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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 24, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 24, 2016}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|disgaea-pc|74}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|2370/disgaea-pc|70}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|disgaea-pc|}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Menu-based, Multiple select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | JRPG, Strategy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Disgaea }}
 
|steam appid  = 405900
 
|steam appid  = 405900
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|gogcom page  =  
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|steam appid side = 439541,439540
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|gogcom id    =
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|strategywiki = Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
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|hltb        = 2601
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|mobygames    = disgaea-pc
 
|wikipedia    = Disgaea: Hour of Darkness#Disgaea PC
 
|wikipedia    = Disgaea: Hour of Darkness#Disgaea PC
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|winehq      =  
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|winehq      = 17995
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Key notes'''
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'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Also known as '''Hour of Darkness'''. Content previously only available with PSP version of the game, '''Afternoon of Darkness''', is included in the game.  
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{{++}} Also known as '''Hour of Darkness'''. Content previously only available with PSP version of the game, '''Afternoon of Darkness''', is included in the game.
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{{--}} Performance issues, especially if controller isn't connected.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://www.destructoid.com/the-pc-port-of-disgaea-is-an-absolute-mess-344192.phtml|title=The PC port of Disgaea is an absolute mess|date=February 25, 2016|snippet=In all areas of the game, I was treated to frequent pauses and freezes that would sometimes run into being multiple seconds long.}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158143378812/|title=30 FPS? Seriously? :: Disgaea PC General Discussion|date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> See [[#Low FPS|low FPS]].
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{{--}} The PC version lacks the enhancements that are in the newer PS4 and Switch version and even newer mobile version, like HD character sprites and auto-battle.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://disgaea.us/ Official site] for game series.
 
{{mm}} [http://disgaea.us/ Official site] for game series.
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://www.nisamerica.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=20 Official forum], not PC-specific.
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| publisher | http://store.nisamerica.com/disgaea-pc-deluxe-dood-edition | Steam | Deluxe Dood Edition (physical). | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | disgaea-pc | Steam | {{store link|GMG|disgaea-pc-digital-dood-edition|Digital Dood Edition}} also available. | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | disgaea_pc | Steam | | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | disgaea-pc | Steam | {{store link|Humble|disgaea-pc-digital-dood-edition|Digital Dood Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 405900 | Steam | | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 405900 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-bundle|1993|Digital Dood Edition}} also available. | | Windows}}
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}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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 +
===Version differences===
 +
* '''Digital Deluxe Dood Edition''' was only available in pre-order period and contained artbook and soundtrack. Soundtrack is currently unavailable because of licencing issues and will contain 10 remastered tracks instead of 32 original ones.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/405900/announcements/detail/907843576934953344|title=Disgaea PC: Digital Soundtrack Update|date=February 27, 2016}}</ref>
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* '''Digital Dood Edition''' contains artbook.
 +
* '''Deluxe Dood Edition''' was limited physical version which was purchasable either with or without digital Steam key. It contained hard covered physical artbook and soundtrack as CD with all 32 original tracks.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=641932497 Pretty Prinny]===
 +
{{ii}} Includes graphical enhancements and performance improvements, such as support for custom resolutions, enhanced SSAO quality, visual fixes, and proper V-Sync support and more.
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SpecialK_Mods/discussions/9/2741975115064735841/ Official Steam discussion thread] and [https://github.com/Kaldaien/PrettyPrinny GitHub repository].
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install the Pretty Prinny mod:|fix=
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# Download and extract the mod files from the archive.
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# Copy and paste the files excluding the {{File|pad.*}} files into {{Folder|{{p|game}}}}.
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# Open the {{File|PrettyPrinny.ini}} with preferred text editor and edit settings.
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}}
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 +
===[https://www.moddb.com/mods/hd-sprites-netherworld-content-pack HD Sprites & Netherworld Content Pack]===
 +
{{ii}} Features bonus content from Disgaea DS, including cutscenes and dialogue that are otherwise missing from the PC release, and fixes some minor glitches of the original game while adding some extra content and decent alternative to some of Complete's HD character sprites.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install the Netherworld Content Pack:|fix=
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# Download and extract the mod files from the archive.
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# Copy and paste the {{File|dis1_st.exe}} and {{File|SUBDATA.DAT}} into {{Folder|{{p|game}}}}.
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# The other files and folders that was included in the archive can be disregarded.
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\{{code|*}}.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Steam|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\405900\remote\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\405900\remote\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
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|origin notes          =  
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|discord notes            =
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|square enix          =  
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|epic games launcher      =
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|square enix notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|steam cloud           = true
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|gog galaxy               =  
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|steam cloud notes    =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =  
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|uplay                =  
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|origin                    =  
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|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Disgaea PC - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Disgaea PC - General.png|General settings.}}
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{{Image|Disgaea PC - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
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{{Image|Disgaea PC - Graphics.png|Graphics settings. '''Full Screen Window''' option isn't visible if game is set to '''Fullscreen''' mode.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{ii}} For 2D sprites, character filter option which toggles scaling between [[Wikipedia:Image scaling#Scaling methods|nearest neighbor and bilinear filtering]]. Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]] to fix issues with bilinear filtering.
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes= Always uses desktops resolution.
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|widescreen resolution notes= Always uses desktop's resolution. Upscaled with [[Wikipedia:Image scaling#Scaling methods|bilinear filtering]]. from rendering resolution.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158145921612/|title=Internal resolution cap? :: Disgaea PC General Discussion|date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Rendering resolution is capped at 1280x720. Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]].
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = Defaults to 952x536, freely resizeable with 16:9 aspect ratio.
 
