The Evil Within
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Developers | |
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Tango Gameworks | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
id Tech 5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 14, 2014 |
The Evil Within | |
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The Evil Within | 2014 |
The Evil Within 2 | 2017 |
General information
- Official website
- The Evil Within General Discussion - Bethesda Softworks Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
The Assignment | ||
The Consequence | ||
The Executioner | ||
The Fighting Chance Pack | Pre-order bonus. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Launch game with +com_skipIntroVideo 1 parameter[1]
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Restore cache files
- Game is unable to make new folders, therefore it won't use any caching at all by default.
Create default cache folder[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\The Evil Within\base\the evil withinConfig.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\The Evil Within\base\savegame\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The texture cache (
fs_cachepath
) is stored in%LOCALAPPDATA%\TangoGameworks\The Evil Within_ng\
. - 15 save slots + 1 autosave slot available.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Launch game with +vt_maxaniso X parameter where X is between 1 and 4 [citation needed]
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Notes
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High frame rate
- In-game frame rate cap option supports either 30 or 60 FPS.[3] Use this parameter to remove the cap entirely.
Launch game with +r_swapinterval 0 parameter[1]
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Notes
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Post-processing
Toggle post-process effects[5][6] |
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Hotkeys
Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: The Evil Within (DX11). |
Issues fixed
Game is oddly zoomed or cropped
Enable the following compatibility setting: Disable display scaling on high DPI settings [7]
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On Windows 10: Override high DPI scaling behaviour in compatibility setting and set it to Application
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Reduce stuttering lag
- Machines with weak VGA (1GB vram) may significantly reduce stuttering with this tweak.
Launch game with +vt_pageimagesizevmtr 2048 parameter[1]
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | Game is internally using OpenGL[8] |
Shader Model support | 5.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Console commands
Add parameter[4] |
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- Notable console commands include:
god
- Makes the player effectively invincible, and certain enemy kill moves will not be used against the player.noclip
- Allows the player to walk through walls.g_infiniteammo
- Unlimited ammo (Provided the player has at least 1 bullet when it is enabled).g_stoptime 1
- Stops time. Re-enable time withg_stoptime 0
.toggledebugcamera
- Separates the camera from Sebastian so the player can freely move the camera around.startslowmotion2
- Slows down time. To disable, runstopslowmotion
r_skipglare 1
- Disables all post-processing, including anti-aliasing.[9] Will make the color temperature warmer and disable depth of field. This will also increase the frame rate. Can also be set in the launcher using+r_skipglare 1
.r_modelsCastShadow 0
- Disables player model shadow.megashadow_resolutionScale x.x
- Custom shadow resolution scale. Recommended values: 0.12 up to 1.5.vt_lodbias x
- Increases LOD distance. in-game highest value is 5. lower values increase the distance up to 0.m_smooth 0
- Disables mouse acceleration.m_sensitivity x
- Custom mouse sensitivty. In-game highest value is 5. With this variable you can go beyond that.pm_thirdPersonSimple 1
- Simplified third person camera.pm_thirdPersonHeight x
pm_thirdPersonRange x
kill
- Suicide.
Enable SLI
- While SLI is not officially supported, custom bits might used for a performance increase.
Modify game profile[citation needed] |
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Notes
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System requirements
- 64-bit system required.[11]
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 8.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7 or an equivalent 4+ core | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB (41 GB installation size) | |
Video card (GPU) | NVidia GeForce GTX 460 or equivalent 1 GB of VRAM | NVidia GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent 4 GB of VRAM |
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>/268050/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (268050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Evil Within PC Port Quality : pcgaming
- ↑ id Tech 5 Challenges From Texture Virtualization to Massive Parallelization by J.M.P. van Waveren
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Debug Console Commands - PC - Bethesda Softworks Forums
- ↑ The Evil Within - GeForce Forums - last accessed on 2017-05-02
- ↑ Helix Mod: The Evil Within (DX11) - last accessed on 2017-05-02
- ↑ Can't play full screen :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ The Evil Within by Tango Gameworks / Shinji Mikami / Bethesda (2014) - GeForce Forums
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/55hjxb/does_antialiasing_fxaa_mlaa_smaa_have_any_effect/
- ↑ 3DCenter SLI thread (#1939)
- ↑ The System Requirements Within | Bethesda Blog