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{{Image|Quern - Undying Thoughts gameplay settings.png|In-game gameplay settings.}}
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{{Image|Quern - Undying Thoughts control settings.png|In-game control settings.}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Crashes===
 
===Crashes===
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Run the game with the <code>-force-d3d9</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 
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Latest revision as of 19:23, 25 August 2023

Quern - Undying Thoughts
Quern - Undying Thoughts cover
Developers
Zadbox Entertainment
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows November 28, 2016
macOS (OS X) November 28, 2016
Linux November 28, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 83
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Puzzle
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy
Quern - Undying Thoughts on HowLongToBeat
Quern - Undying Thoughts on IGDB
Quern - Undying Thoughts on MobyGames
Quern - Undying Thoughts on Wikipedia

Quern - Undying Thoughts is a singleplayer first-person puzzle game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zadbox Entertainment\Quern\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Zadbox Entertainment/Quern/prefs
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Zadbox Entertainment\Quern\Saved Games\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Zadbox Entertainment/Quern/Saved Games/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
On Linux save files are synchronized properly only if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is $HOME/.config.

Video

In-game video settings
In-game video settings
In-game gameplay settings
In-game gameplay settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Hor+. Restart game after changing aspect ratio, or image will be stretched.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Borderless is default. To enable exclusive, see Unity/Exclusive fullscreen mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/Off
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game control settings
In-game control settings
In-game key bindings
In-game key bindings
Launcher input settings (Hold ⇧ Shift while launching game to access)
Launcher input settings
(Hold Shift while launching game to access)
In-game controller layout overview
In-game controller layout overview

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Movement keys W S A D cannot be remapped from the in-game menu. To remap movement, hold Shift while launching the game to open the Unity launcher, and modify the key bindings on the Input tab.[3] Arrow keys can also be used for movement.
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
Same as mouse.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings
In-game audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Sounds, Dialog, Ambience, Footsteps
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Quern Undying Thoughts (DX11).
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.
Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking

Issues fixed

Crashes

Run with -force-d3d9 parameter (Windows)[4][5]

Run the game with the -force-d3d9 command line argument.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
OpenGL 3.2, 4.5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2100
AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
AMD Radeon HD 7770
2 GB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2100
AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
AMD Radeon HD 7770
2 GB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2100
AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
AMD Radeon HD 7770
2 GB of VRAM


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.6.4p4[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-12
  2. Imgur - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-09
  4. Crashes frequently...same area of map :: Quern - Undying Thoughts General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  5. Fix Crashing, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023