Psychonauts
Developers | |
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Double Fine Productions | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 26, 2005 |
macOS (OS X) | September 29, 2011 |
Linux | May 31, 2012 |
General information
- Official website
- Double Fine Action Forums - Psychonauts
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Unofficial wiki
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3830/pfx/[Note 1] |
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AudioSettings.ini
stores audio settings. -
DisplaySettings.ini
stores video settings.
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3830/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- Menu option exists, but can also be changed in the DisplaySettings.ini file.
Instructions |
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Input settings
Controller support
- An Xbox 360 Controller is recommended. On all OS X and Linux versions of the game, as well as up-to-date Windows versions, the Xbox 360 Controller works out of the box.
- (Windows only) Mouse camera control is disabled if a gamepad is plugged in.
Keyboard tooltips
- Instructional tooltips remain as if using a keyboard and mouse when using the controller.
Instructions |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German |
Issues unresolved
Smart Camera option does not work
The smart (automatic) camera stays on, even if you disable it in the game options or through the game's configuration files.[1]
Linux version differences
- Mouse movement in this game feels entirely different from Windows (no zigzags, smoother.)
Issues fixed
Corrupt Game Profile
If, when you open Psychonauts, you are presented with the following error message:
Error (null), line -1 Crash: 0xc0000005 If you have VS.NET installed, you can try to attach the debugger Otherwise, click OK
then you may have a corrupted/damaged game profile.
To fix the error message and allow the game to load:
- Remove or Cut-Paste away the profile in question (most probably the one used most recently) under "Psychonauts\Profiles\Profile #"
- Start the game and create a new profile.
- Play!
To possibly recover a saved game:
- In step 2 above, ensure that you have created a profile that has exactly the same name as the one from which you want to recover saves. I do not know if this is necessary, but it follows my method.
- Copy/Paste all savegames from the lost profile to this new profile. HOPE that the game can read some of the data. If you still don't see savegames, or the test profile shows as damaged, systematically start with SavedGame0 and work through isolating each one to see if you can get data from any one of them while in the game. (IE: use only SavedGame0 from the old profile in the new profile, then ONLY SavedGame1, then ONLY SavedGame2, etc., then combinations, to recover as much data as possible).
- Play. I got my autosave back and my first save (I had several saves after it, but it seems they are gone). I hope you have at least that much success!
- Reconfigure yourself (or copy the .ini, but this is not tested).
Changing Swing Direction
When swinging from a bar the 'F' key is used to change swing direction (Y on the controller).
Thermometer Bar in Wrong Location
When using widescreen resolutions, occasionally the 'thermometer' bar for pyrokinesis will be displayed at the outer-edge of the screen rather than near the targeted object/creature. There are no known fixes to this bug.
Graphics Error Preventing Startup
Error: "The game was unable to find a 32bpp display mode supported by your system in which to run. Your video card and monitor must minimally support 640x480x32bpp."
Solution: Create a file called "DisplaySettings.ini" in the installation folder. Insert the following into said file:
[DisplaySettings] ScreenWidth=1080 ScreenHeight=1920 FullScreen=true VSync=true FSAA=true FSFX=true AdvancedShading=true Shadows=true GammaCorrection=1.000000
ScreenWidth
and ScreenHeight
are your desired resolution.
Crashes on Cut-scene
Activate compatibility mode for Windows 95.
Unofficial-Patches
v1.05 (by Voodooman on October 2, 2011) Update for non-Steam version. Adds XInput support.[2]
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | 1.0 GHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon | 2.0 GHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | GeForce 3 Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM | GeForce 5600 Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo | Intel Core i Series |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI X1600 NVIDIA 8600GT Intel HD3000 128 MB of VRAM | ATI HD 3870 Nvidia 8800GT 512 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3830) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.