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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 20, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 20, 2013}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 3, 2013}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 3, 2013|wrapper=Cider}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-bureau-xcom-declassified|66}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-bureau-xcom-declassified|69}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions|finite spend, unlock}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Shooter, Strategy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|X-COM}}
 
|steam appid  = 65930
 
|steam appid  = 65930
−
|gogcom page  = the_bureau_xcom_declassified
+
|steam appid side = 66000,66001,66002
 +
|gogcom id    = 1166983063
 +
|official site= https://www.2k.com/en-US/game/the-bureau-xcom-declassified/
 +
|hltb        = 12652
 +
|lutris      = the-bureau-xcom-declassified
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 61854
 
|wikipedia    = The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
 
|wikipedia    = The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
 
|winehq      = 15507
 
|winehq      = 15507
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|X-COM}}
+
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    = The game has PhysX effects enabled by default, heavily impacting performance. In order to get playable framerates, either disable ''PhysX Particles'' under the advanced graphics options, or dedicate a separate Nvidia GPU to Physx.<ref name=physx>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/65930/discussions/0/1759104257602043683/ Guide; Use old GPU to solve physX problems. :: Steam Community Discussions]</ref>
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/page/news/_/news/port-report-the-bureau-xcom-declassified-r59 Port Report]
+
{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/blog/features/port-reports/port-report-the-bureau-xcom-declassified-r59/ Port Report]
−
{{mm}} [http://www.thebureau-game.com/ Official game site]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.2k.com/forumdisplay.php?136-The-Bureau-XCOM-Declassified Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.2k.com/forumdisplay.php?136-The-Bureau-XCOM-Declassified Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ufopaedia.org/ UFOpaedia] - A huge wiki for the XCOM series
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ufopaedia.org/ UFOpaedia] - A huge wiki for the XCOM series
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_bureau_xcom_declassified | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-bureau-xcom-declassified | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1091-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_bureau_xcom_declassified | DRM-free | Includes all DLC. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | bureau-xcom-declassified | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | bureau-xcom-declassified | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
−
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id722466021 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 65930 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 65930 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id722466021 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Code Breakers | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Hangar 6 R&D | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Light Plasma Pistol | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
−
{{Fixbox|description=Use the {{code|-nostartupmovies}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=July 29, 2016|comment=Launh parameter works absolutely fine, removed file renaming and config editing methods.}}</ref>}}
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use the {{code|-nostartupmovies}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=July 29, 2016|comment=Launch parameter works absolutely fine, removed file renaming and config editing methods.}}</ref>}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[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           = true
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|gog galaxy               = true
−
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Graphics.png|Graphics settings. Tesselation only shows with DX11 enabled, HUD size adjust and brightness available as separate menus.}}
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Graphics.png|Graphics settings. Tesselation only shows with DX11 enabled, HUD size adjust and brightness available as separate menus.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer] with [http://3dsurroundgaming.com/WSF.html this plugin] to fix HUD and menus.
+
|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer] with [https://3dsurroundgaming.com/WSF.html this plugin] to fix HUD and menus.
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Proper {{term|Hor+}} scaling natively supported. HUD elements are at the edges of the screen.
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = true
 
|fov                        = true
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Custom FOV values|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Custom FOV values|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\XGame\Config\</code>
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# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\XGame\Config|folder}}.
−
# Open <code>XEngine.ini</code>.  
+
# Open {{file|XEngine.ini}}.  
 
# Locate line <code>DefaultFOV=xxx</code> in section <code>[SystemSettings]</code>.
 
# Locate line <code>DefaultFOV=xxx</code> in section <code>[SystemSettings]</code>.
 
# Change it to the desired FOV value.
 
# Change it to the desired FOV value.
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{{Fixbox|description=Change frame rate smoothing|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Change frame rate smoothing|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Marioysikax|date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].  
 
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].  
−
# Open <code>XEngine.ini</code>.
+
# Open {{file|XEngine.ini}}.
 
# Search and change <code>bSmoothFrameRate</code> to <code>FALSE</code> '''or''' raise <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> value.
 
# Search and change <code>bSmoothFrameRate</code> to <code>FALSE</code> '''or''' raise <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> value.
−
# Save file.
+
# Save the file.
 
