FAQ --- English - effective 29.2.2016

[Segoaban_Daedalic]

Where do I find the Visionaire configuration tool?

The Visionaire configuration tool is located within the game's installation folder. It's a visual interface with tooltips for convenient editing of the config.ini's settings. The tool works under Windows only.

Where do I find my savegames? Where do I find my screenshots? Where is the config.ini located? Where do I find the messages.log? Where is the visplayer.dmp located?

According to windows guidelines game data is stored within the user directory of the current user. For fast access of this folder there is an icon provided by the Visionaire configuration tool which will open the corresponding user directory by clicking.

- Running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

Savegames:

• C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Local\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Deponia 4\Savegames\

Screenshots:

• C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Local\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Deponia 4\Screenshots\

config.ini, messages.log, visplayer.dmp:

• C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Local\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\Deponia 4\

- Running Mac OS and Steam edition of the game

Savegames:

• /*user*/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Deponia 4/Savegames/

Screenshots:

• /*user*/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Deponia 4/Screenshots/

config.ini, messages.log, visplayer.dmp:

• /*user*/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Deponia 4/

- Running Mac OS and non-Steam edition of the game

Savegames:

• /Users/*user*/Library/Containers/de.daedalic.deponia4.mac/Data/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Savegames/

Screenshots:

• /Users/*user*/Library/Containers/de.daedalic.deponia4.mac/Data/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Screenshots/

config.ini, messages.log, visplayer.dmp:

• /Users/*user*/Library/Containers/de.daedalic.deponia4.mac/Data/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/

- