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Difference between revisions of "Shardlight"

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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Shardlight cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Shardlight cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Wadjet Eye Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Wadjet Eye Games}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
|engines      = {{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio}}
+
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2023-07-29}}</ref>|build=3.6.0.50}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 8, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 8, 2016}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|February 9, 2022|ref=<ref name="osx linux release">{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/336130/view/3090035360336263937|title=Steam News - Shardlight v2.0 - LINUX AND MAC/OSX Builds with working ACHIEVEMENTS (+ fixes)|date=2022-02-09}}</ref>}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 9, 2022|ref=<ref name="osx linux release"/>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|shardlight|75}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|2396/shardlight|73}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|shardlight|76}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Post-apocalyptic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 336130
 
|steam appid  = 336130
|steam appid side = 447870
+
|steam appid side = 447870, 447840
|gogcom page  = shardlight, shardlight_special_edition, shardlight_special_edition_upgrade
+
|gogcom id    = 1454499527
 +
|gogcom id side = 1456490013, 1456490149
 +
|official site= http://www.shardlight-game.com/
 +
|hltb        = 35517
 +
|igdb        =
 +
|lutris      = shardlight
 +
|mobygames    = 80887
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Shardlight
 
|wikipedia    = Shardlight
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|shardlight|shardlight}}
+
{{mm}} [https://discord.com/invite/kj2mkWs Developer Discord server]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/336130/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{GOG.com links|1454499527|shardlight}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/336130/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GOG | shardlight | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG|shardlight_special_edition|Special Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| official | http://www.shardlight-game.com/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/shardlight/ | DRM-free | Via Humble Widget. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | shardlight | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|shardlight_special_edition|Special Edition}} also available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | shardlight | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | shardlight | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 336130 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Steam | 336130 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{DLC|
+
===Demo===
{{DLC/row| Bonus Content |  | Windows }}
+
{{ii}} A demo is available from the [http://www.shardlight-game.com/ official site], the [http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/shardlight/ developer site] and [steam://install/447840 Steam].
}}
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Shardlight\acsetup.cfg}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/ags/Shardlight/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|true}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Shardlight\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/ags/Shardlight/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = true
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Shardlight setup.png|Graphics options accessed through {{file|{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe}}.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= 320x200 (16:10) {{term|static aspect}}, {{term|stretched}}, or {{term|pixel-perfect}}. Scaling algorithm is either {{term|nearest-neighbor}} or bilinear.
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Resolution can be set, but will have a 16:10 {{term|static aspect}} ('''Stretch, preserving aspect ratio''' setting), or be {{term|stretched}} ('''Fill whole screen''' setting).
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Set with {{file|winsetup.exe}}. On '''macOS''' ⌥ + Enter
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Unavailable on macOS
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = false
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|60 fps notes              = Frame rate is locked to 45 FPS.
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Shardlight ingame settings.png|In-game settings}}
|separate volume          = unknown
+
{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume          = true
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Speech, Sound Effects
 +
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = limited
|mute on focus lost notes =  
+
|mute on focus lost notes = Always mutes on focus lost in fullscreen.<br/>Never mutes on focus lost in windowed mode.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/shardlight/files/5429.html Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»]
 +
|fan       = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [http://www.abandonsocios.org/index.php?topic=16925.0 download].
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|notes     = Fan translation, [https://www.oldgamesitalia.net/traduzioni/shardlight download from OldGamesItalia].
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 9
|direct3d notes        =  
+
|direct3d notes        = Despite its name, the '''SDL 2D Software renderer''' option outputs to Direct3D 9.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2023-07-28|comment=Tested with Bandicam, [[Special K]].}}</ref>
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
+
|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = ME
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 700 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minHD    = 2 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 5.2
 +
|minaudio = DirectX compatible
 +
|minother = 640x400 resolution, 32-bit color
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
|minOS    = 10.11
 +
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
 
|minRAM  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minother = 640x360 resolution
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
|minOS    = Ubuntu, Debian
 +
|minCPU  = 2.7 GHz Dual Core
 +
|minRAM  =
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  = OpenGL compatible
 +
|minaudio = ALSA/PulseAudio/DSP compatible
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit operating system is required.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 11:51, 23 January 2024

Shardlight
Shardlight cover
Developers
Wadjet Eye Games
Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 8, 2016
macOS (OS X) February 9, 2022[2]
Linux February 9, 2022[2]
Reception
Metacritic 75
OpenCritic 73
IGDB 76
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Flip screen, Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Post-apocalyptic
Shardlight on HowLongToBeat
Shardlight on IGDB
Shardlight on MobyGames
Shardlight on Wikipedia

Shardlight is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure game.

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
Via Humble Widget.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Special Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Demo

A demo is available from the official site, the developer site and Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Shardlight\acsetup.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/Shardlight/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Shardlight\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/Shardlight/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics options accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.
Graphics options accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 (16:10) static aspect, stretched, or pixel-perfect. Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Resolution can be set, but will have a 16:10 static aspect (Stretch, preserving aspect ratio setting), or be stretched (Fill whole screen setting).
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set with winsetup.exe. On macOS ⌥ + Enter
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Unavailable on macOS
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is locked to 45 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game settings
In-game settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Speech, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Always mutes on focus lost in fullscreen.
Never mutes on focus lost in windowed mode.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»
Spanish
Fan translation, download.
Italian
Fan translation, download from OldGamesItalia.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 Despite its name, the SDL 2D Software renderer option outputs to Direct3D 9.[3]
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 700 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5.2 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
Other 640x400 resolution, 32-bit color
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.11
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Other 640x360 resolution
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu, Debian
Processor (CPU) 2.7 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compatible
Sound (audio device) ALSA/PulseAudio/DSP compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.6.0.50[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-29
  2. 2.0 2.1 Steam News - Shardlight v2.0 - LINUX AND MAC/OSX Builds with working ACHIEVEMENTS (+ fixes) - last accessed on 2022-02-09
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-28
    Tested with Bandicam, Special K.