{{ii}} For more information, see the [[Engine:Unreal Engine 3#Smoothed frame rate|Unreal Engine 3 page]].
 
{{ii}} For more information, see the [[Engine:Unreal Engine 3#Smoothed frame rate|Unreal Engine 3 page]].
 
{{ii}} Changing value in game resets the changes.
 
{{ii}} Changing value in game resets the changes.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Input.png|Key rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Input.png|Key rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Controller.png|Controller settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Controller.png|Controller settings.}}
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = If mapped to movement controls, the left and right arrow keys do not function correctly in the ''Hangar 6 R&D'' DLC.
 
|key remap notes          = If mapped to movement controls, the left and right arrow keys do not function correctly in the ''Hangar 6 R&D'' DLC.
−
|acceleration option      = true
+
|acceleration option      = false
−
|acceleration option notes = Mouse smoothing option is available under Gameplay Settings. No option for mouse acceleration.
+
|acceleration option notes = Mouse smoothing option is available under Gameplay Settings.  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = See [[#Mouse sensitivity|Mouse sensitivity]] to fix the difference between horizontal/vertical movement.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Mouse#Sensitivity|Mouse sensitivity]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use same sensitivity for X- and Y-axis|ref={{cn|date=September 2020}}|fix=
 +
# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\XGame\Config|folder}}.
 +
# Open {{file|XInput.ini}}.
 +
# Change <code>LookUpScale</code> to the same value as <code>LookRightScale</code> (default <code>300</code>).
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Bureau XCOM Declassified - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, SoundFX, Music and Voice Over.
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, SoundFX, Music and Voice Over.
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|royalty free audio      = false
 +
|royalty free audio notes = Combination of original and licensed music.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/the-bureau-xcom-declassified/the-bureau-xcom-declassified/2128 Fan translation.]
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation; [https://tribogamer.com/traducoes/252_traducao-do-the-bureau-xcom-declassified-para-portugues-do-brasil.html download.]
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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|native 3d notes            =  
 
|native 3d notes            =  
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
−
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-bureau-xcom-declassified.html Helix Mod: The Bureau: XCOM Declassified].
+
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-bureau-xcom-declassified.html Helix Mod: The Bureau: XCOM Declassified].
 
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 
|tridef 3d notes            =  
 
|tridef 3d notes            =  
 
|iz3d                        = unknown
 
|iz3d                        = unknown
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
 +
|vorpx                      = true
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = Officially supported game, see [https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/ official vorpx game list].
 
|htc vive                    =  
 
|htc vive                    =  
 
|htc vive notes              =  
 
|htc vive notes              =  
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Low frame rate===
 
===Low frame rate===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable ''PhysX Particles'', see ''Middleware'' below}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Disable "Screen space reflections"}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Disable "Screen space reflections"}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Run in DX9 mode}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Run in DX9 mode}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set ''Ambient Occlusion'' to Medium instead of High}}
  
−
===Game won't start in DX11 mode===
+
===Game does not start in DX11 mode===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Run in DirectX 9 mode}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Run in DirectX 9 mode}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Blacklist executable from RivaTuner Statistics Server|fix=
 +
# Open up Rivatuner, and on the bottom left, select <code>Add</code>
 +
# Browse to {{file|{{p|game}}\Binaries\Win32|folder}} and select the {{file|TheBureau.exe}}.
 +
# On the top right of RivaTuner, under <code>Application detection level</code> select <code>None</code>
 +
* Optionally, close RivaTuner while playing.
 +
}}
  
 
===Large frame rate drop when aiming===
 
===Large frame rate drop when aiming===
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===Crashing during the first mission in the room with the plane suspended from the ceiling===
 
