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Revision as of 23:58, 29 March 2019

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Path of Exile
Path of Exile cover
Developers
Grinding Gear Games
Release dates
Windows October 23, 2013
Path of Exile on Wikipedia

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
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Install with steam://install/238960
Windows
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) <SteamLibrary-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.
Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

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

Issues fixed

BSOD with Creative Labs sound cards

Use updated OpenAL libraries[1][citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Delete or move OpenAL32.dll and wrap_oal.dll.
  3. 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]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open production_Config.ini.
  3. 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 DirectX 9 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

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Single-core 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
DirectX 9.0c compatible
A 64-bit OS is recommended.

Notes

  1. Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References