Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
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| Developers | |
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| Nihon Falcom | |
| Windows | Entertainment Support, Inc.[1] |
| Windows | Laurel Code[2] |
| Optimization | Tin Giant[3] |
| Optimization 2020 | PH3 Games[4] |
| Publishers | |
| NIS America | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 16, 2018[5] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 69 |
| OpenCritic | 84 |
| IGDB | 85 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | ARPG, JRPG |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Ys |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| 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 |
| Ys: Memories of Celceta | 2018 |
| Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | 2021 |
| Ys X: Nordics | 2024 |
Key points
- Includes the new English localization.[6]
- A major update was released for the game in early 2020 bringing with it many improvements to the PC version, including an experimental 2-player co-op mode.
- GOG release achievements are not available and unplanned.[7]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Free Set 1 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Advanced Accessory Set | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Bottled Potion Set | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Castaway Start Dash Set | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Economy Ingredient Set | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Elixir Set 1 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Elixir Set 2 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Elixir Set 3 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Elixir Set 4 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Elixir Set 5 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Fish Bait Set 1 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Fish Bait Set 2 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Fish Bait Set 3 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Free Set 2 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Laxia's “Eternian Scholar” Costume | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Premium Material Set | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Ripe Fruit Set | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Status Recovery Set | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - HQ Texture Pack | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Tempest Set 1 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Tempest Set 2 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Tempest Set 3 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Tempest Set 4 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Tempest Set 5 | |
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| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA - Useful Accessory Set | |
Game data
In-game general options.
In-game HUD options.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\adjust.bin[Note 1] <path-to-game>\config.bin[Note 1] <path-to-game>\settings.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/579180/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\savedata\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/579180/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game screen options.
In-game graphics options.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Non-16:9 resolutions are letterboxed. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Off, Medium, High | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA,[8] SSAA[Note 3] | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Cutscenes, menus and gameplay when fishing are capped at 60 FPS, while framerate is uncapped during regular gameplay and is dependent on the monitor's refresh rate. See Issues unresolved. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
In-game battle options.
In-game camera options.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Changed through the Camera > Horizontal/Vertical Speed options. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | Set Display Guide Icon to Letters in Options > Display. |
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| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
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| PlayStation button prompts | Set Display Guide Icon to Symbols in Options > Display. |
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| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) [citation needed] |
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| Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers must be configured using Adjust Buttons option on the main menu. | |
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| Button prompts |  |
Change Display Guide Icon in Options > Display:
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | ||
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts | ||
| Cursor detection |
In-game button config for main actions.
In-game button config for secondary actions.
In-game button config for menu navigating.
In-game button config for skill shortcuts.
Audio
In-game sound options.
In-game localization options.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | BGM, SFX, and Voice. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Game pauses and audio mutes when focused is lost. Use Special K to prevent this from happening. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | Fan translation, based on the official Chinese text of PS4 ver, for the steam version. | |||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | Translation and assets ported/recreated based on the PS4 release. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation – Brazil Alliance. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Co-op Not officially supported. Use the --coop command line argument and press ⊞ Win on the second controller in-game to enable.[9] |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. Note that this may be outdated. | ||
Issues unresolved
High Framerate Damage Bug
When playing the game at framerates above 60 fps, sometimes when dealing multiple hits, the game will apply many more hits, dealing a large amount of damage.[10][11]
- Limit FPS to 60 via drivers, or via RTSS, or turn on VSYNC if using a 60 Hz monitor.
Black Screen at Start or after using Alt-Tab
This bug might happen when using Full Screen mode.[12]
- Switch to Borderless Windowed in game options.
Game Crashes at Start Up When HQ Texture Pack is Installed
For the GOG version, if the user has a drive assigned to the letter F:\, the game will crash. Change the drive letter as a workaround for this issue.[13]
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11.1 | [3] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8.1, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz | AMD FX-8320 8-Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti DirectX 11 compatible | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/579180/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (579180) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ Render resolution:
- Low = 50%
- Normal = 100%
- High = 150%
- Ultra = 200%
References
- ↑ ent-support.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Developer string referencing Laurel Code in data, c. September beta - last accessed on 2018-04-21
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana for Steam Progress update - last accessed on 2018-04-14
- ↑ Reddit - /r/Games - AMA - I'm Peter "Durante" Thoman, modder, DSfix creator and co-founder of PH3 games. Today, we released a huge update for Ys VIII PC, and announced our Trails of Cold Steel 3 port. - last accessed on 2020-01-17
- "In late 2018, I co-founded PH3 games, and today we can finally announce our first two large-scale projects! The first project is a major update for Ys VIII. It greatly improves graphical quality options, increases performance stability, improves mouse/keyboard controls, fixes several bugs, and has an experimental bonus feature that I don't think anyone expected (including people involved with the project!): local coop!"
- ↑ Steam Community - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA coming April 16, 2018 - last accessed on 2018-04-14
- ↑ Steam Community - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Localization Update - last accessed on 2018-04-17
- ↑ gog.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Reddit - /r/Games - AMA - I'm Peter "Durante" Thoman, modder, DSfix creator and co-founder of PH3 games. Today, we released a huge update for Ys VIII PC, and announced our Trails of Cold Steel 3 port. - last accessed on 2020-01-18
- "The blur pass was replaced with FXAA 3.11 (HQ profile)."
- ↑ Steam :: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana :: New Major Update and 50% Off Sale - last accessed on 2020-01-17
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - So this damage bug is starting to ruin bosses for me. - last accessed on 2020-10-14
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - I know it won't happen but I hope it can be fixed. (dmg bug) - last accessed on 2020-10-14
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Weird FPS/GPU Usage issues with 1440p 144hz - last accessed on 2020-10-14
- ↑ Game fails to start following installation of HQ texture pack - last accessed on 2020-04-17
