Aquaria
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Developers | |
---|---|
Bit Blot | |
macOS (OS X) | Ryan C. Gordon |
macOS (OS X) | Ambrosia Software |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
Publishers | |
Bit Blot | |
OS X | Ambrosia Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 7, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | November 13, 2008 |
Linux | May 4, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 82 |
IGDB | 75 |
Key points
- Game features modding support and source code is available.[1]
General information
- Official Forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Modding Wiki
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Developer website | Humble Widget. Demo available for Windows. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Steam | To disable Steam, use Open Source Edition. |
Essential improvements
Open Source Edition
- Has many enhancements compared to the official version (gameplay and stability fixes, better controller and resolution support, positional sound, online mod downloader, etc.).
- Unofficial update packs are available from Github. Works with every sold version of the game, however with the Steam version, Steamworks is completely disabled.
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\usersettings.xml[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- Defaults are stored in
default-1.xml
and if config file is removed, user is prompted with configuration utility when starting the game.
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\save\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Aquaria/ |
- You may need to create the folder yourself before the game will save your progress. "Path to Game" indicates where the game is installed.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
External options menu. Launched if configuration file is missing or corrupted or directly opened from
<path-to-game>\AQConfig.exe
.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | May require AquariaOSE for higher than 1920x1080. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | May require AquariaOSE. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Works using AutoHotkey. See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Toggle from configuration utility. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Keyboard and mouse controls get partially disabled if controller is enabled from configuration. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | DirectInput only. | |
Full controller support | Controller has to be enabled from configuration before being used. Configuration requires mouse or keyboard. | |
Controller remapping | Actions cannot be bound to D-pad nor axis. With XInput controllers, this also means triggers becoming unuseable. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
---|---|---|
Button prompts | Only in rebinding window. Game only shows keyboard and mouse prompts and tutorials. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Added with AquariaOSE. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | SFX, music and voice. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Russian | Retail «1С/Snowball Studios». Patch for digital version here. | |||
Russian | Fan translation download | |||
Spanish | Fan translation download 1 or 2. |
Tweaks
Shorten the company logos
- Open usersettings.xml with Notepad and look for <ShortLogos on="0" /> and change the 0 to 1 and then save the file. This will shorten the company logo screens that appear when opening the game.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 7 | |
OpenGL |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | 64-bit, ARM and PowerPC support requires Open Source Edition.[2] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | FMOD | |
Input | SDL2 | Officially Linux only. Also Open source edition. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 225 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible |
- System requirements do have slight differences: Official FAQ (Windows, OS X), Steam (Windows), GOG.com (Windows, OS X, Linux).
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.3.9 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.42 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 225 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | G4 |
- System requirements do have slight differences: Official FAQ (Windows, OS X), Steam (Windows), GOG.com (Windows, OS X, Linux).
Linux | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 225 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible | |
Other | libc6:i386, libasound2:i386, libasound2-data:i386, libasound2-plugins:i386 and dependencies. |
- System requirements do have slight differences: Official FAQ (Windows, OS X), Steam (Windows), GOG.com (Windows, OS X, Linux).
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
References
- ↑ AquariaOSE/Aquaria: Aquaria open source, forked from icculus.org due to inactivity. Has many enhancements compared to the official repo. - last accessed on 2017-02-01
- ↑ freshports -- games/aquaria - last accessed on 2020-12-12