West of Loathing
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| Developers | |
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| Asymmetric | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2019[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 10, 2017 |
| macOS (OS X) | August 10, 2017 |
| Linux | August 10, 2017 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 87 |
| OpenCritic | 85 |
| IGDB | 82 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Genres | RPG |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Comedy, Western |
| Series | Kingdom of Loathing |
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| Kingdom of Loathing | |
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| West of Loathing | 2017 |
| Shadows over Loathing | 2022 |
Key points
- The game is a follow-up to the free browser-based game Kingdom of Loathing.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Reckonin' at Gun Manor | Unavailable for Microsoft Store version. | |
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Asymmetric Software\West of Loathing\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing/permaflags-<UUID>.json |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing/prefs |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Asymmetric Software\West of Loathing\<user-id>.json |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use -popupwindow launch parameter and disable full screen in the options menu. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Default fullscreen is borderless. Use windowed mode with -popupwindow parameter for alternative mode or -window-mode exclusive for exclusive fullscreen. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | Game is in black and white. Joke setting in options menu. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game remapping settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Presets and individual remapping available. | |
| 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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | ||
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| DualShock button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | Static cyan. | |
| Connection modes | Wired, V1 | |
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and game sounds. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c, 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | 7 SP1 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better | 3.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9+ | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better | 3.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 3.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo | 3.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2020-12-23
- Previously used 2017 (as tested by Waschbär), seems to have been updated to 2018 on August 10, 2018 and finally to Unity 2019 on Auust 8, 2020
- ↑ Three Year Anniversary Patch (v1.11.11.11.1) - last accessed on 2020-12-23