Difference between revisions of "Path of Exile"

Revision as of 11:04, 28 September 2018

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

Free-to-Play

General information

Official website

Official Path of Exile Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Steam		Install with `steam://install/238960`

All versions require a Path of Exile account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Path of Exile\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/238960/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Approx. 10 MB available. Syncs up to 25 custom item filters (.filter files in `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Path of Exile\`). All character/save data is synced online with Grinding Gear. Steam Cloud hided.

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Thai

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		6

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

BSOD with Creative Labs sound cards

Use updated OpenAL libraries^[1]^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>.
Delete or move OpenAL32.dll and wrap_oal.dll.
From now on start the game with --nopatch parameter.

Notes

Automatic game updates are disabled in this way.

Every time the patcher is run the old .dll are going to be restored

Launch the game with --nosound or --softwareaudio parameters^[2]^{[citation needed]}

Performance on low end systems

Edit production_Config.ini^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open production_Config.ini.
Make the following changes:
- antialias_mode=0
- dx11_antialias_mode=0
- dx9_antialias_mode=0
- antialias_mode=0
- post_processing=false
- screen_shake=false
- shadow_type=no_shadows
- texture_filtering=0
- texture_quality=5
- vsync=false (vsync==true causes input lag. Force Vsync through graphics card control panel or cap the frame rate (cap -1 of monitor refresh rate recommended)).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11	Also uses DirectX9 EX for post-Windows XP systems.
Shader Model support	3, 4	^[3]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Studio
Cutscenes	Bink Video 2

System requirements

A 64-bit OS is recommended.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7 SP1, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Single-core 1.4 GHz	Quad-core 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT ATI Radeon X1950 Pro DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX560 DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

↑ 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>/238960/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (238960) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Forum - Technical & Account Support - Creative X-Fi bug: PoE uses old "hardcoded" OpenAL32.dll (suggestion for fix) - Path of Exile
↑ Forum - Technical & Account Support - BSOD with only POE - Path of Exile
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2018-6-29
Based on "max_PS_shader_model" and "max_VS_shader_model" values in game's config file when using DirectX 11.

[Proton_path_note-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>/238960/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (238960) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Forum - Technical & Account Support - Creative X-Fi bug: PoE uses old "hardcoded" OpenAL32.dll (suggestion for fix) - Path of Exile

[3] Forum - Technical & Account Support - BSOD with only POE - Path of Exile

[4] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2018-6-29
Based on "max_PS_shader_model" and "max_VS_shader_model" values in game's config file when using DirectX 11.

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Developers

	Grinding Gear Games
Release dates
Windows	October 23, 2013