XIII (2020)
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| Developers | |
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| Playmagic | |
| 2022 update | Tower Five |
| Publishers | |
| Microids | |
| Engines | |
| Unity[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 10, 2020 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 29 |
| OpenCritic | 39 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Shooter |
| Art styles | Cel-shaded |
| Themes | North America |
| Series | XIII |
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| XIII | |
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| XIII | 2003 |
| XIII: Lost Identity | 2011 |
| XIII (2020) | 2020 |
XIII (2020) is a first-person shooter game developed by Playmagic and published by Microids. The game is a remake of XIII released in 2003.
Announced on April 18, 2019 and planned to be released in November 2019, the remake was later delayed to 2020.[2] The final release date of November 10, 2020 was announced in June 2020, with Steam and GOG.com serving as its initial platforms of distribution.[3] The game uses Unity as its engine. An extensive update was made by Tower Five on September 13, 2022.[4]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Golden Classic Weapon Skins Pack | Pre-order bonus containing a golden version of all weapons in the game. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microids\XIII\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1154790/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Microids\XIII\XIII_Save.bin |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1154790/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video options
Graphics options
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Pillarboxed to 16:9. Graphical glitches in the main menu, like 16:9 elements sliding off into 48:9 space.[5] |
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| Ultra-widescreen | Ultrawide support added in 2021 patch. However image is Vert- if starting a level from 21:9 main menu rather than switching from 16:9 to 21:9 in-game. FOV needs to be increased to compensate. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | [6] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Slider between 60° and 120°. However, the FOV doesn't scale past 90°, unless the aspect ratio for the game is wider than 16:9[7] | ||
| Windowed | Fullscreen also available. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | As a toggle. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Utilizes TAA.[8] | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Toggleable between 30, 60, 120, 144 and unlimited. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Input settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | From 0.10 to 5. Setting also affects controller input. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Setting also affects controller input. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Only two presets available. | |
| Controller sensitivity | From 0.10 to 5. Setting also affects mouse input. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Setting also affects mouse input. |
| 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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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts |
Keybind settings
Controller preset 1
Controller preset 2
Audio
Audio settings
General settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Separate sliders for Master, Music, SFX and Dialogue. | |
| Surround sound | [9] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | Also includes Canadian variant. | |||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish | Also includes Latin American variant. | |||
| Polish | Added in January 30, 2023 Update. | |||
| Russian | Added in January 30, 2023 Update. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 4 | Versus |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD | |
| Multiplayer | Photon |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz | Intel Core i5-7400 3.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce AMD Radeon 3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2020.3.25[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/1154790/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1154790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2022-10-17
- Used to use 2018.4.24 before Tower Five reworked the game.
- ↑ XIII’s release slips to 2020! - last accessed on 2020-11-12
- ↑ The remake of XIII launches November 10th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC/Mac! - last accessed on 2020-11-12
- ↑ XIII - XIII Remake - New update available - Steam News - last accessed on 2022-10-01
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2019-11-10
- Tested at 5760x1080 and 5760x1200 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10
- Tested at 3840x2160 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2022-11-30
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2022-10-17
- To be more precise - it uses CTAA component. Original release used to offer a setting for MSAA, but the setting was removed by Tower Five, as that setting doesn't work with deferred rendering path.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10
- Tested in 7.1 using SpecialK in conjunction with Razer Surround.