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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Beyond the Steel Sky Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Beyond the Steel Sky Cover.jpg
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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2020}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|June 26, 2020|ref=<ref name="engadget">{{Refurl|url=https://www.engadget.com/beyond-a-steel-sky-available-apple-arcade-145444208.html|title=&#039;Beyond a Steel Sky&#039; comes to Apple Arcade tomorrow {{!}} Engadget|date=2020-06-25}}</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2020}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 16, 2020}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|2020}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 16, 2020}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|beyond-a-steel-sky|70}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|9772/beyond-a-steel-sky|73}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|beyond-a-steel-sky|76}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control, Menu-based, Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            |  }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          |  }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cel-shaded, Comic book }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Cyberpunk, Oceania }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Steel Sky }}
 
|steam appid  = 1146310
 
|steam appid  = 1146310
|steam appid side  =  
+
|steam appid side  = 1368360, 1368370
|gogcom id    =  
+
|official site= https://revolution.co.uk/games_catalog/beyond-a-steel-sky/
 +
|hltb        = 69840
 +
|igdb        =  
 +
|gogcom id    = 1775031253
 +
|lutris      = beyond-a-steel-sky
 +
|mobygames    = 147438
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
+
|wikipedia    = Beyond a Steel Sky
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
|license      =  
+
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Steel Sky}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://discord.gg/8wDmcss Developer Discord server]
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{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/revolutionsoftware Developer Discord server]
 +
{{GOG.com links|1775031253|beyond_a_steel_sky}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1146310/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1146310/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | beyond-a-steel-sky | Steam | | | Windows, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4608-1 | Steam | | | Windows, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | beyond_a_steel_sky | DRM-free | | | Windows, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | beyond-a-steel-sky | Steam | | | Windows, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1501689671 | MacApp | Included with {{store feature|Apple Arcade}}. | | OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1146310 | Steam |  |  | Windows, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1146310 | Steam |  |  | Windows, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available yet.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\BASS2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{P|osxhome}}/Library/Containers/BASS2/Data/Library/Preferences/BASS2/MacNoEditor/}}
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Epic/BASS2/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\BASS2\Saved\SaveGames\}}
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{P|osxhome}}/Library/Containers/BASS2/Data/Library/Application Support/Epic/BASS2/Saved/SaveGames}}
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Epic/BASS2/Saved/SaveGames/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing  
 
{{Save game cloud syncing  
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
+
|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
+
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Beyond a Steel Sky Graphics Settings.png|Graphics settings}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = limited
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = Needs [[Engine:Unreal Engine 4#Field of view .28FOV.29|config file modification]].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgW0-V9-JBc|title=YouTube - Rob Cram - Beyond A Steel Sky PC 4K - Welcome To Cyberpunk Union City|date=2020-07-11}}</ref>
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = true
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = 80-110<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2020-10-02)}}</ref>
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = limited
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Controlled by '''Textures''' setting; '''Low''' (disabled) to '''Epic''' (8x).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2020-07-11|comment=Checked via console.}}</ref>
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = '''Low''' (disabled) to '''Epic''' ([[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)#Temporal Anti-Aliasing .28TAA.29|TAA]]).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2020-07-12|comment=Confirmed via console}}</ref> See [[Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for further customization.
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = Togglable.
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Can optionally set a frame rate limit of 30 FPS or 60 FPS.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable [[SSAA|super-sampling]] through the config file|ref=<ref name="expack_aa_712">{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=2020-07-12}}</ref>|fix=
|key remap                = unknown
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# Go to the [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|configuration file(s) location]].
|key remap notes          =  
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# Open {{file|Engine.ini}} in a text editor.
|acceleration option      = unknown
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# Add the following lines:
 +
<pre>
 +
[SystemSettings]
 +
r.ScreenPercentage=150
 +
</pre>
 +
{{ii}} The 150 stands for percentage of the base resolution, equal to 1.5x. Any other value above 100 can be used.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Beyond a Steel Sky Gameplay Settings.png|Gameplay settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Beyond a Steel Sky Keybindings.png|Keybindings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = limited
 +
|key remap notes          = Most keys cannot be remapped.
 +
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = limited
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Camera sensitivity only.
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
+
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Called '''Invert Camera Vertical'''.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = limited
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Camera sensitivity only.
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= Called '''Invert Camera Vertical'''.
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
+
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|dualshock 4              = true
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
+
|dualshock 4 notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1146310/discussions/0/4149455258721467208/|title=Steam Community Discussion - KNOWN BUGS & LOYALTY DISCOUNT ISSUE|date=2020-07-23|snippet=While Xbox One & PS4 gamepads are behaving correctly, we can not stress this enough:
 +
There is no wilder west when it comes to input irregularities than gamepads!}}</ref>
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
+
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api          = false
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input          = true
 