|windowed notes            = Defaults to 952x536, freely resizeable with 16:9 aspect ratio.
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|borderless windowed        = true
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed notes  = Broken feature. Keeps window borders visible.  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]].
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = hackable
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|antialiasing notes        = For 2D sprites, character filter option which toggles scaling between [[Wikipedia:Image scaling#Scaling methods|nearest neighbor and bilinear filtering.]] Bilinear option has problems including characters shadow having gap.  
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|antialiasing notes        = Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]] for [[MSAA]].
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|vsync                      = false
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|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = May not work correctly. Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]] and/or force from GPU control panel.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
 
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Disgaea PC - Keyboard.png|Keyboard rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|Disgaea PC - Keyboard.png|Keyboard rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|Disgaea PC - Controller.png|Controller rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|Disgaea PC - Controller.png|Controller rebinding.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          = Unplug all controllers to get keyboard prompts.<br/>Selecting '''Default''' makes buttons default after restarting the game.
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|key remap notes          = Unplug all controllers to get keyboard prompts.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          = Toggling mouse controls off disables some menu navigations as well.
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|mouse menu notes          = Toggling '''Mouse''' setting off disabled left clicking.
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  = DirectInput only.
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|controller support notes  = XInput and DirectInput. XInput prioritized.
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
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|full controller notes    = Cursor stays on the screen.
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|full controller notes    = Cursor stays on the screen, use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]] to hide it automatically.
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
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|controller remap notes    = Selecting '''Default''' makes buttons default after restarting the game.
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|controller remap notes    = Selecting '''Default''' isn't immidiate change. Rebinding menu has to be left immidiately to confirm the change.
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|button prompts           = Generic
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|xbox prompts              = true
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|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = true
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = hackable
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  = Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]] to replace generic prompts with [[Controller:DualShock 4|DualShock 4]] prompts.
 +
|light bar support        = false
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = generic
 +
|other button prompts notes= Generic for DirectInput controllers.
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
−
|controller hotplug notes  = Might have significant issues, which includes buttons bound improperly, menus starting to scroll automatically and game crashing.
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|controller hotplug notes  = Most recent update should have solved majority of issues with hotplugging. Works properly with all controllers.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=2016-08-23}}</ref>
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|light bar support        = false
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, message and effects.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, message and effects.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    = Audio toggleable in game.
 
