Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Trine
Trine	2009
Trine 2	2011
Trine Enchanted Edition	2014
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power	2015
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince	2019
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy	2023

General information

Publisher Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate		Ultimate Collection also available.
		Ultimate Collection also available.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Origin (unavailable)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Melody of Mystery

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Trine4\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\690640\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/690640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Trine4\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\690640\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/690640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game graphics settings.

In-game UI and gameplay settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Real-time cutscenes are intentionally letterboxed at every aspect ratio. Characters selection icons scale based on resolution width.^[1]
Multi-monitor		Hor+ scaling at gameplay, cutscenes, menu and loading screens.^[1]
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+.^[2]^[3]
4K Ultra HD		^[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Labeled Maximized window.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Forced 16x anisotropic filtering.^[5]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA or SSAA 2x/3x/4x. See Anti-aliasing (AA) to combine both methods.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Optional FPS limit is available.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

It is possible to force the game engine to use TAA when also using SSAA.

Modify options.txt^[6]
Set the desired level of SSAA in-game. Exit the game. Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `options.txt`. Find the line `setOption(rendererModule, "TemporalAA", false)` and change `false` to `true`. Save and close the file.

Depth of field

Disable depth of field through the config file^[7]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `options.txt`. Change `setOption(rendererModule, "DepthOfField", true)` to `setOption(rendererModule, "DepthOfField", false)` to disable the depth of the field.

Input

In-game general control settings.

In-game Keybindings.

In-game Controller bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity		Uses system cursor settings.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Wired, V1

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

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

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Effects, Dialogue.
Surround sound		Stereo only.^[8]
Subtitles		Subtitle size is adjustable. Can additionally specify speaker identification through icons and/or speaker's name.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Text and spoken language are separately selectable.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan translation by Mechanics VoiceOver
Spanish

Network

Simultaneous local and online play is supported.^[9]

Steam, Origin and GOG cross-play support.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op
LAN play	4	Co-op
Online play	4	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Trine 4.

Issues unresolved

Official bug-reporting thread

Issues fixed

A list of known issues and solutions can be found on Steam Community Discussions.

Analog movement does not stop player character when moved down

When using analog movement, pushing the analog control down may not stop the player character as intended.

Enable Improved deadzoning for movement in the game options^[10]

Rotate Object Left/Right controller and key bindings not visible

Rotate Object Left/Right controller and key bindings only become visible after the player resets all bindings.

Use the Reset All option.^[11]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise, Speex, Ogg Vorbis	^[12]
Cutscenes	Theora

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Quad Core 2.0 GHz 2.6 GHz Dual Core	Intel Core i7-4770 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 5700 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 280

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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>/690640/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (690640) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-15
Screenshots taken at various scenes at a custom 5760x1080 resolution on a single monitor and compared to 16:9.
↑ First 30 Min: Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince - last accessed on 2019-10-09
↑ Steam Community Discussion - Question to the developers, Will this game have Ultrawide support 21:9? - last accessed on 2019-10-09
↑ Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince - PC - 4K - Gameplay 6 - last accessed on 2019-10-09
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-09
Tried modifying AF setting in game's config.txt file and ensuring AF was not forced in-driver, with no change in AF quality.
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-15
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2019-10-11
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-09
Tested with Orban Loudness Meter.
↑ Co-Optimus - Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince - last accessed on 2019-10-09
"Play through the entire campaign with up to four players locally (couch co-op), online, or a mix of the two (combo co-op)."
↑ Steam Community Discussion - Official Bug Thread! - last accessed on 2019-10-09
"PROBLEM SOLVED:

Function can be toggled in options → Improved deadzoning for movement'

The analog stick doesnt register as 'down' for standing still.

Both the analog and dpad buttons works fine on skills but when holding the analog stick down when walking it seems it hasnt been mapped to a true 'down' position, it will start register walking either left or right."
↑ Steam Community Announcement - First patch is now live! (Build 8032) - last accessed on 2019-10-12
"Rotate Object Left/Right bind only becomes visible after user Resets all Keybindings"
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-09
Checked game's output log.

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/690640/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (690640) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[rose48-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-10-15
Screenshots taken at various scenes at a custom 5760x1080 resolution on a single monitor and compared to 16:9.

[3] First 30 Min: Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince - last accessed on 2019-10-09

[4] Steam Community Discussion - Question to the developers, Will this game have Ultrawide support 21:9? - last accessed on 2019-10-09

[5] Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince - PC - 4K - Gameplay 6 - last accessed on 2019-10-09

[6] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-09
Tried modifying AF setting in game's config.txt file and ensuring AF was not forced in-driver, with no change in AF quality.

[7] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-15

[8] Verified by User:Keith on 2019-10-11

[9] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-09
Tested with Orban Loudness Meter.

[10] Co-Optimus - Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince - last accessed on 2019-10-09
"Play through the entire campaign with up to four players locally (couch co-op), online, or a mix of the two (combo co-op)."

[11] Steam Community Discussion - Official Bug Thread! - last accessed on 2019-10-09
"PROBLEM SOLVED:

Function can be toggled in options → Improved deadzoning for movement'

The analog stick doesnt register as 'down' for standing still.

Both the analog and dpad buttons works fine on skills but when holding the analog stick down when walking it seems it hasnt been mapped to a true 'down' position, it will start register walking either left or right."

[12] Steam Community Announcement - First patch is now live! (Build 8032) - last accessed on 2019-10-12
"Rotate Object Left/Right bind only becomes visible after user Resets all Keybindings"

[13] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-10-09
Checked game's output log.

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Developers

	Frozenbyte
Publishers
	Modus Games
Release dates
Windows	October 8, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	Trine