From Dust
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montpellier | |
Windows | Ubisoft Ukraine |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
LyN[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 17, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 76 |
IGDB | 80 |
Key points
- No longer requires a constant Internet connection. Playable offline.[2]
- Poor console port capped at 30 FPS[3] with few graphics options and minor control issues.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Use this guide to play without Ubisoft Connect. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) |
- All versions except Steam require Ubisoft Connect DRM. Playable offline after activation; no longer requires a constant Internet connection.[2]
- A Chrome Web Store version is also available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\DUST\DustSave\Ingame[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33460/pfx/[Note 1] |
- May or may not be correct location; Verification required
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | Syncs save games and settings.[citation needed] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Only in fullscreen mode, windowed reduced to 1768*992 | ||
Multi-monitor | Program crashes if you try | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | 4K supported but many UI elements are mispositioned above 2560×1440. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Can't go above 1920x1440 in windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS in Fullscreen and 60 in windowed.[3] | ||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Full mouse and keyboard control. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Found under Common Options. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | There is an option to disable music. The game also includes a "quiet mode" toggle. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ | 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 920 or 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 or better |
System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB (Windows XP) / 2 GB (Vista, 7) | 3 GB DDR3 |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | *see supported list 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 9 AMD Radeon HD 4000 (*see supported list) 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (33460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ TGL Interview: From Dust Creator Eric Chahi - The Gaming Liberty.com - last accessed on 2017-01-30
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DRM is gone now right? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Is 30fps cap real? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)