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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = >observer_
 
|title        = >observer_
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://www.observer-game.com Official Website]
 +
{{mm}} [https://observer.gamepedia.com/Observer_Wiki Official Wiki]
 
{{GOG.com links|observer|observer}}
 
{{GOG.com links|observer|observer}}
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/514900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/514900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B074PVW5F9 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| gamersgate | DD-OBSERVER | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG | observer | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG | observer | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| humble | observer | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 514900 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 514900 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|Observer gameplay settings.png|In-game gameplay settings}}
 +
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 +
{{Image|Observer basic video settings.png|In-game basic video settings}}
 +
{{Image|Observer advanced video settings.png|In-game advanced video settings}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Disable fullscreen in video settings and select native desktop resolution.
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = hackable
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Scales with texture quality preset. To set manually see [[#Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]].
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[TXAA]].
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[TXAA]].
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===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Hex edit executable|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}}}
+
{{Fixbox/fix|Hex edit executable|ref=<ref name="WSGF">{{Refurl|url=http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=170356#p170356|title=wsgf.org - View topic - Observer (&gt;observer_) | WSGF|date=2017-11-05}}</ref>}}
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\TheObserver\Binaries\Win64\</code>
 
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\TheObserver\Binaries\Win64\</code>
 
# Back up <code>TheObserver-Win64-Shipping.exe</code>.
 
# Back up <code>TheObserver-Win64-Shipping.exe</code>.
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# Go to offset <code>398EE33F</code>, change to <code>8EE31840</code> (3440x1440).
 
# Go to offset <code>398EE33F</code>, change to <code>8EE31840</code> (3440x1440).
 
# Save <code>TheObserver-Win64-Shipping.exe</code>.
 
# Save <code>TheObserver-Win64-Shipping.exe</code>.
 +
 +
{{ii}} The [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view fix]] should also be applied.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Increase the FOV|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Change FOV scaling to {{term|Hor+}}|ref=<ref name="WSGF" />}}
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
 
# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
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[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
 
[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
 
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
 
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
 +
</pre>
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|1=
 +
{{Fixbox/fix|Set AF sample rate manually|ref=<ref name="Wasch" />}}
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
 +
# Add the following and save.
 +
<pre>
 +
[SystemSettings]
 +
r.MaxAnisotropy=16
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
 
}}
 
}}
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===Chromatic aberration===
 
===Chromatic aberration===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disable chromatic aberration|ref=<ref name="post-process">[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1112274484 Steam Community :: Guide :: Way to remove chromatic aberration and depth of field]</ref>}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disable chromatic aberration|ref=<ref name="Wasch">{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2017-11-05}}</ref>}}
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
−
# Open <code>Scalability.ini</code>.
+
# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
 
# Add the following and save.
 
# Add the following and save.
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
−
[PostProcessQuality@3]
+
[SystemSettings]
 
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0
 
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0
−
r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0
 
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
−
'''Notes'''
 
−
{{ii}} You need to have video quality settings on high or custom.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Depth of field===
 
===Depth of field===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disable depth of field|ref=<ref name="post-process"/>}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disable depth of field|ref=<ref name="Wasch" />}}
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
−
# Open <code>Scalability.ini</code>.
+
# Open <code>Engine.ini</code>.
 
# Add the following and save.
 
# Add the following and save.
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
−
[PostProcessQuality@3]
+
[SystemSettings]
 
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
 
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
−
 
−
'''Notes'''
 
−
{{ii}} You need to have video quality settings on high or custom.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
{{Image|Observer controls settings.png|In-game controls settings}}
 +
{{Image|Observer controller layout.png|In-game controller layout menu}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
−
|acceleration option notes = mouse deceleration probably caused by FPS lock
+
|acceleration option notes = Uses negative mouse acceleration. Can't be disabled.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
−
|full controller notes    =  
+
|full controller notes    = Steam version uses a launcher which doesn't support controller input.
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
−
|button prompts            = unknown
+
|button prompts            = xbox
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
−
|controller hotplug        = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
+
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Image|Observer audio settings.png|In-game audio settings}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
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|tridef 3d gg3d award        =  
 
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =  
 
|iz3d gg3d award            =  
 
|iz3d gg3d award            =  
−
|native 3d                  = unknown
+
|native 3d                  = false
 
|native 3d notes            =  
 
|native 3d notes            =  
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
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|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
−
}}
 
−
 
−
==Save Game==
 
−
{{Save Game
 
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|Copy actual saved games from Users\"Userprofile"\localappdata\TheObserver\Saved\SaveGames\
 
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|to %installpath%\Obesrver\TheObserver\Saved
 
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|Update shortcut to %installpath%\Obesrver\TheObserver\Binaries\Win64\TheObserver.exe
 
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|Launch the game and voila: You are now in developer mode, able to save/load to 4 gameslot!
 
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|
 
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|WARNING: In this mode game has some developer infos in the upper-left section in-game!
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
−
|shader model versions  =  
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|shader model versions  = 5.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable      = unknown
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|64-bit executable      = true
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = PhysX
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Fmod
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 +
{{ii}} A 64-bit OS is required.
 +
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
 
|minOS    = 7
 
|minOS    = 7
−
|minCPU  = Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz) / AMD A8-6700 (3.1 GHz)
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz)
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD A8-6700 (3.1 GHz)
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minHD    = 10 GB
 
|minHD    = 10 GB
−
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 660
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
−
|minGPU2  = AMD R9 270
+
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 270
 +
|minDX    = 11
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz (4 Cores)
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz (4 Cores)
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
−
|minHD    = 10 GB
+
|minHD    = 20 GB
−
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 660
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
−
|minGPU2  = AMD R9 270
+
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 M290
 +
|minVRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minother = Intel graphics are not supported
  
−
|recOS    =  
+
|recOS    = 10.13
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
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|minOS    = 16.04
 
|minOS    = 16.04
−
|minCPU  = Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz) / AMD A8-6700 (3.1 GHz)
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz)  
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD A8-6700 (3.1 GHz)
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minHD    = 10 GB
 
|minHD    = 10 GB
−
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 660
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
 
|minGPU2  = AMD R9 270
 
|minGPU2  = AMD R9 270
 +
|minVRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minother = Intel and AMD graphics are not supported
  
 
|recOS    = 17.04, SteamOS 2.0
 
|recOS    = 17.04, SteamOS 2.0

Revision as of 13:36, 5 November 2017

>observer_
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Developers
Bloober Team
Publishers
Aspyr Media
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows August 15, 2017
macOS (OS X) October 24, 2017[1]
Linux October 24, 2017[1]
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Observer on Wikipedia

General information

Official Website
Official Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

In-game gameplay settings
In-game gameplay settings

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game basic video settings
In-game basic video settings
In-game advanced video settings
In-game advanced video settings

Template:Video settings

Ultra-widescreen

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Chromatic aberration

Instructions

Depth of field

Instructions

Input settings

In-game controls settings
In-game controls settings
In-game controller layout menu
In-game controller layout menu

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings
In-game audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: >Observer_ (DX11).

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD

System requirements

A 64-bit OS is required.
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz)
AMD A8-6700 (3.1 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon R9 270
DirectX 11 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.12 10.13
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz (4 Cores)
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
AMD Radeon R9 M290
2 GB of VRAM
Other Intel graphics are not supported
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 16.04 17.04, SteamOS 2.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz)
AMD A8-6700 (3.1 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
AMD R9 270
2 GB of VRAM
Other Intel and AMD graphics are not supported

References