Croixleur

This page is for the original game. For the updated version, see Croixleur Sigma. For the Deluxe Edition, see Croixleur Sigma - Deluxe Edition.

Cröixleur

Developers
	souvenir circ.
Publishers
Former	Nyu Media
Release dates
Windows	August 14, 2010
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Brawler, Hack and slash
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Croixleur

Croixleur
Croixleur	2010
Croixleur Sigma	2013
Croixleur Sigma - Deluxe Edition	2019

Key points

A controller is recommended.

Japanese characters do not display properly on non-Japanese Unicode settings. See here for a potential solution.

Game speed is tied to 60 FPS, meaning slowdowns on lower-end systems and speed-ups with an uncapped frame-rate.

General information

Official developer website (Japanese)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original Comiket 78 release.
Publisher website (unavailable)		English version.

This game has been removed from digital distribution, however, it was updated and re-released as Croixleur Sigma in 2014 and Croixleur Sigma - Deluxe Edition in 2019.

Version differences

The English version supports up to 720p resolution and features some additional visual improvements over the original Japanese release.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches for the Japanese version can be found from the developer's website. The last official update for the Japanese version is v1.13 which contains fixes from previous patches. The English version was already updated to its latest version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\setup.dat <path-to-game>\Croixleur.ini

setup.dat stores settings from the configuration tool.

Croixleur.ini stores the window position for Windowed mode.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save.dat

The save file from the Japanese version is compatible with the English version.

Video

External configuration tool (Japanese version).

In-game general settings (Japanese version).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		The English version uses 16:9 resolutions, up to 1280x720. The Japanese version uses 4:3 resolutions only, up to 1280x960.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Uses static camera heights.
Windowed		Set through the configuration launcher.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Can be forced via GPU's control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA x2-x4 or off in the Japanese version, but it can cause a black screen on unsupported video cards. FSAA was removed in the English version, however other anti-aliasing methods however can be forced via GPU's control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can be forced via GPU's control panel.
60 FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
120+ FPS		Disabling Lock FPS will uncap the frame-rate, however game logic is tied to frame-rate. Must be 60 FPS, anything higher/lower affects game speed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Increase rendering resolution

Use dgVoodoo 2

Download the latest stable release of dgVoodoo from its official website or Github, then extract the contents of dgVoodoo2_*.zip to its own folder in a convenient location on your computer (e.g. Documents). Run the dgVoodooCpl.exe, then configure the following settings from the General tab: Adapter(s) to use/enable: <your video card> Scaling mode: Stretched, keep Aspect Ratio Miscellaneous: Uncheck Capture mouse (the game does not use mouse controls) Now go to the DirectX tab and configure the following settings: Videocard: dgVoodoo 3D Accelerated Card Filtering: App driven or Force anisotrophic 2x-16x Resolution: Max (uses your system's highest native resolution) Behavior: Uncheck Disable Alt+Enter to toggle screen state Antialiasing (MSAA): App driven or 2x-8x Miscellaneous: Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark to remove the dgVoodoo2 watermark Click Apply dgVoodoo 2 should save the configuration file to where you have it installed by default, then copy the dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>. Alternatively, click the Add button and point the program to where you have the game installed to save it there. Go into the MS/x86 folder from your dgVoodoo 2 installation folder, then copy the DD3D9.dll file to <path-to-game>. Launch the game. The game should now render at a higher resolution than the stock settings can allow.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Uses DirectInput. XInput support was implemented in v1.13.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Controller configuration is handled through external configuration tool.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Via DirectInput.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired V2 controller tested.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts		Configuration launcher uses DualShock-like notations, however, in-game buttons are referenced by letters.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Game only accepts input from the device assigned to the player from the configuration launcher.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, SE, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles		In-game dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Only available in the English version.
Japanese				Some menu options are in English.

Issues fixed

Game only shows a black screen (Japanese version)

Enabling FSAA setting in the Japanese version can cause the game to display only as a black screen on some video cards.

Disable FSAA from the configuration tool

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible