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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Heaven's Vault cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Heaven's Vault cover.jpg
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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2017|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-05-10}}</ref>|build=2017.4.22f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2017|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2020-03-13}}</ref>|build=2017.4.30f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 16, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 16, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|heavens-vault|76}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|7591/heavens-vault|75}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|heavens-vault|82}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 774201
 
|steam appid  = 774201
 
|steam appid side  = 1066320
 
|steam appid side  = 1066320
 
|gogcom id    = 1117322977
 
|gogcom id    = 1117322977
 
|gogcom id side = 2084839061
 
|gogcom id side = 2084839061
 +
|official site= https://www.inklestudios.com/heavensvault/
 +
|hltb        = 64421
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = heavens-vault
 
|wikipedia    = Heaven's Vault
 
|wikipedia    = Heaven's Vault
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/QYs6muQ Developer Discord server]
 
{{GOG.com links|1117322977|heavens_vault}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1117322977|heavens_vault}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/774201/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/774201/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | heavens_vault | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | heavens_vault | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | heavens-vault-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | heavens-vault-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 774201 | Steam |  |  | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 774201 | DRM-free |  DRM-free in creating a {{file|steam_appid.txt}} file containing its Steam App ID number {{code|774201}} in {{p|game}}<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Akuburanir|date=2021-09-18|comment=}}</ref> |  | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Inkle Ltd\Heaven's Vault}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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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
|gog galaxy           = true
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Heaven's Vault In-Game Settings.png|In-game settings.}}
|wsgf link                  =  
+
{{Video
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/heavens-vault/en
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
+
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = true
+
|ultrawidescreen            = limited
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Hor+}} gameplay and {{term|vert-}} UI scaling. Menus, timeline, and translations are clipped at 21:9 and impossible to navigate at 32:9. In 32:9, resolution setting is not drawn on the screen and any resolution/frame rate changes must be made by modifying the [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|configuration file]].<ref name="Thadius856_selfcheck">{{Refcheck|user=Thadius856|date=2020-03-19}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = n/a
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
+
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = false
+
|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Called '''Fullscreen''' in-game.
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Frame rates above 60 fps can only be set using the in-game settings menu.<ref name="Thadius856_selfcheck"/>
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
+
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Camera movement only.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
+
|invert controller y-axis notes= Camera movement only.
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Speech, Music, UI, SFX
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound          = false
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Stereo<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2020-03-15|comment=Checked using Special K 0.10.x}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = Cannot be disabled.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Aggressive object culling===
 +
{{ii}} In-game objects tends to be aggressively-culled from the scene, resulting in distracting "pop-in" - especially towards the end of the game.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2020-03-16|comment=}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/774201/discussions/1/1643170269578763668/|title=Steam Community Discussion - Overly aggressive culling and LOD|date=2020-03-16}}</ref>
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit registry|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/774201/discussions/1/1643170269578763668/#c3057364785117188619|title=Steam Community Discussion - Overly aggressive culling and LOD, reply #8|date=2021-09-02|snippet=You can change default quality settings by regedit:
 +
 +
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inkle Ltd\Heaven's Vault
 +
UnityGraphicQuality_h1669003810 = 100 (decimal)
 +
 +
LOD and effects become max!}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2021-09-02|comment=Played through the entire game, ensuring the following settings are kept. Pop-in experienced before, especially in the end-game, are eliminated.}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# To open the Registry Editor press {{key|Win|R}}, type {{Code|regedit}} and press {{key|Enter}}.
 +
# Go to {{Code|{{p|hkcu}}\Software}}, and locate the folder <code>Inkle Ltd\Heaven's Vault</code>
 +
# Double click <code>UnityGraphicQuality_h1669003810</code>, change base to <code>Decimal</code> and set the value to 100.
 +
# Close the Registry Editor and launch the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
|shader model versions  =  
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|shader model versions  = 5
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|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 =
 +
}}
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            = InControl
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 23:54, 21 April 2023

Heaven's Vault
Heaven's Vault cover
Developers
inkle
Engines
Unity 2017[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows April 16, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 75
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Pacing Real-time
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Themes Sci-fi
Heaven's Vault on HowLongToBeat
Heaven's Vault on IGDB
Heaven's Vault on MobyGames
Heaven's Vault on Wikipedia

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free in creating a steam_appid.txt file containing its Steam App ID number 774201 in <path-to-game>[2]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inkle Ltd\Heaven's Vault
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/774201/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Inkle Ltd\Heaven's Vault\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/774201/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game settings.
In-game settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay and Vert- UI scaling. Menus, timeline, and translations are clipped at 21:9 and impossible to navigate at 32:9. In 32:9, resolution setting is not drawn on the screen and any resolution/frame rate changes must be made by modifying the configuration file.[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Called Fullscreen in-game.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rates above 60 fps can only be set using the in-game settings menu.[3]
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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Speech, Music, UI, SFX
Surround sound
Stereo[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Cannot be disabled.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Aggressive object culling

In-game objects tends to be aggressively-culled from the scene, resulting in distracting "pop-in" - especially towards the end of the game.[5][6]
Edit registry[7][8]
  1. To open the Registry Editor press Win+R, type regedit and press Enter.
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software, and locate the folder Inkle Ltd\Heaven's Vault
  3. Double click UnityGraphicQuality_h1669003810, change base to Decimal and set the value to 100.
  4. Close the Registry Editor and launch the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input InControl

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2017.4.30f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-03-13
  2. Verified by User:Akuburanir on 2021-09-18
  3. 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Thadius856 on 2020-03-19
  4. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-03-15
    Checked using Special K 0.10.x
  5. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-03-16
  6. Steam Community Discussion - Overly aggressive culling and LOD - last accessed on 2020-03-16
  7. Steam Community Discussion - Overly aggressive culling and LOD, reply #8 - last accessed on 2021-09-02
    "You can change default quality settings by regedit: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Inkle Ltd\Heaven's Vault UnityGraphicQuality_h1669003810 = 100 (decimal) LOD and effects become max!"
  8. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-09-02
    Played through the entire game, ensuring the following settings are kept. Pop-in experienced before, especially in the end-game, are eliminated.