Difference between revisions of "Final Fantasy XIII-2"
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:*Works around the screen glitches when using 2560x1440 resolution | :*Works around the screen glitches when using 2560x1440 resolution | ||
{{--}}This fix is NOT compatible with GeDoSaTo | {{--}}This fix is NOT compatible with GeDoSaTo | ||
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===[https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/large-address-aware.112556/ Large address Aware Patch]=== | ===[https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/large-address-aware.112556/ Large address Aware Patch]=== | ||
{{ii}}Required for fixing the constant crashes. | {{ii}}Required for fixing the constant crashes. | ||
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===[https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371 4gb Patch]=== | ===[https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371 4gb Patch]=== | ||
{{ii}}If you do not want to use the Large address aware patch, you can use this instead | {{ii}}If you do not want to use the Large address aware patch, you can use this instead | ||
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===[https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffxiii-2-console-16829894 Console Content Patch]=== | ===[https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffxiii-2-console-16829894 Console Content Patch]=== | ||
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Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file. | Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file. | ||
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===[https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffxiii-2-tears-16829754 Leviathan's Tears Mod]=== | ===[https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffxiii-2-tears-16829754 Leviathan's Tears Mod]=== | ||
{{ii}} The PC version's rain has broken translucency which is due to Square Enix adding an unnecessary additional alpha texture for the PC port. This mod replaces the texture file entirely with a higher resolution texture from the PS3 version. | {{ii}} The PC version's rain has broken translucency which is due to Square Enix adding an unnecessary additional alpha texture for the PC port. This mod replaces the texture file entirely with a higher resolution texture from the PS3 version. | ||
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# Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file. | # Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file. | ||
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===[https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasyxiii2/mods/1 FF XIII-2 HD]=== | ===[https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasyxiii2/mods/1 FF XIII-2 HD]=== | ||
{{ii}} This mod improves the quality of some of the textures ingame as well as increase the polygons of the character models making them look better | {{ii}} This mod improves the quality of some of the textures ingame as well as increase the polygons of the character models making them look better | ||
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===[https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasyxiii2/mods/2 Better Quality audio for Pre rendered cutscenes]=== | ===[https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasyxiii2/mods/2 Better Quality audio for Pre rendered cutscenes]=== | ||
{{ii}} This mod adds in higher quality audio from the ps3 version for the PC version's pre rendered cutscenes | {{ii}} This mod adds in higher quality audio from the ps3 version for the PC version's pre rendered cutscenes |
Revision as of 08:03, 3 September 2021
Developers | |
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Square Enix | |
tri-Ace | |
Engines | |
Crystal Tools | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 11, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
IGDB | 75 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Final Fantasy |
Key points
- Includes most of the DLCs from the console version
- Ability to run at resolutions higher than 720p, and at 60fps.
- English and Japanese audio voice overs are included in most of the steam region versions of the game except for the Asian steam region version.
- SFX, voice overs, and music are slightly higher in audio quality compared to the console versions.
- Unfavorable to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions in areas such as:
- Pre-rendered cutscenes were encoded a bit differently resulting in them having darker colors and lower quality audio compared to the PS3 version.
- Shadow rendering is a bit different compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, producing shadows that look quite blocky.
- Alpha channel textures of objects are not considered when shadows are casted.[1][2][3]
- Broken surround sound outside 2 or 6 channels
- No Controller vibration.
- Rain translucency is broken
- Certain DLCs are not available out of the box on PC
- Issues specific to the PC version:
- Constant crashes throughout the game
- Framerate is inconsistent and regularly dips to the low 40s or locks itself to 30 FPS.
- Constant stuttering in game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | XIII + XIII-2 double pack available in Europe | |||
Publisher website | European store | |||
Publisher website | North American store | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
- Visit Final Fantasy Wiki for more information on DLC.
- Includes the following DLC from the console versions in the base game:[4] Note that the Coliseum Battles and Scenarios are only available after completing the game.
- Coliseum Battle Opponents: Omega, Lightning & Amodar, Nabaat, Ultros & Typhon, PuPu, Gilgamesh
- Serah's Outfits: Summoner's Garb, Beachwear, White Mage
- Noel's Outfits: Battle Attire, Spacetime Guardian, Black Mage
- Mog's Outfits: A Wondrous Wardrobe
- Sazh's Story Scenario: Heads or Tails?
