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Key points
- Some puzzles in the game make use of the rumble feature in controllers. These instances are, however, mirrored with stereo sound.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\FEZ\Settings |
Microsoft Store |
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macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/FEZ/Settings |
Linux |
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/FEZ/Settings |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
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Settings
file stores all settings data.
Save game data location
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SaveSlot*
files store all the save data. The files with _backup
appended to them are the previous save files for the save slot, and can help in case of data corruption.
- Deleted saves can still be recovered by going to the relevant save folder and removing
_LastDelete
from the file name.
Video
Input
Invert look
Change a settings option[2]
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- Go to the configuration file location.
- Open
Settings .
- Change
invertLookX false to invertLookX true to invert X-axis mouse look.
- Change
invertLookY false to invertLookY true to invert Y-axis mouse look.
Notes
- Only applies to first person look.
- The mouse is inverted by default.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound and music. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Integrated into "Pause on lost focus" option |
EAX support |
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Uses EFX filters for low-pass effect |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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Issues fixed
Windows
Screen tearing when VSync is on and game runs at full speed
Vsync may be forced off in your GPU control panel[2]
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- Open AMD Catalyst Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel.
- Click 3D Application Settings (or similar).
- Edit the Global Settings or create a new profile for Fez.
- Set "Wait for Vertical Refresh" (AMD) or "Vertical Sync" (Nvidia) to "Use the 3D application setting" or similar.
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Game fails to start
Change your region settings[2]
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- Open the "Control Panel > Clock, Language, and Region > Region and Language > Formats".
- Set Format (the first drop-down from the top) to "English (US)".
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
3.3 |
2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
OpenAL Soft |
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Input |
SDL2 |
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Command line parameters
- See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter |
Description |
--no-gamepad |
Disables gamepad support. |
--no-music |
Disables music. |
--public-demo |
Only New Game/Resume Game and Credits options are enabled in main menu. |
--region %LANGUAGE% |
Possible languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
--trace |
Debug tracing. Useful for reporting bugs with crashes. |
--msaa-option |
Exposes unsupported anti-aliasing option. |
--gotta-gomez-fast |
Starts game in SpeedRun mode. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
2nd generation Intel HD (2000/3000) OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
| Nvidia GeForce GT 240 |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7.5 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
500 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
glibc 2.15 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
500 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) |
References