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Asterix & Obelix XXL
Subseries of Asterix
Asterix & Obelix XXL	2004
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum	2005
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2	2018
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir	2019
Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered	2020
Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram from Hibernia	2022

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Remastered version of Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum. See here for a complete list of new features and improvements.

Terrible PC port with multiple performance issues, See Poor Performance.^[1]^[2]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Microsoft Store
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly through `oXXL2Game.exe`.^[3]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\_Save\Local Settings.ob^{[Note 1]}
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/887060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\_Save\Profile.ob^{[Note 1]}
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/887060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Cloud is improperly set up so nothing is ever stored.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Camera can be zoomed in/out
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enabled by default, no option for exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped to 90 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Ultra-widescreen

Fix aspect ratio

Open oXXL2Game.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
Press Ctrl+R and set Datatype to Hex-values.
Search for 398EE33F and replace it with:
- CDCCCC3F for 16:10 screens
- 5555D53F for 15:9 screens
- 26B41740 for 21:9 screens
Save the file.

See here for other Aspect Ratios.

Input

Gamepad Controls

Keyboard Controls 1

Keyboard Controls 2

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is only used as a cursor, not in-game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Voices, Music, Sound effects
Surround sound
Subtitles		In-game conversations don't have subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Russian				The original official localization by Akella which includes fully dubbed audio was adapted to this remaster, though in some instances the subtitles are different to what the characters actually say.
Slovak				Fan translation, download.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Poor Performance

Instructions^[4]
Go to the installation folder. Open `oXXL2Game.exe` with a hex editor such as HxD. Search for the Hex-value `55 8B EC 56 8B 75 08 8B 06 80 38 00 74 0F`. Replace the first three bytes with `C2 04 00`. Run the game.

Alternatively download the patched .exe^[5]
Go to the installation folder. Replace `oXXL2Game.exe` with downloaded patched.exe

Compressed Cutscenes

The video and audio files for the cutscenes on the remaster are much more compressed compared to the original versions.

Replace the video files

Download and unzip the folders with the video and audio files.
Go to <path-to-game>\XXL2Resources\_Cooking\Videos\
- Optionally backup the folders with the old *.gen and *.og files.
Replace the files in the folder with the downloaded ones.

Converted 50 FPS videos from the original PC version are included in the package.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2125 3.3 GHz AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz	Intel Core i7-3820 3.6 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 7790 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 370 2 GB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260X 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 2 GB of VRAM

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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (887060) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Itzrealkardi1 on 2023-02-08
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[gamedir-4] 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).

[Proton_path_note-5] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (887060) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[5] The app ID (887060) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[2] Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[3] Verified by User:Itzrealkardi1 on 2023-02-08

[6] Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[7] Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[1]

[2]

[3]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[4]

