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| ===[https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffxiii-2-tears-16829754 Leviathan's Tears Mod]=== | | ===[https://www.patreon.com/posts/ffxiii-2-tears-16829754 Leviathan's Tears Mod]=== |
| {{ii}} The PC version's rain has broken translucency. This replaces it with parameters for a higher resolution version of the original PS3's rain textures. | | {{ii}} The PC version's rain has broken translucency. This replaces it with parameters for a higher resolution version of the original PS3's rain textures. |
| + | How to: Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file. |
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| ===[https://github.com/rebtd7/FF13Fix FF13Fix]=== | | ===[https://github.com/rebtd7/FF13Fix FF13Fix]=== |
Revision as of 00:03, 21 January 2021
Key points
- Includes most of the DLC's from the console version
- Ability to run at resolutions higher than 720p, and at 60fps.
- English and Japanese audio voice overs are included in most of the steam region versions of the game except for the Asian steam region version.
- Unfavorable to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions in areas such as:
- Pre-rendered cutscenes were encoded a bit differently resulting in them having some compression artifacts and washed out colors when compared to the PS3 version.
- Shadow rendering is a bit different compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, producing shadows that do not look good in most cases.
- Alpha channel of textures also cast their own shadows along with the shadows cast by other objects.[1][2][3]
- Broken surround sound outside 2 or 6 channels
- No Controller vibration.
- Rain translucency is broken
- Certain DLC's are not available out of the box on PC
- Issues specific to the PC version:
- Constant crashes throughout the game
- Framerate is inconsistent and regularly dips to the low 40's or locks itself to 30 FPS.
- Constant stuttering in game.
- Lack of audio volume sliders, which makes it impossible to adjust the volume of different in-game audio elements.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
- Visit Final Fantasy Wiki for more information on DLC.
- Includes the following DLC from the console versions in the base game:[4] Note that the Coliseum Battles and Scenarios are only available after completing the game.
- Coliseum Battle Opponents: Omega, Lightning & Amodar, Nabaat, Ultros & Typhon, PuPu, Gilgamesh
- Serah's Outfits: Summoner's Garb, Beachwear, White Mage
- Noel's Outfits: Battle Attire, Spacetime Guardian, Black Mage
- Mog's Outfits: A Wondrous Wardrobe
- Sazh's Story Scenario: Heads or Tails?
- Lightning's Story Scenario: Requiem of the Goddess
- Snow's Story Scenario: Perpetual Battlefield
- The following DLC are not available on PC out-of-box due to copyright and licensing issues, but can be enabled using the Console Content Patch:
- 2 outfits for Serah: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Style and Steel
- 2 outfits for Noel: N7 Armor (from Mass Effect 3); Assassin's Creed
- All 5 DLC weapons (3 bows for Serah, 2 swords for Noel)
- 5 Japan-exclusive accessories (Delicate Diva's Microphone, Delicate Diva's Headphones, Delicate Goddess's Bangle, Delicate Goddess's Earring, and Stiltzkin's Diary)
Essential improvements
- Required for fixing the constant crashes.
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- If you do not want to use the Large address aware patch, you can use this instead
- This restores and unlocks all DLC normally unavailable in-game due to copyright and licensing issues.
How to: Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file.
- The PC version's rain has broken translucency. This replaces it with parameters for a higher resolution version of the original PS3's rain textures.
How to: Decompress the contents of the archive into your Final Fantasy XIII-2 Alba directory and run the .bat file.
- Mod that fixes low framerates on capable machines, and uncaps framerates. How this works:
- Removes aggressive frame pacer (proper triple buffer implementation).
- Disables constant checks for input devices.
- Uncaps framerate, also properly utilizes the display's refresh rate.
- Fixes the slowdown when 2D elements are drawn in the HUD
- Fixes missing text on enemy scans.
- Enables vibration support.
- Works around the screen glitches when using 2560x1440 resolution
- This fix is NOT compatible with GeDoSaTo
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- All in-game configuration is stored in the save game data. The title screen configuration is not preserved between sessions.
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
Steam Cloud |
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Up to 50 save files (886.92 MB) can be synced. |
Video
Force windowed mode
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- Install FF13Fix.
- Open
FF13Fix.ini .
