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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Entropy0_Cover.jpg
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|cover        = Entropy Zero cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Breadman_at_Hartley}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Breadmen}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Breadman}}
 
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Source|name=Source 2013 Singleplayer}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 10, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 10, 2017}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS}}
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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        | Realistic}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Post-apocalyptic}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Entropy: Zero }}
 
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|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      =
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
 
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{{ii}} This free, community made Mod requires that you own [[Half-Life 2]].
 
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{{ii}} This game was released on [http://www.moddb.com/mods/entropy-zero Mod DB] as well
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 714070 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 714070 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from the executable with <code>-game EntropyZero</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].{{cn|OS X testing needed|date=October 2018}} | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
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|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
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|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
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|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
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|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
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|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
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|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud               = false
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
−
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Video_Settings.jpg|In-game Video Settings}}
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Video_Settings.jpg|In-game Video Settings}}
  
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing notes        = MSAA up to 8x
 
|antialiasing notes        = MSAA up to 8x
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Double buffered <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qShOm6pwUbA|title=Black mesa vsync is double buffered|date=2024}}</ref>
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Key_Remap.jpg|In-Game Keyboard Remapping}}
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Key_Remap.jpg|In-Game Keyboard Remapping}}
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Mouse_Settings.jpg|In-game Mouse Settings}}
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Mouse_Settings.jpg|In-game Mouse Settings}}
  
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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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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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Audio_Settings.jpg|In-game Audio Settings}}
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Audio_Settings.jpg|In-game Audio Settings}}
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Subtitle_Settings.jpg|In-game Subtitle Settings}}
 
{{Image|Entropy0_Subtitle_Settings.jpg|In-game Subtitle Settings}}
  
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Game and Music volume sliders
 
|separate volume notes    = Game and Music volume sliders
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|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Bulgarian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = hackable
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = Fan dub by ''Team Black Forest''. Download [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3127978958 here]
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Unreadable subtitles===
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{{Image|Entropy0_italic-subtitles-fix.png|''Example of unreadable subtitles and with workaround applied''}}
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{{--}} Italic font may cause letters to clip each other, making subtitles very difficult or impossible to read. Both Windows and Linux can be fixed with the same workaround.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Workaround|fix=
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# Edit this file: {{code|{{p|game}}/Entropy Zero/Entropy Zero/EntropyZero/resource/clientscheme.res}}
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# Find section {{code|"CloseCaption_Italic"}}, change setting {{code|"italic"}} to {{code|"0"}}
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# Find section {{code|"CloseCaption_BoldItalic"}}, change setting {{code|"italic"}} to {{code|"0"}}
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# Save file, play game.}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|minSM    =  
 
|minSM    =  
  
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|recOS    = 10 (32/64-bit)/Windows 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP
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|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 processor (3.0 GHz, or better)
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 processor (3.0 GHz, or better)
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB

Latest revision as of 13:53, 20 January 2024

Entropy: Zero
Entropy: Zero cover
Developers
Breadmen
Engines
Source 2013 Singleplayer
Release dates
Windows October 10, 2017
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi, Post-apocalyptic
Series Entropy: Zero
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Entropy: Zero
Entropy: Zero 2017
Entropy: Zero 2 2022

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched directly from the executable with -game EntropyZero command line argument.[citation needed]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Entropy Zero\Entropy Zero\EntropyZero\cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/714070/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Entropy Zero\Entropy Zero\EntropyZero\save[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/714070/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game Video Settings
In-game Video Settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
HUD is spanned across all displays
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
From 75° to 90°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)
MSAA up to 8x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Double buffered [1]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.

Input

In-Game Keyboard Remapping
In-Game Keyboard Remapping
In-game Mouse Settings
In-game Mouse Settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Supports Xbox 360 / Xbox One / Steam controllers
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
You can reverse gamepad up-down axis and you can swap PlayStaion dual sticks
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game Audio Settings
In-game Audio Settings
In-game Subtitle Settings
In-game Subtitle Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Game and Music volume sliders
Surround sound
Supports Surround up to 7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Bulgarian
French
German
Hungarian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Russian
Fan dub by Team Black Forest. Download here
Spanish

Issues fixed

Unreadable subtitles

Example of unreadable subtitles and with workaround applied
Example of unreadable subtitles and with workaround applied
Italic font may cause letters to clip each other, making subtitles very difficult or impossible to read. Both Windows and Linux can be fixed with the same workaround.
Workaround
  1. Edit this file: <path-to-game>/Entropy Zero/Entropy Zero/EntropyZero/resource/clientscheme.res
  2. Find section "CloseCaption_Italic", change setting "italic" to "0"
  3. Find section "CloseCaption_BoldItalic", change setting "italic" to "0"
  4. Save file, play game.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10 (32/64-bit)/Windows 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor (3.0 GHz, or better)
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Requires support for SSE
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		DirectX 9 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Black mesa vsync is double buffered - last accessed on 2024