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Wasteland 2

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Wasteland 2
Wasteland 2 cover
Developers
inXile Entertainment
Obsidian Entertainment
Publishers
inXile Entertainment
Engines
Current Unity 4.5|Unity|Unity 4.5[1]
Future Unity 5|Unity|Unity 5[1]
Release dates
Windows September 19, 2014
macOS (OS X) September 19, 2014
Linux September 19, 2014
Wasteland 2 on Wikipedia
Wasteland
Wasteland 1988
Wasteland 2 2014
Wasteland Remastered 2020
Wasteland 3 2020

General information

Official website
Official forum
Official wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions (Director's Cut)
Steam Community Discussions (original)
Beta feedback site access (for bugs reporting)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.com
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Includes Wasteland 1.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Amazon.co.uk
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Digital Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Digital Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Digital Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Digital Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Origin
Origin
Digital Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Digital Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Error: DRM 'WinStore' not recognised
Windows
Kickstarter backers will receive a DRM-free download.[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Display options.
Display options.

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Uses Unity graphic settings presets.

Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio options.
Audio options.

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VR support

Issues fixed

Crash at game launch

Launch game elevated[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Build, right-click on WL2.exe and select Properties
  2. Open the Compatibility tab select and enable "Run this program as an administrator".
  3. Click OK twice to save the settings and close the windows.

Notes

If the game still doesn't start, repeat this, but additionally change other compatibility settings (e.g. "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" or "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings")
Nvidia Optimus[3]
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel, which can be found as a tray icon on the taskbar, in the Control Panel, or by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting it.
  2. Go to Manage 3D settings, open the Program Settings tab, click on Add and either select WL2.exe in the window or click on Browse... and browse to the WL2.exe file (located in <path-to-game>\Build).
  3. In the dropdown menu below, select "High-performance NVIDIA processor".
  4. Click on Apply on the lower right corner to save the settings
The developer also recommends to disable video capturing software like Fraps or Bandicam.

Saves not showing up

There is currently a bug where none of the saves show up if even one of them is missing (specifically missing the .xml file or possibly having an empty .xml file).
Delete missing save files[4]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Wasteland2\Save Games
  2. Double click on all saved installation folders until you find one that has no data in it. It's specifically looking for a .xml file.
  3. Delete that specific folder (or folders), the one with the missing save game files
  4. Restart Wasteland 2 and your other saved games will re-appear.

Unable to choose resolution in windowed mode

Change resolution in registry (Windows)[citation needed]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\inXile\Wasteland2\
  2. Change registry key Resolution_hXXXXXXXXXX to desired resolution (e.g. 1920x1080).
  3. Change registry key Screenmanager Resolution Height_hXXXXXXXXXX to desired height (e.g. 1080) (Note: Make sure to select decimal numbers).
  4. Change registry key Screenmanager Resolution Width_hXXXXXXXXXX to desired width (e.g. 1920) (Note: Make sure to select decimal numbers).
  5. Launch the game.

Launches in wrong resolution (multi screen setups and some Linux distros)

Launch with graphics options menu[citation needed]
  1. Launch game with -show-screen-selector command line argument.
  2. Now you will see a pre-launch menu. Change resolution to desired resolution (e.g. 1920x1080).

Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 4850
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

References