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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref name="tweaks">[https://ratchet302.gitlab.io/content/games/l/life-is-strange-before-the-storm/tweaking/index.html Ratchet302: Game Tweaking - Life is Strange Before the Storm]</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref name="tweaks">[https://ratchet302.gitlab.io/content/games/l/life-is-strange-before-the-storm/tweaking/index.html Ratchet302: Game Tweaking - Life is Strange Before the Storm]</ref>|fix= | ||
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Developers | |
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Deck Nine | |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive[1] |
Linux | Feral Interactive[1] |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Unity 5[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 31, 2017 |
macOS (OS X) | September 13, 2018[1] |
Linux | September 13, 2018[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 77 |
OpenCritic | 80 |
IGDB | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Life Is Strange |
General information
- Known issues and workarounds
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Limited Edition (includes Deluxe Edition). | |||
Developer website | Deluxe Edition | |||
Publisher website | ||||
GOG.com | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Deluxe Upgrade | ||
Classic Chloe Outfit Pack | ||
Japanese Language Pack | Only available in Japan. |
Essential improvements
Disable intro videos, chromatic aberration, and depth of field
Instructions[6] |
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Use modded .dll file. The manual procedure may also work. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Square Enix\Life is Strange: Before the Storm\ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Square Enix\Life is Strange_ Before the Storm\Saves\<user-id>\Preferences\PrefData.Save |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
- Config file is encrypted.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Square Enix\Life is Strange_ Before the Storm\Saves\<user-id>\SLOT_## \*.Save |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Feral Interactive/Life is Strange Before the Storm/Saves/<user-id>/SLOT_## /*.Save |
- Save files are encrypted. See LiS-BtS-Savegame-viewer.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution if game won't change to another resolution in-game. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF topic. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF topic. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Check here | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | By default. Use -window-mode exclusive command line argument for exclusive fullscreen. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Visible jaggies and no temporal AA. See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Frame lock only (none/30fps/60fps.) See High frame rate. | ||
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.
Widescreen resolution
16:10 resolution without black bars |
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Force resolution / Fix DSR and VSR |
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Notes
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use SMAA with ReShade[7] |
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Install the ReShade post-processing injector:
Enable SMAA:
Change in-game settings:
Notes
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High frame rate
Higher frame rate / Screen tearing fix (V-Sync) |
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Notes
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Chromatic aberration
Disable chromatic aberration[6] |
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Use modded .dll file. The manual procedure may also work. |
Depth of field
Disable depth of field[6] |
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Use modded .dll file. The manual procedure may also work. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Cannot bind mouse buttons to movement actions. | |
Mouse acceleration | Enabled by default. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | If controller is not working, try the fixes listed here. | |
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 | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | DualShock prompts appear when using a DualShock controller, despite the game only supporting XInput. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers | Tobii Eye Tracking support | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | Some buttons don't work after hotplugging. | |
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Rapidly changes button prompts.[8] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Voices, SFX. | |
Surround sound | 5.1. Speaker number and type not selectable (uses system default.) | |
Subtitles | Adjustable size. Overlay toggle. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation | |||
Indonesian | Fan translation by IGTC Team, download. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Steam DLC available from Japan; Released on June 7, 2018.[9] | |||
Korean | Fan translation by Teamhipsterkanarias ("Farewell"). | |||
Polish | Fan translation by GPP community. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Fan translation by Tolma4 Team. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Life is Strange: Before the Storm. | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Supports: Extended View - Only Head Tracking, Head Pose Mirroring, Interaction at Gaze. |
Issues unresolved
Stuttering
Enable 60 FPS cap from the video setting menu[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
OpenGL | macOS/Linux only | |
Metal support |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Criware | |
Cutscenes | Criware |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz AMD Phenom X4 945 3.0 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 14 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon R7 250 Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.13.5 | 10.13.6 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 28 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M AMD Radeon R9 M290 Intel Iris 5100 1 GB of VRAM |
- This game is not currently supported on volumes formatted as Case-sensitive.
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 18.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9 GHz | Intel Core i7-4770 3.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 28 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon R9 270 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB of VRAM |
- AMD GPUs require Mesa driver 18.1.6, Nvidia cards require driver 396.54 or better.
- Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 On September 13th, Life is Strange: Before the Storm arrives on macOS and Linux - last accessed on 2018-09-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-08-31
- ↑ LIFE IS STRANGE : BEFORE THE STORM EULA - last accessed on 2017-09-04
- ↑ Life is Strange: Before the Storm episode two is out now, without its Denuvo protection | PCGamesN
- ↑ THEY REMOVED DENUVO!! :: Life is Strange: Before the Storm General Discussions
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ratchet302: Game Tweaking - Life is Strange Before the Storm
- ↑ ReShade
- ↑ Streamable - free video publishing - last accessed on 2017-09-03
- ↑ Square Enix's Japanese game site