Dauntless

Dauntless

Developers
	Phoenix Labs
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	September 26, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Modes	Multiplayer

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Official Discord server

Official wiki

Dauntless subreddit

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store

All versions require Epic Games Launcher DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete video files
Go to <path-to-game>\Archon\Content\Movies\Windows\. Delete or rename Logo.mp4.

Game data

In-game gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Archon\Saved\Config\WindowsClient\

Progress is saved on Dauntless servers.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- scaling. FOV slider can be used to compensate.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		FOV slider made working in update 0.9.2. See Increased FOV for higher values.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA always on. See fix below.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Option added to unlock FPS ingame.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anti-Aliasing (AA)

Disable all post process AA
Go to configuration file(s) location Open Scalability.ini Add the following settings: [AntiAliasingQuality@0] r.PostProcessAAQuality=0 Change in-game anti-aliasing setting to low for the apply the change. This will override the low antialiasing setting in the game to disable TAA/FXAA. The other options are unaffected and can easily be switched between.

Disable sharpening

Disabling forced by modifying configuration files:
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini with a notepad. Add [SystemSettings] and r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0 to the bottom of the file. Save the changes. This fix disables sharpening globally, which is prefered when using no antialiasing, but may be useful to leave on with TAA

Increased FOV

Change the way FOV is calculated
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini in a text editor. Add the following lines: [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

Input

In-game input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		X and Y axis sliders.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X and Y.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Jump, interact, and movement are locked
Controller sensitivity		X and Y axis sliders.
Controller Y-axis inversion		X and Y.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, sound effects, bass sound effects, dialog, chat volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles		In Options > Gameplay.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op Supports crossplay with Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PS4

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	D3D12 can be forced by adding theses lines to the GameUserSetting.ini [D3DRHIPreference] bPreferD3D12InGame=True

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise
Multiplayer	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5	Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970