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'''Key points''' | '''Key points''' | ||
− | {{ii}} Controller is recommended over keyboard and mouse.<ref> | + | {{ii}} Controller is recommended over keyboard and mouse.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWkSYY02Qxc|title=NieR Automata - Port Report - Youtube|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> |
{{ii}} The '''High''' graphics preset defaults to 8x [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|MSAA]]. The '''Ambient Occlusion''' setting on the other hand utilises SMAA.<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide"/> | {{ii}} The '''High''' graphics preset defaults to 8x [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|MSAA]]. The '''Ambient Occlusion''' setting on the other hand utilises SMAA.<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide"/> | ||
− | {{--}} Fullscreen mode outputs to a lower resolution (unless fixed by using [[#FAR|FAR]]).<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide">{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196|title=Tweak Guide :: Guide :: Steam Community|date=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref name="DrDaxxy-FullscreenScaling"> | + | {{--}} Fullscreen mode outputs to a lower resolution (unless fixed by using [[#FAR|FAR]]).<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide">{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196|title=Tweak Guide :: Guide :: Steam Community|date=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref name="DrDaxxy-FullscreenScaling">{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/524220/discussions/0/135511757698574434/?ctp=5#c135511913388527190|title=Game in 900pi, or something? :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> |
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Activation, disc, Steam | Steam key is obtained through {{file|Redeem}} on the game disc which checks the bundled key and DVD authenticity.<ref> | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Activation, disc, Steam | For some regions: Steam key is obtained through {{file|Redeem}} on the game disc which checks the bundled key and DVD authenticity.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.niergame.com/product-verification/|title=NieR Automata {{!}} Coming Soon|date=2017-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/524220/discussions/0/1291816569112991923/?tscn=1496928984#c1354868867711510645|title=Reply #1272 :: Denuvo has literally no purpose in NieR anymore, remove it :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions|date=2017-06-08}}</ref> | | Windows }} |
{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://store.eu.square-enix.com/eu/product/425261/nier-automata-day-one-edition-pc-download | Steam | EU | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Publisher | https://store.eu.square-enix.com/eu/product/425261/nier-automata-day-one-edition-pc-download | Steam | EU | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B01KUAMF66 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Amazon | B01KUAMF66 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 524220 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 524220 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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− | {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam||Denuvo}}.<ref name="EULA"> | + | {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam||Denuvo}}.<ref name="EULA">{{Refurl|url=http://store.steampowered.com/eula/524220_eula_0|title=Nier:Automata EULA|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> |
{{DLC| | {{DLC| | ||
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|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
|60 fps = true | |60 fps = true | ||
− | |60 fps notes = Pre-rendered cutscenes run at 1600x900 and 30 FPS<ref> | + | |60 fps notes = Pre-rendered cutscenes run at 1600x900 and 30 FPS<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/524220/discussions/0/135512291865125995/|title=Cutscenes capped at 30 fps :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> unless interpolated to 60 FPS using [[#Vidsquish (prev. NieRepack)|Vidsquish]]. |
|120 fps = hackable | |120 fps = hackable | ||
− | |120 fps notes = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.<ref name="NierInterview"> | + | |120 fps notes = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.<ref name="NierInterview">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO-_FKlHRRQ&t=1517|title=Nier: Automata Interview - "Nothing is more weird than Yoko Taro" - gamescom 2016 - YouTube|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]]. |
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===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]=== | ||
− | {{ii}} The '''High''' graphics preset defaults to 8x MSAA. The '''Ambient Occlusion''' setting on the other hand utilizes SMAA.<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide"/><ref name="Eurogamer-DigitalFoundry-Nier"> | + | {{ii}} The '''High''' graphics preset defaults to 8x MSAA. The '''Ambient Occlusion''' setting on the other hand utilizes SMAA.<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide"/><ref name="Eurogamer-DigitalFoundry-Nier">{{Refurl|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-whats-up-with-nier-automata-on-pc|title=What's up with Nier: Automata on PC? • Eurogamer.net|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> |