|steam hook input notes    =  
 
|steam hook input notes    =  
|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets      = false
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection    = false
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Beyond a Steel Sky Audio Settings.png|Audio settings}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = Master, Dialogue, Music, Effects
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Can be individually-set for gameplay and cinematic dialogue.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = Cannot be enabled.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{Image|Beyond a Steel Sky Language Settings.png|Language settings}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
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|audio    = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|subtitles = true
 
|subtitles = true
|notes    =  
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|notes    = American and British (UK) variants are selectable.
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{L10n/switch
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{{L10n/switch  
|language  = French
+
|language  = Arabic
|interface = true
+
|interface = true
|audio    = true
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = true
+
|subtitles = true
|notes    =  
+
|notes    =
|fan      =  
+
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French - Canada
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =  
 +
|fan       =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Portuguese - Brazil
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref       =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{L10n/switch
+
{{L10n/switch  
|language  = German
+
|language  = Spanish
|interface = true
+
|interface = true
|audio    = true
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = true
+
|subtitles = true
|notes    =  
+
|notes    =  
|fan      =  
+
|fan       =
 +
|ref       =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{L10n/switch
+
{{L10n/switch  
|language  = Italian
+
|language  = Turkish
|interface = true
+
|interface = true
|audio    = true
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = true
+
|subtitles = true
|notes    =  
+
|notes    =  
|fan      =  
+
|fan       =
 +
|ref       =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
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==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/beyond-a-steel-sky-2/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 +
|vr only                    =
 +
|openxr                      =
 +
|openxr notes                =
 +
|steamvr                    =
 +
|steamvr notes              =
 +
|oculusvr                    =
 +
|oculusvr notes              =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|forte vfx1                  =
 +
|forte vfx1 notes            =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|body tracking              =
 +
|body tracking notes        =
 +
|hand tracking              =
 +
|hand tracking notes        =
 +
|face tracking              =
 +
|face tracking notes        =
 +
|eye tracking                =
 +
|eye tracking notes          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1146310/discussions/0/4149455258721467208/ Official list of known bugs]
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
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|opengl versions        = 4.3
|opengl notes          =  
+
|opengl notes          = Default renderer on Linux build for Nvidia and Intel gpus pre-Patch #6; removed in Patch #6.<ref name="vulkanonlyclub">{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1146310/view/3068617261267246344|title=Steam Community News - PATCH #6: Moving to the latest Unreal Engine - 40% OFF for the next 24 hours!|date=2021-05-03|snippet=But due to the new Unreal Engine version not supporting OpenGL anymore, this is a Vulkan only club now, including brand new support for Vulkan ES3.1 which runs way quicker on low spec machines and brings your Linux experience on par with Windows & Mac gamers!}}</ref>
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
|metal support          =  
+
|metal support          = true
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan versions        =  
+
|vulkan versions        = 1.0
|vulkan notes          =  
+
|vulkan notes          = Default renderer on Linux build for AMD gpus pre-Patch #6; only renderer on Linux build since Patch #6.<ref name="vulkanonlyclub"/>
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
|shader model versions  =  
+
|shader model versions  = 5
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
+
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
|macos app notes        =  
+
|macos arm app          = true
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czyz0l9-yy4&t=72s|title=10 Native Apple M1 Mac Games #1|date=1 January 2022}}</ref>
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+
|linux 32-bit executable= false
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = false
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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|recVRAM  = 4 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD)
 
|recVRAM  = 4 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD)
 
|recDX    =  
 
|recDX    =  
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
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|notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 10.15.0
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
|minHD    =  
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|minGPU  =  
  
