Difference between revisions of "Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey"

Revision as of 09:12, 25 September 2019

General information

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey subreddit

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		^[1]
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store

Exclusive to the Epic Games launcher for 1 year after release.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos and splash screen

Remove the video file^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\Ancestors\Content\Movies\
Remove or rename PreGameMovie_withaudio.bik

A game update may restore the file.

Remove the splash image file^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\Ancestors\Content\Splash\
Remove or rename Splash.bmp

A game update may restore the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ancestors\Saved\SaveGames\System.sav %LOCALAPPDATA%\Ancestors\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/536270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ancestors\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/536270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher		Enabled with update 1.1^[3]
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Advanced graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Change AA type through the config file^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1

The above sets the AA type to FXAA. Change the 1 to 0 to disable AA.

Enable TAA sharpening through the config file^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[SystemSettings]
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1

Depth of field

Disable depth of field through the config file^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[SystemSettings]
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0

Motion blur

Disable motion blur through the config file^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[SystemSettings]
r.MotionBlurQuality=0

Vignette

Disable vignette through the config file^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[SystemSettings]
r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0
r.Tonemapper.Quality=0

Input settings

Keyboard remapping.

300px

Controls settings.

Template:Input settings

Mouse sensitivity

Vertical sensitivity isn't calculated the same as horizontal sensitivity. Edit the sensitivity=0.xx to personal preference.^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open inputsettings.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[/Script/Engine.InputSettings]
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.07,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False))
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.07,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False))
bEnableMouseSmoothing=False

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Controller prompts with mouse / keyboard selected

The game occasionally displays controller prompts even when Controller is set to Mouse / Keyboard in the options menu.

Press `Space ␣` at the `A` controller prompt.^[5]

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500K AMD Phenom II X6 1100T	Intel Core i7-4770K AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7950 4 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD) of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit system is required.

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>/536270/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (536270) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-29
Closed the launcher, renamed its main and AppData folders, ran the game through its executable without issues.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named aug29
↑ The adventure continues! - last accessed on 2019-09-10
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-29
The changes resulted in a visibly sharper image in the game and screenshots comparisons.
↑ PC Release - Help / Bug Reports 1 - last accessed on 2019-09-25

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/536270/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (536270) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/536270/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (536270) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-29
Closed the launcher, renamed its main and AppData folders, ran the game through its executable without issues.

[aug29-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named aug29

[update1-4] The adventure continues! - last accessed on 2019-09-10

[aa-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-29
The changes resulted in a visibly sharper image in the game and screenshots comparisons.

[6] PC Release - Help / Bug Reports 1 - last accessed on 2019-09-25

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+{{Fixbox|description=Press {{key|Space}} at the {{key|A}} controller prompt.|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ancestors/comments/cvni88/pc_release_help_bug_reports/eybs0g8/|title=PC Release - Help / Bug Reports 1|date=2019-09-25}}</ref>|fix=
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Developers

	Panache Digital Games
Publishers
	Private Division
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	August 27, 2019