Difference between revisions of "Eschalon: Book I"

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Eschalon
Eschalon: Book I	2007
Eschalon: Book II	2010
Eschalon: Book III	2014

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Eschalon: Book I is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RPG game in the Eschalon series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
GamersGate
GOG.com		Free.
Steam		Free.
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Eschalon Book 1 Saved Games\eschalon.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Eschalon Book 1 Saved Games\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		800x600.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game general settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Atmosphere, Footsteps
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Fan translation by ZoG Forum Team

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				^[1]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7.0 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB

References

↑ Eschalon: Book I - last accessed on 2021-05-11

[1] Eschalon: Book I - last accessed on 2021-05-11

[1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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Developers

	Basilisk Games
Engines
	BlitzMax
Release dates
Windows	November 19, 2007
macOS (OS X)	December 11, 2007
Linux	December 21, 2007
Reception
Metacritic	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Eschalon