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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://lifeisstrange.com/ Official website]
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{{mm}} [http://lifeisstrange.com Official website]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://forums.na.square-enix.com/forumdisplay.php?f=398 Official forums]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Rename BIK_Boot_Legal.bik|ref=<ref>Tested by [[User:Lolmaster|Lolmaster]] on 2 February 2015.</ref>}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini}}
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# Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\Config\LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini</code> file with a text editor.
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# Navigate to <code>steamapps\common\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\Movies</code>
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# Search and remove the following line: <code>StartupMovies=BIK_Boot_Legal</code>.
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# Look for the file called <code>BIK_Boot_Legal.bik</code>
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# Save the file.
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# Rename this file to <code>BIK_Boot_Legal.bak</code>
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'''Notes'''
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{{--}} This will only remove the Unreal Engine logo at the beginning.
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This will remove all animated videos at start-up when launching the game.
 
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'''Note''': This will not remove the disclaimers as they are not videos.
 
 
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}}
  
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
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|multimonitor notes        = Stretched UI, lowered field-of-view
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|multimonitor notes        = Stretched UI, lowered field-of-view.
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
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|fov notes                  = No in-game option. See [[#Increase FoV|Increase FoV]] for more.
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|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
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|anisotropic                = hackable
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
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|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced through video driver. See also [[#Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]].
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Use [http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?tag=gedosato GeDoSaTo] with the following settings:
 
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content"><pre>
 
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loadSteamOverlayEarly true
 
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forceBorderlessFullscreen true
 
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modifyGetCursorPos true
 
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modifySetCursorPos false
 
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interceptWindowProc false
 
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adjustMessagePt false
 
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modifyGetClientRect true
 
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modifyGetWindowRect true
 
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</pre></div>Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases Borderless Gaming] to lock mouse to window</div>
 
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|anisotropic                = false
 
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|anisotropic notes          =  
 
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = FXAA and MSAA (Up to 8X)
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|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[MSAA]] (up to 8x), and [[CSAA]] (up to 16xQ).
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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===Increase FoV===
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini|ref=<ref>Tested by Anonymous</ref>}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini|ref=<ref>Tested by Anonymous</ref>}}
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# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\Config\LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini</code>
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# Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\Config\LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini</code> file with a text editor.
 
# Search for the line <code>[AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainXFOV]</code>
 
# Search for the line <code>[AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainXFOV]</code>
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# Replace with <code>[AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV]</code>, so that the X is Y instead.
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# Replace it with <code>[AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV]</code>, so that the X is Y instead.
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# Save the file.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} This will make the engine use Vertical FOV scaling instead and increase the third person camera view.
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{{--}} Some visual glitches might occur during cut-scenes due to increased field of view, such as some intentionally invisible parts of the screen might be visible to the player.
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}}
  
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This will make the engine use Vertical FoV scaling instead and increase the third person camera view.  
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===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Using GeDoSaTo}}
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# Download and launch [http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?tag=gedosato GeDoSaTo].
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# Click on '''User Whitelist''' and add the following entry: <code>LifeIsStrange</code>, and save the file.
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# Click on '''Edit Settings''' then click on '''+''', enter <code>LifeIsStrange</code> for the profile name and click '''Create'''.
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# Add the following entry to the configuration file: <code>forceBorderlessFullscreen true</code>, then save the file.
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# Make sure GeDoSaTo runs in the background and launch the game.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Make sure '''Fullscreen''' set to '''Yes''' in in-game advanced video options, otherwise this method might not work correctly.
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini}}
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# Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\Config\LifeIsStrangeEngine.ini</code> file with a text editor.
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# Change <code>MaxAnisotropy</code> between <code>0</code> - <code>16</code> under <code>[SystemSettings]</code>.
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# Save the file.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Anisotropic filtering is determined automatically by the '''Detail mode''' setting in in-game advanced video settings. Therefore modifying '''Detail mode''' will also modify <code>MaxAnisotropy</code>.
 
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Mouse Smoothing}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Mouse Smoothing}}
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# Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\Config\LifeIsStrangeInput.ini</code>
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# Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Life Is Strange\LifeIsStrangeGame\Config\LifeIsStrangeInput.ini</code> file with a text editor.
 
# Locate line <code>bEnableMouseSmoothing=true</code> in the <code>[Engine.PlayerInput]</code> section and change true to false.
 
# Locate line <code>bEnableMouseSmoothing=true</code> in the <code>[Engine.PlayerInput]</code> section and change true to false.
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# Save the file.
 
}}
 
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{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Voices, SFX.
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|separate volume notes    = Music, voices and SFX.
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    = Automatically detect Windows speaker setting  
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|surround sound notes    = Automatically detects Windows speaker setting.
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|minOS    = Vista
 
|minOS    = Vista
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|minCPU  = Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent
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|minCPU  = Dual Core 2.0 GHz or equivalent
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 3 GB
 
|minHD    = 3 GB
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|minGPU  = ATI or NVidia card
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|minGPU  = ATI
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|minGPU2  = NVIDIA
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minDX    = 9
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|minDX    = 9.0
  
 
|recOS    = 7
 
|recOS    = 7
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|recCPU  = Dual Core 3.0GHz or equivalent
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|recCPU  = Dual Core 3.0 GHz or equivalent
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
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|recGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI HD 4890
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|recGPU  = ATI HD 4890
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|recGPU2  = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
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|recDX    = 9
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|recDX    = 9.0
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}}Intel integrated graphics not recommended
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{{ii}}Intel integrated graphics are not recommended.
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 05:58, 25 March 2015

Life Is Strange
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Developers
Dontnod Entertainment
Publishers
Square Enix
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows January 30, 2015
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Life Is Strange on Wikipedia
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General information

Official website
Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
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 Complete season.
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GamersGate
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 Complete season.
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Green Man Gaming
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 Complete season.
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Humble Store
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 Complete season.
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Steam
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 Complete season & separate episodes
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All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/319630/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/319630/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:LISVideo.png
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Input settings

File:LISControl.png
Control settings.

Template:Input settings

Mouse smoothing

Instructions

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista 7
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.0 GHz or equivalent Dual Core 3.0 GHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI
NVIDIA
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible 		ATI HD 4890
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
Intel integrated graphics are not recommended.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References