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|recHD    =  
 
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}}
 
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|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 480
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 480
 
|recVRAM  = 6 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 6 GB
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
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|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit operating system is required.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 15:54, 6 April 2024

Beyond a Steel Sky
Beyond a Steel Sky cover
Developers
Revolution Software
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
macOS (OS X) June 26, 2020[1]
Windows July 16, 2020
Linux July 16, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 70
OpenCritic 73
IGDB 76
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control, Menu-based, Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cel-shaded, Comic book
Themes Cyberpunk, Oceania
Series Steel Sky
Beyond a Steel Sky on HowLongToBeat
Beyond a Steel Sky on IGDB
Beyond a Steel Sky on MobyGames
Beyond a Steel Sky on Wikipedia
Steel Sky
Beneath a Steel Sky 1994
Beyond a Steel Sky 2020

Beyond a Steel Sky is a singleplayer third-person adventure game in the Steel Sky series.

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
Linux
Mac App Store
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Included with Apple Arcade.
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\BASS2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Containers/BASS2/Data/Library/Preferences/BASS2/MacNoEditor/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Epic/BASS2/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor/
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\BASS2\Saved\SaveGames\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Containers/BASS2/Data/Library/Application Support/Epic/BASS2/Saved/SaveGames
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Epic/BASS2/Saved/SaveGames/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Needs config file modification.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
[2]
Field of view (FOV)
80-110[3]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Controlled by Textures setting; Low (disabled) to Epic (8x).[4]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Low (disabled) to Epic (TAA).[5] See Anti-aliasing (AA) for further customization.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Togglable.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Can optionally set a frame rate limit of 30 FPS or 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable super-sampling through the config file[6]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.ScreenPercentage=150
The 150 stands for percentage of the base resolution, equal to 1.5x. Any other value above 100 can be used.

Input

Gameplay settings.
Gameplay settings.
Keybindings.
Keybindings.

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Dialogue, Music, Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Can be individually-set for gameplay and cinematic dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Cannot be enabled.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language settings
Language settings
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
American and British (UK) variants are selectable.
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
French
Canadian French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues unresolved

Official list of known bugs

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
OpenGL 4.3 Default renderer on Linux build for Nvidia and Intel gpus pre-Patch #6; removed in Patch #6.[9]
Metal support
Vulkan 1.0 Default renderer on Linux build for AMD gpus pre-Patch #6; only renderer on Linux build since Patch #6.[9]
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[8]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
AMD Radeon HD 7770
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.15.0
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16.5 GB
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2400
AMD FX-8320
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 290
A 64-bit operating system is required.


References

  1. 'Beyond a Steel Sky' comes to Apple Arcade tomorrow | Engadget - last accessed on 2020-06-25
  2. YouTube - Rob Cram - Beyond A Steel Sky PC 4K - Welcome To Cyberpunk Union City - last accessed on 2020-07-11
  3. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-10-02)
  4. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-07-11
    Checked via console.
  5. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-07-12
    Confirmed via console
  6. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-07-12
  7. Steam Community Discussion - KNOWN BUGS & LOYALTY DISCOUNT ISSUE - last accessed on 2020-07-23
    "While Xbox One & PS4 gamepads are behaving correctly, we can not stress this enough: There is no wilder west when it comes to input irregularities than gamepads!"
  8. 10 Native Apple M1 Mac Games #1 - last accessed on 1 January 2022
  9. 9.0 9.1 Steam Community News - PATCH #6: Moving to the latest Unreal Engine - 40% OFF for the next 24 hours! - last accessed on 2021-05-03
    "But due to the new Unreal Engine version not supporting OpenGL anymore, this is a Vulkan only club now, including brand new support for Vulkan ES3.1 which runs way quicker on low spec machines and brings your Linux experience on par with Windows & Mac gamers!"