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Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles	2014
Valkyria Chronicles 4	2018

Key points

Includes all the currently released DLC from the PS3 version.

Plagued by some rather blurry looking visuals. See Downsampling.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete files in the installation folder^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\movie\` Delete or rename files `OPENING.SFD` and/or `SEGALOGO.SFD`

Mods

Texture extraction/replacement tool guide

High Res Characters
PlayStation Button Prompts
Canvas Tweak - (Explanation)
Hi Res Unit Icon Mod - Replaces command mode unit icons with high resolution ones.
Remove canvas and/or streak effect - (Explanation)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\*.xml^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/294860/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savedata\<user-id>\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/294860/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

The DLC save games are separate from the main storyline save games.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Configuration tools graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Configuration tools key rebinding and input settings.

In-game audio & input inversion settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Configuration tools audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Valkyria Chronicles.

Issues fixed

Unable to get up the ramp Chapter 18a

Change video setting/resolution to 60HZ^{[citation needed]}
Press play Valkyria Chronicles Choose 'Configure Valkyria Chronicles' Change resolution to desired resolution with 60HZ

Crash in Chapter 3

Change video setting to Windowed and switch off Steam Overlay^{[citation needed]}

Press Valkyria Chronicles with the right mouse button on Steam
Choose Properties
Uncheck "Enable Steam Overlay while in-game"
Press play Valkyria Chronicles
Choose 'Configure Valkyria Chronicles'
Change screen mode to Windowed

You may also need to change the launch file to run in Windows 7 Compatibility Mode.^{[citation needed]}

Once you have returned to Book Mode without the crash you can change your settings back to normal.

Game is accepting input from nonexistant device and is infinitely scrolling up on start

Enter Windows Device Manager and disable devices^{[citation needed]}

Open Device Manager from Windows Start Menu
Expand "Human Interface Devices" list
Find and disable device labeled "HID-compliant vendor-defined device"

When you reopen the game after you have disabled the device, the scrolling should stop and everything should work as normal.

There may be more than one device with that label, but for me it was the first one in the list.

Desktop visible even in fullscreen (Windows 10)

Disable fullscreen optimization of Valkyria.exe^{[citation needed]}
Open Properties of `<path-to-game>\Valkyria.exe` In Compatibility tab check "Disable fullscreen optimization"

Framerate dies when walking through grass

Disable vsync^{[citation needed]}

This game really doesn't like vsync (at 60 fps at least). It can also cause other types of slowdown-related bugs. You can try to alleviate screen tearing by locking fps to 58.

Nvidia's "Fast Sync" works fine, no tearing and no slowdown. You might need to enable it through the Profile Inspector if it's not in the control panel.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTS 240	Nvidia GeForce GTX 280

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/294860/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (294860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/294860/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (294860) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/294860/.

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

[6] The app ID (294860) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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 '''Key points'''

Developers

	Sega
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	CANVAS
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 2014