Code Vein

Code Vein

Developers
	Shift
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	September 27, 2019

General information

Official website

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website
Amazon.com
		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\CodeVein\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/678960/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\CodeVein\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/678960/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics Settings

Brightness Settings

Ultrawide

Instructions

21:9 screenshot with aforementioned fix. Go to <path-to-game>\CodeVein\Binaries\Win64\ Make a backup copy of CodeVein-Win64-Shipping.exe. Open the original CodeVein-Win64-Shipping.exe in a hex editor, such as HxD. Search for F6 41 2C 01 4C, and replace with F6 41 2C 00 4C to remove pillarboxes. Search for 35 FA 0E 3C A4, and replace with 35 FA 3E 3C A4 to change the Field of view (FOV). When finding and replacing these hex values, make sure that the find/replace tools are using "Hex-values" mode, and search direction (if using HxD) is set to All (Forward and Backward). Notes Centered HUD elements example. The game uses Vert- FOV Scaling, so the vertical of the display is cut to compensate for the wider horizontal aspect ratio. As a result, the FOV value displayed in this fix might not work for wider aspect ratios than 21:9 (e.g: 32:9, or 48:9), and aspect ratios narrower (e.g: 16:9). It is recommended to check the Notes section in WSGF Common Hex Values for instructions on how to get the recommended FOV values for those aspect ratios. HUD elements are centered on-screen. The FOV hex edit listed here is designed with Vert- in mind. It's not recommended to combine the value mentioned here (35 FA 3E 3C A4) with the Hor+ FOV scaling tweak.

Multi-monitor

Instructions

48:9 Example with the aforementioned fix. Go to "<path-to-game>\CodeVein\Binaries\Win64". Make a copy of CodeVein-Win64-Shipping.exe, as a backup. Open the original CodeVein-Win64-Shipping.exe from "<path-to-game>\CodeVein\Binaries\Win64" in a hex editor, such as HxD. Search for F6 41 2C 01 4C, and replace with F6 41 2C 00 4C to remove pillarboxes Search for 35 FA 0E 3C A4, and replace with EF D4 83 3C A4 to change the Field of view (FOV). When finding and replacing these hex values, make sure that the find/replace tools are using "Hex-values" mode, and search direction (if using HxD) is set to All (Forward and Backward). Notes Character Creator 48:9 Example. The game uses Vert- FOV Scaling, so the vertical of the display is cut to compensate for the wider horizontal aspect ratio. As a result, the FOV value displayed in this fix might not work for narrower aspect ratios (e.g: 16:9). HUD elements are centered on-screen. Due to the game not supporting an individual camera for each monitor, this may result in Geometry Distortion. Character Creator only moves to the edge of what would be an 16:9 area. The FOV hex edit listed here is designed with Vert- in mind. It's not recommended to combine the value mentioned here (EF D4 83 3C A4) with the Hor+ FOV Scaling tweak.

Hor+ FOV

Instructions

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. At the bottom of the file, add [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]. Below that line, add AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV. This will cause the Field of view (FOV) to be wider (Since the game is still using a Vert- FOV that hasn't been converted to Hor+), and may look distorted as a result. It is recommended to modify the FOV using the Hex-editing method in Ultrawide, and by checking the Notes section in WSGF Common Hex Values for instructions on how to get desired FOV values. Don't use in conjunction with the Ultrawide or Multimonitor fixes unless the FOV hex values get changed to something Hor+ compliant.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Scalability.ini. Add [TextureQuality@3], replacing the number with the sg.TextureQuality= setting that is being used in GameUserSettings.ini Below that line, add r.MaxAnisotropy=xx, replacing the "xx" with the desired Anisotropic Filtering mode (0= Disabled, 2= 2X Aniso, 4= 4X Aniso, 8= 8X Aniso, 16= 16X Aniso). Doing this method is required to change Texture Filtering quality, as there are no in-game options for it, and it is dependent on the in-game "Texture Quality" option (or sg.TextureQuality= setting in the GameUserSettings.ini config file).

Render Percentage/Resolution Scaling

Instructions

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Below [ScalabilityGroups], change sg.ResolutionQuality=xx, to the desired resolution percentage. This option allows for upscaling/upsampling from smaller resolutions while running UI elements at the native screen resolution, which might be helpful for lower-end configurations. The minimum that sg.ResolutionQuality= will go is "33.333302". Anything above "100" (Which could be used for Downsampling) oddly doesn't work. In order to downsample, use r.ScreenPercentage and attach it under one of ScalabilityGroups specific overrides in Scalability.ini This is the only method besides TAA to fight shader aliasing caused by rim lighting effect.

Chromatic aberration

Disable chromatic aberration
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open the Scalability.ini file with Notepad or other text editor. Add [PostProcessQuality@3]. Below that line add r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0. Save the file.

Input settings

Input Settings

Game Settings

Camera Settings

Mouse Acceleration

Instructions
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. At the bottom of the file, add [/Script/Engine.InputSettings]. Below that line, add bEnableMouseSmoothing=xx, replacing the "xx" with "True" or "False".

Audio settings

Sound Settings

Language Settings

Localizations

Text Language settings can be changed via the Game's properties on Steam, or can be launched with a specific text language via one of the .bat files in <path-to-game>.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Network Settings

Analytics Settings

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Co-op

Issues unresolved

DPI Scaling Issues

Doesn't work properly with DPI Scaling in Windows.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2300	Intel Core i5-7400 AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380X DirectX 12 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit system is required.