[5]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 Remastered cover.jpg
 |developers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|Étranges Libellules|Original Game}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Étranges Libellules|Original game}}
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|OSome Studio|Remastered}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|Original Game}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Microids}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Microids|Remastered}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|OEngine}}
@@ Line 14: / Line 12: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 29, 2018}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Asterix & Obelix XXL }}
 |steam appid  = 887060
@@ Line 30: / Line 28: @@
 |gogcom id    = 1858508334
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = asterix-obelix-xxl-2
+|hltb         = 62783
+|mobygames    = 117976
 |wikipedia    = Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum#Remaster
 |winehq       = 11165
@@ Line 37: / Line 36: @@
 '''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Remastered version of [[Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum]]. See [https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/3220528325738247425/ here] for a complete list of new features and improvements.
+{{ii}} Remastered version of [[Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum]]. See [https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/3220528325738247425/ here] for a complete list of new features and improvements.
-{{--}} Terrible PC port with multiple performance issues, See [[#Poor Performance|Poor Performance]]. <ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/1640915206456049959/#c4150581804899009473</ref> <ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/3344417177391769135/</ref>
+{{--}} Terrible PC port with multiple performance issues, See [[#Poor Performance|Poor Performance]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/1640915206456049959/#c4150581804899009473|title=Steam Community|date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/3344417177391769135/|title=Steam Community|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 50: / Line 49: @@
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | asterix_obelix_xxl_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | asterix-obelix-xxl-2-pc | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 887060 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | C2B3HFJFGHS6 | Microsoft Store |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 887060 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly through <code>oXXL2Game.exe</code>.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Itzrealkardi1|date=2023-02-08|}}</ref> |  | Windows, OS X }}
 }}
@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\_Save\Local Settings.ob}}
+{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 63: / Line 64: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\_Save\Profile.ob}}
+{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 68: / Line 70: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = true
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      = Cloud is improperly set up so nothing is ever stored.
+|steam cloud notes         = Cloud is improperly set up so nothing is ever stored.
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                = true
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 video.png|Video settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 96: / Line 98: @@
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 110: / Line 112: @@
 |antialiasing               = unknown
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 118: / Line 123: @@
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
+|ray tracing                = unknown
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-==Input settings==
+===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Fix aspect ratio|fix=
+# Open {{file|oXXL2Game.exe}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
+# Press {{key|Ctrl|R}} and set '''Datatype''' to '''Hex-values'''.
+# Search for {{code|398EE33F}} and replace it with:
+#* {{code|CDCCCC3F}} for 16:10 screens
+#* {{code|5555D53F}} for 15:9 screens
+#* {{code|26B41740}} for 21:9 screens
+# Save the file.
+{{ii}} See [https://www.wsgf.org/article/common-hex-values here] for other Aspect Ratios.
+}}
+==Input==
 {{Image|Asterix gamepad controls.jpg|Gamepad Controls}}
 {{Image|Asterix keyboard controls 1.jpg|Keyboard Controls 1}}
 {{Image|Asterix keyboard controls 2.jpg|Keyboard Controls 2}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 189: / Line 209: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 audio.png|Audio settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Voices, Music, Sound effects
@@ Line 203: / Line 223: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 266: / Line 288: @@
 |language  = Russian
 |interface = true
-|audio     = false
+|audio     = hackable
 |subtitles = true
-|notes     =
+|notes     = The original official localization by [[Company:Akella|Akella]] which includes fully dubbed audio was [http://siberian-studio.ru/loc_piratruz.php?game=AsterixandObelixXXL2MissionLasVegum adapted] to this remaster, though in some instances the subtitles are different to what the characters actually say.
 |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 277: / Line 299: @@
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     = Fan translation, [http://www.lokalizacie.sk/preklady/62-asterix--obelix-xxl-2-remastered/ download].
+  |notes     = Fan translation, [https://www.lokalizacie.sk/preklady/62-asterix--obelix-xxl-2-remastered/ download].
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 291: / Line 313: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Poor Performance===
-{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/1640915206456049959/#c4150581804899009473</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/1640915206456049959/#c4150581804899009473|title=Steam Community|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Go to the installation folder.
 # Open {{file|oXXL2Game.exe}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
@@ Line 299: / Line 321: @@
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Alternatively download the patched .exe|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/1640915206456049959/#c4150581804899009473</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Alternatively download the patched .exe|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/887060/discussions/0/1640915206456049959/#c4150581804899009473|title=Steam Community|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Go to the installation folder.
 # Replace {{file|oXXL2Game.exe}} with downloaded [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2159-asterix-obelix-xxl-2-steam-low-fps-fix/ patched.exe]
@@ Line 308: / Line 330: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Replace the video files|fix=
-# [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16gki_FTnIzHfF50z0aKqPB7UuP0SOL_W/view?usp=sharing Download and unzip the folders with the video and audio files].
+# [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cNaUT7XlelF8I1oey2WLqJqLMwIEXxrw/view?usp=sharing Download and unzip the folders with the video and audio files].
 # Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\XXL2Resources\_Cooking\Videos\}}
 #* Optionally backup the folders with the old {{code|*.gen}} and {{code|*.og}} files.
@@ Line 340: / Line 362: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = true
 |macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 }}

Developers

Original game	Étranges Libellules
Remastered	OSome Studio
Publishers
	Microids
Engines
	OEngine
Release dates
Windows	November 29, 2018
macOS (OS X)	November 29, 2018
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Themes	Europe
Series	Asterix & Obelix XXL