The Jackbox Party Pack
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| Developers | |
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| Jackbox Games | |
| Engines | |
| Adobe AIR | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 26, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 9, 2015 |
| Linux | January 12, 2018 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Series | The Jackbox Party Pack |
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Key points
- Any internet-connected device can be used as a controller
- Occasional connectivity issues
- No support for controllers in YDKJ2015 multiplayer
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Developer website | |
Only available in the United States. | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
Can be run DRM-free when launched directly from the executable.[1] | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete or rename movie files[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Jackbox Games/The Jackbox Party Pack/UserData.sav |
| Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Jackbox Games\The Jackbox Party Pack\UserData.sav |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\331670\remote\UserData.sav_ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Jackbox Games/The Jackbox Party Pack/UserData.sav |
| Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud | Only syncs 'options' settings. All other save data is stored on Jackbox Games servers |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | 16:9 static aspect. | ||
| Multi-monitor | 16:9 pillarboxed. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | 16:9 pillarboxed. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Always render at window/screen resolution. Need to override High DPI scaling to "Application" if Windows scaling is not 100%. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is actually borderless windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Locked at 30 FPS. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Locked at 30 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
- Menu can be fully navigated with a keyboard, mouse, or controller.
- All games (except for YDKJ2015 singleplayer) are played via a website on mobile devices.
- No support for controllers in YDKJ2015 multiplayer.
- The colors of the controller button icons in the menus do not match the Xbox controller button color scheme.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master volume only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | The voice-overs are not subtitled, but most important instructions and information are written on the screen. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 100 | You Don't Know Jack 2015: 1-4 Drawful: 3-8 |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 100 | Can be played over streams with remote players. | ||
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 80, 38202 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
| Other | Broadband Internet connection | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.12 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Dual Core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
| Other | Broadband Internet connection | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 16.04 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 500 series ATI Radeon HD 5000 series |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-02-08
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-29