Deus Ex: The Fall

Deus Ex
Deus Ex	2000
Deus Ex: Invisible War	2003
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	2011
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut	2013
Deus Ex: The Fall	2014
Deus Ex: Revision (unofficial mod)	2015
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	2016
Deus Ex: Breach	2017
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - VR Experience	2017
Deus Ex GO	2017

Key points

Enable Vsync in-game to avoid various issues including mouse sensitivity problems.^[3]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\N_Fusion Interactive\Deus Ex_ The Fall\PlayerPrefs.txt
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258180/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

PlayerPrefs.txt contains all settings as well as turntable model unlocking progress.

*.xml files are generated during gameplay and don't contain useful settings.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\N_Fusion Interactive\Deus Ex_ The Fall\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258180/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

dxmsave.sav contains current save data.

endgamesave.sav contains endgame save data (only exists after completing the game).

PlayerPrefs.txt contains all settings as well as turntable model unlocking progress.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		60° vertical. Can be overwritten with CheatEngine script. Requires reloading or switching level to apply changes.
Windowed		Set in Options, Video or toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA up to x8; for SGSSAA see Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Disabled by default. Set in Options, Video. Enable to fix various issues.^[3]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate cap. Framerate affects zoom out recoil effect.

Anti-aliasing (AA)[edit]

SGSSAA can be forced with Nvidia Inspector (Nvidia cards only).

Set AA with Nvidia Profile Inspector^[4]

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
Copy the compatibility bits for Deus Ex Human Revolution to a new profile for Deus Ex: The Fall.
Set the anti-aliasing quality and sampling for the profile.
Click Apply to save your changes.

Input[edit]

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Added in 1.0.1 patch.^[5] Quick save/load can only be remapped by editing a config file.
Mouse acceleration		Cannot be turned off.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Moving a cursor for a pixel (or more) while clicking on the button, will make the game ignore the input.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised		Touchscreen functionality has been removed.
Controller
Controller support		Disabled by default.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Third-party XInput controllers are not recognised.^[6]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound FX and Dialog.
Surround sound		Stereo output only.^[7]
Subtitles		Enabled by default. Toggle in Options, Audio.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Instead of mute music uses low-pass filter.

The 1.0.1 patch did not add surround sound support, it simply corrected an incompatibility with surround sound systems.^[7]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Deus Ex the Fall.
vorpX		G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution. `Note:` Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Issues unresolved[edit]

Third-party XInput controller not recognised[edit]

Third-party XInput controllers do not work with this game; only official Microsoft controllers are detected correctly. There is no known solution.^[6]

Issues fixed[edit]

Loading stops at "Downloading assets... 0%"[edit]

Restart Steam in offline mode^[8]

Restart Steam in offline mode.
Run the game.

Delete configuration folder^[9]

Go to the configuration file location.
Delete or rename the Deus Ex_ The Fall folder.
The game should now launch properly.

Games crashes upon launch[edit]

Block EXE in firewall^{[citation needed]}

Close the game and make sure the .exe isn't running in Task Manager
Open your firewall (Windows Firewall works well)
Create an outbound traffic rule that blocks the game's .exe file within the steamapps folder.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

No Tint Filter[edit]

Disable the game's gold filter, making it more colorful^[10]

Download custom SweetFX
Extract archive contents to executable location
Download custom preset and replace other SweetFX_Settings.txt file with this one
Open SweetFX_Settings.txt, find define USE_SMAA_ANTIALIASING 1. Change 1 to 0.
Find define USE_LUMASHARPEN 1. Change 1 to 0.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	2.66 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6500 ATI Radeon X1300 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 4.3.4f1^[1]
↑ ^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>/258180/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (258180) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-23
↑
Deus Ex: The Fall PC Edition Heads to Steam - Eidos Montreal: Community (Archived) - last accessed on May 25, 2020
"So what’s on the complete feature list, compared to last year's mobile version of the game?
- No in-game purchase options"
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 PSA: TURN VSYNC ON :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
↑ SGSSAA Antialiasing :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
↑ Deus Ex The Fall Patch 1.0.1 Update
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 No Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad Support :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Still not 5.1/7.1; audio bug just fixed. :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
↑ downlaoding assets 0% :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions
↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-08-20
For some odd reason my old files caused freeze at 0% even though I didn't touch them since 2014
↑ Verified by User:Aday on 15 November 2017

[2] Unity engine build: 4.3.4f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-5] 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>/258180/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (258180) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-23

[3] Deus Ex: The Fall PC Edition Heads to Steam - Eidos Montreal: Community (Archived) - last accessed on May 25, 2020
"So what’s on the complete feature list, compared to last year's mobile version of the game?
No in-game purchase options"

[5] No in-game purchase options"

[vsync-4] 3.0 ^3.1 PSA: TURN VSYNC ON :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions

[6] SGSSAA Antialiasing :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions

[Patch_1.0.1-7] Deus Ex The Fall Patch 1.0.1 Update

[XInput-8] 6.0 ^6.1 No Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad Support :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions

[surround-9] 7.0 ^7.1 Still not 5.1/7.1; audio bug just fixed. :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions

[10] wnlaoding assets 0% :: Deus Ex: The Fall General Discussions

[11] Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-08-20
For some odd reason my old files caused freeze at 0% even though I didn't touch them since 2014

[PostFX-12] Verified by User:Aday on 15 November 2017

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Developers

	N-Fusion Interactive
	Eidos Montreal
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unity 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	March 18, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	45
OpenCritic	47
IGDB	59
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None^[2]
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, RPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Cyberpunk
Series	Deus Ex