- Lightning's Story Scenario: Requiem of the Goddess
- Snow's Story Scenario: Perpetual Battlefield
- The following DLC are not available on PC out-of-box due to copyright and licensing issues, but can be enabled using the Console Content Patch:
- 2 outfits for Serah: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Style and Steel
- 2 outfits for Noel: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Assassin's Creed
- All 5 DLC weapons (3 bows for Serah, 2 swords for Noel)
- 5 Japan-exclusive accessories (Delicate Diva's Microphone, Delicate Diva's Headphones, Delicate Goddess's Bangle, Delicate Goddess's Earring, and Stiltzkin's Diary)
Essential improvements
FF13Fix
- Mod that fixes low framerates on capable machines, and uncaps framerates. How this works:
- Removes aggressive frame pacer (proper triple buffer implementation).
- Disables constant checks for input devices.
- Uncaps framerate, also properly utilizes the display's refresh rate.
- Fixes the slowdown when 2D elements are drawn in the HUD
- Fixes missing text on enemy scans.
- Enables vibration support.
- Works around the screen glitches when using 2560x1440 resolution
- This fix is NOT compatible with GeDoSaTo
Large address Aware Patch
- Required for fixing the constant crashes.
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4gb Patch
- If you do not want to use the Large address aware patch, you can use this instead
Console Content Patch
- This restores and unlocks all DLC normally unavailable in-game due to copyright and licensing issues.
Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file. |
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Leviathan's Tears Mod
- The PC version's rain has broken translucency which is due to Square Enix adding an unnecessary additional alpha texture for the PC port. This mod replaces the texture file entirely with a higher resolution texture from the PS3 version.
The .bat file at the above link doesn't work correctly anymore due to a tiny error in the script. |
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FF XIII-2 HD
- This mod improves the quality of some of the textures ingame as well as increase the polygons of the character models making them look better
Better Quality audio for Pre rendered cutscenes
- This mod adds in higher quality audio from the ps3 version for the PC version's pre rendered cutscenes
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\setup.xml[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292140/pfx/[Note 2] |
- All in-game configuration is stored in the save game data. The title screen configuration is not preserved between sessions.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\SquareEnix\FinalFantasyXIII-2\save |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/292140/remote/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292140/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Up to 50 save files (886.92 MB) can be synced. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Set in launcher. Do not use windowed mode, use full-screen. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Set in launcher or see Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use the GPU control panel or a tool like GeDoSaTo. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. DSR and VSR can be forced through the GPU control panel. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Default on. See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS | Out-of-engine cutscenes normally capped at 30FPS. | ||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. Uncapping the frame rate causes facial animation bugs during in-game cutscenes.[5] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Windowed
Force windowed mode |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
Force borderless mode |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Force Vsync off |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Movement and camera orientation keys are not remappable.[6] | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Can confirm with the left button and cancel with the right button. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Mouse and keyboard required to launch and exit the game. | |
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | X-axis inversion also available |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Only through DirectInput. | |
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Xbox button prompts | Manual toggle in the settings: On-screen Button Explanations. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | No rebinding. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | The game comes by default with its own gray color Xbox styled prompts on PC. Alternatively, the Xbox 360 version colored button icons can be used as well, see Console button prompts. For DualShock button icons, see Console button prompts. |
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Can be modded back using FF13Fix. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts | ||
Cursor detection |
Controller button prompts
- The game comes only with gray Xbox button prompts, without differentiating colors; This mod restores PlayStation and colored Xbox prompts.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | See audio volume is low. | |
Surround sound | Only 2 or 6 channel modes function correctly, see broken surround sound & buzzing sound. No in-game option. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Loses focus by minimizing in windowed mode. Does not mute when running an out-of-engine cutscene. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Worldwide (audio not available in Asia) | |||
English | Mod which restores English subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. | |||
Traditional Chinese | Asia only | |||
Traditional Chinese | Mod which restores Traditional Chinese subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. | |||
French | Not available in Asia | |||
French | Mod which restores French subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. | |||
German | Not available in Asia | |||
German | Mod which restores German subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. | |||
Italian | Not available in Asia | |||
Italian | Mod which restores Italian subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. | |||
Japanese | Worldwide (UI and subtitles only available in Asia) | |||
Japanese | Mod which restores Japanese subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. | |||
Korean | Asia only | |||
Korean | Mod which restores Korean subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «FFRTT.ru» | |||
Spanish | Not available in Asia | |||
Spanish | Mod which restores Spanish subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Issues fixed
Constant crashes throughout the game
- The game can crash at multiple points due to the game's internal memory usage exceeding 2gb and while saving.
