The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
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Developers | |
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King Art | |
Publishers | |
Nordic Games | |
Engines | |
Unity 4[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 19, 2015 |
macOS (OS X) | February 19, 2015 |
Linux | February 19, 2015 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Finite spend |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Themes | Fantasy, Comedy |
Series | The Book of Unwritten Tales |
The Book of Unwritten Tales | |
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The Book of Unwritten Tales | 2009 |
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles | 2012 |
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 | 2015 |
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 2 is a singleplayer adventure game in the The Book of Unwritten Tales series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Developer website | Almanac Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Almanac Edition also available. | |||
Almanac Edition also available. | ||||
GOG.com | Almanac Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Almanac Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Almanac Edition. | |||
Steam | Almanac Edition also available. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | ||||
Origin (unavailable) | Almanac Edition also available. |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | Requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Cosmetic | The Almanac Edition Extras DLC includes an in-game option to change Critter's color.[2] |
Finite spend | The Almanac Edition Extras DLC can only be bought once.[2] |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Almanac Edition Extras | Includes a cosmetic game option to change Critter's color.[2] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Bout2\config.xml HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KING Art GmbH\The Book of Unwritten Tales 2\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Bout2/config.xml |
Linux | $HOME/Bout2/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Bout2\savegames\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Bout2/savegames/ |
Linux | $HOME/Bout2/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Default fullscreen is borderless. See Unity. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA is used on the higher graphics quality presets. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Active on the "Medium" graphics preset and above. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Hotspot key can't be remapped. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | Input method has to be changed in the settings menu. | |
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Speech, sound and music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Nvidia 3D Vision. | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Nvidia 3D Vision
- In the GOG.com version, 3D Vision will only trigger by executing
<path-to-game>\bout2.exe
, and not the<path-to-game>\Windows\BouT2.exe
used for the normal shortcuts.
3D Vision fix by DarkStarSword[3] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c | |
OpenGL | OS X and Linux only. | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | [4] | ||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Leopard 10.5.8 | Snow Leopard 10.6.3 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8 Series ATI Radeon X1600 Shader model 3.0 support |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8 Series ATI Radeon X1600 Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-07-19
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Steam - The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Almanac Edition Extras - last accessed on 2022-10-19
- ↑ helixmod.blogspot.com - Helix Mod: The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (Updated) - last accessed on 2017-01-11
- ↑ GOG.com - The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 - last accessed on 2022-10-20
- "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."