This page is for the original 2005 version. For the 2014 remastered version, see Fable Anniversary.
General information
- Fable Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Patches
- The 1.0.1 Patch updates the OS X version of the game to the latest version.
- The Windows version has no patches.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
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Video settings
Template:Video settings
Set FOV with Fable Explorer[1]
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- Download and extract Fable Explorer.
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config.xml and change InstallDirectory to the correct installation path of the game (including trailing slash).
- Run
FableExplorer.exe and double-click on CAMERA_MODE then CAMERA_PC_NORMAL .
- Expand
CAMERA_MODE , select FOV and change the float value to your desired FOV.
- Click Apply Changes, go to Actions and Save Mods and Run Fable.
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Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Retail version only |
Russian |
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VR support
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Refresh rates only up to 100 Hz are available.
Override refresh rate set by game[1]
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- Install Special K locally with the file name
d3d9.dll .
- After you've started the game once, open
d3d9.ini .
- Change the
RefreshRate=-1.0 value to the desired hertz.
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ATI/AMD crash to desktop on new game or load
- There is a bug with many ATI/AMD drivers that causes the game to crash as soon as you try to launch a new game or load an old one.
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Set all of the "Shadow" settings to the minimum, then start a new game.
- Once you are in the game, you can change the setting to as high as you want.
- You should be able to load into your new game with no problem. Just make sure you don't change any graphical settings in the main menu.
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Crash to desktop
Set compatibility options[2]
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- Right click on the Fable shortcut and choose Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab.
- Set the compatibility mode to Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5).
- Click OK to save your changes.
Notes
- This fix has only been tested under Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1[3]
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FableHook returns SetupPath Entry Missing (Steam version) error
Add entry manually[4]
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- Press SuperKey+R and launch
regedit.exe .
- Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\fable\1.0 .
- Add a new string entry (REG_SZ).
- As a name type in
SetupPath .
- Double click on it and set its value to
<path-to-game>\ (make sure to finish the path with \ ).
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
1.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Windows Media Video 8 |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.4 (Tiger) |
Processor (CPU) |
1.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Intel GMA not supported 64 MB of VRAM |
- Known compatibility issues on OS X 10.7 (Lion)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References