Vampyr

Vampyr is a singleplayer third-person action, RPG and adventure game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Publisher website
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam
EA app (unavailable)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Hunters Heirlooms

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos and splash screen

Skip intro videos^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\AVGame\Content\Criware\Movies\Startup\` Delete or rename all files within.

Skip splash screen^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\AVGame\Content\Splash\` Delete or rename the file within.

Make the gog version faster on the title screen

Make the gog version faster on the title screen
Go to `<path-to-game>\Engine\Plugins\Online\OnlineSubsystemGog\Source\ThirdParty\GalaxySDK\Libraries\` Delete or rename the file Galaxy64.dll

Notes

Steam might re-download the files if there is a patch or if you verify integrity of the game cache.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AVGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\FocusHomeInteractiveSA.VAMPYR_4hny5m903y3g0\LocalCache\Local\AVGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427290/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AVGame\Saved\SaveGames
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\FocusHomeInteractiveSA.VAMPYR_4hny5m903y3g0\LocalCache\Local\AVGame\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427290/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings

General video settings

Advanced video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Letterboxed cutscenes at 16:10. Fixable with Vampyr FOV Fix.
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed cutscenes and Vert- gameplay. Fixable with Vampyr FOV Fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay as of Update 1. Dialogue cutscenes are Vert-. Pillarboxed story cutscenes are fixable with Vampyr FOV Fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use Vampyr FOV Fix.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen mode is borderless windowed. Only available at native monitor resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA X2, X4, X6 and TXAA X2, X4, X6
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 62 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See High dynamic range display (HDR).
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

High frame rate

Remove FPS cap

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following two lines at the bottom then save the file.

[/script/engine.engine]
bSmoothFrameRate=false

High dynamic range display (HDR)

Use Special K

Download Special K
Enable global injection through the Special K UI
(Optional) Install the Special K wrapper through the compatibility menu, by holding Ctrl+⇧ Shift while launching the game
In-game, open the Special K UI using Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace
Open the HDR Calibration menu under the Widgets tab
Enable scRGB HDR (16 bit) and restart the game
Adjust the settings in the HDR Calibration menu

Global injection needs to be enabled every time the game is launched, unless the local injector is installed. This may cause compatibility issues with other games

Windows HDR must be enabled

Without manual whitelisting, this method will only work for the Steam version

Fullscreen may have DPI scaling issues. For this reason, it is recommended to switch to borderless windowed in-game

Input

Key bindings

Default controller layout

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Forced mouse acceleration. Config settings are ignored. Possible fix below.
Mouse sensitivity		10 pre-set values only.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Comes with predefined controller settings.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse acceleration

Remove Mouse acceleration

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Add the following two lines at the bottom then save the file.

[/script/engine.GameUserSettings]
bEnableMouseSmoothing=false
bViewAccelerationEnabled=false

If it is not working, try with setting the file to read-only

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Voice, Music, SFX, Cinematic
Surround sound		^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish				Copies bought in Poland are generally region locked to Polish alone and the language can not be changed.^[4]
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan voice-over by «COOL-GAMES», download
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Vampyr (DX11).
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Criware

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 2130 3.4 GHz AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz	Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R7 370 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (2K) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (4K) 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

The standard recommended specs are for 1080p 60 FPS. System specs for 1440p 60 FPS is noted with (2K) and 4K 60 FPS with (4K).^[5]

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.15.1
↑ ^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>/427290/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (427290) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:aaronth07 on 2018-7-6
Skips intro videos fine
↑ {{Refcheck|user=aaronth07|date=2018-7-6|comment=No splash at start up
↑ Verified by User:Tuty4amxx on 2018-06-04
Tested on 7.1 surround headphones
↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2020-03-06)
↑ Vampyr’s 1080p, 1440p and 4K System Requirements Revealed - last accessed on May 9, 2018

[1] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.15.1

[Proton_path_note-4] 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>/427290/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (427290) 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>/427290/.

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

[6] The app ID (427290) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Verified by User:aaronth07 on 2018-7-6
Skips intro videos fine

[3] {{Refcheck|user=aaronth07|date=2018-7-6|comment=No splash at start up

[5] Verified by User:Tuty4amxx on 2018-06-04
Tested on 7.1 surround headphones

[6] Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2020-03-06)

[7] Vampyr’s 1080p, 1440p and 4K System Requirements Revealed - last accessed on May 9, 2018

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Developers

	Dontnod Entertainment
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	June 5, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	72
OpenCritic	72
IGDB	68
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, RPG, Adventure
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Victorian, Supernatural, Detective/mystery