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Xanadu
Xanadu Next	2005
Tokyo Xanadu eX+	2017

Key points

Constant framerate stutter on newer versions of DirectX. See Issues fixed.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Japanese only.
Developer website		Japanese retail release.
Publisher website
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Japanese digital release available on DLSite.

Simplified Chinese digital release available on CubeJoy. CubeJoy client requires internet access upon game boot.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\X_NEXT\config.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312560/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\X_NEXT\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312560/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game settings.

External graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Standard is 1/2 refresh rate, Rough is 1/3 refresh rate, and Smooth is the actual refresh rate.^[1]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

External keyboard and mouse settings.
External gamepad settings.

Audio

External sound settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, Sound Effects (SE).
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Chinese releases only.
Japanese				Japanese releases only.
Korean				Korean releases only.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Xanadu Next.

Issues fixed

Constant stutter

The game can conflict with newer versions of DirectX.

Use this D3D8 Wrapper^[2]
Place the files into the installation folder. Open d3d.ini and change the value of the line Direct3D8DisableMaximizedWindowedModeShim = 0 from '0' to '1'.

Alternate method:

Launch Configuration and make sure these two settings are as below.^[3]

Frame Buffer - Unused

Use System Mouse Cursor - UNCHECKED

You can apply proper anti-aliasing and Anistropic filtering in your graphics Control Panel.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8
Shader Model support	1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10 (64-bit supported)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 866 MHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Direct3D compatible 3D accelerator card 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Direct3D compatible 3D accelerator card 64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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>/312560/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (312560) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-11-16
↑ Xanadu Next - last accessed on 2019-11-16
"Later in the Steam thread that KainXVIII created, DarkSpartan posted a link to a different DirectX 8 wrapper that, in my experience at least, works even better: https://github.com/ThirteenAG/d3d8-wrapper/releases Just unzip the two files, and put them in the same folder as the Xanadu Next .exe. No configuration needed (though again, I can only speak to my experience here, no guarantees of course). The .ini has a few options, but I didn't need to change any of them. EDIT: With newer versions of the wrapper, you need to change Direct3D8DisableMaximizedWindowedModeShim from 0 to 1 in the ini."
↑ Steam Forum Discussion: 2020-Best settings and fixes for stuttering inside. - last accessed on 2022-08-06

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/312560/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (312560) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/312560/.

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

[5] The app ID (312560) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-11-16

[3] Xanadu Next - last accessed on 2019-11-16
"Later in the Steam thread that KainXVIII created, DarkSpartan posted a link to a different DirectX 8 wrapper that, in my experience at least, works even better: https://github.com/ThirteenAG/d3d8-wrapper/releases Just unzip the two files, and put them in the same folder as the Xanadu Next .exe. No configuration needed (though again, I can only speak to my experience here, no guarantees of course). The .ini has a few options, but I didn't need to change any of them. EDIT: With newer versions of the wrapper, you need to change Direct3D8DisableMaximizedWindowedModeShim from 0 to 1 in the ini."

[4] Steam Forum Discussion: 2020-Best settings and fixes for stuttering inside. - last accessed on 2022-08-06

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

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Developers

	Nihon Falcom
Publishers
	XSEED
	Marvelous
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Europe, Fantasy, Medieval
Series	Xanadu