Use either the Large address Aware Patch or the 4gb Patch |
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Inconsistent Framerate
- The section on this issue for Final Fantasy XIII applies to this game as well. This game further complicates this issue with additional post-processing effects, which locks the framerate to 30 most of the time.
Use FF13Fix to improve the frame rate |
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In the GPU control panel, set the power management mode to Prefer Maximum Performance. This is required even if you are not using FF13Fix. Set triple buffering to "On" as well. |
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- If not using the FF13Fix then do the following:
Turn off the mini-map in-game |
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The mini-map can drop the frame rate up to 10-20FPS depending on the area in game. You can toggle the mini-map off in-game to improve the performance. |
Shadows appear pixelated, jagged and blocky
Broken surround sound
- This issue occurs when not in stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel mode due to the game incorrectly filling audio buffers, causing buzzing audio and incorrect voice positioning.[7][8]
Set your sound card to use stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel modes[9] |
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If you are running Windows 10, set the FFXiii2Launcher.exe compatibility to Windows 8. If you are running an version older than Windows 10, then set the compatibility to Windows 7 or Windows Vista. This compatibility step doesn't work with the current version of the FF13Fix |
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Audio volume is low
- The game has a low volume level that is about half as loud as a typical game, and there are no in-game volume options. The only thing a player can do is crank up their speaker volume.
Rain appears as white lines
- The translucency of rain is lower and looks like white lines, much worse than the console versions.
Use Leviathan's Tears Mod |
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Game uses incorrect refresh rate
- By default the game forces a 60 Hz refresh rate in full screen mode.
Override refresh rate set by game[10] |
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Notes
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Character runs off screen in opening battle
- There is a game-breaking bug where the character can run off screen in the first battle, rendering the current game unplayable. Restart the game to try again.
Fullscreen mode doesn't work
Pixelated screen bug when using 2560x1440 resolution
Launcher doesn't launch
Controller vibration doesn't work
Mouse cursor stays on screen
Issues Unresolved
Incorrect Shadow calculation for models with alpha channel
- On Console versions, whatever model shape that the alpha channel has created is taken into account when shadows are cast. In the PC version, the model shape generated by the alpha channel is not considered for shadow calculation and instead the model shape without the alpha channel is taken into account and shadows of that are cast.[11]
No fix as of now. |
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Additional mods
Monster Glow Begone
- Removes the incandescent glow effect from recruited monsters.
Monster Mod Pack
- Adds new monsters as random encounters and Mog Throw rewards along with a few fixes. Each new monster comes included with its own unique moveset and Feral Link.
- Requires the Console Content Patch to be installed.
The mod linked above is an older version and doesn't work properly |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Crystal Tools | Proprietary. |
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | Out-of-engine and few in engine cutscenes. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 or later | Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | Intel Core 2 Quad (2.66 GHz) AMD Phenom II X4 (2.8 GHz) |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8 Series ATI Radeon HD 4000 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870 |
Other | XInput controller (map DirectInput controllers using drivers)[12] |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/292140/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (292140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Shadows and alpha textures
- ↑ Final Fantasy Modding/Hacking/Content Restoration Community
- ↑ Final Fantasy Modding/Hacking/Content Restoration Community
- ↑ FF XIII-2 PC WINDOWS release – 11th Dec 2014 - DLC included!
- ↑ rebtd7/FF13Fix: Performance and bug fixes for the PC versions of FF13 and FF13-2
- ↑ Game's manual on Steam
- ↑ FFXIII Series Outside Developer POV
- ↑ Sound problem. :: FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 General Discussions
- ↑ Audio workaround on NeoGAF
- ↑ rebtd7/FF13Fix: Performance and bug fixes for the PC versions of FF13 and FF13-2
- ↑ Shadows and alpha textures
- ↑ Verified by User:MetalPlateMage on 30 July 2015
- System requirements recommend an XInput controller but this game does not use XInput drivers. See NeoGAF Forums - Knurek on FFXIII not using xinput.dll.