Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Key points

All the DLC content released on console is included in the base game.

Mouse is not recommended because of a very bad negative acceleration.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Humble Store
Steam		When running outside of Steam, the save game location changes.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
See Command line arguments. Add `-nostartupmovies`

Enhancements

Fixes some performance issues along with the partially broken shadows.^{[citation needed]}

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open MonkeyEngine.ini.
Find the following lines and set them to these values.

MaxMultisamples=1
ShadowFilterQualityBias=8
MinShadowResolution=128
MaxShadowResolution=2048
ShadowFilterRadius=5.0
ShadowDepthBias=0.036
MaxAnisotropy=16

Enhanced Cutscene videos

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
AI enhanced cutscenes. Download link here:^[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\MonkeyGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245280/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\245280\
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\MonkeyGame\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245280/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For custom/unlisted resolutions, see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		Use Widescreen Fixer with this plugin.
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Broken in latest version, force through GPU control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Custom resolution^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `MonkeyGame.ini`. Add the following line under the [MonkeyGame.MKGamerProfile] section: m_ResolutionValues=3200x1800 Set the value to the desired resolution. Select the new resolution in the options menu. Use Widescreen Fixer with this plugin to improve support for 21:9 and multi-monitor resolutions.

Windowed

Force windowed^{[citation needed]}

Download and run DxWnd.
Click on Edit, then Add.
Choose a name and set the executable path.
Set the window position and size.
Change Position from X, Y coordinates to Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
Go to the Video tab.
Change Screen resolution from SVGA to Native.
Still under Screen Resolution, check Initial resolution and set the correct resolution for your screen.
Click OK, then File and Save.
Now when you launch the game through Steam, you should see a short splash intro of DxWnd, which will let you know it is working.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Set sample level^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `MonkeyEngine.ini`. Find `MaxAnisotropy` and change it to `MaxAnisotropy=16`.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Set sample level^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `MonkeyEngine.ini`. Find `MaxMultisamples` and set the desired value (1, 2, 4, 8).

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open MonkeyEngine.ini.
Change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.

Notes

May cause a bug in chapter 13 making you unable to progress unless you change the fps cap to 60. May be fixed by alt-tabbing out of the game and alt-tabbing back into the game.^[2]^[3]

Input

Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Controller can be overridden by any Joystick plugged in.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can be changed via `MonkeyInput.ini`.
Controller sensitivity		Separate X and Y axes.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		Use X1nput^[4]

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

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

Mouse smoothing

Disable mouse smoothing^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `MonkeyInput.ini`. Change `bEnableMouseSmoothing=true` to `bEnableMouseSmoothing=false`.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound
Surround sound		At least 5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian
Indonesian				Fan translation by IGTC Team, download.
Polish				Fan translation, download
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Spanish				Audio not available for Pigsy's Perfect 10.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Enslaved : Odyssey to the West.
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Stuttering during cutscene transitions

May affect Windows XP.^{[citation needed]}

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Disable the motion blur and the Vsync settings. Enable the Large Address Aware flag on the main executable.

Shadows fix

Instructions

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open MonkeyEngine.ini.
Find the following lines and set them to these values.

MinShadowResolution=128
MaxShadowResolution=2048
ShadowFilterRadius=5.0
ShadowDepthBias=0.036

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 10	10 can be forced on via ini file

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 805
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/245280/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (245280) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ AI Enhanced cutscenes - last accessed on 2023-03-31
↑ Alt-tab fix for chapter 13 - last accessed on 2023-03-31
↑ Alt-tab fix for chapter 13 - last accessed on 2023-03-31
↑ Custom Xinput DLL with Impulse Trigger support on Xbox One Controllers - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/245280/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (245280) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] AI Enhanced cutscenes - last accessed on 2023-03-31

[3] Alt-tab fix for chapter 13 - last accessed on 2023-03-31

[4] Alt-tab fix for chapter 13 - last accessed on 2023-03-31

[5] Custom Xinput DLL with Impulse Trigger support on Xbox One Controllers - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Ninja Theory
Windows	Iron Galaxy Studios
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	70
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Puzzle
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi