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Taisei Project

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Taisei Project
Taisei Project cover
Release dates
Windows August 9, 2012
macOS (OS X) August 9, 2012
Linux August 9, 2012
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter
Art styles Anime
Series Touhou Project (Unofficial)
Taisei Project on IGDB
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Taisei Project is a top-down view vertical-scrolling shooter game. It is an open-source unofficial fangame based on the Touhou Project series of games.[1]

The 1.0 version of the game was released on August 9 2012. In 2017 development was restarted and several aspects of the game have been revamped and are still under active development. [2]

General information

Official website
Taisei Project on Github
Taisei Project on Touhou Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

Type Notes
Freeware The game is completely free to own.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

General options.
General options.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\taisei\config
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME\taisei\config
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/taisei/config

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\taisei\
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME\taisei\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/taisei/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Video

Video options.
Video options.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 4:3 supported. Fullscreen mode fills wider aspect ratios with black borders.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped to 60 fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard remapping.
Keyboard remapping.
Gamepad remapping.
Gamepad remapping.
Gamepad options.
Gamepad options.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialog is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Soundtrack licensed under Creative Commons BY-4.0

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 Optional ANGLE translation layer on Windows translates OpenGL to DirectX 11.
OpenGL 3.3, ES 3.0
Metal support
Optional ANGLE translation layer on macOS translates OpenGL to Metal.
Executable 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.3 or OpenGL ES 3.0
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) macOS 10.15
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.3 or OpenGL ES 3.0
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.3 or OpenGL ES 3.0
A 64-bit operating system is required.


References

  1. Taisei Project website - last accessed on 2024-05-22
    "Taisei (泰西, lit. Occident) is a free and open-source fangame of the Tōhō series, written in C using SDL2 and OpenGL."
  2. Taisei Project website news on 2017-04-05 - last accessed on 2024-05-22
    "Restarting Development"