{{--}} Having the '''Anti-aliasing (AA)''' option enabled in conjunction with '''Ambient Occlusion (AO)''' causes visual issues and the transition effect between LoD levels to be abrupt.<ref name="Eurogamer-DigitalFoundry-Nier"/><ref name="NeoGAF-mainthread-durante-lod">{{Refurl|url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=232354199&postcount=1414|title=Reply 1414 :: Nier: Automata PC performance thread :: NeoGAF|date=2017-04-01}}</ref> | {{--}} Having the '''Anti-aliasing (AA)''' option enabled in conjunction with '''Ambient Occlusion (AO)''' causes visual issues and the transition effect between LoD levels to be abrupt.<ref name="Eurogamer-DigitalFoundry-Nier"/><ref name="NeoGAF-mainthread-durante-lod">{{Refurl|url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=232354199&postcount=1414|title=Reply 1414 :: Nier: Automata PC performance thread :: NeoGAF|date=2017-04-01}}</ref> | ||
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{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
− | {{Fixbox/fix|Unlock the frame rate<ref> | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Unlock the frame rate<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/Kaldaien/FAR/releases/tag/far_040|title=Release FixAutomataRes - v 0.4.0 · Kaldaien/FAR|date=2017-09-24}}</ref>}} |
# Download and install [[#FAR|FAR]] using the automated installer (SKIM). | # Download and install [[#FAR|FAR]] using the automated installer (SKIM). | ||
# Go to {{p|game}}. | # Go to {{p|game}}. | ||
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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
===Display driver crash (white/frozen screen)=== | ===Display driver crash (white/frozen screen)=== | ||
− | {{--}} Occasionally the game causes a driver crash/reset which it can not recover properly from.<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide"/> | + | {{--}} Occasionally the game causes a display driver crash/reset which it can not recover properly from.<ref name="Ref-Aemony-TweakGuide"/><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/524220/discussions/0/135511913382921167/|title=nvidia graphics cards are having freezing/white screen problems :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions|date=2017-06-24}}</ref> |
− | + | {{ii}} Official fix for affected users is to update their display drivers; AMD users should at least use v17.5.2<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/524220/announcements/detail/1262544621831790440|title=Steam Community - AMD Radeon Graphics Card Update|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> and Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 and 780 Ti users v384.94<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/524220/announcements/detail/1442693497288266418|title=Steam Community - Nvidia Graphics Card Update|date=2017-09-24}}</ref>, although some users might still experience the issue.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/524220/discussions/0/1474222499227825253/|title=White Screen still? :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions|date=2017-09-24}}</ref> | |
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− | {{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/ | ||
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{{ii}} The game continues playing in the background so if you're in a save zone you can quick save your progress by clicking on {{Key|Escape|Enter|Enter}}. You should hear a chime sound effect when the game have been saved successfully. | {{ii}} The game continues playing in the background so if you're in a save zone you can quick save your progress by clicking on {{Key|Escape|Enter|Enter}}. You should hear a chime sound effect when the game have been saved successfully. | ||
{{ii}} Terminate the game using either {{Key|Alt|F4}} or {{Key|Alt|Tab}} followed by terminating it through the [[Microsoft Windows#Task Manager|Task Manager]] in Windows. | {{ii}} Terminate the game using either {{Key|Alt|F4}} or {{Key|Alt|Tab}} followed by terminating it through the [[Microsoft Windows#Task Manager|Task Manager]] in Windows. | ||
− | {{mm}} Users can mitigate the issue in various ways. An aggregated list of what works can be found in the chapter '''What is the White Screen Issue?''' of this [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196 | + | {{mm}} Users can mitigate the issue in various ways. An aggregated list of what works can be found in the chapter '''What is the White Screen Issue?''' of this [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196 guide]. |
===Debug Mode: Menu cannot be opened using keyboard and mouse=== | ===Debug Mode: Menu cannot be opened using keyboard and mouse=== | ||
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===Saves do not show up in the game=== | ===Saves do not show up in the game=== | ||
{{Fixbox|1= | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
