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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
- Community Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Lacks the additional content from Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition, available only on Nintendo Switch and iOS.[4]
Monetization
Microtransactions
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\HyperLightDrifter\GamePrefs.dat |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.HeartMachine.HyperLightDrifter |
Linux |
$HOME/.config/HyperLightDrifter |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- Save data starts with an 80 characters long machine-specific header, followed by Base64-encoded content that defines various gameplay parameters.
- Due to the machine-specific header, saves requires specific steps to facilitate transfers to other machines.
System |
Location |
Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\HyperLightDrifter\ |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.HeartMachine.HyperLightDrifter |
Linux |
$HOME/.config/HyperLightDrifter |
System |
Native |
Notes |
Epic Games Launcher |
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Disabled due to technical limitations.[5] |
GOG Galaxy |
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Origin |
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While cloud sync is enabled for the game and the save data is synced to the cloud, the save will not be detected on other machines unless manually updated to account for the machine-specific header of the other machine. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
In-game general settings.
Input
In-game keyboard and mouse settings.
In-game Xbox controller controls.
In-game DualShock 4 controls.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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SFX, 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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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Russian |
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GOG only. |
Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Save game transfer
Transfer save game to a new machine[8][9][10]
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- Go to the save game data location on the old machine and backup the desired file.
- On the new machine, create a new save.
- Open the new save in a text editor and search for the first occurrence of
eyAi .
- Copy all text preceding
eyAi .
- Open the old save in a text editor and search for the first occurrence of
eyAi .
- Paste the text from the new save into the old save, overwriting the current preceding text.
- Copy over the altered old save into the new machine's save game data location.
Notes
- The first 80 characters of the save file is a machine-specific header that must be updated to reflect the new machine.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
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Linux and Mac OS X only. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Linux | |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04, SteamOS |
Processor (CPU) |
1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM |
References