- Change
ForceWindowedMode = false to ForceWindowedMode = true .
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Force borderless mode
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- Install FF13Fix.
- Open
FF13Fix.ini .
- Change
Borderless = false to Borderless = true .
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Force Vsync off
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- Install FF13Fix.
- Open
FF13Fix.ini .
- Change
PresentationInterval = 1 to PresentationInterval = -1 .
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Input
- The game comes only with grey Xbox button prompts, without differentiating colors; This mod restores PlayStation and colored Xbox prompts.
Audio
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Worldwide (audio not available in Asia) |
English |
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Mod which restores English subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Traditional Chinese |
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Asia only |
Traditional Chinese |
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Mod which restores Traditional Chinese subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
French |
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Not available in Asia |
French |
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Mod which restores French subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
German |
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Not available in Asia |
German |
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Mod which restores German subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Italian |
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Not available in Asia |
Italian |
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Mod which restores Italian subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Japanese |
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Worldwide (UI and subtitles only available in Asia) |
Japanese |
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Mod which restores Japanese subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Korean |
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Asia only |
Korean |
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Mod which restores Korean subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Russian |
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Fan translation by «FFRTT.ru» |
Spanish |
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Not available in Asia |
Spanish |
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Mod which restores Spanish subtitles to any version of the game. Download here. |
Issues fixed
Constant crashes throughout the game
- The game can crash at multiple points due to the game's internal memory usage exceeding 2gb and while saving.
Inconsistent Framerate
- The section on this issue for Final Fantasy XIII applies to this game as well. This game further complicates this issue with additional post-processing effects, which locks the framerate to 30 most of the time.
Use FF13Fix to improve the frame rate
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In the GPU control panel, set the power management mode to Prefer Maximum Performance. This is required even if you are not using FF13Fix. Set triple buffering to "On" as well.
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- If not using the FF13Fix then do the following:
Turn off the mini-map in-game
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The mini-map can drop the frame rate up to 10-20FPS depending on the area in game. You can toggle the mini-map off in-game to improve the performance.
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Shadows appear pixelated, jagged and blocky
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Broken surround sound
- This issue occurs when not in stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel mode due to the game incorrectly filling audio buffers, causing buzzing audio and incorrect voice positioning.[7][8]
Set your sound card to use stereo (2 channels) or 6 channel modes[9]
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If you are running Windows 10, set the FFXiii2Launcher.exe compatibility to Windows 8. If you are running an version older than Windows 10, then set the compatibility to Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
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Audio volume is low
- The game has a low volume level that is about half as loud as a typical game, and there are no in-game volume options. The only thing a player can do is crank up their speaker volume.
Rain appears as white lines
- The translucency of rain is lower and looks like white lines, much worse than the console versions.
Game uses incorrect refresh rate
- By default the game forces a 60 Hz refresh rate in full screen mode.
Override refresh rate set by game[10]
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- Download the latest release of FF13Fix.
- Copy
dinput8.dll and FF13Fix.ini to <path-to-game>\alba_data\prog\win\bin .
Notes
- The game will now use the same refresh rate selected in Windows.
- You can edit
FF13Fix.ini to specify a custom refresh rate.
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Character runs off screen in opening battle
- There is a game-breaking bug where the character can run off screen in the first battle, rendering the current game unplayable. Restart the game to try again.
Fullscreen mode doesn't work
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Pixelated screen bug when using 2560x1440 resolution
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Launcher doesn't launch
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Controller vibration doesn't work
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Mouse cursor stays on screen
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
- See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy XIII.
Issues Unresolved
Alpha channel of textures casts shadows
- On Console versions, the alpha channel of a texture is taken into account as shadow calculations are done. on PC, even the transparent part of a texture casts shadows, making every shadow coming from alpha textures a big angular blob[11]
Additional mods
- Removes the incandescent glow effect from recruited monsters.
- Adds new monsters as random encounters and Mog Throw rewards along with a few fixes. Each new monster comes included with its own unique moveset and Feral Link.
- Requires the Console Content Patch.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 or later |
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 |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8 Series ATI Radeon HD 4000 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5870 |
Other |
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XInput controller (map DirectInput controllers using drivers)[12] |
Notes
References