Difference between revisions of "Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth"

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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Game can be launched directly from the executable^[1]
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform
Origin (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\The Pillars of the Earth\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Pillars of the Earth/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Pillars of the Earth/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\The Pillars of the Earth\Savegames\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Pillars of the Earth/Savegames/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Pillars of the Earth/Savegames/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

External settings.

In-game graphics settings.

In-game interface settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Anamorphic 16:9. Fullscreen always uses desktop resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Camera is static.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Camera is static.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Control methods are different and switch to the last device being used. Mouse uses point-and-click scheme, controller moves character and provides interaction prompts for nearby objects.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Mouse/keyboard control scheme.
Xbox One control scheme.
DualShock 4 control scheme.
Steam Input control scheme.

Audio

In-game language settings.

In-game sound settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effect, Speech, Global, Sound, Movie
Surround sound		7.0 Surround
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Translation.
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Issues fixed

During Book 3 Chapter 5 after initiating dialog on a castle wall both characters just stand and blink, but nothing happens

Avoid bug by waiting until other person moves first^[2]^[3]
Exit the game by pressing `Alt`+`F4`. Start the game again, choose Continue and approach that person again. Go back to previous location and return. Wait until the person moves. Initiate the dialog.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 10
Processor (CPU)	2.8 GHz Dual Core	Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13500 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon HD 6670 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon R7 240

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7	10.12
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i5 2.9 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13500 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel Iris Graphics 550	Nvidia GeForce GT 650M

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04	Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU)	2.8 GHz Dual Core	Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13500 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon HD 6670 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon R7 240

A 64-bit operating system is required.

References

↑ Verified by User:Itsumi1117 on 2021-04-16
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/234270/discussions/2/3211505894144982491/#c3211505894147160408
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-12-18

[1] Verified by User:Itsumi1117 on 2021-04-16

[2] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/234270/discussions/2/3211505894144982491/#c3211505894147160408

[3] Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-12-18

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Developers

	Daedalic Entertainment
Engines
	Visionaire
Release dates
Windows	August 15, 2017
macOS (OS X)	August 15, 2017
Linux	August 15, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Flip screen, Side view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Europe, Medieval