Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX
Developers | |
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Gust Co. Ltd. | |
Publishers | |
Koei Tecmo | |
Engines | |
PhyreEngine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 14, 2020 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 76 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | JRPG |
Art styles | Anime |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Atelier |
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX[Note 1] is a singleplayer third-person JRPG game developed by Gust Co. Ltd. and published by Koei Tecmo. It is part of the Atelier series.
The game itself is an enhanced re-release of the console-exclusive 2014 PlayStation Vita game Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk[Note 2], which itself is an enhanced port of the original 2013 PlayStation 3 game Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk[Note 3], the first entry in the Dusk subseries.
The DX re-release includes content and gameplay additions from the Plus re-release, integrate DLC contents of prior releases into the base game as well as some quality-of-life adjustment such as abilities to dash in the free roam and fast forwarding during battle. Initially released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 25, 2019, it was ported to PC and released worldwide on January 14, 2020.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential Improvements
Atelier Sync Fix
- Improves GPU utilization in D3D11-based Atelier games and can dramatically improve performance as a result.
- Fixes the game from being locked to an internal maximum resolution of 1080p.
- Adds an external configuration for anti-aliasing (MSAA and SSAA) and anisotropic filtering.
Instructions[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Setting.ini[Note 4] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1152300/pfx/[Note 5] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Atelier Ayesha DX\SAVEDATA |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1152300/pfx/[Note 5] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Requires the Atelier Sync Fix. See Ultra-widescreen for further instructions. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Requires the Atelier Sync Fix. Manually change the values of ScreenWidth= to 3840 and ScreenHeight= to 2160 in the configuration file. |
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Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Confirmed to work with Borderless Gaming. You need to manually set the values of ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= to the desired height and width (your desktop's) in the configuration file. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Requires the Atelier Sync Fix. Open the atfix.ini (created after starting the game with the fix installed) in <path-to-game> and change the value of AF = to a number from 1 to 16. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA and SSAA. Requires the Atelier Sync Fix. Open the atfix.ini (created after starting the game with the fix installed) in <path-to-game> and change the value of FullSSAA = to 1. MSAA is enabled by default with the fix installed. |
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High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Ultra-widescreen
- The game allows completely arbitrary resolutions by editing the configuration file IF the Atelier Sync Fix is installed.
- Changing the aspect ratio can cause UI elements to compress, stretch, shrink, enlarge, be placed incorrectly or to disappear entirely.
- Fitting the UI will not solve all UI issues.
Set custom resolution with fitted UI[2] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Launcher requires mouse input. | |
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
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 | BGM, SFX, Background, System Voice, Event Voice, Battle Voice, Movie sliders. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Japanese |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Only contains a 64bit executable. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 8.1, 10 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz | Intel Core i7 3.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Asha no Atorie ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~ Derakkusu (Japanese: アーシャのアトリエ ~黄昏の大地の錬金術士~DX) in Japan.
- ↑ Asha no Atorie Purasu ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~ (Japanese: アーシャのアトリエ Plus ~黄昏の大地の錬金術士~) in Japan.
- ↑ Asha no Atorie ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~ (Japanese: アーシャのアトリエ ~黄昏の大地の錬金術士~) in Japan.
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1152300/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1152300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.