Key points
- Based on the International Zodiac Job System version of Final Fantasy XII, which overhauled the original game's character-development system and added numerous quality-of-life improvements.
- Features support for 60 FPS gameplay, 21:9 aspect ratios, and multiple-monitor setups.
- Exclusive to the PC version are boosters (developer-programmed built-in cheats) which maximize LP and gil, as well as the ability to play both New Game Plus and Minus without having to first finish the regular game.
- Received game patch to v1.0.4.0 on 24 April 2020 via Steam which adds new gameplay features from more recent ports of the game and removed Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
- Enabling Full Resolution Ambient Occlusion may have a significant performance drop on many GPUs.[2][3]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Version differences
- The Day One Edition, available only during February 1–8, 2018, also includes three audio tracks, an exclusive wallpaper, and a 20% discount.
- The Collector's Edition is a version that comes with a download code for the game, a steelbook containing the game's soundtrack, a set of five Judge-themed busts, and six art cards.
- Complete version feature differences between PC and other platforms as well as Steam patch history are available on the Final Fantasy Wiki page.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\ |
Microsoft Store |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\MS-Store FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\ |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/595520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\ |
Microsoft Store |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\MS-Store FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\ |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/595520/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 199 save slots available.
Video
Input
Keyboard settings. Some commands can be bound to up to three different keys, while others can only be bound to one.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, sound effects and voice sliders. |
Surround sound |
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4.0/6.0 - No center channel/LFE handled by soundcard. Otherwise good 3D positional surround sound. FMVs are proper 5.1. |
Subtitles |
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Mute on focus lost |
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The game automatically pauses when losing focus (excl. movie cutscenes). In this case, the audio is also muted. The auto-pause feature can be removed via the following mod. Mute on lost can also be forced via Special K. |
- Music can be toggled between the PS2 original in-game BGM, PS2 original soundtrack, and new re-orchestrated BGM.
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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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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Polish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, download. |
Russian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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VR support
Issues fixed
Game runs at double speed
Disable VSync[5]
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This issue may be caused by having a high refresh rate monitor. Disable Vsync in game. If the game crashes when disabling Vsync, go to Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\<number>\GameSetting.ini and change VSync=On to VSync=Off
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Press F1
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The game has an option to run at different speeds by pressing the F1-F3 keys. Press F1 to return to default speed.
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Set monitor to 60hz and/or disable G-Sync/Freesync
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Performing these fixes has helped many users resolve this issue.
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Crash on launch with "A fatal error has occured" (Windows 10)
- There are many potential issues causing this error, however this fixes one of them.
Disable high entropy bottom-up ASLR
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- Open Windows Defender and navigate to: App & Browser Control > Exploit Protection Settings > Program Settings
- Click the + button and select "Add by program name". Enter
FFXII_TZA.exe
- Scroll down to "randomize memory allocations (bottom-up ASLR)" and enable the "override system settings" option. Keep it switched
on but make sure that the "Don't use high entropy" option is enabled .
- Now the game should launch without this error.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
[6][7] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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- Unlocks framerate beyond 60 fps.
- Custom in-game speed multiplier.
- FOV customization
- Gamma customization
Note: No support for the latest Steam version 1.0.4.0 as of 24 April 2020.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 x64 or later |
7 x64 or later |
Processor (CPU) |
Dual-core Intel Pentium G3260 3.3 GHz
| Quad-core Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
50 GB |
70 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 [8][9] compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit Windows OS and compatible hardware/drivers are required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/595520/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (595520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References