Difference between revisions of "F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin"
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
===Patches=== | ===Patches=== | ||
− | + | {{ii}} The latest official patch for the base game is [https://www.moddb.com/games/fear-2/downloads/fear-2-project-origin-patch-v105 v1.05]. | |
===Unofficial patches=== | ===Unofficial patches=== | ||
− | + | {{ii}} KasKillo's [https://github.com/KasKillo/Fear-2-Fixer FEAR 2 Fixer] enables custom FOV, a windowed/fullscreen mode switch, disabling intros and HUD. | |
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+ | ===Mouse deadzone and sensitivity problems=== | ||
+ | {{--}} The game suffers from a deadzone for small mouse movements and an unusually high sensitivity, even on the lowest settings. | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/932-fear-2-mouse-fix/ FEAR 2 Mouse Fix] for raw mouse input|ref=<ref>[https://methanhydrat.wordpress.com/2017/09/03/fear-2-mouse-fix/ FEAR 2 Mouse Fix | The Meth Lab]</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | }} | ||
===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]=== | ||
− | {{ii}} This game uses vertical FOV. See [ | + | {{ii}} This game uses vertical FOV. See [https://themetalmuncher.github.io/fov-calc/ FOV Calculator] for help. |
{{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration files|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration files|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix= | ||
# Go to the installation folder. | # Go to the installation folder. | ||
− | # Edit {{file|autoexec.cfg}} with | + | # Edit {{file|autoexec.cfg}} with a text editor. |
− | # Add {{code|FovY XX}} | + | # Add {{code|FovY XX}} in a new line, where XX is the desired vertical FOV. |
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{{Fixbox|description=Set windowed mode|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Set windowed mode|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix= | ||
# Go to the installation folder. | # Go to the installation folder. | ||
− | # Edit {{file|autoexec.cfg}} with | + | # Edit {{file|autoexec.cfg}} with a text editor. |
− | # Add {{code|Windowed 1}} | + | # Add {{code|Windowed 1}} in a new line. |
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{{Fixbox|description=Map mouse buttons to keys|ref=<ref>[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/932145-fear-2-project-origin/48100719 A Simple Solution to the Mouse Button 4 and 5 Problem. - GameFAQs]</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Map mouse buttons to keys|ref=<ref>[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/932145-fear-2-project-origin/48100719 A Simple Solution to the Mouse Button 4 and 5 Problem. - GameFAQs]</ref>|fix= | ||
# Download [http://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/XMouseButtonControl.htm XMouseButtonControl]. | # Download [http://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/XMouseButtonControl.htm XMouseButtonControl]. | ||
− | # Assign "Mouse Button 4" and "Mouse Button 5" to keys | + | # Assign "Mouse Button 4" and "Mouse Button 5" to the desired keys. |
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|audio = limited | |audio = limited | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
− | |notes = The Reborn (Renai.) campaign | + | |notes = The Reborn (Renai.) campaign was not dubbed. |
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
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|audio = limited | |audio = limited | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
− | |notes = The Reborn (Phönix) campaign | + | |notes = The Reborn (Phönix) campaign was not dubbed. |
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
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|audio = false | |audio = false | ||
|subtitles = limited | |subtitles = limited | ||
− | |notes = The Reborn DLC is in English, but a | + | |notes = The Reborn DLC is in English, but a fan-made translation is available.{{cn|December 2022}} |
|fan = true | |fan = true | ||
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|audio = limited | |audio = limited | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
− | |notes = The Reborn (Renito) campaign | + | |notes = The Reborn (Renito) campaign was not dubbed. |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Japanese | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = false | ||
+ | |subtitles = true | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only; [https://www.moddb.com/games/fear-2/downloads/fear-2-jp-localization download for digital versions]. Reborn is completely in English, with the only difference made being the font. | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = Brazilian Portuguese | + | |language = Brazilian Portuguese |
− | |interface = hackable | + | |interface = hackable |
− | |audio = false | + | |audio = false |
− | |subtitles = hackable | + | |subtitles = hackable |
− | |fan = true | + | |fan = true |
− | |notes = A | + | |notes = A fan-made translation can be downloaded [https://tribogamer.com/downloads/1477_baixar-traducao-para-f-e-a-r-2-project-origin-f-e-a-r-2-project-origin.html here]. |
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Russian | |language = Russian | ||
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
− | |audio = | + | |audio = limited |
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
|notes = The Reborn DLC is in English on Steam, even though the retail version has it fully localized. | |notes = The Reborn DLC is in English on Steam, even though the retail version has it fully localized. | ||