===Crashing during the first mission in the room with the plane suspended from the ceiling===
−
{{Fixbox|description=Replace the game's version of PhysXCore.dll with a newer version|fix=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Replace the game's version of PhysXCore.dll with a newer version (Automatically)||fix=
−
# Either find the newest version of PhysXCore.dll on your computer or just download it from Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.17.0524-driver.html - it's just a .zip so unzip it. At the time of writing the latest version is 2.8.4.11. Right click > properties > details tab > file version to get version number.
+
This has only been tested on the Steam version but may work on other versions as well.
−
# Copy the newer .dll to \steamapps\common\The Bureau\Binaries\Win32 and overwrite. Make note of the size, in bytes, of the new dll.
+
# Download and extract [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2216-the-bureau-xcom-declassified-physxcoredll-crash-fix/ this .zip file] into {{file|{{p|steam}}\steamapps\common|folder}}. Overwrite files when prompted.
−
# Now open PCConsoleTOC.txt in \steamapps\common\The Bureau\XGame.
+
}}
−
# Search for "\Binaries\Win32\PhysXCore.dll", should be line 23.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Replace the game's version of PhysXCore.dll with a newer version (manually)||fix=
−
# Replace the first number on the line with the new dll's size in bytes, excluding commas. So if your new .dll is (9,919,032 bytes) the replacement number should be 9919032.
+
# Either find the newest version of {{file|PhysXCore.dll}} on the computer or download it [https://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.17.0524-driver.html from Nvidia].
−
# Save PCConsoleTOC.txt. Make note of what the txt's new size is, then edit that in PCConsoleTOC.txt too. It should be the very last line or line 3099.
+
# Copy the newer file to {{file|{{p|game}}\Binaries\Win32}} and overwrite. Make note of the size, in bytes, of the new dll.
 +
# Now open {{file|PCConsoleTOC.txt}} in {{file|{{p|game}}\XGame|folder}}.
 +
# Search for <code>\Binaries\Win32\PhysXCore.dll</code>, should be line 23.
 +
# Replace the first number on the line with the new dll's size in bytes, excluding commas. So if the new .dll is (9,919,032 bytes) the replacement number should be 9919032.
 +
# Save the file. Make note of what the txt files new size is, then edit that in {{file|PCConsoleTOC.txt}} too. It should be the very last line or line 3099.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
+
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c, 11
 
|direct3d notes        = Selectable when launching the game. Tessellation exclusive to DX11.
 
|direct3d notes        = Selectable when launching the game. Tessellation exclusive to DX11.
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|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 arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Middleware
 
{{Middleware
 
|physics          = PhysX
 
|physics          = PhysX
−
|physics notes    =  
+
|physics notes    = Has [[Nvidia]]'s proprietary PhysX effects enabled by default. In order to get playable framerates, either disable ''PhysX Particles'' under the advanced graphics options, or dedicate a separate Nvidia GPU to Physx.<ref name=physx/> The ''PhysX Cloth'' simulation effect does not decrease performance to the same extent.
 
|audio            = Wwise
 
|audio            = Wwise
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
−
|interface        = Autodesk
+
|interface        = Scaleform
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input            =  
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
−
|minOS    = Mountain Lion 10.7.5 or higher
+
|minOS    = Mountain Lion 10.7.5
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core i series
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core i series
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
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|minGPU3  = Intel Iris Graphics
 
|minGPU3  = Intel Iris Graphics
  
−
|recOS    = Lion 10.9 or higher
+
|recOS    = Lion 10.9
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  

Latest revision as of 16:05, 12 August 2023

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified cover
Developers
2K Marin
2K Australia
macOS (OS X) TransGaming Inc.
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows August 20, 2013
macOS (OS X) (Cider) December 3, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 66
IGDB 69
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions Finite spend, Unlock
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter, Strategy
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi
Series X-COM
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X-COM
X-COM: UFO Defense 1994
X-COM: Terror from the Deep 1995
X-COM: Apocalypse 1997
X-COM: Interceptor 1998
X-COM: Email games 1999
X-COM: Enforcer 2001
XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2013
XCOM 2 2016
XCOM: Chimera Squad 2020

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is a singleplayer bird's-eye view shooter and strategy game in the X-COM series.

