Difference between revisions of "To the Moon"

Latest revision as of 17:05, 30 June 2023

Sigmund Corp.
To the Moon	2011
A Bird Story	2014
Finding Paradise	2017
Impostor Factory	2021

Key points

The game settings can be accessed by pressing F1 as usual with other RPG Maker games.

Only runs in 640x480 fullscreen. In window mode, can be stretched.

General information

Freebird Games Official Support Forum

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	All playable DLC are included with game's purchase. Digital comic books and soundtrack are available as paid DLC

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	To the Moon has no microtransaction

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Sigmund Minisode 1 [Free 2013 Holiday Special]	Free.
Sigmund Minisode 2 [Free 2014/15 Holiday Special]	Free.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\To the Moon - Freebird Games\music.txt %APPDATA%\To the Moon - Freebird Games\window.txt %APPDATA%\Siggy Holiday - Freebird Games\ %APPDATA%\SigCorp Minisode 2 - Freebird Games\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/tothemoon/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/freebirdgames/tothemoon/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\To the Moon - Freebird Games\Save*.rxdata
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/tothemoon/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/freebirdgames/tothemoon/

Windows save game do not work on OS X and Linux.

* corresponds to the number of the in game save slot.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		640x480 (4:3) native resolution. Pillarboxed on widescreen displays.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Locked at 40fps.^[1]

Windowed

Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`

Edit mkxp.conf^[2]
Open `<path-to-game>\mkxp.conf`. Change `fullscreen` from `true` to `false`.

See Increase window size.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Enable `Reduce screen flickering` in the game options (`F1`).^[2]

Edit mkxp.conf^[2]
Open `<path-to-game>\mkxp.conf`. Change `vsync` to `true` or `false`.

Input

In-game general settings (F1).

Press F12 to pause.

Press F1 to access the remapping settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Remap keys in `F1` menu.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Remap keypad buttons in `F1` menu.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		Not working in menus, use Steam Input instead
Button prompts

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM and SE can be separately muted.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Slovak
Ukrainian

Issues fixed

Increase window size

Resize Window^[2]

In <path-to-game>\mkxp.conf, winResizable needs to be set to true.

The window can be resizable to any size manually, or with an app like Sizer or Borderless Gaming. See other options in Force borderless fullscreen windowed mode.

Game stretches but Maintain Aspect Ratio 4:3.

Maintains native 640x480 resolution. Smooth Scaling can be set in <path-to-game>\mkxp.conf (smoothScaling, true or false).

Other information

API

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL, Fluidsynth, OGG Vorbis
Input	SDL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.0 compatible

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Major Linux Distribution from 2010
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.0 compatible

References

↑ Verified by User:TremiRodomi on 2022-10-13
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Verified by User:LukasThyWalls on 2023-06-23

[1] Verified by User:TremiRodomi on 2022-10-13

[WindowedLukasRef-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Verified by User:LukasThyWalls on 2023-06-23

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 '''Key points'''
 {{ii}} The game settings can be accessed by pressing {{Key|F1}} as usual with other RPG Maker games.
-{{--}} On Windows, only runs in 640x480.
+{{--}} Only runs in 640x480 fullscreen. In window mode, [[#Increase window size|can be stretched]].
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\To the Moon - Freebird Games\music.txt|{{p|appdata}}\To the Moon - Freebird Games\window.txt|{{p|appdata}}\Siggy Holiday - Freebird Games\|{{p|appdata}}\SigCorp Minisode 2 - Freebird Games\}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/tothemoon/}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/tothemoon/}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/freebirdgames/tothemoon/}}
 }}
@@ Line 87: / Line 87: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\To the Moon - Freebird Games\Save*.rxdata}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/tothemoon/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/tothemoon/}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/freebirdgames/tothemoon/}}
 }}
@@ Line 130: / Line 130: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
+|windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 141: / Line 141: @@
 |upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
-|vsync notes                = Configurable in mkxp.conf in the game's directory
+|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
 |60 fps                     = false
 |60 fps notes               = Locked at 40fps.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=TremiRodomi|date=2022-10-13}}</ref>
@@ Line 150: / Line 150: @@
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+=== Windowed ===
+{{Fixbox|description=Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit mkxp.conf|ref=<ref name=WindowedLukasRef>{{Refcheck|user=LukasThyWalls|date=2023-06-23}}</ref>|fix=
+# Open <code>{{P|game}}\mkxp.conf</code>.
+# Change <code>fullscreen</code> from <code>true</code> to <code>false</code>.
+}}
+{{ii}} See [[#Increase window size|Increase window size]].
+=== Vertical sync (Vsync) ===
+{{Fixbox|description=Enable <code>Reduce screen flickering</code> in the game options ({{key|F1}}).|ref=<ref name=WindowedLukasRef/>|fix=
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit mkxp.conf|ref=<ref name=WindowedLukasRef/>|fix=
+# Open <code>{{P|game}}\mkxp.conf</code>.
+# Change <code>vsync</code> to <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>.
 }}
@@ Line 345: / Line 366: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===RGSS player stopped working (Windows)===
+===Increase window size===
-{{Fixbox|description=Fix Data Execution Prevention setting|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Resize Window|ref=<ref name=WindowedLukasRef/>|fix=
-Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).
+{{ii}} In <code>{{P|game}}\mkxp.conf</code>, <code>winResizable</code> needs to be set to <code>true</code>.
-}}
+* The window can be resizable to any size manually, or with an app like [http://brianapps.net/sizer4/ Sizer] or [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases Borderless Gaming]. See other options in [[Glossary:Windowed#Force_borderless_fullscreen_windowed_mode|Force borderless fullscreen windowed mode]].
+{{++}} Game stretches but {{term|Maintain Aspect Ratio}} 4:3.
-===Part of the view is invisible (appears outside the screen)===
+{{--}} Maintains native 640x480 resolution. Smooth Scaling can be set in <code>{{P|game}}\mkxp.conf</code> (<code>smoothScaling</code>, <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>).
-{{Fixbox|description=Enable compatibility settings|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Right click the <code>To the Moon.exe</code> file (located in the installation folder) and select "Properties".
-# Under the Compatibility tab check the option "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" and then click OK.
-# Run the game.
 }}
@@ Line 392: / Line 409: @@
 |linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|audio            = OpenAL, Fluidsynth, OGG Vorbis
+|input            = SDL
 }}

Developers

	Freebird Games
macOS (OS X)	Edward Rudd
Linux	Edward Rudd
Linux	Jonas Kulla
Engines
Windows, OS X, Linux	mkxp
Release dates
Windows	November 1, 2011
macOS (OS X)	January 7, 2014
Linux	January 7, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	85
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Contemporary, Sci-fi
Series	Sigmund Corp.