Path of Exile

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this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.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

General information

Official Path of Exile Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Epic Games Store
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
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud		Approx. 10 MB available. Syncs up to 25 custom item filters (.filter files in `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Path of Exile\`). Steam Cloud hidden.

All character and save data is synced online with Grinding Gear Games.

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Set with Display Mode in Options, Graphics.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		x4/x8 MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Custom item color filters can be created to partially assist colorblind players, but no native in-game support exists.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		^[3]

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

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

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

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^[4]^{[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^[5]^{[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	11
Vulkan		Added beta on May 28, 2020.^[6]
Shader Model support	3, 4	^[7]

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Studio
Cutscenes	Bink Video 2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8	7 SP1, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Single-core 2.6 GHz	Quad-core 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 Ti ATI Radeon™ HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX560 DirectX 11 compatible

Solid state storage is recommended

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

↑ Path of Exile: Heist launches Sept. 18 - Polygon - last accessed on [unknown]
"With Heist, Path of Exile also gains Mac OS support. Players won’t need to start over on Mac, and can use their Path of Exile account to jump between the two versions of the game, maintaining their progress wherever they play. Heist comes to Path of Exile on Sept. 18 for Windows pc and Mac, with the console update coming a few days later on Sept. 23."
↑ New 120Hz Games Report
↑ Reddit: Grinding Gear Games AMA
↑ 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
↑ 3.10.2 Patch with Beta of Vulkan Renderer - last accessed on 2020-05-28
↑ 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-2] 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.

[1] Path of Exile: Heist launches Sept. 18 - Polygon - last accessed on [unknown]
"With Heist, Path of Exile also gains Mac OS support. Players won’t need to start over on Mac, and can use their Path of Exile account to jump between the two versions of the game, maintaining their progress wherever they play. Heist comes to Path of Exile on Sept. 18 for Windows pc and Mac, with the console update coming a few days later on Sept. 23."

[3] New 120Hz Games Report

[4] Reddit: Grinding Gear Games AMA

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

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

[tu2-7] 3.10.2 Patch with Beta of Vulkan Renderer - last accessed on 2020-05-28

[8] 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
macOS (OS X)	September 18, 2020^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	86
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play
Microtransactions	Currency
Genres	RPG