General Controller Settings. Check Xbox Configuration Support.

Other information

API

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	SDL2	Linux only.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz dual core	2.5 GHz dual core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 AMD Radeon 3850 Intel HD 2000 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 660 AMD Radeon 7000 512 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 Intel HD 3000 512 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce 285 ATI Radeon HD 4670

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz dual core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 220 AMD Radeon HD 4550 Intel HD 4000 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible