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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 21, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 21, 2015}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|technobabylon|82}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|591/technobabylon|82}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|technobabylon|81}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{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            | Cyberpunk }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 307580
 
|steam appid  = 307580
−
|gogcom page  = technobabylon
+
|steam appid side =
 +
|gogcom id    = 1430234218
 +
|gogcom id side = 1430135783, 1430234440
 +
|official site= http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/technobabylon/
 +
|hltb        = 25056
 +
|igdb        =
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = technobabylon
 
|wikipedia    = Technobabylon
 
|wikipedia    = Technobabylon
 
|winehq      = 17104
 
|winehq      = 17104
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{GOG.com links|technobabylon|technobabylon}}
+
{{GOG.com links|1430234218|technobabylon}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Publisher | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/technobabylon/ | DRM-Free | | Steam | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Publisher | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/technobabylon/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | technobabylon | DRM-free | Standard or {{store link|GOG|technobabylon_deluxe_edition|Deluxe Edition}} | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | technobabylon | DRM-free | Standard or {{store link|GOG.com|technobabylon_deluxe_edition|Deluxe Edition}} | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| Humble | technobabylon | DRM-Free | | Steam | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Humble | technobabylon | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 307580 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 307580 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} {{store link|GOG.com|technobabylon_deluxe_edition|Deluxe Edition}} includes soundtrack, behind the scenes video, production art gallery, a PDF of the backstory, and poster art.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\acsetup.cfg}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\acsetup.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Saved Games\}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Saved Games\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes          =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games store      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games store notes =
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|gog galaxy             = false
−
|steam cloud notes     = Cloud supported according to store page, but not available.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/0/598198173703330341/ steam cloud available ? :: Technobabylon General Discussions]</ref>
+
|gog galaxy notes       =  
−
|uplay                 =  
+
|origin                 =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes           =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud           = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes     = Cloud supported according to store page but not available.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/0/598198173703330341/ steam cloud available ? :: Technobabylon General Discussions]</ref>
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =  
 +
|xbox cloud             =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|Technobabylon - Launcher.png|External settings.}}
 
{{Image|Technobabylon - Launcher.png|External settings.}}
 
{{Image|Technobabylon - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Technobabylon - General.png|General settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes= Pillarboxed 16:10 (multiples of 640x400 only)
+
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Pixel-perfect}} 640x400. Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        = Fullscreen locked to primary monitor
 
|multimonitor notes        = Fullscreen locked to primary monitor
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = true
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
−
|4k ultra hd notes          = Max resolution 5120x3200
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Max resolution 5120x3200, but 3840x2160 cannot be set without black bars.
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = 2D game
−
|antialiasing              = n/a
+
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = Setting affects output resolution.
 
|antialiasing notes        = Setting affects output resolution.
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
−
|mouse menu notes          = Mouse primary control method
+
|mouse menu notes          = Mouse as primary control method
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
+
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Point-and-click gameplay.
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = n/a
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
−
|controller hotplug        = n/a
+
|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 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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]]===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Disable mouse acceleration in fullscreen mode|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/0/617336568068780240/ Massive mouse acceleration :: Technobabylon General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable mouse acceleration in fullscreen mode|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/0/617336568068780240/ Massive mouse acceleration :: Technobabylon General Discussions]</ref>}}
 
 
# Go to {{p|game}}.
 
# Go to {{p|game}}.
 
# Create a new file named <code>allegro.cfg</code>. Do so by creating a new text file and changing the extension to <code>.cfg</code>.
 
# Create a new file named <code>allegro.cfg</code>. Do so by creating a new text file and changing the extension to <code>.cfg</code>.
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music & SFX
 
|separate volume notes    = Music & SFX
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|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
−
|mute on focus lost notes = Game freezes while focus is lost
+
|mute on focus lost notes = Game freezes when focus is lost.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [http://www.mediafire.com/file/a2bnr677etlmtll/Patch+Fr+Technobabylon+2.00.exe  Fan translation by «Ghylard»]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/technobabylon/files/5915.html  Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»]
 +
  |fan       = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes     = [http://www.abandonsocios.org/index.php?topic=16929.0  Fan translation]
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Description boxes close too fast===
 
===Description boxes close too fast===
−
{{ii}} Occasionally, clicking on an object opens the description box for a brief moment and closes it before it can be read.
+
{{ii}} Description boxes that appear when observing objects flash on screen for a split second before disappearing.
 +
{{ii}} This is a common Adventure Game Studio bug that can easily be triggered by opening the Steam overlay with {{key|Shift|Tab}}.
  
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Press {{key|Tab}}|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/0/598198356188812298/ Is anyone else having this problem? :: Technobabylon General Discussions]</ref>}}
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Press Tab|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/307580/discussions/0/598198356188812298/ Is anyone else having this problem? :: Technobabylon General Discussions]</ref>}}
 
−
* Pressing {{key|Tab}} fixes the issue.
 
−
* Alternatively, the game can be reloaded.
 
−
{{ii}} This issue is a common Adventure Game Studio bug, and can easily be triggered by opening the Steam overlay with <code>Alt + Tab</code>.
 
−
}}
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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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     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      =
 +
|macos 64-bit app      =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = ME or higher
+
|minOS    = ME
−
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium or higher
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minHD    = 3 GB
 
|minHD    = 3 GB
 
|minGPU  = 640x400, 32-bit colour
 
|minGPU  = 640x400, 32-bit colour
 +
|minDX    = 5.2
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Revision as of 06:21, 13 May 2020

Technobabylon
Technobabylon cover
Developers
Technocrat Games
Publishers
Wadjet Eye Games
Engines
Adventure Game Studio
Release dates
Windows May 21, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 82
OpenCritic 82
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Flip screen, Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Cyberpunk
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Technobabylon on HowLongToBeat
Technobabylon on IGDB
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Technobabylon on MobyGames
Technobabylon on Wikipedia
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Key points

Game suffers from extreme mouse acceleration in full screen mode. See Mouse acceleration.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM-free
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Standard or Deluxe Edition
Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Version differences

Deluxe Edition includes soundtrack, behind the scenes video, production art gallery, a PDF of the backstory, and poster art.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\acsetup.cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/307580/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saved Games\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/307580/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Cloud supported according to store page but not available.[1]

Video

External settings.
External settings.
General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Pixel-perfect 640x400. Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
Multi-monitor
Fullscreen locked to primary monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Max resolution 5120x3200, but 3840x2160 cannot be set without black bars.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
2D game
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Setting affects output resolution.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 40 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
Suffers from aggressive mouse acceleration in full screen. See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse as primary control method
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Point-and-click gameplay.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Mouse acceleration

Disable mouse acceleration in fullscreen mode[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Create a new file named allegro.cfg. Do so by creating a new text file and changing the extension to .cfg.
  3. Place the following contents into the file and save.
[mouse]
mouse_accel_factor=0

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music & SFX
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Game freezes when focus is lost.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Fan translation by «Ghylard»
Russian
Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»
Spanish
Fan translation

Issues fixed

Description boxes close too fast

Description boxes that appear when observing objects flash on screen for a split second before disappearing.
This is a common Adventure Game Studio bug that can easily be triggered by opening the Steam overlay with ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹.
Press Tab ↹[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
DirectDraw 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 640x400, 32-bit colour
DirectX 5.2 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 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>/307580/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (307580) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References