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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed notes  = Set game to [[#Windowed|Windowed]] and use [[Glossary:Borderless_fullscreen_windowed#Simple_Runtime_Window_Editor|SRWE.]]
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|borderless windowed notes  = Set game to [[#Windowed|Windowed]] and use [https://github.com/dtgDTGdtg/SRWE/releases SRWE].
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = hackable
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|120 fps notes              = See [[#Frame rate (FPS)| Frame rate]]
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|120 fps notes              = See [[#Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]]
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit executable|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/the_book_of_unwritten_tales_series/windowed_mode_niarg_not_again/post6 Windowed Mode (niarg.. not again) - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit executable|ref=<ref>Confirmed by [[User:apocalyptech]] on August 29, 2014 (using "1440x900" and one null byte)</ref>}}
 
# Open the binary found in the installation path with a hex editor.
 
# Open the binary found in the installation path with a hex editor.
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# Search for the Hex value {{Code|59 65 73}} ''(Yes)''.
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# Search for the Hex value {{Code|38 30 30 20 78 20 36 30 30}} ''(800 x 600)''.
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#* As of 2014.08.29 on the 32-bit Linux version, this is found at {{Code|0x2C5FC8}}
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#* As of 2014.08.29, on the 32-bit Linux version, this is found at {{Code|0x2C5F9B}}
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# Replace it with {{Code|4E 6F 00}} ''(No )''.
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# Replace it with your desired resolution, padding with null bytes ({{Code|00}}) at the end if required.  Spaces ({{Code|20}}) between the numbers and "x" are not required.
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Only confirmed to work on Windows and Linux.<ref>Confirmed by [[User:Soeb]] on August 29, 2014</ref>
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{{ii}} Only confirmed to work on Linux.
 
{{ii}} When using Steam, the executable might be overwritten, and you may have to repeat these steps after each update.
 
{{ii}} When using Steam, the executable might be overwritten, and you may have to repeat these steps after each update.
 
}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit executable|ref=<ref>Confirmed by [[User:apocalyptech]] on August 29, 2014 (using "1440x900" and one null byte)</ref>}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit executable|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/the_book_of_unwritten_tales_series/windowed_mode_niarg_not_again/post6 Windowed Mode (niarg.. not again) - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
 
# Open the binary found in the installation path with a hex editor.
 
# Open the binary found in the installation path with a hex editor.
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# Search for the Hex value {{Code|38 30 30 20 78 20 36 30 30}} ''(800 x 600)''.
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# Search for the Hex value {{Code|59 65 73}} ''(Yes)''.
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#* As of 2014.08.29, on the 32-bit Linux version, this is found at {{Code|0x2C5F9B}}
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#* As of 2014.08.29 on the 32-bit Linux version, this is found at {{Code|0x2C5FC8}}
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# Replace it with your desired resolution, padding with null bytes ({{Code|00}}) at the end if required.  Spaces ({{Code|20}}) between the numbers and "x" are not required.
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# Replace it with {{Code|4E 6F 00}} ''(No )''.
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Only confirmed to work on Linux.
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{{ii}} Only confirmed to work on Windows and Linux.<ref>Confirmed by [[User:Soeb]] on August 29, 2014</ref>
 
{{ii}} When using Steam, the executable might be overwritten, and you may have to repeat these steps after each update.
 
{{ii}} When using Steam, the executable might be overwritten, and you may have to repeat these steps after each update.
 
}}
 
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2017-06-03|comment=}}</ref>}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2017-06-03|comment=}}</ref>}}
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# Go to [[#Configuration_files_location|Configuration files location]]
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# Go to [[#Game data|configuration files location]].
 
# Open the file <code>config.xml</code> with a text editor like Notepad (Windows).
 
# Open the file <code>config.xml</code> with a text editor like Notepad (Windows).
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# Change the numeric value of the line <code><fpscap>100</fpscap></code> to your desired framerate and save the changes.
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Revision as of 23:17, 3 June 2017

The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales cover
Developers
King Art
Publishers
Nordic Games
Engines
Ogre
Release dates
Windows April 2, 2009
macOS (OS X) November 3, 2011
Linux November 8, 2012
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The Book of Unwritten Tales on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2009
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles 2012
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 2015

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
A Demo for Windows is available on Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Book of Unwritten Tales Digital Extras
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration files location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Frame rate (FPS)

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
French
Only available in the Steam version
Spanish
Only available in the Steam version
Korean
Only available in the Steam version


Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 Vista SP2, 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Pentium IV 2 GHz
Athlon 2.4 GHz		 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 2.0 support		 256 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6, 10.7
Processor (CPU) 1.4 GHz Intel Mac Core Duo
System memory (RAM) 1.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel GMA950
64 MB of VRAM

References