Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky 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 2015 PlayStation Vita game Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky[Note 2], which itself is an enhanced port of the original 2013 PlayStation 3 game Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky[Note 3], the second entry in the Dusk subseries.
The DX re-release includes content and gameplay additions from the Plus re-release, as well as some quality-of-life adjustment such as abilities to dash in the free roam and fast forwarding during battle. Initially released for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 25, 2019, the PC version was released worldwide on January 14, 2020 alongside the console versions' worldwide release.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
Monetization
Microtransactions
Essential Improvements
- Improves GPU utilization in D3D11-based Atelier games and can dramatically improve performance as a result.
- Adds an external configuration for anti-aliasing (MSAA and SSAA) and anisotropic filtering.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Set custom resolution without fixed animations[4]
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- Can be used together with the Atelier Sync Fix.
- Changing the aspect ratio can cause animations to look off.
- Back up the game executable (
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe ) in <path-to-game> before doing anything else. Place the backup in another location.
- Use Steamless to de-obfuscate the game executable. If no exe.unpacked is created due to it failing, skip to the next step. Delete the
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game> . Rename the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe.unpacked to Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe .
- Go to this website for common hex values.
- In the aspect ratios table, find the row where "Common Name" matches the desired screen aspect ratio.
- Find the "Formatted Value" of the row which contains the desired screen aspect ratio. As an example, the "Formatted Value" for the aspect ratio 21:9 (2560x1080) is
26 B4 17 40 . Remember this value.
- Go to this hex editor website.
- Select the "Open file" option near the top left corner.
- Select the
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe , which can be found in <path-to-game> and open it.
- In the "Search" part at the right, enter
39 8E E3 3F 00 00 in the field for "Search for".
- Check the "Enable Replace" checkbox under the "Search type" near the bottom right.
- In the "Replace by" field right under "Search type", enter the value you had to remember, followed by
00 00 . As an example, the complete text which needs to be entered for a width of 2560 is 26 B4 17 40 00 00 .
- Click on the "Find next" button near the bottom right.
- Once the values have been found, click on "Replace" button near the bottom right.
- After the values have been replaced, click on "Export" near the top right. Download and save the file as an executable (.exe format).
- Delete the
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game> .
- Put the newly created executable in
<path-to-game> and make sure that this new executable has the exact same name as the original Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe . Rename the new executable if this is not the case.
- Open the configuration file.
- Change the
ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= values to that of the desired resolution.
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Set custom resolution with fixed animations[4]
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- Note that this fix can require a substantial amount of tinkering.
- Fixes animation issues when changing the aspect ratio.
- Cannot be used together with the Atelier Sync Fix.
- Back up the game executable (
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe ) in <path-to-game> before doing anything else. Place the backup in another location.
- Use Steamless to de-obfuscate the game executable. If no exe.unpacked is created due to it failing, skip to the next step. Delete the
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game> . Rename the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe.unpacked to Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe .
- Go to this website for common hex values.
- In the aspect ratios table, find the row where "Common Name" matches the desired screen aspect ratio.
- Find the "Formatted Value" of the row which contains the desired screen aspect ratio. As an example, the "Formatted Value" for the aspect ratio 21:9 (2560x1080) is
26 B4 17 40 . Remember this value.
- Go to this hex editor website.
- Select the "Open file" option near the top left corner.
- Select the
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe , which can be found in <path-to-game> and open it.
- In the "Search" part at the right, enter
39 8E E3 3F 00 00 in the field for "Search for".
- Check the "Enable Replace" checkbox under the "Search type" near the bottom right.
- In the "Replace by" field right under "Search type", enter the value you had to remember, followed by
00 00 . As an example, the complete text which needs to be entered for a width of 2560 is 26 B4 17 40 00 00 .
- Click on the "Find next" button near the bottom right.
- Once the values have been found, click on "Replace" button near the bottom right.
- After the values have been replaced, click on "Export" near the top right. Download and save the file as an executable (.exe format).
- Delete the
Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe in <path-to-game> .
- Put the newly created executable in
<path-to-game> and make sure that this new executable has the exact same name as the original Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe . Rename the new executable if this is not the case.
- Open the configuration file.
- Change the
ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= values to that of the desired resolution.
- Go to the download page for 3Dmigoto.
- Find the latest release and download 3Dmigoto by clicking on the latest
3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip under Assets (NOT the Source code (zip) or the cmd_Decompiler.X.X.X.zip ).
- Put the
3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip in a temporary folder and extract it.
- Go to the
x64 which has been extracted.
- Copy all of the content inside this
x64 folder and place it in <path-to-game> . Only those files are necessary and all other folders and files of the 3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip , including the 3Dmigoto-X.X.X.zip itself, can be deleted.
- Open the
d3dx.ini in <path-to-game> .
- Search for
hunting=1 and change it to hunting=0 .
- Save the changes.
- Go to this place for the shader file.
- Click on the download button near the top right and save the text file.
- Make sure that file is exactly named
b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt and not b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt.txt . Rename the file if this is not the case.
- Put the
b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt in <path-to-game>\ShaderFixes folder.
- The shader file is pre-configured for a 3840x1080 resolution. For other resolutions, the file needs editing.
- Example for 2560x1080: Edit the
b3b0f3001c33046a-vs_replace.txt by changing line 30 from o0.x *= 0.5; to o0.x *= (16/21); .
Known values:
- 2560x1080: (16/21)
- 3840x1080: 0.5
- 3840x1200: 0.55
- 3440x1440: 0.744
- Starting the game might take a bit longer.
Other resolutions require different values which are not known. See the original source for more information.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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BGM, SE, Env. SE, Sys. SE, Voice, B. Voice and Movie sliders. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Only partially voiced. |
Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Japanese |
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Fully voiced. |
Issues fixed
Heavy stutters without a controller
The game will stutter every few seconds if a controller cannot be found. Solutions:
- Physically plug in any controller to your computer.
- Simulate a "fake" virtual XInput controller using vJoy or Special K.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11.4 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Only contains a 64-bit executable. |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
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 |
Sound (audio device) |
16-bit stereo 48 kHz WAVE file compatible | |
Other |
1280x720 resolution Broadband Internet connection |
1920x1080 resolution |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Esuka & Rojī no Atorie ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~ Derakkusu (Japanese: エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ ~黄昏の空の錬金術士~ DX) in Japan.
- ↑ Esuka & Rojī no Atorie Purasu ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~ (Japanese: エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ Plus ~黄昏の空の錬金術士~) in Japan.
- ↑ Esuka & Rojī no Atorie ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~ (Japanese: エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ ~黄昏の空の錬金術士~) 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:
References