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Epistory - Typing Chronicles

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Epistory - Typing Chronicles
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Developers
Fishing Cactus
Publishers
Fishing Cactus
Plug In Digital
Engines
Unity 2021[Note 1]
Former Unity 5[Note 2]
Release dates
Windows March 30, 2016
macOS (OS X) March 30, 2016
Linux March 30, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 74
OpenCritic 77
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control, Text input
Genres Action, Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Fantasy
Series Typing Chronicles
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General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Can be launched directly from Epistory.exe.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Included with Humble Trove (PC, Mac and Linux).
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Windows
itch.io
DRM-free
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fishing Cactus\Epistory
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Fishing Cactus\Epistory\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.Fishing Cactus.Epistory/
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Fishing Cactus/Epistory/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Fishing Cactus\Epistory\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.Fishing Cactus.Epistory/
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Fishing Cactus/Epistory/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud
Sync is cross-platform. Linux syncs to the wrong path if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set.[4]

Video

Launcher video settings on Windows
Launcher video settings on Windows
Launcher video settings on Linux
Launcher video settings on Linux

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Restricted to 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions[5]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Disabling Vsync enables ~122 FPS cap.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game input settings
In-game input settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Only navigation keys are remappable. Run and Type keys are always set to Shift and Space .
For typing, QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTZ,[4] DVORAK, Colemak, BEPO, Workman, Neo2, JCUKEN and QGMLWY keyboard layouts are available.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings
In-game audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Effects, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Game does not pause on loss of focus.[4]
Royalty free audio
Gameplay (Words to type) language and Story language can be set separately.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
American and British
Simplified Chinese
Czech
French
German
With and without ß
Hungarian
Fan translation
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2400
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD4850
Nvidia GeForce GTX 295
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2400
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD4850
Nvidia GeForce GTX 295


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2021.3.3f1[1]
  2. Unity engine build: 5.3.5f1[2]

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-05-23
  2. 2.0 2.1 Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-11-12
  3. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-01-19
    Ran for 5 minutes offline and suffered no issues.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-09-03
  5. Limited Screen Resolutions :: Epistory - Typing Chronicles General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-03-08