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Death end re;Quest 2

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Death end re;Quest 2
Death end re;Quest 2 cover
Developers
Idea Factory
Compile Heart
Publishers
Idea Factory International
Engines
OROCHI 4
Release dates
Windows August 18, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres JRPG
Art styles Anime
Themes Horror, Japan, Sci-fi, Supernatural, Detective/mystery
Series Death end re;Quest
Death end re;Quest
Death end re;Quest 2019
Death end re;Quest 2 2020

Death end re;Quest 2 is a singleplayer third-person JRPG game developed by Idea Factory in conjunction with Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory International. The game is a sequel to Death end re;Quest and it uses OROCHI 4 as its engine.

Prior to the game release, it has been announced that the character designs have been slightly adjusted "to meet global standards". With characters from the first game being available in this game, their outfits have been censored for the PlayStation 4 release. This led publisher Idea Factory International to ask Steam players to participate in a poll to decide on the censorship of the first game's characters.[1] The result was that characters of the first game retain their original outfits in the PC version, while the new characters are the same as seen in the PlayStation 4 version. This does not apply to event CGs or movie cinematics due to "the development cost and time to include both costume versions not being feasible".[2][3]

The game was originally intended to launch August 25, 2020 alongside the PlayStation 4 version but the release has been advanced to August 18, 2020. The game is available on Steam.

As in the first game, resolutions between 1080p and 4K remain upscaled.

General information

Idea Factory PC Support
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Limited Edition available from IFI's North American or European online store. No install disc included. Redeemable key is sent over email.
Windows
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Deluxe Pack Contains digital art-book, soundtrack, wallpapers, and a Windows desktop theme.
Windows
Helping Hand Set Free DLC that unlocks rare in-game items, and currency.
Windows
Gag Weapon Set 1 Free DLC that unlocks four weapons.
Windows
Gag Weapon Set 2
Windows
EXP Booster Equipment Item that gives EXP boosts after battles.
Windows
Deluxe Helping Hand Set Bundle of healing consumables and currency.
Windows
Alternate Uniform Set Character cosmetics.
Windows
Shina's Maid Outfit Character cosmetic.
Windows
Ultimate Weapon Set Set of 9 weapons.
Windows
Blood Skelter Set Mary Skelter themed weapons.
Windows
The "Blood Skelter Set" and "Ultimate Weapon Set" unlock on September 15th, 2020.[4][5]

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Boost DLC for characters containing hard to find items, healing consumables, EXP boosts, and currency.
Cosmetic Cosmetic DLC for characters.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\resource\bin\DeathEndReQuest2.ini[Note 1]
<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1266220\remote\SYSTEMSAVE_GAME.BIN
<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1266220\remote\SYSTEMSAVE_param.sfo
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1266220/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1266220\remote
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1266220/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
The game only supports 16:9 resolutions and only 12 predefined resolutions are available.[Note 3]
Multi-monitor
Stretched when using exclusive fullscreen. When selecting borderless windowed the game runs on a single monitor.[6]
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxing is applied to exclusive fullscreen resolutions with aspect ratios other than 16:9.[7] When selecting borderless windowed the game runs in 16:9 while omitting the rest of the desktop.[8]
4K Ultra HD
Requires using the "4K Native" resolution option.[9][10] Every other resolution option is upscaled or downscaled from 1920x1080.[11]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Exclusive fullscreen mode is also supported.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Uses Temporal Anti-Aliasing, but the option is tied to the "Post-Processing Effect" setting, which when disabled results in brightness issues.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Use Special K alongside setting "Presentation Interval" to 0 to disable VSync.[12]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 63FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

Raise the framerate cap to 240 FPS by hex editing[13][14]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\resource\bin\
  2. Open DeathEndReQuest2.exe in a hex editor such as HxD.
  3. Search for 41 55 55 85 41 and replace with 41 71 1C 87 40.
When finding and replacing these hex values, make sure that the find/replace tools are using "Hex-values" mode.
Alternatively, the hex value can be changed to use a custom framerate cap by dividing or multiplying the desired framerate cap by 60 (depending if the number is larger or smaller than 60), and then dividing 16.66666603 by the result of that calculation. For example, a 30 FPS cap hypothetically can be achieved by 30 / 60 = 0.5, taking the result of that calculation to do "16.66666603 / 0.5 = 33.33333206", then using HxD's replace tool's floating point number utility to find and replace the 16.66666603 value with 33.33333206.
Alternatively, this can be achieved and quickly experimented with in-game by using a Cheat Engine table.

