Observer
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Developers | |
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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] |
General information
- Official Website
- Official Wiki
- Aspyr Media support page
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Special Edition released in Poland | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Epic Games Store | DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2] | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename startup videos[3] |
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Performance enhancement
Set motion blur to off if you notice unexplained frame rate drops. The frame rate will be cut in half in most areas of the game. This effects all versions of the game. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\TheObserver\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\TheObserver\Saved\SaveGames\PlayerPreferences.sav |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $HOME/.config/Epic/TheObserver/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor/ |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
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PlayerPreferences.sav
contains key bindings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\TheObserver\Saved\SaveGames\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $HOME/.config/Epic/TheObserver/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Ultra-widescreen
Hex edit executable[4] |
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Notes
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Field of view (FOV)
Change FOV scaling to Hor+[4] |
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[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV Notes
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Set AF sample rate manually[5] |
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[SystemSettings] r.MaxAnisotropy=16 |
High frame rate
Unlock frame rate[6] |
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Chromatic aberration
Disable chromatic aberration[5] |
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[SystemSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0 |
Depth of field
Disable depth of field[5] |
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[SystemSettings] r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0 |
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Observer_ (DX11) or Helix Mod: Observer_ (DX11). | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Metal support | ||
Shader Model support | 5.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 (3.4 GHz) AMD A8-6700 (3.1 GHz) |
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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 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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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 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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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 Radeon R9 270 2 GB of VRAM | |
Other | Intel and AMD graphics are not supported |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Observer - last accessed on 2017-10-29
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-17
- ↑ Observer PC Error - 21:9 Ultra Wide Support, Change FOV, Uncap FrameRate, Skip Intro And More
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 wsgf.org - View topic - Observer (>observer_) - last accessed on 2017-11-05
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2017-11-05
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Uncap fps, change FOV, skip Intro Guide