Difference between revisions of "Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim"

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Ancient Land of Ys	1989
Ys II Special	1994
Ys Eternal	1998
Ys II Eternal	2000
Ys I II Complete	2001
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand	2003
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	2003
Ys: The Oath in Felghana	2005
Ys Origin	2006
Ys Online: The Call of Solum	2009
Ys I & II Chronicles+	2009
Ys Seven	2012
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA	2018
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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox	2021
Ys X: Nordics	2024

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Japanese only.
Developer website (unavailable)		Japanese retail release.
Publisher website		English only.
GOG.com		English only.
Humble Store
Steam		English only.^[1]

Japanese digital release available DRM-free 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\ys6_win\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312540/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\FALCOM\ys6_win\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\312540\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312540/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Not supported by Japanese retail releases.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Not supported by Japanese retail releases.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use windowed mode with native resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x. Options for Point, Bilinear and Trilinear texture filtering also available.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA up to 8x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate is uncapped and dependent on the monitor's refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Mouse/Keyboard and Gamepad bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Configuration utility requires the use of a mouse or keyboard.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Lacks native support. Use DS4Windows as a workaround.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging		DirectInput is not supported, Xinput requires Xidi
Haptic feedback		DirectInput only. Xinput usage requires Xidi 4.0 or later.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM and SFX.
Surround sound		With EAX enabled.
Subtitles		Game is entirely text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Only music is muted.
EAX support		EAX 2.0

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Official localization by XSEED Games. English release only.
English				Fan translation, link #1
Japanese				Retail release only. The XSEED release can be modified to play in Japanese by renaming files and running the game in Japanese locale.^[2]
Simplified Chinese				Chinese release only. Fan translation, based on the official Chinese text, for the steam version.
Russian				Fan translation by «The Miracle»

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1, 9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98. ME	2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz	Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or higher
System memory (RAM)	128 MB 1 GB (Steam)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB 2 GB (Steam)
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 DirectX 9.0c (Steam) compatible

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>/312540/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (312540) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Is this one DRM free like the previous YS games? - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-11-30
↑ speedrun.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 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>/312540/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (312540) 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>/312540/.

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

[5] The app ID (312540) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Is this one DRM free like the previous YS games? - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-11-30

[3] speedrun.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

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+{{Availability/row| publisher | https://store.xseedgames.com/product/ys-vi-the-ark-of-napishtim/ | Steam | English only. | | Windows }}
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+{{ii}} Japanese digital release available [[Digital rights management (DRM)#DRM-free|DRM-free]] on [https://www.dlsite.com/soft/work/=/product_id/VJ004047.html DLSite].
+{{ii}} Simplified Chinese digital release available on [https://store.cubejoy.com/html/en/store/goodsdetail/detail144.html CubeJoy]. CubeJoy client requires internet access upon game boot.
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+|xbox cloud                =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
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-{{Video settings
+{{Video
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 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |borderless windowed notes  = Use windowed mode with native resolution.
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          = Point, Bilnear, and Trilinear presets available. Up to 16x.
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 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
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-==Input settings==
+==Input==
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-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 134: / Line 150: @@
 |xbox prompts              = false
 |xbox prompts notes        =
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = false
 |impulse triggers notes    =
 |dualshock 4               = hackable
@@ Line 154: / Line 170: @@
 |button prompts            = false
 |button prompts notes      =
-|controller hotplug        = false
+|controller hotplug        = hackable
-|controller hotplug notes  =
+|controller hotplug notes  = DirectInput is not supported, Xinput requires [https://github.com/samuelgr/Xidi Xidi]
 |haptic feedback           = true
-|haptic feedback notes     = Seems to be DirectInput only.
+|haptic feedback notes     = DirectInput only. Xinput usage requires [https://github.com/samuelgr/Xidi Xidi 4.0 or later.]
 |simultaneous input        = true
 |simultaneous input notes  =
@@ Line 164: / Line 180: @@
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-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
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 {{Image|Ys VI In-Game Audio Settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = BGM and SFX.
-|surround sound           = false
+|surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     = Stereo only.
+|surround sound notes     = With EAX enabled.
 |subtitles                = n/a
 |subtitles notes          = Game is entirely text-based.
@@ Line 188: / Line 204: @@
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
-  |notes     = Official localization by «XSEED Games». English release only.
+  |notes     = Official localization by XSEED Games. English release only.
   |fan       =
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@@ Line 202: / Line 218: @@
   |language  = Japanese
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = n/a
+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = n/a
+  |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = Japanese release only.
+  |notes     = Retail release only. The XSEED release can be modified to play in Japanese by renaming files and running the game in Japanese locale.
   |fan       =
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+}}
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+|interface = true
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+|subtitles = n/a
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+|fan       = true
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 |directdraw versions    =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
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+|macos intel 32-bit app =
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+|macos intel 64-bit app =
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 {{References}}

Developers

	Nihon Falcom
Publishers
	XSEED
	Marvelous
Release dates
Windows	September 27, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	72
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	Fantasy
Series	Ys