Difference between revisions of "Dreamfall: The Longest Journey"

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Developers

	Funcom
Publishers
	Aspyr Media
	Empire Interactive
Engines
	Shark 3D
Release dates
Windows	April 17, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera, Third-person
Controls	Direct control, Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Europe, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Steampunk
Series	The Longest Journey

The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey	1999
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey	2006
Dreamfall Chapters	2014

Contents 1 Availability 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Patches 2.1.1 1.64 US 2.2 Skip intro videos 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video 4.1 Windowed 5 Input 5.1 Controller support 6 Audio 6.1 Localizations 7 VR support 8 Issues fixed 8.1 Crashes on launch on Windows 10 Boot Camp 8.2 Retail version won't run on Windows 10 8.3 Characters get stuck in cutscenes 9 Other information 9.1 API 9.2 Middleware 10 System requirements 11 Notes 12 References

General information

Official forums

Official forums support section

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce DRM (install Patch 1.64 to remove).^[1]
Retail		Released as pack-in game with LEVEL Magazine #159 in 2007 (Czech and Slovak Republic only). Contains Czech and English languages.
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

1.64 US

Patch 1.64 is the latest patch for the game. Removes StarForce DRM.^[1]

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^[2] Go to `<path-to-game>\bin\res\video\` Delete or rename `alienware_logo.bik`, `ati_logo.bik`, `creative_sbosb.bik`, and `funcom.bik`.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\prefs.dat^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6300/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saves\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6300/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use jackfuste's fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Use jackfuste's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 4x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Running the game in a window^[3]
Go to the installation folder. Open `prefs.dat` with Notepad. Change the line with `fullscreen 1` to `fullscreen 0`. Save the file and launch the game.

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Extreme mouse deceleration applied to camera control. The mouse must be moved very slowly in order to achieve the fastest possible camera movement, and a sufficiently fast mouse movement results in zero camera movement.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Controller button prompts are numbers.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

A fix may be required for the game to recognize XInput analogue triggers.

Fix remapping issues^[4]
Download and run XInput Plus. Set the "Target Program" to `dreamfall.exe`. Go to "DirectInput" and check "Enable DirectInput Output". Assign LT/RT to Button 11/12. Click Apply, then OK.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		7.1 supported^[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3, EAX 4^[6]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail version only.
German
Norwegian
Polish				Local retail version only.
Portuguese				Retail version only.
Spanish				Retail version, download.
Turkish				Fan translation.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey [Tweak Guide].
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Crashes on launch on Windows 10 Boot Camp

The game may crash a few seconds into the gameplay when run on Windows 10 via Boot Camp.

Run in compatibility mode
Enable Compatibility with "Windows 98 / Windows Me" and "Run as administrator" in the properties of `dreamfall.exe` Also, if using integrated graphics, try the following driver version: 26.20.100.7985

Retail version won't run on Windows 10

The retail release (Any version: 6 CD, 1 DVD, or 1 DVD Game of the Year Edition) will refuse to launch on modern Windows, without even producing an error message.

Use fixed EXE
Download the fixed EXE here and extract it to Dreamfall: TLJ's game installation directory. jackfuste's ultra-widescreen fix will work as well, though this isn't recommended for those using standard 16:9 resolutions.

Characters get stuck in cutscenes

Bug Example: In a Chapter 5 cutscene, Zoë and Damien may get stuck walking in place through the stairwell doorway.

Run in compatibility mode
Enable Compatibility with "Windows 98 / Windows Me" and "Run as administrator" in the properties of `dreamfall.exe`. This will ensure characters eventually progress the cutscene in anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds.

Press keys to force the game to continue
Press Print Screen to take a screenshot, which makes the game resume its animation routine. (This solution is the least intrusive.) Press the Windows Key to lose focus of the game window, then click on the game from the taskbar to resume play. Alt-Tab in and out of the game, another method of losing focus.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz AMD Sempron 2800+	Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 3500+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible	256 MB of VRAM

Supported AMD video cards: ATI Radeon 9550, ATI Radeon 9600, ATI Radeon 9700, ATI Radeon X300, ATI Radeon X500, ATI Radeon X600, ATI Radeon X700, ATI Radeon X800, ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1800.

Supported Nvidia video cards: Nvidia GeForce FX 5700, Nvidia GeForce FX 5900, Nvidia GeForce FX 5950, Nvidia GeForce 6200, Nvidia GeForce 6600, Nvidia GeForce 6800, Nvidia GeForce 7800.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Starforce or any DRM on this? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
↑ Verified by User:Virotti on 2023-04-30
Deleted the files and only a short video is shown before the title screen.
↑ Windowed mode? - Official Dreamfall: The Longest Journey forums - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Fudgesiclesxd on 2022-07-10
↑ Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - Soundblaster.com (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023
↑ EAX 2 not an available choice in Dreamfall - The Longest Journey Forums - last accessed on May 2023

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