  |notes    = Audio toggleable in game.
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Japanese
 
  |language  = Japanese
−
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    = Audio toggleable in game.
 
  |notes    = Audio toggleable in game.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Korean
 
  |language  = Korean
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  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = no
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Traditional Chinese
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  |language  = Spanish
−
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = hackable
−
  |audio    = no
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  |audio    = false
−
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = hackable
−
  |notes    =  
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|fan      = true
 +
  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://hypertraducciones.blogspot.com/p/disgaea-pc.html download].
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 +
{{ii}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158147437177/ Known issues thread] and [https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/3/412448158147364362/ bug reporting].
 +
 
===Not launching===
 
===Not launching===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{ii}} Can include error message of MSVCP120.dll being missing.
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{{Fixbox/fix|Manually install OpenAL|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158143332448/|title=Game not launching? :: Disgaea PC General Discussion|date=February 25, 2016}}</ref>}}
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 +
{{Fixbox|description=Manually install redistributables|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158143332448/|title=Game not launching? :: Disgaea PC General Discussion|date=February 25, 2016}}</ref>|fix=
 
# [https://www.openal.org/downloads/ Download OpenAL Windows installer] and install it.
 
# [https://www.openal.org/downloads/ Download OpenAL Windows installer] and install it.
 +
# [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 Download Visual C++ 2013 redistributables], x86 and also x64 if using 64-bit system and install them.
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{ii}} Game suddenly fails to launch after working previously.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete game.cfg|ref=|fix=
 +
# Find where the game is installed to and delete the game.cfg file in the directory/folder.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Crashing===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]]|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
  
 
===Low FPS===
 
===Low FPS===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{++}} Most of the issues with optimization, hardware utilizing and controller querying should be fixed with patch 03-02-16.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/405900/announcements/detail/907844751362726919|title=Disgaea PC - Patch (03-02-16) Announcement|date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Plug in any game controller|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158143445215/|title=Game runs at 15 FPS unless a controller is detected :: Disgaea PC General Discussion|date=February 25, 2016}}</ref>}}
+
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Unsubscribe from Steam's Beta client|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158148686380/|title=PSA: If you're having issues, try unsubscribing from Steam BETA :: Disgaea PC Yleiset keskustelut|date=February 27, 2016}}</ref>}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use dedicated GPU (laptops)|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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* Force use of dedicated GPU through either Nvidia control panel or AMD Catalyst Control Center, either globally or game-specific profile.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Menus scrolling automatically===
 +
{{ii}} Should be fixed as latest patches include native XInput support.<ref name="marioysikax">{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=February 28, 2016}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} This is most likely caused by game detecting some of computers devices as controller and picking it up as primary/only one. This can mean physical devices like mouse and webcams<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/405900/discussions/0/412448158143355092/#c412448158153734058|title=crazy cursor :: Disgaea PC General Discussion, Post #13|date=February 28, 2016|snippet=well according to joy.cpl the only controller running on my pc is an hp webcam 2100 although why that is registering as a game controller is beyond me.}}</ref> to virtual and physical unused controllers.
 +
{{--}} People with Steam Link and Controller seem to be having major issues with this, see further below for solution.
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{{Fixbox|description=Remove unused controllers|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Push {{key|Win|R}} and type '''joy.cpl''' then push '''OK'''.
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# From '''Advanced settings...''' set your used controller as primary one and then push '''OK'''.
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# Locate all unused controllers listed and either unplug them physically, disable them from device manager or with virtual controllers uninstall from control panel.
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Turn off Vsync and SSAO}}
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====Steam Controller and Link====
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{{ii}} For some reason, these two features lower frame rate far more than they should.  
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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* Use customized {{code|pad.cfg}} that comes with the mod.  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Use dedicated GPU (laptops)}}
+
===Analog stick acts as 8-directional digital input===
−
* Force use of dedicated GPU through either Nvidia control panel or AMD Catalyst Control Center, either globally or game specific profile.
+
{{--}} Update to the game in March 17, 2016 added native XInput 1.4 support into the game, however it altered the input so that analog movement doesn't work anymore. It also made Steam controller and link work with the game, but at the same time introduced issues with XInput devices especially with windows version of 7 and earlier.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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* Use {{code|dis1_st.exe}} that comes with the mod, which is game executable before the patch.
 +
}}
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===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
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{{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60&nbsp;Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set screen refresh rate|ref={{cn|date=July 2017}}|fix=
 +
Use [[#Pretty Prinny|Pretty Prinny]].
 +
}}
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===Black/missing textures with Pretty Prinny===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set <code>ForceMipmaps</code> to <code>false</code> in <code>PrettyPrinny.ini</code>|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Shooterboss|date=2018-04-15|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 
}}
 
