NieR: Automata
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Platinum Games | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
Platinum Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 17, 2017 |
Key points
- Controller is recommended over keyboard and mouse.[1]
- Fullscreen mode is stretched from a lower resolution (unless fixed by using FAR).[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Eastern Europe: Steam key is obtained in Redeem.exe which checks CD-key and DVD authenticity.[3] |
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Publisher website | EU | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[4]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Cardboard Pod Skin | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Grimoire Weiss Pod | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Machine Mask Accessory | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Retro Grey Pod Skin | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Retro Red Pod Skin | Part of the Day One Edition. | |
Valve Character Accessory | Granted to early purchasers. This promotion ended 16:00 GMT 24th March 2017. | |
3C3C1D119440927 | DLC was released 02 May 2017. |
Version differences
NieR: Automata Day One Edition
- A timed limited edition that included additional bonus digital content (cosmetics only).
Essential improvements
FAR
- Adds performance and visual enhancements (e.g. fixed bloom scaling), and other PC-specific features
- Other third-party injection/overlay tools might interfere with this mod.[5]
- Changelog
- Source code
- Source code (SpecialK)
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Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/524220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/524220/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Syncs settings across PCs as well, including video settings. |
Video settings
Borderless fullscreen windowed
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
- Ambient Occlusion (AO) also includes a separate post-processing anti-aliasing pass.[6]
- Having the AA option enabled in conjunction with AO causes visual issues and the transition effect between LoD levels to be abrupt.[6][7]
High frame rate
- Cutscenes and menus will still be limited to 30 or 60 FPS.
- Breaks some parts of the game and can make it impossible to progress without disabling the framerate unlocker.[8]
- May cause other physics bugs and/or unexpected behavior.
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Input settings
DualShock 4 button prompts
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | English subtitles are transcribed from the English audio. Expect differences if used in conjunction with Japanese audio. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Issues unresolved
White screen crash (both AMD and NVIDIA)
- Occasionally the game causes a driver crash/reset which it can not recover properly from.[9]
- The game continues playing in the background so if you're in a save zone you can quick save your progress by clicking on Esc+↵ Enter+↵ Enter. You should hear a chime sound effect when the game have been saved successfully.
- Terminate the game using either Alt+F4 or Alt+Tab ↹ followed by terminating it through the Task Manager in Windows.
- A temporary fix for AMD is to downgrade the graphics drivers to 16.11.5.[10]
- Nvidia users can mitigate the issue by setting in-game graphics options to low and disabling various features in Nvidia's Control Panel.[11]
Issues fixed
Crash on touch-capable systems
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Cutscenes stutter
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Game does not launch and only idle in the background
- Occasionally the game doesn't fully launch and
NieRAutomata.exe
remains idle in the background of Windows without any activity.[12] - The cause seems to be due to the DRM of Steam.[13]
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Fullscreen is stretched from a lower resolution
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Fullscreen is capped at a lower refresh rate
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LOD popping
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Mouse cursor is visible when playing with a controller
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Save not working any longer
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SLI not working
- Not officially supported by Platinum Games nor NVIDIA.
- This is only required once, unless you perform a clean driver installation in the future.
- Does not work in windowed mode (including borderless windowed mode).
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Criware/Scaleform/Autodesk | Does not include cutscene audio. NieRepack can be used to customize the cutscenes in various ways. |
Modifications
NieR:AutoModSave
- Enables users to share save files.
- Can be used to fix some corrupt save files that doesn't show up in-game any longer.
- Source code
NieRepack
- Tool used for customization of the pre-rendered cutscenes of the game.
- Can be used to save space or improve aspect ratio or performance of the cutscenes.
NieR:Automata Free Camera
- A simple tool that enables the free camera debug mode.
System requirements
- 64-bit OS required.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2100 AMD A8-6500 |
Intel Core i5-4670 AMD A10-7850K |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 380X 4 GB 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/524220/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (524220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ NieR Automata - Port Report :: TotalBiscuit
- ↑ Game in 900pi, or something? :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions
- ↑ System weryfikacji produktu - FAQ - Cenega.pl
- ↑ NieR: Automata EULA
- ↑ FAR (Fix Automata Resolution) :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-01
- "RivaTuner Statistics Server, Discord and Raptr/Plays.TV (mod automatically disables) are known to interfere with this mod. When they aren't crashing the game, they are disabling most of the mod's features.
MSI Nahimic and Razer (any product) may also cause issues."
- "RivaTuner Statistics Server, Discord and Raptr/Plays.TV (mod automatically disables) are known to interfere with this mod. When they aren't crashing the game, they are disabling most of the mod's features.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 What's up with Nier: Automata on PC? • Eurogamer.net
- ↑ Reply 1414 :: Nier: Automata PC performance thread :: NeoGAF - last accessed on 2017-04-01
- ↑ Bug at the beginning of second playthrough :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-03
- ↑ Reply #4116 :: FAR (Fix Automata Resolution) :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-02
- ↑ Fix for White screen for AMD users. :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-03-21
- ↑ Reply #740 :: nvidia graphics cards are having freezing/white screen problems :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-02
- ↑ Reply #4426 :: FAR (Fix Automata Resolution) :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-04
- ↑ Reply #4427 :: FAR (Fix Automata Resolution) :: NieR:Automata™ General Discussions :: Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2017-04-04