Stories: The Path of Destinies
Developers | |
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Spearhead Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 12, 2016 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Adventure |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Comedy, Fantasy |
Stories: The Path of Destinies is a narrated multi-branching action adventure singleplayer game developed by Spearhead Games and released on GOG.com and Steam on April 12, 2016.
The original version did not support many resolutions and the first couple of updates released in April 2016 added additional resolution options for the game.[2][3] In June 2016 a third update was released that brought with it advanced graphics settings as well as improved graphics and various other fixes and options.[4]
In May 2018 the game had a free-to-keep weekend on Steam as a promotion for the upcoming and spiritual sequel title Omensight that saw the all-time peak player number on Steam increase by almost 30,000%[5] for a new all-time peak of 78,966 players.[6]
Following the release and subsequent support of Omensight, Spearhead Games eventually brought their attention back to Stories: The Path of Destinies in 2018 with a fourth update labeled Stories: The Path of Destinies Remastered that saw the game engine be updated to Unreal Engine 4.18 and fixes to multiple issues.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Official website | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam running.[7] Collector's Edition also available. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Artbook | A 70-page digital artbook in .PDF format containing concept art, artworks, and behind the scenes extras. Part of the Collector's Edition |
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Original Soundtrack | Contains 30 pieces of music from the game in .MP3 format. Part of the Collector's Edition |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Stories\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/439190/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Stories\Saved\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/439190/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | Approx. 4 MB available. |
Video settings
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Improve anisotropic filtering[citation needed] |
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[TextureQuality@0] r.MaxAnisotropy=16 [TextureQuality@1] r.MaxAnisotropy=16 [TextureQuality@2] r.MaxAnisotropy=16 [TextureQuality@3] r.MaxAnisotropy=16 |
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Disable Vsync[8] |
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[SystemSettings] r.VSync=0 |
Frame rate (FPS)
- Physics and abilities starts to break down the higher the frame rate. 180 FPS and higher in particular is where the dash starts failing.[9]
Disable frame rate limit[8] |
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[/Script/Engine.Engine] bSmoothFrameRate=false |
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Stories The Path of Destinies (DX11). |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 10, 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2500K 2.0 GHz AMD Phenom II 570 |
Intel Core i5 3770 3.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX Nvidia GeForce GT 640 Nvidia GeForce GT 730 ATI Radeon HD 5850 Intel HD Graphics 530 DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | Stereo |
- 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.18[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/439190/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (439190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Steam - Stories: The Path of Destinies Events - Stories Patch Notes - 2018-10-05 - last accessed on 2020-08-06
- "The game engine has been updated to Unreal Engine 4.18, improving performances and visuals and that's why we're calling this version Stories: The Path of Destinies Remastered."
- ↑ Steam - Stories Patch #1 Notes - 2016-04-19 - last accessed on 2020-08-09
- ↑ Steam - Stories Patch #2 Notes - 2016-06-02 - last accessed on 2020-08-09
- ↑ [[missing url] Steam - Stories Patch #3 Notes - 2016-06-02] - last accessed on 2020-08-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-08-09
- 264 was the previous all-time peak before the free-to-keep weekend and unless my math fails me the new all-time peak of 78,966 comes at out as a 29,911% increase (78,966 / 264 * 100 = 29,911%).
- ↑ Steam Charts - Stories: The Path of Destinies - last accessed on 2020-08-09
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on May 15, 2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-08-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-08-09