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|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
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|minHD    = 2 GB
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-2500 3.30 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 17:34, 13 September 2023

Disgaea PC
Disgaea PC cover
Developers
Nippon Ichi Software
Publishers
NIS America
Release dates
Windows February 24, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 74
OpenCritic 70
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Menu-based, Multiple select
Genres JRPG, Strategy
Art styles Anime
Themes Fantasy
Series Disgaea
Disgaea PC on HowLongToBeat
Disgaea PC on IGDB
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Disgaea PC guide on StrategyWiki
Disgaea PC on MobyGames
Disgaea PC on Wikipedia
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Disgaea
Disgaea PC 2016
Disgaea 2 PC 2017
Disgaea 5 Complete 2018
Disgaea 4 Complete+ 2020
Disgaea 6 Complete 2022
Disgaea RPG EA
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless 2023

Key points

Also known as Hour of Darkness. Content previously only available with PSP version of the game, Afternoon of Darkness, is included in the game.
The PC version lacks the enhancements that are in the newer PS4 and Switch version and even newer mobile version, like HD character sprites and auto-battle.

General information

Official site for game series.
Official forum, not PC-specific.
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Green Man Gaming
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 Digital Dood Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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 Digital Dood Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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 Digital Dood Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

  • Digital Deluxe Dood Edition was only available in pre-order period and contained artbook and soundtrack. Soundtrack is currently unavailable because of licencing issues and will contain 10 remastered tracks instead of 32 original ones.[1]
  • Digital Dood Edition contains artbook.
  • Deluxe Dood Edition was limited physical version which was purchasable either with or without digital Steam key. It contained hard covered physical artbook and soundtrack as CD with all 32 original tracks.

Essential improvements

Pretty Prinny

Includes graphical enhancements and performance improvements, such as support for custom resolutions, enhanced SSAO quality, visual fixes, and proper V-Sync support and more.
Official Steam discussion thread and GitHub repository.
Install the Pretty Prinny mod:
  1. Download and extract the mod files from the archive.
  2. Copy and paste the files excluding the pad.* files into <path-to-game>.
  3. Open the PrettyPrinny.ini with preferred text editor and edit settings.

HD Sprites & Netherworld Content Pack

Features bonus content from Disgaea DS, including cutscenes and dialogue that are otherwise missing from the PC release, and fixes some minor glitches of the original game while adding some extra content and decent alternative to some of Complete's HD character sprites.
Install the Netherworld Content Pack:
  1. Download and extract the mod files from the archive.
  2. Copy and paste the dis1_st.exe and SUBDATA.DAT into <path-to-game>.
  3. The other files and folders that was included in the archive can be disregarded.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\*.cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/405900/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\405900\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/405900/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Graphics settings. Full Screen Window option isn't visible if game is set to Fullscreen mode.
Graphics settings. Full Screen Window option isn't visible if game is set to Fullscreen mode.
For 2D sprites, character filter option which toggles scaling between nearest neighbor and bilinear filtering. Use Pretty Prinny to fix issues with bilinear filtering.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Always uses desktop's resolution. Upscaled with bilinear filtering. from rendering resolution.[2]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Rendering resolution is capped at 1280x720. Use Pretty Prinny.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Defaults to 952x536, freely resizeable with 16:9 aspect ratio.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use Pretty Prinny.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use Pretty Prinny for MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
May not work correctly. Use Pretty Prinny and/or force from GPU control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard rebinding.
Keyboard rebinding.
Controller rebinding.
Controller rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Unplug all controllers to get keyboard prompts.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Toggling Mouse setting off disabled left clicking.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput and DirectInput. XInput prioritized.
Full controller support
Cursor stays on the screen, use Pretty Prinny to hide it automatically.
Controller remapping
Selecting Default isn't immidiate change. Rebinding menu has to be left immidiately to confirm the change.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Use Pretty Prinny to replace generic prompts with DualShock 4 prompts.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg Generic for DirectInput controllers.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Most recent update should have solved majority of issues with hotplugging. Works properly with all controllers.[3]
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Audio toggleable in game.
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Audio toggleable in game.
Korean
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Issues fixed

