Key points
- Contains every bonus of the PlayStation 4 version, including Advanced Experiments, Remixed (chronological) mode, and choice statistics.[2][3]
General information
- Official support page
- Community subreddit
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Demo
- Demo versions providing access to two chapters of the game are available on Epic Games Store and Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro video
Remove the video files[5]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Videos\ENG\PC\
- Delete or rename
IW_LOGO_BEYOND_US.bik , IW_LOGO_BEYOND_EURO.bik and IW_LOGO_BEYOND_ASIA.bik .
- A game update may restore the files.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Configuration file is encrypted.
Save game data location
Video
Advanced graphics settings.
- The game has no FPS limit at first launch. Accessing the in-game settings will create an options file at the configuration file(s) location, locking it to 60 FPS.
Use the Beyond: Two Souls FPS patcher[8]
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- Allows limiting FPS to any value from none to 1000.
- Disables both of the in-game FPS limiter options' functionality.
- The always-enabled Vsync will be unaffected.
- Steam version executable needs to be unpacked with Steamless before patching.
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Manually modify the game executable to unlock FPS[9]
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- Download HxD or any other hex editor.
- Launch it and use it to open
<path-to-game>\BeyondTwoSouls.exe
- Search and replace
9A 99 05 42 with 00 00 00 00 as hex.
- Search and replace
9A 99 85 41 with 00 00 00 00 as hex.
- Save the file, overwriting the original.
- Disables both of the in-game FPS limiter options' functionality.
- The always-enabled Vsync will be unaffected.
- Steam version executable needs to be unpacked with Steamless before modification.
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Input
Audio
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Separate volume controls |
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Voices, FX, music. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 option.[15] |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Epic Games Launcher options for the game. Audio languages other than English and Dutch may need to be downloaded separately through this menu.
Localizations
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Danish |
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German |
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Greek |
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Korean |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Issues unresolved
Game crashing
The game may crash at various stages.[17][18]
No stats for Dragon's Hideout
No players' paths statistics are shown at the end of the Dragon's Hideout chapter, accompanied by a message on the need to sign into PSN.[19]
Issues fixed
Inability to save progress and settings
The game may fail to save progress and settings, creating no folders at the expected locations. Attempting to Continue from the main menu leads to crashing.
Disable Windows 10 1903 ransomware protection or add the game to exclusions[20]
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To exclude the game from ransomware protection:
- From the Windows 10 Settings app, click on Update & Security.
- On the sidebar, click on Windows Security.
- Click on Virus & threat protection.
- Under Ransomware protection, click on Manage Ransomware protection.
- Provided that Controlled folder access is enabled, click on Allow an app through Controlled folder access.
- Click on Add an allowed app, then Browse all apps, and select
<path-to-game>\BeyondTwoSouls.exe
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Recommended |
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7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-4430 3 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz |
Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 3-1300X 3.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
49 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390 4 GB of VRAM |
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Requirements for 30 FPS at 720p |
Requirements for 60 FPS at 1080p |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- The game requires a CPU with SSE4.1 instructions.[22]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-26
- As seen at the end credits.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
- Every advertised improvement of the PS4 version over the PS3 version is also part of the PC version.
- ↑ Beyond: Two Souls Review - last accessed on 2019-07-31
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-24
- Closed Epic Games Launcher, renamed its app and %LOCALAPPDATA% folders, checked for Windows Credentials, and launched the game from its .exe without issues.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
- Tested at the custom resolutions of 3840x1080 and 5760x1080.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
- Fully fills the screen at 2560x1080, FOV matching 16:9.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
- Tested with the limit of 0.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
- Modifying the game exe results in ~75 FPS on my 75Hz monitor.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
- Tested in the release version.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
- Moved the mouse slowly, then back quickly but the camera always passed the starting position.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
- Used an Xbox 360 controller to go through each setting and menu, then play for a few minutes and quit.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
- Used a stopwatch to measure the time traveled from point to point at 0 and at 100 sensitivity while holding the right stick.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
- Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
- The rear speakers are used, as intended.
- ↑ Beyond Two Souls... couch coop? - last accessed on 2019-07-23
- ↑ Game crashes - last accessed on 2019-07-23
- ↑ The final game sucks (for now) - last accessed on 2019-07-23
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-26
- Experienced by me and at least one other user on Discord.
- ↑ Save Problems - last accessed on 2019-08-03
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
- OpenAL32.dll and bink2w64.dll are found in the main game folder.
- ↑ SSE Support (AMD Phenom ll X6 1055T) : beyondtwosouls - Reddit