− | {{Fixbox/fix|Use [[#NieR:AutoModSave|NieR:AutoModSave]] to fix corrupt saves|ref=<ref> | + | {{Fixbox/fix|Use [[#NieR:AutoModSave|NieR:AutoModSave]] to fix corrupt saves|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/524220/discussions/0/135512305404232364/|title=A Tool to Enable Save Files Sharing :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions|date=2017-09-24}}</ref>}} |
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Revision as of 18:09, 24 September 2017
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Platinum Games | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Platinum Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 17, 2017 |
Key points
- Controller is recommended over keyboard and mouse.[1]
- The High graphics preset defaults to 8x MSAA. The Ambient Occlusion setting on the other hand utilises SMAA.[2]
- Fullscreen mode outputs to a lower resolution (unless fixed by using FAR).[2][3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | For some regions: Steam key is obtained through Redeem on the game disc which checks the bundled key and DVD authenticity.[4][5] |
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Publisher website | EU | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[6]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Cardboard Pod Skin | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Grimoire Weiss Pod | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Machine Mask Accessory | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Retro Grey Pod Skin | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Retro Red Pod Skin | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Valve Character Accessory | Granted to early purchasers. This promotion ended 16:00 GMT 24th March 2017.[7] | |
3C3C1D119440927 |
Version differences
NieR: Automata Day One Edition
- A timed limited edition that included additional bonus digital content (cosmetics only). This promotion ended 16:00 GMT 12 May 2017.
Essential improvements
FAR
- Adds performance and visual enhancements (e.g. fixed bloom scaling), and other PC-specific features
- Other third-party injection/overlay tools might interfere with this mod.[8]
- Changelog
- Source code
- Source code (Special K)
Instructions |
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Instructions |
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Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/524220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/524220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Syncs settings across PCs as well, including video settings. |
Video settings
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Instructions |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
- The High graphics preset defaults to 8x MSAA. The Ambient Occlusion setting on the other hand utilizes SMAA.[2][9]
- Having the Anti-aliasing (AA) option enabled in conjunction with Ambient Occlusion (AO) causes visual issues and the transition effect between LoD levels to be abrupt.[9][10]
High frame rate
- Cutscenes and menus will still be limited to 30 or 60 FPS.
- Breaks some parts of the game and can make it impossible to progress without disabling the framerate unlocker.[11]
- May cause other physics bugs and/or unexpected behavior.
Instructions |
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Input settings
DualShock 4 button prompts
Instructions |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | English subtitles are transcribed from the English audio. Expect differences if used in conjunction with Japanese audio. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: NieR: Automata - 3D Vision Fix. |
Issues unresolved
Display driver crash (white/frozen screen)
- Occasionally the game causes a display driver crash/reset which it can not recover properly from.[2][12]
- Official fix for affected users is to update their display drivers; AMD users should at least use v17.5.2[13] and Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 and 780 Ti users v384.94[14], although some users might still experience the issue.[15]
- The game continues playing in the background so if you're in a save zone you can quick save your progress by clicking on Esc+↵ Enter+↵ Enter. You should hear a chime sound effect when the game have been saved successfully.
- Terminate the game using either Alt+F4 or Alt+Tab ↹ followed by terminating it through the Task Manager in Windows.
- Users can mitigate the issue in various ways. An aggregated list of what works can be found in the chapter What is the White Screen Issue? of this guide.
Debug Mode: Menu cannot be opened using keyboard and mouse
- The debug menu requires a controller to be opened and navigated. This is because it is opened by using the keybinding for Evade + Shortcuts. But Evade don't have a keybinding on keyboards.[16]
Game crashes during ending E on the 21st death
- The game crashes once you die for the 21st time during the Shoot 'em Up level of ending E.[17]
- The issue was introduced in the PC patch released on 2017-04-28.
Issues fixed
Game does not launch properly
Certain things can cause the game to not launch properly, or only idle in the background without any activity.
This can be caused by various stuff, so be sure to test all methods:
An incompatible input device is installed on the system
- Certain input devices can cause the game to not launch properly on some systems (e.g. the Kensington Trackball and Nvidia Controller and related software).
