This page is for the original version of the game. For the Redux version of the game running on Unreal Engine 4, see The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Key points
- When buying the game, Redux version is automatically added to game library where game was purchased or activated.
- Game runs and scales very well on most hardware configurations.
- Stuttering in some areas due to texture loading.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Unlock Redux edition (GOG.com)[1]
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- Refresh your account by visiting this link while logged in.
- Right click the game in your library and choose "SERIAL KEYS."
- Go here and enter the serial key from step 2 (not the whole link, just the key).
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Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Create a shortcut to <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win64\AstronautsGame-Win64-Shipping.exe to run the game executable[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Vanishing of Ethan Carter\AstronautsGame\Config\ |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Vanishing of Ethan Carter\AstronautsGame\SaveData\SaveGame_0.sav |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/258520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Video
Launcher graphics settings.
Launcher advanced graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.
In-game advanced graphics settings.
Input
In-game keyboard rebinding.
In-game controller settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, Music, Voice, SFX, Ambience. |
Surround sound |
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7.1 |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Use X3DAudio HRTF. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
In-game language settings.
VR support
Issues fixed
Game crashes with CSAA enabled
Select another type of anti-aliasing[citation needed]
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- CSAA has been removed from Nvidia Maxwell architecture GPUs.
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CLR20r3 Error
Download the config files[3]
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- Download the config files and extract them.
- Place them in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Vanishing of Ethan Carter\ .
Notes
- Do not click Restore to Defaults in the game's launcher as it may remove configuration files.
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Nothing happens after clicking Play / 0xc000007b error
Black screen when using Steam In-Home Streaming
Select fullscreen windowed in the launcher instead of fullscreen[citation needed]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9, 11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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64-bit used by default if 64-bit OS is detected. |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
PhysX |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| DirectX 10 compatible |
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>/258520/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (258520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References