Vanguard Princess
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Developers | |
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Tomoaki "Suge9" Sugeno | |
Publishers | |
Tomoaki "Suge9" Sugeno | |
eigoManga | |
Engines | |
Fighter Maker 2nd | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 26, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | March 29, 2016[1] |
Linux | August 29, 2016[2] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware, DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Scrolling |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Fighting |
Art styles | Anime |
Themes | Supernatural |
Key points
- Original Japanese release is available to download for free. This article is mostly based on English version and noted if there are differentiations between two version.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | Original Japanese freeware version (v1.0.8). | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam.[3] |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Director's Cut | Free DLC that restores the uncut content into the English version. Available here. | |
Hilda Rize | Adds Hilda Rize as a playable character along with character-related features and additional MP3s for the Artwork and Soundtrack DLC. Available here. | |
Lilith | Adds Lilith-related features. here. | |
Kurumi | Adds Kurumi-related features and additional MP3 music tracks for the Artwork and Soundtrack DLC. here. | |
Online Deluxe | Includes an external netplay client with match making and chat features, adds new stages, alternate character storylines, and in-game music from the Artwork and Soundtrack DLC. Available here. | |
Digital Comic Series | A digital comic adaptation of the game in PDF format along with a collection of high-resolution artworks. here |
- All DLCs are exclusive to the English version on Steam.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Steam version is always kept up to date. The last update for the Japanese freeware version is v1.0.8. For the older non-Steam English version, download patch latest patch here (v1.3.1).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\game.ini[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- Game doesn't feature save game data.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 4:3 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Freely resizeable window, everything scales from base resolution of 640x480 with nearest-neighbor filtering. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at ~100 FPS.[4] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse not used. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput and DirectInput. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | For cutscenes only, which do not have voice acting. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Only English version. | |||
Japanese | In English version, only audio. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Versus |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Game won't launch
- For Windows 8 and later, enable DirectPlay.
Low frame rate
- This may be cause from game constantly searching for connected controllers. If none is used, uncheck
Activate game controller(s)
from Game settings.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8.x | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 400 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Now Available For Mac OS X - Steam Community Annoucements - last accessed on 2020-05-17
- ↑ Vanguard Princess Is Now Available For Linux - Steam Community Announcements - last accessed on 2020-05-17
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-05-17
- Tested on v1.8.7.
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 9 September 2015
- Tested with 120 FPS recording.