Difference between revisions of "The Bureau: XCOM Declassified"

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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

General information

Port Report

Official game site

Official forums

UFOpaedia - A huge wiki for the XCOM series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Green Man Gaming
Mac App Store
Steam

All Windows versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the `-nostartupmovies` parameter^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65930/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65930/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV values^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\XGame\Config\
Open XEngine.ini.
Locate line DefaultFOV=xxx in section [SystemSettings].
Change it to the desired FOV value.

Notes

Aiming FOV cannot be changed and will always remain at 60°.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open XEngine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save file.

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Changing value in game resets the changes.

Input settings

General settings.

Key rebinding.

Controller settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.

Issues fixed

Low frame rate

Disable "Screen space reflections"

Run in DX9 mode

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.

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.
Copy the newer .dll to \steamapps\common\The Bureau\Binaries\Win32 and overwrite.
Now open PCConsoleTOC.txt in \steamapps\common\The Bureau\XGame.
Search for "\Binaries\Win32\PhysXCore.dll", should be line 23.
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.
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.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 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
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Autodesk
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 or higher	Lion 10.9 or higher
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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/65930/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (65930) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 29, 2016
Launh parameter works absolutely fine, removed file renaming and config editing methods.
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 29, 2016

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/65930/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (65930) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/65930/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (65930) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 29, 2016
Launh parameter works absolutely fine, removed file renaming and config editing methods.

[3] Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 29, 2016

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

@@ Line 299: / Line 299: @@
 ===Large frame rate drop when aiming===
 {{Fixbox|description=Disable VSync}}
+===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.
+# 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.
+# Copy the newer .dll to \steamapps\common\The Bureau\Binaries\Win32 and overwrite.
+# Now open PCConsoleTOC.txt in \steamapps\common\The Bureau\XGame.
+# Search for "\Binaries\Win32\PhysXCore.dll", should be line 23.
+# 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.
+# 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.}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 304: / Line 313: @@
 {{API
 |direct3d versions      = 9, 11
-|direct3d notes         = Selectable when launching the game. Tesselation exclusive to DX11.
+|direct3d notes         = Selectable when launching the game. Tessellation exclusive to DX11.
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =

Developers

	2K Marin
	2K Australia
Publishers
	2K Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	August 20, 2013
macOS (OS X)	December 3, 2013