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|audio = limited | |audio = limited | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
− | |notes = Some audio not essential to the story | + | |notes = Some audio not essential to the story was not subbed nor dubbed. Reborn (Renicido) campaign has no dub (tested with GOG). |
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|asynchronous notes = | |asynchronous notes = | ||
}}{{Network/Connections | }}{{Network/Connections | ||
− | |matchmaking = | + | |matchmaking = false |
|matchmaking notes = | |matchmaking notes = | ||
− | |p2p = | + | |p2p = unknown |
|p2p notes = | |p2p notes = | ||
− | |dedicated = | + | |dedicated = true |
|dedicated notes = | |dedicated notes = | ||
− | |self-hosting = | + | |self-hosting = true |
|self-hosting notes = | |self-hosting notes = | ||
− | |direct ip = | + | |direct ip = unknown |
|direct ip notes = | |direct ip notes = | ||
}}{{Network/Ports | }}{{Network/Ports | ||
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|iz3d notes = | |iz3d notes = | ||
|vorpx = true | |vorpx = true | ||
− | |vorpx modes = G3D,DirectVR | + | |vorpx modes = G3D, DirectVR |
|vorpx notes = Officially supported game, see [https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/ official vorpx game list]. | |vorpx notes = Officially supported game, see [https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/ official vorpx game list]. | ||
|htc vive = | |htc vive = | ||
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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
− | ===Crash | + | ===Crash on startup=== |
− | {{ii}}Caused by an incompatibility with the sound drivers | + | {{ii}} Caused by an incompatibility with the sound drivers. The only solution is to play the game with the <code>-safemode</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]], which runs the game without sound. |
==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
− | ===Slow loading | + | ===Slow level loading=== |
− | {{ | + | {{ii}} Occurs only on Windows Vista and 7, because of the special graphic stack WDDM.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/9543/the-windows-10-review/13|title=DirectX 12 & WDDM 2.0: Reworking the Windows Graphics Stack|date=}}</ref> |
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===Peripheral audio channels cut off=== | ===Peripheral audio channels cut off=== | ||
− | {{--}} The game | + | {{--}} The game does not properly play sounds coming from any direction except front and indirect sounds (player actions, music, interface, reverb). This makes it difficult to use audio cues during gameplay, such as when getting shot or hit from behind, resulting in unfair deaths. |
{{Fixbox|description=Set sound properties to 96000 Hz|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Set sound properties to 96000 Hz|fix= | ||
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'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
{{ii}} This will also fix the "sound acceleration error" on Windows 8.1|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/16450/discussions/0/648811126818705165/ Sound Acceleration error]</ref>| | {{ii}} This will also fix the "sound acceleration error" on Windows 8.1|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/16450/discussions/0/648811126818705165/ Sound Acceleration error]</ref>| | ||
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'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
− | {{--}} Removes the crosshair and key bindings can | + | {{--}} Removes the crosshair and key bindings can not be seen in the menu.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mars icecream|date=2017-8|comment=From the readme.}}</ref> |
{{ii}} To create a crosshair use [http://2xdsoft.de.tl/OverlayXhair.htm OverlayXhair] or similar software. | {{ii}} To create a crosshair use [http://2xdsoft.de.tl/OverlayXhair.htm OverlayXhair] or similar software. | ||
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Revision as of 08:41, 14 December 2022
Actually codename Loki
Developers | |
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Monolith Productions | |
Publishers | |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Lithtech Jupiter EX | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 10, 2009 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
IGDB | 76 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | FPS |
Themes | Horror, Contemporary |
Series | F.E.A.R. |
F.E.A.R. | |
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F.E.A.R. | 2005 |
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate | 2007 |
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | 2009 |
F.E.A.R. 3 | 2011 |
F.E.A.R. Online | 2014 |
Warnings
General information
- Official manual
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Retail | StarForce 5 DRM. Rare and only released in Russia. Known as the Extended Edition. |
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GOG.com | Includes F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn. Unavailable in Germany. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | Complete Pack also available. The store page is unavailable in Russia, but the game may be received as a gift. Censored version available in Germany. | |||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [1] |
- A free demo is available on Steam. It also works for countries where the full release is not available. A non-Steam version is available from ModDB.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Reborn | Steam version cannot be activated or purchased in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. However, the GOG.com version is available internationally. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the base game is v1.05.
