Final Fantasy XIII

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Final Fantasy XIII

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Developers
	Square Enix
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Crystal Tools
Release dates
Windows	October 9, 2014

Key points

Reports indicate the game has good general performance with efficient CPU and GPU usage.

Reports indicate the game is a poor indirect port with few configurable options, an internal resolution lock of 1280x720 with 720p assets, poorly encoded Bink FMVs, and inconsistent FPS.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
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GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Publisher website
Steam

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

GeDoSaTo

GeDoSaTo can modify the game's internal resolution, anti-aliasing, Vsync, and shadow settings, and downsample from higher resolutions for improved anti-aliasing.

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The game at 2560x1440 resolution with GeDoSaTo.

Download, then make sure it is updated with the included GeDoSaToUpdater tool. When done, go to Edit Settings, choose the "ffxiiiimg" profile in the bottom left and tweak the profile to your liking while keeping in mind the performance impact of each option (don't forget to save). Then simply run the game.

Note that as the assets of the game are only 720p. Depending on your configuration the 2D textures (such as font and HUD) can appear very pixelated.

720p GPU upscaling

Ignore this if you want to use GeDoSaTo. GPU support varies.

For NVIDIA users, in the NVIDIA control panel, in "Select a scaling mode:" under "Adjust desktop size and position", ensure "Full-screen" is selected and set "perform scaling on" to GPU. For AMD users, in the Catalyst Control Center, in the "Image Scaling" section under "Properties (Digital Flat-Panel)" where Digital Flat-Panel is the monitor type, ensure "Enable GPU Scaling" is checked and "Scale image to full panel size" is selected. This leaves the monitor at its resolution and allows the GPU to upscale the game instead of relying on the monitor.

Block Artifact on hair for Nvidia Users

Follow the guide on this post under the section "GeDoSaTo Setup" to create a driver profile for Final Fantasy XIII and enable the "AntiAliasing Fix" to fix block like artifacts on character hair.

Remove unused FMVs to free up space

Features dual audio English and Japanese for the ROW release. Removing the FMV files for either language frees about 20 GB of space.

Verification and updating by Steam will redownload the files.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292120/pfx/

All in-game configuration is stored in the save game data. The title screen configuration is not preserved between sessions.

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292120/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Non-configurable shadows that are pixelated and jagged. Use GeDoSaTo to tweak.

Launcher options.

In-game options.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Internal resolution is always 1280x720. Use GeDoSaTo to change.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		GeDoSaTo currently only supports 16:9 resolutions.
4K Ultra HD		Use GeDoSaTo.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Must be set through launcher and cannot be changed in-game.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use Windowed Borderless Gaming. Start the game in windowed and add it to the program. Then use the program to adjust the window to your monitor resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use the GPU control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		4xMSAA. Use GeDoSaTo to configure. Nvidia users can also use other forms of AA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On. Use GeDoSaTo or the GPU control panel to change.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Most keys can be rebound, but movement and camera orientation keys cannot
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Can confirm with the left button and cancel with the right button if the game has mouse focus, which may require alt tabbing out and back to the game.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For controller button prompts, change the On-Screen Button Explanations in the settings to Controller Type.
Full controller support		Cannot exit the game normally using the controller.
Controller remapping		Confirmation and cancellation buttons can be swapped via the "-decidebuttonreverse" command line option of "ffxiiiimg.exe". With it enabled (default for Asia) B becomes confirm and A cancel, disabling it does the reverse.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis inversion also available

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		The game has a low volume level that is about half as loud as a typical game. There are no in-game volume options so turning up the PC volume is recommended. If you are streaming or recording the game with commentary, you may want to decrease your microphone volume.
Surround sound		Up to 5.1
Subtitles		Individual settings for cutscene and gameplay subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Loses focus by minimizing in windowed mode.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Worldwide (audio not available in Asia)
French				Not available in Asia
German				Not available in Asia
Italian				Not available in Asia
Spanish				Not available in Asia
Japanese				Worldwide (UI and subtitles only available in Asia)
Traditional Chinese				Asia only
Korean				Asia only

Issues unresolved

Inconsistent FPS

While there are several workarounds and fixes for inconstant FPS (an issue not entirely unique to the PC port), for some this remains unresolved and may be due to issues with the game itself rather than tied to resource usage such as the GPU or CPU.

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Issues fixed

Launcher doesn't launch

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Could not secure sufficient VRAM

This issue occurs when launching the game due to the inability to allocate the required VRAM.

Check if you meet the system requirements through Steam. It can be done directly by entering steam://checksysreqs/292120 in a web browser. There are additional checks such as Can You RUN it available.

Run "dxdiag.exe" and ensure at least 256MB is shown under "Approx. Total Memory" under the "Display" tab.

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Esc key quits immediately

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Prevent accidental pressing of the Esc key.

Using Esc while in fullscreen mode may cause the game to immediately quit without warning instead of showing a confirmation dialog box.

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Abnormal eyelashes and hair

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Abnormal eyelashes and hair with Lightning.

This issue occurs when MSAA is disabled as it's required for proper alpha to coverage.

This fix is for NVIDIA users. Normally AMD users cannot force AA off with the GPU control panel.

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System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz dual core	Intel Core 2 Quad (2.66 GHz) AMD Phenom II X4 (2.8 GHz)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA Geforce 8 Series ATI Radeon HD 2000 series 256MB of VRAM	NVIDIA Geforce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible	DirectX 11 compatible
Other		XInput controller (map DirectInput controllers using drivers)

Full screen mode will only run on an environment that supports a screen resolution of 1280x720.

Officially recommends a XInput controller, but only supports DirectInput preventing XInput workarounds and assumes controllers are mapped the same as XInput controllers. Reports also indicate the game lacks controller vibration support found in the console versions.