Input

Keyboard "Button Mapping" settings
Keyboard "Button Mapping" settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse rebinding is not supported. Some keybinding's use multiple actions, and some descriptions do not mention the binding's functionality.[15] A Steam Guide contains more information regarding each keybinding's functionality.
Mouse acceleration
Camera movement has mouse acceleration that can not be disabled.
Mouse sensitivity
"Camera Speed" available as a slider from 0%-100%. Uses the same option as controllers, and does not give individual X/Y axis sensitivity options. Mouse cursor sensitivity depends on OS mouse settings.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
"Camera Up/Down Controls" and "Camera Left/Right Controls". "Normal" setting on mouse inverts both X and Y axis.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Some controller bindings use multiple actions, and some descriptions do not mention the binding's functionality.
Controller sensitivity
"Camera Speed" available as a slider from 0%-100%. Does not give individual X/Y axis sensitivity options.
Controller Y-axis inversion
"Camera Up/Down Controls" and "Camera Left/Right Controls"
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Uses Keyboard prompts by default. Requires setting "Target" to "Controller" in the Button Mapping settings.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Requires using Steam's Dualshock 4 controller support or third-party software.
PlayStation button prompts
Xbox button prompts display even when using a Dualshock 4.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Adjustable with a slider referred to as "Controller Vibration"
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Steam Controller button prompts
When using a Keyboard and Mouse, camera movement in dungeons/overworld does not require holding the right mouse button and dragging to move the camera. However, it does when in battles.

Audio

Sound Options
Sound Options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
"BGM Volume", "SE Volume", and "Voice Volume" sliders.
Surround sound
Stereo only.[16]
Subtitles
Cutscenes and visual novel sequences contain character dialogue in a text box.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Issues unresolved

Performance issues

Several reports indicate that performance issues are present, even on hardware that is within the listed system requirements.[17]
Lowering the in-game graphics options may not result in significant performance improvement.

Game not properly loading shaders

Under certain circumstances with specific CPUs and GPUs the game fails to load shaders correctly making the game unplayable.[18]

Issues fixed

Black screen on startup/Resolution limit lower than current resolution when using DPI Scaling

The game crashes when high DPI scaling is being used.
The game also limits resolution options based on the DPI Scaling settings set in Windows. For example, if a 3840x2160 resolution is being used, but DPI Scaling is set to 200%, the in-game resolution will be limited to 1920x1080.[19]
Instructions[20][21][22]
  1. Open the <path-to-game>\resource\bin directory, right click DeathEndReQuest2.exe, and go into Properties.
  2. Open the Compatibility tab, and go into Change high DPI settings.
  3. Enable Override high DPI scaling behavior and have the dropdown box set to Application.
  4. Press the OK button to exit out of the DPI properties, and then press Apply in the file properties to save changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 Despite the system requirements listing a "DirectX 12 compatible" graphics card, the game uses DirectX 11 for its graphics API, and the operating system requirements list "DirectX 11 equivalent".[23]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video, Criware

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows 8 (64-bit)
Processor (CPU) Intel i5 2.3GHz
AMD A9 2.9GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5xxx
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Optimal 4k performance may require better than Recommended System Requirements.


Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1266220/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1266220) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  3. Available resolutions:
    • 640x360
    • 720x405
    • 800x450
    • 1024x576
    • 1152x648
    • 1280x720
    • 1360x765
    • 1366x768
    • 1600x900
    • 1920x1080
    • 2560x1440
    • 4K Native

References

  1. Death end re;Quest 2 Launches Summer 2020 in the West, Glitch Costumes Uncensored on PC - last accessed on 2020-08-19
  2. Death end re;Quest 2 Survey Asks Fans if they Want Uncensored Costumes on Steam - last accessed on 2020-08-19
    "However, we can only include the original designs or the new designs. The development cost and time to include both costume versions would not be feasible."
  3. Glitch survey character sheets - last accessed on 2020-08-19
  4. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-19
    Received this information in an email from the IFI Online Store.
  5. Death end re;Quest 2 Steam DLC Information - last accessed on 2020-08-19
  6. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-08-19
    Tested using a custom resolution of 5760x1080
  7. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-18
    Tested by adjusting resolution options. However, when using a custom resolution of "5120x2160" and using fullscreen mode, it results in the image being stretched rather than being pillarboxed.
  8. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-08-19
    Tested with a custom resolution of 2560x1080.
  9. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-18
    Tested with custom resolutions.
  10. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-08-19
    Tested at 3840x2160 custom resolution.
  11. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-19
    Tested resolution options, and checked the size of render targets in Special K.
  12. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-18
    Tested on a 60Hz refresh rate. Forcing VSync to disable in the NVCP or AMD Radeon Software doesn't work.
  13. Death end re;Quest 2 Framerate Uncap Thread - last accessed on 2020-08-18
  14. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-08-18
    Tested the hex edit provided by KingKrouch.
  15. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-18
    Checked control settings, and checked the functionality of each keybinding.
  16. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-08-19
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  17. Performance? - last accessed on 2020-08-20
  18. My problem in Death end re;Quest 2 (PC/Steam) - last accessed on 2020-08-20
  19. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-20
    Tested with a 5120x2160 custom resolution and 200% DPI scaling on a 2560x1080 monitor.
  20. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-08-19
    Tested by manually setting the DPI setting and replicating the crash.
  21. Black screen on start! - last accessed on 2020-08-19
  22. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-20
    Tested using 4K resolution with 200% DPI Scaling.
  23. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-19
    Tested by checking RivaTuner Statistics Server.