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Denuvo is having connection problems
- Occasionally Denuvo needs to phone home to retrieve a new valid hardware key for the game. If it fails the connection then
NieRAutomata.exe
will remain in the background of Windows and keep retrying for 5–15 minutes before Denuvo times out.[18]
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The installation of FAR is corrupt
- FAR have seen a major change in how it injects itself into the game. Having remnants of the old injection method side by side with the new injection method will cause issues.
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White/black screen on launch
Instructions |
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Crash on touch-capable systems
Instructions |
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Crash when loading a savegame
Instructions |
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Saves do not show up in the game
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Saving does not work
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Fullscreen is stretched from a lower resolution or have black borders
The game requests a stretched resolution to output the rendered framebuffer to. This means that native resolutions will output to the closest stretched resolution, downscaling the image in the process. The GPU/monitor will then either show the outputted image with black borders around it (scaling disabled) or upscale the downscaled image back to the native resolution (scaling enabled) causing noticeable scaling artifacts in the image from the process.
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Cutscenes stutter
Instructions |
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LOD popping
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
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Mouse cursor is visible when playing with a controller
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Button prompts rapidly switch between KB/M and Gamepad
The game can get into a state where it believes a key is being held down endlessly when using a keyboard shortcut that makes the game lose focus. The most common cause is when using Alt+Tab ↹ to switch between the game and other applications, but it can also happen with other keyboard shortcuts.
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SLI is not working
- Not officially supported by Platinum Games nor NVIDIA.
- This is only required once, unless you perform a clean driver installation in the future.
- Does not work in windowed mode (including borderless windowed mode).
Instructions |
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Instructions |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Criware/Scaleform/Autodesk | Does not include cutscene audio. Vidsquish can be used to customize the cutscenes in various ways. |
Modifications
NieR:Automata Free Camera
- A simple tool that enables the free camera debug mode.
NieR:AutoModSave
- Enables users to share save files.
- Can be used to fix some corrupt save files that doesn't show up in-game any longer.
- Source code
Nier-Automata-editor
- Simple save game editor.
Vidsquish (prev. NieRepack)
- Tool used for customization of the pre-rendered cutscenes of the game. Previously known as NieRepack.
- Can be used to save space or improve aspect ratio or performance of the cutscenes.
System requirements
- 64-bit OS required.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2100 AMD A8-6500 |
Intel Core i5-4670 AMD A10-7850K |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 380X 4 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/524220/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (524220) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ NieR Automata - Port Report - Youtube - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tweak Guide :: Guide :: Steam Community - last accessed on 2017-07-04
- ↑ Game in 900pi, or something? :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ NieR Automata | Coming Soon - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ Reply #1272 :: Denuvo has literally no purpose in NieR anymore, remove it :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-06-08
- ↑ Nier:Automata EULA - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ Valve Character Accessory Update :: NieR:Automata™ :: Group Announcements :: Steam Community - last accessed on 2017-06-08
- ↑ FAR (Fix Automata Resolution) :: Special K - "Kaldaien's Mod" :: Steam Community Group - last accessed on 2017-05-10
- "RivaTuner Statistics Server, Discord and Razer software are known to interfere with this mod."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 What's up with Nier: Automata on PC? • Eurogamer.net - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ Reply 1414 :: Nier: Automata PC performance thread :: NeoGAF - last accessed on 2017-04-01
- ↑ Bug at the beginning of second playthrough :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-03
- ↑ nvidia graphics cards are having freezing/white screen problems :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-06-24
- ↑ Steam Community - AMD Radeon Graphics Card Update - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ Steam Community - Nvidia Graphics Card Update - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ White Screen still? :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-09-24
- ↑ Debug mode Pc :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-08-07
- ↑ Tweak Guide :: Guide :: Steam Community - last accessed on 2017-08-08
- "Regarding the ending E crash. The game crashes once you die for the 21st time. Every time. It's 21 deaths then poof: "NieR:Automata has stopped working""
- ↑ Nier Automata wont start :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-07-04