Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX

Developers
	Gust Co. Ltd.
Publishers
	Koei Tecmo
Engines
	LTGL
Release dates
Windows	January 14, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Atelier

General information

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Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX is a singleplayer third-person JRPG in the Atelier series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential Improvements

Atelier Sync Fix

Improves GPU utilization in D3D11-based Atelier games and can dramatically improve performance as a result.

Adds an external configuration for anti-aliasing (MSAA and SSAA) and anisotropic filtering.

Instructions
Extract into <path-to-game>. Add as a command line argument WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d11=n,b" %command%. Only required on Linux/Steam Deck.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Setting.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1152310/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Atelier Escha and Logy DX\SAVEDATA
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1152310/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Ultra-widescreen for instructions.
4K Ultra HD		Manually change the values of ScreenWidth= to 3840 and ScreenHeight= to 2160 in the configuration file.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Confirmed to work with Borderless Gaming. You need to manually set the values of ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= to the desired height and width (your desktop's) in the configuration file.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Requires the Atelier Sync Fix. Open the atfix.ini (created after starting the game with the fix installed) in <path-to-game> and change the value of AF = to a number from 1 to 16.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA and SSAA. Requires the Atelier Sync Fix. Open the atfix.ini (created after starting the game with the fix installed) in <path-to-game> and change the value of FullSSAA = to 1. MSAA is enabled by default with the fix installed.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Ultra-widescreen

The game allows completely arbitrary resolutions by editing the configuration file.

Changing the aspect ratio can cause UI elements to compress, stretch, shrink, enlarge, be placed incorrectly or to disappear entirely.

Fitting the UI will not solve all UI issues.

Set custom resolution with fitted UI

Note that this section might require some additional fiddling on your side. For Steam version, you'll first need to use Steamless to unpack the .exe file in order to allow modifications Use an HEX editor to modify the Atelier_Escha_and_Logy_EN.exe file in <path-to-game> with the desired resolution. Find 39 8E E3 3F 00 00 and replace the bold values with those of the desired resolution. Example: 26 B4 17 40 are the values for 2560x1080. Replacing 39 8E E3 3F 00 00 with 26 B4 17 40 00 00 changes the resolution from 1920x1080 to 2560x1080. (see Common HEX values for the values of other widths) Open the configuration file. Change the ScreenWidth= and ScreenHeight= values to the desired resolution. Download 3Dmigoto and unpack it in the <path-to-game>. Run the game once. Fit the UI by downloading the shader files (vs_replace.txt pastebin files) over here and placing them in the "ShaderFixes" folder. Edit the values of the shader files as specified in the above link in accordance to the desired aspect ratio.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Launcher requires mouse input.
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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, SE, Env. SE, Sys. SE, Voice, B. Voice, Movie sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				English audio available despite not being listed on the Steam store page.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Only contains a 64bit executable.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1, 10	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i7 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	17 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

A 64-bit system is required.