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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | China }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | China }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Xuan-Yuan Sword }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Xuan-Yuan Sword }}
 
|steam appid  = 1249800
 
|steam appid  = 1249800
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id    = 1112324255
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|official site=  
 
|official site=  
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|current state    =
 
|current state    =
 
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'''General information'''
 +
{{GOG.com links|1112324255|xuanyuan_sword_vii}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1249800/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1249800 | Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | xuanyuan_sword_vii | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1249800 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-bundle|16557|Deluxe Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| 30th Anniversary Special Pack | Weapon skins in celebration of the series' 30th anniversary. Free to redeem. | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| 30th Anniversary Special Pack | Weapon skins in celebration of the series' 30th anniversary. Free to redeem. | Windows}}
{{DLC/row| Art Collection | Art book and soundtrack. Included in the Deluxe Edition. | Windows}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\SOFTSTAR\SWD7\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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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
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|ubisoft connect       =  
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|ubisoft connect           =  
|ubisoft connect notes =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Graphics.png|Graphics options}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fayaine|date=2020-11-01|comment=Tested with 3840x2160 custom resolution.}}</ref>
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = always on
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = The game always uses x8 anisotropic filtering.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fayaine|date=2020-11-01|comment=Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker.}}</ref> See [[#Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]].
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = always on
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = [[TAA]] is used by default. [[FXAA]] can be forced.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fayaine|date=2020-11-01|comment=Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker. Default value is 4 which is DLSS. If no DLSS is available the game defaults to 2 which is TAA.}}</ref> See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]].
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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|ray tracing                = limited
 +
|ray tracing notes          = Nvidia RTX hardware only, ray-traced global illumination
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Custom anisotropic samples|ref=<ref name="2020-11-01">{{Refcheck|user=Fayaine|date=2020-11-01}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
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# Add the following and save the file.
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<pre>
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[SystemSettings]
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r.MaxAnisotropy=16
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</pre>
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{{ii}} Anisotropic filtering quality can be adjusted by changing the value between 0 and 16.
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable [[TAA]] through a configuration file|ref=<ref name="2020-11-01">{{Refcheck|user=Fayaine|date=2020-11-01}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
 +
# Add the following and save the file.
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<pre>
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[SystemSettings]
 +
r.PostProcessAAQuality=0
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</pre>
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable [[FXAA]] through a configuration file||fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
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# Add the following and save the file.
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<pre>
 +
[SystemSettings]
 +
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1
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</pre>
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 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Enabling FXAA will disable TAA.
 +
{{ii}} Setting the value to 0 will disable anti-aliasing.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
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{{Image|Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Gameplay.png|Gameplay options}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Available as two sliders between 20-100.<br>Setting also affects controller input.
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = "Invert X" is also available.<br>Setting also affects controller input.
 
|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
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|controller remap          = false
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Only two preset available.
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = true
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Available as two sliders between 20-100.<br>Setting also affects mouse input.
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= "Invert X" is also available.<br>Setting also affects mouse input.
|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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|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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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Keybinds.png|Keybinding options
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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Controller1.png|Gamepad controls 1
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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Controller2.png|Gamepad controls 2
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</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
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{{Image|Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Audio.png|Audio options}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sliders for "Master", "Music", "SFX" and "Voice" volume.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Toggle between Stereo and 5.1 output.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fayaine|date=2020-11-01|comment=Tested using Razer Surround to emulate 7.1 output and using Special K to confirm}}</ref>
|subtitles                = unknown
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|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      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Latin American Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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===Middleware===
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
{{Middleware
|physics          =  
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|physics          = PhysX
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
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|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
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|input            =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
|cutscenes        =  
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|cutscenes        = CRIWARE
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|multiplayer      =  
 
|multiplayer      =  

Latest revision as of 05:29, 28 October 2022

Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII cover
Developers
Softstar Entertainment
DOMO Studio
Publishers
Softstar Entertainment
Yooreka Studio
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows October 28, 2020
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, RPG
Art styles Realistic
Themes China
Series Xuan-Yuan Sword
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII on HowLongToBeat
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII on IGDB
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII on MobyGames
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII on Wikipedia
Xuan-Yuan Sword 1990
Xuan-Yuan Sword 2 1994
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: Dance of the Maple Banners 1995
Xuan-Yuan Sword 3: Beyond the Clouds and Mountains 1999
Xuan-Yuan Sword 3 EX: The Scar of the Sky 2001
Xuan-Yuan Sword 4: The Black Dragon Dances as the Storm Rages 2002
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Millennial Destiny 2004
Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai 2006
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Han Clouds 2007
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Clouds Faraway 2010
Xuan-Yuan Sword 6: The Phoenix Soars in the Sky among Millennial Clouds 2013
Xuan-Yuan Sword EX: The Gate of Firmament 2016
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII 2020

Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure and RPG game in the Xuan-Yuan Sword series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows

Version differences

Standard Edition contains the base game and three PC exclusive weapon skins.
Deluxe Edition includes three PC exclusive weapon skins and the Art Collection.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
30th Anniversary Special Pack Weapon skins in celebration of the series' 30th anniversary. Free to redeem.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SOFTSTAR\SWD7\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1249800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SOFTSTAR\SWD7\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1249800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics options
Graphics options

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
[1]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
The game always uses x8 anisotropic filtering.[2] See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA is used by default. FXAA can be forced.[3] See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Nvidia RTX hardware only, ray-traced global illumination
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Custom anisotropic samples[4]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16
Anisotropic filtering quality can be adjusted by changing the value between 0 and 16.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable TAA through a configuration file[4]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.PostProcessAAQuality=0
Enable FXAA through a configuration file
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1

Notes

Enabling FXAA will disable TAA.
Setting the value to 0 will disable anti-aliasing.

Input

Gameplay options
Gameplay options

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Available as two sliders between 20-100.
Setting also affects controller input.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
"Invert X" is also available.
Setting also affects controller input.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Only two preset available.
Controller sensitivity
Available as two sliders between 20-100.
Setting also affects mouse input.
Controller Y-axis inversion
"Invert X" is also available.
Setting also affects mouse input.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio options
Audio options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for "Master", "Music", "SFX" and "Voice" volume.
Surround sound
Toggle between Stereo and 5.1 output.[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
German
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Latin American Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio CRIWARE
Cutscenes CRIWARE

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4590
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
    Tested with 3840x2160 custom resolution.
  2. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
    Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker.
  3. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
    Tested with the Unreal Engine 4 console unlocker. Default value is 4 which is DLSS. If no DLSS is available the game defaults to 2 which is TAA.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
  5. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-01
    Tested using Razer Surround to emulate 7.1 output and using Special K to confirm