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'''General information'''
 
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{{mm}} [https://playdauntless.com/ Official website]
 
 
{{mm}} [https://discordapp.com/invite/dauntless Official Discord server]
 
{{mm}} [https://discordapp.com/invite/dauntless Official Discord server]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 26 July 2023

Dauntless
Dauntless cover
Developers
Phoenix Labs
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows September 26, 2019[2]
Reception
Metacritic 78
OpenCritic 76
IGDB 76
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
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Dauntless on HowLongToBeat
Dauntless on IGDB
Dauntless on MobyGames
Dauntless on Wikipedia
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Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Official Discord server
Official wiki
Dauntless subreddit

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require Epic Games Launcher DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete video files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Archon\Content\Movies\Windows\.
  2. Delete or rename Logo.mp4.

Game data

In-game gameplay settings.
In-game gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Archon\Saved\Config\WindowsClient\
Progress is saved on Dauntless servers.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Vert- scaling. FOV slider can be used to compensate.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
FOV slider made working in update 0.9.2.[3][4] See Increased FOV for higher values.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA always on. See fix below.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Option added to unlock FPS ingame.
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)

Disable all post process AA
  1. Go to configuration file(s) location
  2. Open Scalability.ini
  3. Add the following settings: 
    [AntiAliasingQuality@0]
    r.PostProcessAAQuality=0
  4. Change in-game anti-aliasing setting to low for the apply the change.
This will override the low antialiasing setting in the game to disable TAA/FXAA. The other options are unaffected and can easily be switched between.

Disable sharpening

Disabling forced by modifying configuration files:
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini with a notepad.
  3. Add [SystemSettings] and r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0 to the bottom of the file.
  4. Save the changes.
This fix disables sharpening globally, which is prefered when using no antialiasing, but may be useful to leave on with TAA

Increased FOV

Change the way FOV is calculated[5]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines:
[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

Input

In-game input settings.
In-game input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
X and Y axis sliders.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
X and Y.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Jump, interact, and movement are locked
Controller sensitivity
X and Y axis sliders.
Controller Y-axis inversion
X and Y.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, sound effects, bass sound effects, dialog, chat volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles
In Options > Gameplay.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op
Supports crossplay with Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PS4

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 D3D12 can be forced by adding theses lines to the GameUserSetting.ini

[D3DRHIPreference]

bPreferD3D12InGame=True
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Wwise
Multiplayer Easy Anti-Cheat [6]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970


Notes

  1. ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2.0[1]

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2021-12-08
  2. ↑ Dauntless Leaves Early Access with New Season: Aether Unbound - last accessed on 2019-09-26
  3. ↑ Release: OB 0.9.2 - last accessed on 2019-08-22
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-22
    Tried multiple FOV settings.
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-22
  6. ↑ Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on 17 May 2023