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eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX

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eXceed 2nd-VAMPIRE REX-
eXceed 2nd-VAMPIRE REX- cover
Developers
Tennen-sozai
Publishers
Current Upgrade
Former Nyu Media
Release dates
Windows December 31, 2007[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Arcade, Shooter
Art styles Anime
Themes Contemporary, Supernatural
Series eXceed
EXceed 2nd - Vampire REX on MobyGames
EXceed 2nd - Vampire REX on Wikipedia
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Key points

Remake of eXceed 2nd-VAMPIRE- originally released by FLAT in 2006.
Esc is used to instantly close the game.

General information

Official developer website (Japanese)
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Original Comiket 73 release.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
English version. Can be played without Steam running.[2]
Windows
Publisher website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

No DLC or expansion pack information; you can edit this page to add it.
Soundtrack can be also streamed and purchased from the developer's Bandcamp.

Essential improvements

Patches

The official v1.02 patch for the original Comiket 73 release of the game is available from the game's official website here. The English version does not need this patch as it is already updated with the latest patch.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\doc.sv[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/207380/pfx/[Note 2]
Deleting doc.sv will break the game.[3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\sco.sv[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/207380/pfx/[Note 2]
Deleting sco.sv will break the game.[3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher settings.
Launcher settings.
In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Runs at 640x480, while Windowed mode also has the option of running the game at 800x600 or 1200x900 upscaled with Nearest-neighbor scaling.[3]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Arrow keys are bound to movement and cannot be remapped. Only Z, X, C, and V keys can be changed.[4]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse is not used at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Uses DirectInput.
Full controller support
A configuration launcher pops up when launching the game.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Does not support D-pad or analog triggers. See Controller support for a workaround.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

To use XInput-based controllers with proper D-pad and trigger support, a fix is required.
Instructions for XInput Plus[3]
  1. Download and run XInput Plus, and then set the Target Program to eXceed2nd-VR.exe.
  2. Go to the Key Assign tab, then go to Left Stick and assign it to Multiple Key, then check Left Stick and DPAD.
  3. Go to the DirectInput tab, check Enable DirectInput Output, then click Customize and assign the following buttons:
    • Left and Right Triggers as Button 7/8, respectively
    • Back/View and Start/Menu buttons as Button 9/10, respectively
    • Left and Right Stick buttons as Button 11/12, respectively
    • And the Guide button as Button 13
  4. Go to the Setting tab, uncheck Enable Init Beep to disable XInput Plus' confirmation beep sound, and then click Apply to save the settings and install the XInput Plus *.dll files into the game's installation folder. The game should now be able to register XInput D-pad and analog triggers as DirectInput buttons.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound FX, Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Shader Model support 1.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) ME, 2000, XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 720 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 5200
AMD Radeon 9600
Intel 915
DirectX 8.0 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 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>/207380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (207380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Stated from the developer's official website.
  2. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-04-09
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-10-21
  4. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-10-21