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Betrayer is a singleplayer first-person action, adventure and stealth game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Freeware release.
Official website (unavailable)		Purchase via Humble Widget.
Humble Store (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Betrayer\UDKGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243120/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Betrayer\Binaries\Win32\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243120/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 options.

General options.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Proper Hor+ natively supported.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	From 65° to 110° horizontal. 4:3 base. See Field of view (FOV) to change to vertical.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Can choose from FXAA0, FXAA5 and MLAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS by default; see High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV scaling method^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open BaseEngine.ini.
Modify AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainXFOV to AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV and save the file.

Notes

This will change the axis the FOV is constrained by. Beyond this edit there is currently no other way to modify the FOV further.

High frame rate

Disable frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `UDKEngine.ini`. Go to line 1117 and change `bSmoothFrameRate=True` to `bSmoothFrameRate=False` Save your changes.

Issues unresolved

Highlight effect glitch

The highlight effect is glitched on some AMD cards. Users reported this on the following cards: R9 Fury, R9 290, R9 290X, R9 390X (check thread for complete list). Issue reported to both devs and AMD, as can be read in the Steam community discussion. No known fix or workaround.^[1]

Input

Control options.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Called Mouse Smoothing and is on by default in the options menu.
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		Partial.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio options.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles		Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Russian
Spanish				Also a fan translation by Clan Dlan is available, download.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Betrayer 3D Fix.
TriDef 3D
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista 64-bit	7 64-bit, 8 64-bit
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz dual core	2.4 GHz quad core
System memory (RAM)	3 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon HD 6870 2 GB of VRAM

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 (243120) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam Community discussions - Graphical glitches - 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 (243120) 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 (243120) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Steam Community discussions - Graphical glitches - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[1]

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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
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+{{Introduction
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+{{GOG.com links|1090734724|betrayer}}
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 ==Availability==
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-{{Availability/row| Humble | betrayer | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | betrayer | DRM-free | Freeware release. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| official | http://www.blackpowdergames.com | Steam | Purchase via Humble Widget. | | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | betrayer | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 243120 | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
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-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
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+|epic games launcher       =
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+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
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+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|BetrayerVideoOptions.png|Video options.}}
 {{Image|BetrayerGeneralOptions.png|General options.}}
-{{Video settings
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 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/betrayer/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Can choose from [[FXAA]]0, [[FXAA]]5 and [[MLAA]].
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
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 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
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 {{Fixbox|description=Change FOV scaling method|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>BaseEngine.ini</code>.
+# Open {{file|BaseEngine.ini}}.
 # Modify <code>AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainXFOV</code> to <code>AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV</code> and save the file.
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 ==Issues unresolved==
 ===Highlight effect glitch===
-The highlight effect is glitched on some AMD cards. Users reported this on the following cards: R9 Fury, R9 290,  R9 290X, R9 390X (check thread for complete list). Issue reported to both devs and AMD, as can be read in the Steam community discussion. No known fix or workaround. <ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/243120/discussions/1/558752451333082368/ Steam Community discussions - Graphical glitches]</ref>
+The highlight effect is glitched on some AMD cards. Users reported this on the following cards: R9 Fury, R9 290,  R9 290X, R9 390X (check thread for complete list). Issue reported to both devs and AMD, as can be read in the Steam community discussion. No known fix or workaround.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/243120/discussions/1/558752451333082368/|title=Steam Community discussions - Graphical glitches|date=May 2023}}</ref>
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|BetrayerControlOptions.png|Control options.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|BetrayerAudioOptions.png|Audio options.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
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   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Also a fan translation by ''Clan Dlan'' is available, [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s1Ji4BTn3UzrvqGy4iX56gEy7ymNA8YW/view?usp=drive_link download].
-  |fan       =
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 |native 3d notes             =
 |nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
-|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2014/03/betrayer.html  Betrayer 3D Fix].
+|nvidia 3d vision notes      = Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2014/03/betrayer.html Betrayer 3D Fix].
 |tridef 3d                   = true
 |tridef 3d notes             =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
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-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
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 {{References}}
+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Developers

	Blackpowder Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	March 24, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	62
OpenCritic	60
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Stealth
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Horror, North America, Supernatural