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{{Availability/row| Humble | planet-alpha | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | planet-alpha | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 485030 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 485030 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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}}
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 +
{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Digital Artbook | | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Original Soundtrack | | Windows }}
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Replace video file|ref=<ref name ="Wasch" />|fix=
 +
# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\PlanetAlpha\Content\Movies\}}.
 +
# Rename or move the file {{file|Bootflow.mp4}}.
 +
# Download an empty .mp4 file from the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1394-greedfall-intro-logo-skip/ PCGW files section].
 +
# Extract one of the files to the above location and rename it to {{file|Bootflow.mp4}}.
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Simply removing the intro file causes the game to stay at a black screen.
 +
{{ii}} Alternatively, make a copy of {{file|Chapter 01.mp4}} and rename it to {{file|Bootflow.mp4}} to only show a quick clip.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
−
{{Image|Planet Alpha Video Settings.png|Video settings.}}
+
{{Image|Planet Alpha Video Settings.png|Video settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/planet-alpha/en
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/planet-alpha/en
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Anamorphic}} 16:9 aspect ratio.
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Pillarboxed}} by default. Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1720-planet-alpha-ultrawide-multimonitor-patchers/ this patcher].
 
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Pillarboxed}} by default. Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1720-planet-alpha-ultrawide-multimonitor-patchers/ this patcher].
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Exclusive fullscreen also available.
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
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|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps notes              = Framerate normally capped at 92 FPS.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-06-18}}</ref> See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]] for how to achieve 120 FPS.
 
|120 fps notes              = Framerate normally capped at 92 FPS.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-06-18}}</ref> See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]] for how to achieve 120 FPS.
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
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# Change the <code>FrameRateLimit=</code> number to the desired frame rate.
 
# Change the <code>FrameRateLimit=</code> number to the desired frame rate.
 
# Save and close the file.
 
# Save and close the file.
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}}
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 +
===Post-processing===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable chromatic aberration|ref=<ref name="Wasch">{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2020-07-17}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open {{code|Engine.ini}}.
 +
#Add the following lines and save the file:
 +
<pre>
 +
[SystemSettings]
 +
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0
 +
</pre>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
−
{{Image|Planet Alpha Control Settings.png|Control settings.}}
+
{{Image|Planet Alpha Control Settings.png|Control settings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = false
+
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Mouse not used during gameplay.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
−
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Right stick used for subtle camera movements only.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
−
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
−
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
−
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
+
|dualshock 4 modes        = Wired, V1
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
−
|controller hotplug        = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
−
|haptic feedback notes    =  
+
|haptic feedback notes    = Can be disabled.
−
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
−
{{Image|Planet_Alpha_Audio_Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
+
{{Image|Planet_Alpha_Audio_Settings.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Effects, Interface
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Effects, Interface
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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 +
===Change language===
 +
{{ii}} Steam users can change the language via the [[Store:Steam#Change the language of a game|game properties]].
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Modify Engine.ini|ref=<ref name="Wasch" />|fix=
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open {{code|Engine.ini}}.
 +
# Add the following and change the variable to a supported [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes ISO 639-1 code] (''e.g.'' {{code|en}} for English, {{code|de}} for German).
 +
<pre>
 +
[Internationalization]
 +
Culture=en
 +
</pre>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|tridef 3d gg3d award        =  
 
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =  
 
|iz3d gg3d award            =  
 
|iz3d gg3d award            =  
−
|native 3d                  = unknown
+
|native 3d                  = false
 
|native 3d notes            =  
 
|native 3d notes            =  
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
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===Middleware===
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
{{Middleware
−
|physics          =  
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|physics          = PhysX
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|audio            = FMOD
 
|audio            = FMOD

Revision as of 15:21, 17 July 2020

Planet Alpha
Planet Alpha cover
Developers
Planet Alpha ApS
Publishers
Team17
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows September 4, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 72
OpenCritic 71
IGDB 58
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Planet Alpha on IGDB
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Planet Alpha on MobyGames
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General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Digital Artbook
Windows
Original Soundtrack
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace video file[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\PlanetAlpha\Content\Movies\.
  2. Rename or move the file Bootflow.mp4.
  3. Download an empty .mp4 file from the PCGW files section.
  4. Extract one of the files to the above location and rename it to Bootflow.mp4.

Notes

Simply removing the intro file causes the game to stay at a black screen.
Alternatively, make a copy of Chapter 01.mp4 and rename it to Bootflow.mp4 to only show a quick clip.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\PlanetAlpha\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/485030/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\PlanetAlpha\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/485030/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 Anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio.
Multi-monitor
 
 Pillarboxed by default. Use this patcher.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Pillarboxed by default. Use this patcher or a modified exe for 21:9.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Exclusive fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Framerate normally capped at 92 FPS.[2] See High frame rate for how to achieve 120 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

High frame rate

Modify user settings file[3]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini.
  3. Under [/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings], add the line FrameRateLimit=144.000000
  4. Change the FrameRateLimit= number to the desired frame rate.
  5. Save and close the file.

Post-processing

Disable chromatic aberration[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following lines and save the file:
[SystemSettings]
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0

Input

Control settings
Control settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse not used during gameplay.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Right stick used for subtle camera movements only.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Can be disabled.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Effects, Interface
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Danish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

Change language

Steam users can change the language via the game properties.
Modify Engine.ini[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and change the variable to a supported ISO 639-1 code (e.g. en for English, de for German).
[Internationalization]
Culture=en

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Planet Alpha (DX11).

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2550K 3.4 GHz
AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz		 Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz
AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon R9 380X
2 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/485030/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (485030) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2020-07-17
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-06-18
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-06-18