Unofficial patches
- KasKillo's FEAR 2 Fixer enables custom FOV, a windowed/fullscreen mode switch, disabling intros and HUD.
Mouse deadzone and sensitivity problems
- The game suffers from a deadzone for small mouse movements and an unusually high sensitivity, even on the lowest settings.
Use FEAR 2 Mouse Fix for raw mouse input[2] |
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Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WBGames\FEAR2\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16450/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WBGames\FEAR2\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16450/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | "Widescreen" option must be turned off in advanced performance settings or image will be stretched 16:9. HUD is limited to the 16:9 screen area. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FSAA. In windowed mode, force AA in the graphics driver. Users with an Nvidia graphics card can force high quality SGSSAA with the 0x004010C1 AA flag in the Nvidia Profile Inspector. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Adds noticeable mouse input lag. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering. |
Field of view (FOV)
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Edit configuration files[citation needed] |
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Use a command line argument[4] |
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Use |
Windowed
Set windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Primary and alternate mappings available. After the latest patch, Delete cannot be bound due to being used to delete key bindings. | |
Mouse acceleration | Use FEAR 2 Mouse Fix for raw mouse input. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Use FEAR 2 Mouse Fix to address high sensitivity problems. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Side mouse buttons
Map mouse buttons to keys[5] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, SFX, dialog *Lowering too much can cause problems, using volume mixer to adjust key volume is advised | |
Surround sound | Up to 5.1 output[6] and also can use Windows Sonic for headphones | |
Subtitles | "Captions" under Options → Game settings | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | The Reborn (Renai.) campaign was not dubbed. | |||
German | The Reborn (Phönix) campaign was not dubbed. | |||
Hungarian | The Reborn DLC is in English, but a fan-made translation is available.[citation needed] | |||
Italian | The Reborn (Renito) campaign was not dubbed. | |||
Japanese | Retail only; download for digital versions. Reborn is completely in English, with the only difference made being the font. | |||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | A fan-made translation can be downloaded here. | |||
Russian | The Reborn DLC is in English on Steam, even though the retail version has it fully localized. | |||
Spanish | Some audio not essential to the story was not subbed nor dubbed. Reborn (Renicido) campaign has no dub (tested with GOG). |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[7] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: FEAR 2 - Project Origin for better support. | |||
TriDef 3D | Works well with no 2D artifacts. Crosshair can be disabled by mod. | |||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest | |||
Novint Falcon |
Issues unresolved
Crash on startup
- Caused by an incompatibility with the sound drivers. The only solution is to play the game with the
-safemode
command line argument, which runs the game without sound.
Issues fixed
Slow level loading
- Occurs only on Windows Vista and 7, because of the special graphic stack WDDM.[8]
Disable Windows Aero[9] |
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Peripheral audio channels cut off
- The game does not properly play sounds coming from any direction except front and indirect sounds (player actions, music, interface, reverb). This makes it difficult to use audio cues during gameplay, such as when getting shot or hit from behind, resulting in unfair deaths.
Set sound properties to 96000 Hz[10] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 2.0b |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy | GameSpy services have been shut down. |
Disable the HUD
Use mod[11] |
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Notes
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista SP1 | XP SP3, Vista SP1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz (Vista) AMD Athlon 64 3000+ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (Vista) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB 1.5 GB (Vista) |
1.5 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB[Note 2] | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X700 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0b support |
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (16450) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ The GOG version of "F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin + Reborn" takes up 14.7 GB.
References
- ↑ Fallout 3 - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ FEAR 2 Mouse Fix | The Meth Lab
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 11, 2016
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-8
- Also affects in-engine cinematics
- ↑ A Simple Solution to the Mouse Button 4 and 5 Problem. - GameFAQs
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ DirectX 12 & WDDM 2.0: Reworking the Windows Graphics Stack - last accessed on
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on
- ↑ Sound Acceleration error
- ↑ No HUD mod for F.E.A.R 2 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-8
- From the readme.