Difference between revisions of "Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien"

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Bit.Trip
Bit.Trip Beat	2010
Bit.Trip Runner	2011
Bit.Trip Core	2012
Bit.Trip Void	2012
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien	2013
Bit.Trip Fate	2013
Bit.Trip Flux	2014
Runner3	2018

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
GamersGate
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Good Friends Character Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Gaijin Games\Runner2
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/
Linux	$HOME/.config/gaijin_games/runner2/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Gaijin Games\Runner2
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/gaijin_games/runner2/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/218060/remote/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is uncapped after disabling vsync, gameplay is capped at 60 FPS. Users with high refresh rate monitors are reporting this with constant steady movement is causing motion blurring making game near unplayable.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard/gamepad layout.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Multiple keymaps available.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		No mouse support.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput only.
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
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		See Mute on focus lost.
Royalty free audio

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background^{[citation needed]}
Download Special K. Copy `SpecialK32.dll` to the installation folder. Rename to `d3d9.dll`. Run the game and exit. Edit `d3d9.ini` in the installation folder. Find `[Window.System]`. Change `MuteInBackground=false` to `MuteInBackground=true`.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Minor periodical freezing

The game might freeze while in-game every 6–7 seconds making it virtually impossible to play.

Disable Steam overlay^{[citation needed]}

Game defaults to 50Hz with VSync

On some graphics card/display combinations, the game will incorrectly default to 50 Hz with VSync enabled, causing juddering or tearing in full-screen mode.

Add "@ 60 Hz" to the resolution line in the game's config file

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2.0
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			^{[citation needed]}
Linux			^{[citation needed]}

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8 series ATI Radeon HD 4000 series DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8 series ATI Radeon HD 4000 series

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8 series ATI Radeon HD 4000 series

References

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 {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 26, 2013}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|bittrip-presentsrunner2-future-legend-of-rhythm-alien|85}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|runner2-future-legend-of-rhythm-alien|87}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | Cosmetic, Finite spend }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
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 |official site= http://runner2.com/
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 |strategywiki =
 |mobygames    = bittrip-presents-runner-2-future-legend-of-rhythm-alien
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 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
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+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00H2UJATI | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00H2QQYTQ | DRM-free | | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00D2HVB92 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | bittrip-presents-runner2-future-legend-of-rhythm-alien | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | bittrip_presents_runner2_future_legend_of_rhythm_alien | DRM-free |  | | Windows, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | bittrip-presents-runner2-future-legend-of-rhythm-alien | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 218060 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
@@ Line 47: / Line 56: @@
 }}
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Good Friends Character Pack |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Gaijin Games\Runner2}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/}}
-{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.config/gaijin_games/runner2/}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.config/gaijin_games/runner2/}}
 }}
 {{XDG|false}}
@@ Line 63: / Line 73: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Gaijin Games\Runner2}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Gaijin Games/Runner2/}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/gaijin_games/runner2/}}
 {{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{P|uid}}/218060/remote/}}
@@ Line 71: / Line 81: @@
 ===[[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             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|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|Bit Trip Presents Runner2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 113: / Line 123: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 125: / Line 138: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Bit Trip Presents Runner2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Controls.png|Keyboard/gamepad layout.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           = Multiple keymaps available.
@@ Line 190: / Line 203: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music and sound effects.
@@ Line 203: / Line 216: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes = See [[#Mute on focus lost|Mute on focus lost]].
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 235: / Line 250: @@
 ===Game defaults to 50Hz with VSync===
-{{ii}} On some graphics card/display combinations, the game will incorrectly default to 50Hz with VSync enabled, causing juddering or tearing in full-screen mode.
+{{ii}} On some graphics card/display combinations, the game will incorrectly default to 50&nbsp;Hz with VSync enabled, causing juddering or tearing in full-screen mode.
 {{Fixbox|description=Add "@ 60 Hz" to the resolution line in the game's config file}}
@@ Line 262: / Line 277: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        = {{CN|date=August 2015}}
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes = {{CN|date=August 2015}}
 }}
@@ Line 296: / Line 314: @@
 |minRAM   = 2 GB
 |minHD    = 850 MB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8000 series
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8 series
 |minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4000 series
 |minDX    = 9.0c
@@ Line 314: / Line 332: @@
 |minRAM   = 2 GB
 |minHD    = 850 MB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8000 series
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8 series
 |minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4000 series
@@ Line 331: / Line 349: @@
 |minRAM   = 2 GB
 |minHD    = 850 MB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8000 series
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8 series
 |minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4000 series

Developers

	Gaijin Games
Engines
	Atrophy
Release dates
Windows	February 26, 2013
macOS (OS X)	February 26, 2013
Linux	February 26, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	85
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Genres	Music/rhythm, Platform
Series	Bit.Trip