Difference between revisions of "The Book of Unwritten Tales"

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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

GOG.com
Steam

A Demo for Windows is available on Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Book of Unwritten Tales Digital Extras

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.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

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

Issues fixed

Laggy mouse movement

Instructions

Game does not start or crashes at loading screen

This mainly affects the Windows version and can have multiple reasons.

Instructions

Instructions

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

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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = false
+|vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                =
+|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
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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.
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Edit config file|ref=<ref name="Wasch">{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2017-06-03|comment=}}</ref>}}
+# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
+# Open the file {{File|ogre.cfg}}.
+# Change the line {{Code|1=VSync=No}} to {{Code|1=VSync=Yes}} (case sensitive).
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]]===
 {{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 name="Wasch"/>}}
-# Go to [[#Game data|configuration files location]].
+# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration files location]].
 # Open the file <code>config.xml</code> with a text editor like Notepad (Windows).
 # Change the numeric value of the line <code><fpscap>100</fpscap></code> to your desired frame rate and save the changes.
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 }}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Laggy mouse movement===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Enable raw input mode|ref=<ref name="Fixes">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/215160/discussions/0/616187204190211042/#c364042703867104103|title=Steamcommunity.com - Various fixes and tweaks (crash, laggy mouse, vsync) :: The Book of Unwritten Tales General Discussions|date=2017-06-04}}</ref>}}
+# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration files location]].
+# Open the file <code>config.xml</code> with a text editor like Notepad (Windows).
+# Add the line <code><hwcursor>true</hwcursor></code> above the <code></config></code> closing tag and save the changes.
+{{ii}} This will also reduce the size of the in-game mouse cursor.
+}}
+===Game does not start or crashes at loading screen===
+This mainly affects the Windows version and can have multiple reasons.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Common Solutions|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/215160/discussions/0/882963336717342088/|title=Steamcommunity.com - first time setup crashing :: The Book of Unwritten Tales General Discussions|date=2017-06-04}}</ref>}}
+* Make sure SLI/Crossfire is completely disabled.
+* Install DirectX, OpenAL and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages from the <code>{{P|game}}\thirdparty\</code> folder.
+* Start the game directly with the <code>bout.exe</code> from the <code>{{P|game}}</code> folder.
+* Delete all files inside the [[#Game data|configuration files location]] except the <code>Savegame</code> folder.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Disable unused playback devices (Windows)|ref=<ref name="Fixes"/>}}
+# Right click the '''Windows Volume Mixer''' icon in the taskbar.
+# Select '''Playback devices.'''
+# Right click and '''Disable''' every device that is not your main output (e.g. speakers, headset).
+}}
 ==Other information==

Developers

	King Art
Publishers
	Nordic Games
Engines
	Ogre
Release dates
Windows	April 2, 2009
macOS (OS X)	November 3, 2011
Linux	November 8, 2012