Difference between revisions of "The Long Dark"

Revision as of 13:03, 3 December 2022

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam
GOG.com (unavailable)

All Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	There are no microtransactions in this game.^[5]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove video files^{[citation needed]}
Navigate to `<path-to-game>\tld_Data\StreamingAssets\Video\Windows\` and delete the files "intro_cards.mp4 and "intro_cards.webm". Navigate to `<path-to-game>\tld_Data\StreamingAssets\Video\Windows\Tutorials\` and delete the file "tutorial_test.mp4".

Game data

Accessibility settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Hinterland\TheLongDark\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Hinterland/TheLongDark/

Additional (Unity?) configuration files in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Hinterland/TheLongDark/

Configuration files appear to be encrypted.

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Hinterland\TheLongDark\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Hinterland/TheLongDark/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings.

Quality settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Technically Vert- but selecting a 21:9 resolution lets the user increase the FOV beyond the 16:9 limit of 100.^[6]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		70-100° (horizontal). The FOV range will increase to 150 if the aspect ratio is greater than 2.5.^[7]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		No dedicated option. High and Ultra presets force AA.^[8]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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

Input settings.

Key bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Several keybinds are locked and cannot be changed, but most can be remapped.
Mouse acceleration		On by default but can be turned off in the options menu under "controls" then "mouse smoothing".
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		One preset available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, music, and voice sliders.
Surround sound		Outputs 7.1 surround^[9]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Basque				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Work in progress.
Breton				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date.
Czech				Fan translation. Steam Workshop page.
Danish				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Finnish
French
German
Greek				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date.
Hungarian				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page, raw file.
Indonesian				Fan translation. Steam Workshop page.
Italian
Japanese
Latvian				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date.
Lithuanian				Fan translation. Steam Workshop page.
Norwegian				Non-descript (i.e. Bokmål)
Norwegian				Nynorsk fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date.
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Dutch
Russian
Slovak				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date.
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese				Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date.

Issues fixed

Black screen on launch in Linux version

Error occurs after launching the Linux version of the game from Steam.

Add the following to the game's launch options^[10]
Add the following to the game's launch options: `LD_PRELOAD=~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL2-2.0.so.0 -screen-fullscreen 1 -screen-width "width" -screen-height "height" -force-glcore42 -force-clamped` where "width" and "height" should be replaced with your screen resolution's width and height.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Vulkan

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	Rewired

Mods

Mods working with the latest version can be found and installed here.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 Dual-Core 2 GHz	Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel 4xxx Series 512 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 555 1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.2 GHz	Intel Core i7 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 5000	Dedicated standalone GPU 1 GB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 Dual-Core 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Intel 4xxx Series 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.6.3p3^[1]
↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.4f1^[2]
↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.19f1^[3]

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-22
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-12-07
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 The Long Dark - News - Frequently Asked Questions
↑ Verified by User:Jra on 2022-03-25
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2018-10-30
https://imgur.com/a/9fM8Q1l
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/305620/discussions/0/617320628105862503/#c619574421418924130
↑ :: Disable anti aliasing -- Steam General Discussions
↑ :: Stereophonic (3D) Sound -- Hinterland Forums
↑ Verified by User:FantaBuoy on 2019-01-21
Tested on Arch Linux - kernel 4.20.3

[2] Unity engine build: 5.6.3p3^[1]

[4] Unity engine build: 2018.4.4f1^[2]

[6] Unity engine build: 2019.4.19f1^[3]

[former_engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19

[former_engineversion_2-3] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-22

[engineversion-5] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-12-07

[release_date-7] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 The Long Dark - News - Frequently Asked Questions

[8] Verified by User:Jra on 2022-03-25

[9] Verified by User:Rose on 2018-10-30
https://imgur.com/a/9fM8Q1l

[10] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/305620/discussions/0/617320628105862503/#c619574421418924130

[11] :: Disable anti aliasing -- Steam General Discussions

[12] :: Stereophonic (3D) Sound -- Hinterland Forums

[13] Verified by User:FantaBuoy on 2019-01-21
Tested on Arch Linux - kernel 4.20.3

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Developers

	Hinterland
Engines
Former	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Former	Unity 2018^{[Note 2]}
	Unity 2019^{[Note 3]}
Release dates
Windows	August 1, 2017^[4]
macOS (OS X)	August 1, 2017^[4]
Linux	August 1, 2017^[4]
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	78
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, Open world, Sandbox, Survival
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary