Difference between revisions of "Banished"

Latest revision as of 12:07, 26 December 2023

Banished is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building and simulation game.

General information

Official forum

Official wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Shining Rock Software LLC\Banished\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Banished\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Custom resolutions in windowed mode don't work.^{[citation needed]}
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		See 4K Ultra HD.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use Banished Borderless Patcher.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Option to select refresh rate and the frame rate appears to be completely unlocked.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Acceleration is taken from OS setting.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		No spoken dialog in the game.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

4K Ultra HD

UI scaling registry fix
Open regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Shining Rock Software LLC\Banished Modify GameUIScale Set the value to 50, the lower the value the larger the UI size.

Issues fixed

Steam Application load error 3:0000065432

Disabling security application^[1]
Disable F-Secure DeepGuard

No audio

Install DirectX End User runtime^[2]
Install DirectX End User runtime

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Dual Core	2 GHz Dual Core (or greater)
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2 support	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (242920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam: application load error 3:0000065432 - Banished Forum - last accessed on May 2023
↑ The Morning After - Shining Rock Software devlog - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (242920) 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] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (242920) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Steam: application load error 3:0000065432 - Banished Forum - last accessed on May 2023

[3] The Morning After - Shining Rock Software devlog - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 18, 2014}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|banished|73}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1299/banished|74}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|banished|rating}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building, Simulation }}
+{{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/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 242920
 |gogcom id    = 1207660783
+|hltb         = 16888
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = banished
+|mobygames    = 63843
 |wikipedia    = Banished (video game)
 |winehq       = 15893
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
 }}
@@ Line 24: / Line 50: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| official | http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/buy/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| official | https://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/buy/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | banished | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | banished | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
@@ Line 43: / Line 69: @@
 ===[[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      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Banished video settings.png|Video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/banished/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
@@ Line 73: / Line 99: @@
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
-|4k ultra hd                = true
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          = HUD/UI can be scaled, but not to a size big enough for 4K
+|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#4K Ultra HD|4K Ultra HD]].
-|fov                        = unknown
+|fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
@@ Line 85: / Line 111: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Up to 8x [[MSAA]].
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 97: / Line 126: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Banished input settings.png|Input settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 162: / Line 191: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Banished audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 176: / Line 205: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 188: / Line 219: @@
   |fan       =
 }}
+}}
+===[[Glossary:4K Ultra HD|4K Ultra HD]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=UI scaling registry fix|fix=
+# Open regedit
+# Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Shining Rock Software LLC\Banished
+# Modify GameUIScale
+# Set the value to 50, the lower the value the larger the UI size.
 }}
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Steam Application load error 3:0000065432===
-{{Fixbox|description=Disabling security application|ref=<ref>[http://www.banishedforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1337 Steam: application load error 3:0000065432 - Banished Forum]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Disabling security application|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.banishedforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1337|title=Steam: application load error 3:0000065432 - Banished Forum|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 {{ii}} Disable F-Secure DeepGuard
 }}
 ===No audio===
-{{Fixbox|description=Install DirectX End User runtime|ref=<ref>[http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/2014-02-19-the-morning-after/ The Morning After - Shining Rock Software devlog]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Install DirectX End User runtime|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/2014-02-19-the-morning-after/|title=The Morning After - Shining Rock Software devlog|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 {{ii}} Install [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2106-legacy-directx-sdk-redist-directx_jun2010_redistexe/ DirectX End User runtime]
 }}
@@ Line 204: / Line 244: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c, 11
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 226: / Line 266: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 251: / Line 294: @@
 |recOS    = 7, 8
 |recCPU   = 2 GHz Dual Core (or greater)
-|recRAM   = 512 MB
+|recRAM   =
-|recHD    = 150 MB
+|recHD    =
 |recGPU   =
 |recVRAM  = 512 MB

Developers

	Shining Rock Software
Release dates
Windows	February 18, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	73
OpenCritic	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building, Simulation