The game has PhysX effects enabled by default, heavily impacting performance. In order to get playable framerates, either disable PhysX Particles under the advanced graphics options, or dedicate a separate Nvidia GPU to Physx.[1]

General information

Port Report
Official forums
UFOpaedia - A huge wiki for the XCOM series
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Includes all DLC.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Code Breakers
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Hangar 6 R&D
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Light Plasma Pistol
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nostartupmovies command line argument[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\XGame\Config\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65930/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
macOS (OS X)
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/65930/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65930/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings. Tesselation only shows with DX11 enabled, HUD size adjust and brightness available as separate menus.
Graphics settings. Tesselation only shows with DX11 enabled, HUD size adjust and brightness available as separate menus.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Use Widescreen Fixer with this plugin to fix HUD and menus.
Ultra-widescreen
Proper Hor+ scaling natively supported. HUD elements are at the edges of the screen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
65-100°. For additional tweaking, see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16 samples
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Supports 30, 60 and 120 FPS smoothing. See High frame rate for disabling and other values.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV values[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\XGame\Config.
  2. Open XEngine.ini.
  3. Locate line DefaultFOV=xxx in section [SystemSettings].
  4. Change it to the desired FOV value.
Aiming FOV cannot be changed and will always remain at 60°.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing[3]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open XEngine.ini.
  3. Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
  4. Save the file.
For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.
Changing value in game resets the changes.

Input

General settings.
General settings.
Key rebinding.
Key rebinding.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
If mapped to movement controls, the left and right arrow keys do not function correctly in the Hangar 6 R&D DLC.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse smoothing option is available under Gameplay Settings.
Mouse sensitivity
See Mouse sensitivity to fix the difference between horizontal/vertical movement.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Couple placement change options.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Combined with mouse.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Rapidly changes button prompts

Mouse sensitivity

Use same sensitivity for X- and Y-axis[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\XGame\Config.
  2. Open XInput.ini.
  3. Change LookUpScale to the same value as LookRightScale (default 300).

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, SoundFX, Music and Voice Over.
Surround sound
No setting available, support up to 5.1.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Combination of original and licensed music.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation; download.
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Low frame rate

Disable PhysX Particles, see Middleware below
Disable "Screen space reflections"
Run in DX9 mode
Set Ambient Occlusion to Medium instead of High

Game does not start in DX11 mode

Run in DirectX 9 mode
Blacklist executable from RivaTuner Statistics Server
  1. Open up Rivatuner, and on the bottom left, select Add
  2. Browse to <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32 and select the TheBureau.exe.
  3. On the top right of RivaTuner, under Application detection level select None
  • Optionally, close RivaTuner while playing.

Large frame rate drop when aiming

Disable VSync

Crashing during the first mission in the room with the plane suspended from the ceiling

Replace the game's version of PhysXCore.dll with a newer version (Automatically)

This has only been tested on the Steam version but may work on other versions as well.

  1. Download and extract this .zip file into <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common. Overwrite files when prompted.
Replace the game's version of PhysXCore.dll with a newer version (manually)
  1. Either find the newest version of PhysXCore.dll on the computer or download it from Nvidia.
  2. Copy the newer file to <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32 and overwrite. Make note of the size, in bytes, of the new dll.
  3. Now open PCConsoleTOC.txt in <path-to-game>\XGame.
  4. Search for \Binaries\Win32\PhysXCore.dll, should be line 23.
  5. Replace the first number on the line with the new dll's size in bytes, excluding commas. So if the new .dll is (9,919,032 bytes) the replacement number should be 9919032.
  6. Save the file. Make note of what the txt files new size is, then edit that in PCConsoleTOC.txt too. It should be the very last line or line 3099.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11 Selectable when launching the game. Tessellation exclusive to DX11.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX Has Nvidia's proprietary PhysX effects enabled by default. In order to get playable framerates, either disable PhysX Particles under the advanced graphics options, or dedicate a separate Nvidia GPU to Physx.[1] The PhysX Cloth simulation effect does not decrease performance to the same extent.
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2 32-bit 7 SP1 64-bit
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz		 Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 3870
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
DirectX 9 compatible 		AMD Radeon HD 6950
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX Compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Mountain Lion 10.7.5 Lion 10.9
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i series
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 4870
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Iris Graphics 		AMD Radeon HD 5870
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M

Notes

  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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guide; Use old GPU to solve physX problems. :: Steam Community Discussions
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 29, 2016
    Launch parameter works absolutely fine, removed file renaming and config editing methods.
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 29, 2016