Difference between revisions of "SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech"

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SteamWorld
SteamWorld Dig	2013
SteamWorld Heist	2016
SteamWorld Dig 2	2017
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech	2019
SteamWorld Build	2023
SteamWorld Heist II	2024

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is a singleplayer side view, scrolling and flip screen strategy, card/tile, platform and RPG game in the SteamWorld series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SteamWorld Quest\<user-id>\.cfg %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SteamWorld Quest\<user-id>\.xml
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SteamWorld Quest\<user-id>\savegame_*.dat
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Anamorphic 16:9 only.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Freely resizeable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Antialiasing is applied into the assets themselves.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Enable borderless window^[1]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `settings.xml`. Change `<Setting Key="Screen.Borderless" Value="0" />` value to `1`. Change `<Setting Key="Screen.Fullscreen" Value="1" />` value to `0`. Change `<Setting Key="Screen.WindowSize" Value="960;540" />` values to the desktop resolution.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Two keys per action.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Cursor based movement only.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two buttons per action.
Controller sensitivity		Movement speed is constant.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	, Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter), Wired V2 and Bluetooth untested.

Generic/other controllers		Through SDL2.
Button prompts		Switch Pro Controller supported and prompts included.^[2] Defaults to Xbox button prompts if unknown.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Vibration is always enabled.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Prompts shows up with last control method used and sometimes come up as "unassigned" instead.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound. Talk sounds can be muted.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Most dialogue is only text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Toggleable option in settings.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language settings.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Official FAQ and support contact information.

Unexpected runtime error: Could not get My Documents folder

Change documents folder name^[3]
Navigate to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\` Change `Personal` value from `%USERPROFILE%\Documents` into `%USERPROFILE%\My Documents`. Close editor and start the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL
Input	SDL2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz, SSE2 support	2 GHz dual-core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4600 512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz	2 GHz dual-core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2000 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4600 512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	SteamOS 2.0, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz	2 GHz dual-core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4600 512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870

References

↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2019-06-29
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2019-08-03
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/165183350913499136/607234758665043978/804010_20190803183332_1.png
↑ Unexpected runtime error: Could not get My Documents folder, error code: -2147024891 :: SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Game Support - last accessed on 2019-06-29

[1] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2019-06-29

[2] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2019-08-03
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/165183350913499136/607234758665043978/804010_20190803183332_1.png

[3] Unexpected runtime error: Could not get My Documents folder, error code: -2147024891 :: SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Game Support - last accessed on 2019-06-29

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Developers

	Image & Form Games
Publishers
	Thunderful Publishing
Release dates
Windows	May 31, 2019
macOS (OS X)	May 31, 2019
Linux	May 31, 2019
Reception
OpenCritic	82
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling, Flip screen
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Strategy, Card/tile, Platform, RPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy, Medieval, Steampunk
Series	SteamWorld

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-{{Input settings
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 |light bar support         = false
 |light bar support notes   =
-|dualshock 4 modes         = V1, Wireless Adapter. Wired.
+|dualshock 4 modes         = V1, Wireless Adapter, Wired
-|dualshock 4 modes notes   = V2 and bluetooth untested.
+|dualshock 4 modes notes   = V2 and Bluetooth untested.
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+|other controllers notes   = Through [[Glossary:Controller#SDL2|SDL2.]]
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-{{Audio settings
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