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===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
 
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{{ii}} Vsync is always enabled in the game by default.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-07-22|comment=Set the monitor refresh rate to 53, then selected the in-game cap of 60 but the FPS count remained capped at 53.}}</ref>
 
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{{Fixbox|description=On an Nvidia GPU, use the [[Nvidia Control Panel|NVIDIA Control Panel]] to disable Vsync|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-07-24|comment=Doing this and applying the FPS fix resulted in over 138 FPS on my 75Hz monitor.}}</ref>|fix=
 
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#Open the '''NVIDIA Control Panel''' by right-clicking the desktop wallpaper and selecting the option, or by other means.
 
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#On the sidebar, under '''3D Settings''', select '''Manage 3D settings'''.
 
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#Click on the '''Program Settings''' tab.
 
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#Below it, click on '''Add''' and locate <code>BeyondTwoSouls.exe</code>, then '''Add Selected Program'''.
 
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#Scroll through the features list below to locate '''Vertical sync'''.
 
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#Click on the Setting next to it and select '''Off'''.
 
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#Access the '''AMD Radeon Settings''' by right-clicking the desktop wallpaper and selecting the option, or by other means.
 
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#Click on the '''Gaming''' tab.
 
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#Provided the game is not listed, click on '''Add''' in the top right corner, then '''Browse''' to locate and select <code>BeyondTwoSouls.exe</code>.
 
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#In the main application window, click on '''Wait for Vertical Refresh''' and set it to '''Off'''.
 
 
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Revision as of 21:38, 24 July 2019

Beyond: Two Souls
Beyond: Two Souls cover
Developers
Quantic Dream
Release dates
Windows July 22, 2019
Beyond: Two Souls on Wikipedia

Key points

Contains every bonus of the PlayStation 4 version, including Advanced Experiments, Remixed (chronological) mode, and choice statistics.[1]

General information

Community subreddit
Community wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
 A demo is also available.
Windows
Requires Epic Games Launcher for installation, and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[2]

Essential improvements

Skip intro video

Remove the video files[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Videos\ENG\PC\
  2. Delete or rename IW_LOGO_BEYOND_US.bik, IW_LOGO_BEYOND_EURO.bik and IW_LOGO_BEYOND_ASIA.bik.
A game update may restore the files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Quantic Dream\Beyond Two Souls\Save\Options\
Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Quantic Dream\Beyond Two Souls\Save\

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

High frame rate

The game has no FPS limit at first launch. Accessing the in-game settings will create an options file at the configuration file(s) location, locking it to 60 FPS.
Use the Beyond: Two Souls FPS patcher[4]
Allows limiting FPS to any value from none to 1000.
Disables both of the in-game FPS limiter options' functionality.
The always-enabled Vsync will be unaffected.
Manually modify the game executable to unlock FPS[5]
  1. Download HxD or any other hex editor.
  2. Launch it and use it to open <path-to-game>/BeyondTwoSouls.exe
  3. Search and replace 9A 99 05 42 with 00 00 00 00
  4. Search and replace 9A 99 85 41 with 00 00 00 00
  5. Save the file, overwriting the original.
Disables both of the in-game FPS limiter options' functionality.
The always-enabled Vsync will be unaffected.

Input settings

Controls settings.
Controls settings.
Key bindings.
Key bindings.
Gamepad controls.
Gamepad controls.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound settings.
Sound settings.

Template:Audio settings

Language settings.
Language settings.
Epic Games Launcher options for the game.
Epic Games Launcher options for the game.

Localizations

Audio languages other than English and Dutch may need to be downloaded separately through the game Options in the Epic Games Launcher.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
The audio is part of the português additional language file.
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Turn-based.[6][7]
LAN play
Online play

Issues unresolved

Game crashing

The game may crash at various stages.[8][9]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL [10]
Cutscenes Bink Video [10]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4300 3 GHz Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB[11]
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 390
4 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
    Every advertised improvement of the PS4 version over the PS3 version is also part of the PC version.
  2. ↑ Denuvo support page
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
    Tested before and after release with the limit of 0.
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
    Modifying the game exe results in ~75 FPS on my 75Hz monitor.
  6. ↑ Beyond Two Souls... couch coop? - last accessed on 2019-07-23
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named onza
  8. ↑ Game crashes - last accessed on 2019-07-23
  9. ↑ The final game sucks (for now) - last accessed on 2019-07-23
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-22
    OpenAL32.dll and bink2w64.dll are found in the main game folder.
  11. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-23
    The official system requirements lack HDD information. The release version takes up around 50 GB on my hard drive, only including the English and Dutch languages for audio. Each additional optional audio language requires at least 3-6 GB.