Known issues thread and bug reporting.

Not launching

Can include error message of MSVCP120.dll being missing.
Manually install redistributables[4]
  1. Download OpenAL Windows installer and install it.
  2. Download Visual C++ 2013 redistributables, x86 and also x64 if using 64-bit system and install them.
Game suddenly fails to launch after working previously.
Delete game.cfg
  1. Find where the game is installed to and delete the game.cfg file in the directory/folder.

Crashing

Use Pretty Prinny[citation needed]

Low FPS

Most of the issues with optimization, hardware utilizing and controller querying should be fixed with patch 03-02-16.[5]
Unsubscribe from Steam's Beta client[6]
Use dedicated GPU (laptops)[citation needed]
  • Force use of dedicated GPU through either Nvidia control panel or AMD Catalyst Control Center, either globally or game-specific profile.

Menus scrolling automatically

Should be fixed as latest patches include native XInput support.[7]
This is most likely caused by game detecting some of computers devices as controller and picking it up as primary/only one. This can mean physical devices like mouse and webcams[8] to virtual and physical unused controllers.
People with Steam Link and Controller seem to be having major issues with this, see further below for solution.
Remove unused controllers[citation needed]
  1. Push ⊞ Win+R and type joy.cpl then push OK.
  2. From Advanced settings... set your used controller as primary one and then push OK.
  3. Locate all unused controllers listed and either unplug them physically, disable them from device manager or with virtual controllers uninstall from control panel.

Steam Controller and Link

Use Pretty Prinny[citation needed]
  • Use customized pad.cfg that comes with the mod.

Analog stick acts as 8-directional digital input

Update to the game in March 17, 2016 added native XInput 1.4 support into the game, however it altered the input so that analog movement doesn't work anymore. It also made Steam controller and link work with the game, but at the same time introduced issues with XInput devices especially with windows version of 7 and earlier.
Use Pretty Prinny[citation needed]
  • Use dis1_st.exe that comes with the mod, which is game executable before the patch.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]

Use Pretty Prinny.

Black/missing textures with Pretty Prinny

Set ForceMipmaps to false in PrettyPrinny.ini[9]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL
Input WinMM

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.60 GHz Intel Core i5-2500 3.30 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5450
OpenGL 3.0 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5750
Sound (audio device) Onboard


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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Disgaea PC: Digital Soundtrack Update - last accessed on February 27, 2016
  2. ↑ Internal resolution cap? :: Disgaea PC General Discussion - last accessed on February 3, 2016
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2016-08-23
  4. ↑ Game not launching? :: Disgaea PC General Discussion - last accessed on February 25, 2016
  5. ↑ Disgaea PC - Patch (03-02-16) Announcement - last accessed on February 3, 2016
  6. ↑ PSA: If you're having issues, try unsubscribing from Steam BETA :: Disgaea PC Yleiset keskustelut - last accessed on February 27, 2016
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on February 28, 2016
  8. ↑ crazy cursor :: Disgaea PC General Discussion, Post #13 - last accessed on February 28, 2016
    "well according to joy.cpl the only controller running on my pc is an hp webcam 2100 although why that is registering as a game controller is beyond me."
  9. ↑ Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2018-04-15