Deus Ex: The Fall
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Developers | |
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N-Fusion Interactive | |
Eidos-Montréal | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Unity 4[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 18, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 45 |
OpenCritic | 47 |
IGDB | 59 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None[2] |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Immersive sim, Shooter, Stealth |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Cyberpunk |
Series | Deus Ex |
Deus Ex | |
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Deus Ex | 2000 |
Deus Ex: Invisible War | 2003 |
Deus Ex: Human Revolution | 2011 |
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut | 2013 |
Deus Ex: The Fall | 2014 |
Deus Ex: Revision (unofficial mod) | 2015 |
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 2016 |
Deus Ex: Breach | 2017 |
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - VR Experience | 2017 |
Deus Ex GO | 2017 |
Key points
- Enable Vsync in-game to avoid various issues including mouse sensitivity problems.[3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\N_Fusion Interactive\Deus Ex_ The Fall\PlayerPrefs.txt HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\N-Fusion Interactive\Deus Ex: The Fall\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258180/pfx/[Note 2] |
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PlayerPrefs.txt
contains all settings as well as turntable model unlocking progress. -
*.xml
files are generated during gameplay and don't contain useful settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\N_Fusion Interactive\Deus Ex_ The Fall\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258180/pfx/[Note 2] |
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dxmsave.sav
contains current save data. -
endgamesave.sav
contains endgame save data (only exists after completing the game). -
PlayerPrefs.txt
contains all settings as well as turntable model unlocking progress.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 60° vertical. Can be overwritten with CheatEngine script. Requires reloading or switching level to apply changes. | ||
Windowed | Set in Options, Video or toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA up to x8; for SGSSAA see Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabled by default. Set in Options, Video. Enable to fix various issues.[3] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. Framerate affects zoom out recoil effect. | ||
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.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
- SGSSAA can be forced with Nvidia Inspector (Nvidia cards only).
Set AA with Nvidia Profile Inspector[4] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Added in 1.0.1 patch.[5] Quick save/load can only be remapped by editing a config file. | |
Mouse acceleration | Cannot be turned off. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Moving a cursor for a pixel (or more) while clicking on the button, will make the game ignore the input. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Touchscreen functionality has been removed. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Disabled by default. | |
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 | Third-party XInput controllers are not recognised.[6] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts | ||
Cursor detection |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound FX and Dialog. | |
Surround sound | Stereo output only.[7] | |
Subtitles | Enabled by default. Toggle in Options, Audio. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Instead of mute music uses low-pass filter. |
- The 1.0.1 patch did not add surround sound support, it simply corrected an incompatibility with surround sound systems.[7]
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Russian | Fan Translation, download |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Deus Ex the Fall. | ||
vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
Issues unresolved
Third-party XInput controller not recognised
- Third-party XInput controllers do not work with this game; only official Microsoft controllers are detected correctly. There is no known solution.[6]
Issues fixed
Loading stops at "Downloading assets... 0%"
Restart Steam in offline mode[8] |
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Delete configuration folder[9] |
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Games crashes upon launch
Block EXE in firewall[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
No Tint Filter
Disable the game's gold filter, making it more colorful[10] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | 7 SP1 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | 2.66 GHz Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6500 ATI Radeon X1300 DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 4.3.4f1[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (258180) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-23
- ↑
Deus Ex: The Fall PC Edition Heads to Steam - Eidos Montreal: Community (Archived) - last accessed on May 25, 2020
- "So what’s on the complete feature list, compared to last year's mobile version of the game?
- No in-game purchase options"
- "So what’s on the complete feature list, compared to last year's mobile version of the game?
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 PSA: TURN VSYNC ON :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
- ↑ SGSSAA Antialiasing :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
- ↑ Deus Ex The Fall Patch 1.0.1 Update
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 No Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad Support :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Still not 5.1/7.1; audio bug just fixed. :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
- ↑ downlaoding assets 0% :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-08-20
- For some odd reason my old files caused freeze at 0% even though I didn't touch them since 2014
- ↑ Verified by User:Aday on 15 November 2017