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Wasteland 2 is a singleplayer bird's-eye view Tactical RPG game in the Wasteland series.
On October 13, 2015, the game received the Director's Cut, an updated version with a newer engine, new graphics and voiceovers, a new Perks & Quirks system, and other additions. All digital releases include both the original and Director's Cut versions in the purchase.
General information
- Official support page
- 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
- Kickstarter backers will receive a DRM-free download.[4]
Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe Edition includes Wasteland 2's original and Director's Cut builds, keys for Wasteland (1988) and The Bard's Tale (2005), three digital novellas, the game's soundtrack, and a digital artbook.
Monetization
Essential improvements
- Introduces various bugfixes, optional tweaks, SSAA and expanded modding capabilities.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\inXile\Wasteland2\ |
Microsoft Store |
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macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Preferences/unity.inXile.Wasteland 2.plist |
Linux |
$HOME/.config/unity3d/inXile/Wasteland2/prefs $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/inXile Entertainment/Wasteland 2: Director's Cut/prefs |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
GOG Galaxy |
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Origin |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Linux Steam cloud saves for Wasteland 2 Director's Cut are stored at $HOME/.config/Wasteland2DC , but the game actually uses $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Wasteland2DC/ . Linux Steam cloud saves for Wasteland 2 original version are stored at $HOME/.config/Wasteland2 , but the game actually uses $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Wasteland2/ . |
Xbox Cloud |
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Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
- Uses Unity graphic settings presets.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Global, music, SFX, VO, ambient and UI. |
Surround sound |
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Raw, mono, stereo, quad, surround and 5.1. |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Text-to-speech option is available for visually impaired users. |
Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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VR support
Issues fixed
Crash at game launch
Launch game elevated[6]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Build , right-click on WL2.exe and select Properties.
- Open the Compatibility tab select and enable "Run this program as an administrator".
- Click OK twice to save the settings and close the windows.
Notes
- If the game still doesn't start, repeat this and change other compatibility settings (e.g. "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" or "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings").
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Nvidia Optimus[6]
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- 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.
- 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 ).
- In the dropdown menu below, select "High-performance NVIDIA processor".
- Click on Apply on the lower right corner to save the settings.
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- The developer also recommends disabling 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[7]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Wasteland2\Save Games\ .
- 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.
- Delete that specific folder (or folders), the one with the missing save game files.
- Restart Wasteland 2 and your other saved games will re-appear.
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Unable to choose resolution in windowed mode
Change resolution in registry (Windows)[citation needed]
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- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\inXile\Wasteland2\ .
- Change registry key
Resolution_hXXXXXXXXXX to desired resolution (e.g. 1920x1080).
- Change registry key
Screenmanager Resolution Height_hXXXXXXXXXX to desired height (e.g. 1080) (Note: Make sure to select decimal numbers).
- Change registry key
Screenmanager Resolution Width_hXXXXXXXXXX to desired width (e.g. 1920) (Note: Make sure to select decimal numbers).
- Launch the game.
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Launches in wrong resolution (multi screen setups and some Linux distros)
Launch with graphics options menu[citation needed]
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- Launch game with
-show-screen-selector command line argument.
- Now you will see a pre-launch menu. Change resolution to desired resolution (e.g. 1920x1080).
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Fix game not recognizing your resolution
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- Find the player prefs file. On Windows, this will be in the registry under the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\inXile\Wasteland 2 . On Mac, this will be in ~/Library/Preferences in a file called unity.inXile.Wasteland 2.plist . On Linux, it's in ~/.config/unity3d/inXile/Wasteland 2/prefs . The directory may vary slightly if on the Director's Cut version.
- You'll find several key properties related to resolution. "Screenmanager Is Fullscreen mode"; set the value to 1 for fullscreen and 0 for windowed. "Screenmanager Resolution..." "Height" and "Width"; set the values to your desired resolution, such as 1080 and 1920, respectively. "UnitySelectMonitor" for multi-monitor setups; set to the desired monitor number, with a value of 0 representing the operating system's primary monitor.
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Game crashes on Linux upon new game or loading new areas
Increase number of open files per program allowed by the OS
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- Open
/etc/security/limits.conf as root.
- Add lines
your_username_here soft nofile 8192 and your_username_here hard nofile 8192 and save.
- Relog into your account.
- This increases number of files the OS allows a program to have open at the same time (8192 is enough for Wasteland 2, but certain other games require even higher limits, so you can use an even higher number just to prevent further issues with other games).
- You can also check this limit with the command
ulimit -n .
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c, 11 |
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OpenGL |
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OS X and Linux only. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Director's Cut version is 64-bit only,[8] original version is 32-bit only.[9] |
macOS (OS X) | |
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Director's Cut version is 64-bit only, Original version is 32-bit only.[9] |
Linux | |
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Director's Cut version is 64-bit only, Original version is 32-bit only.[9] |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista |
7, 8, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo
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System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX compatible | |
Notes
References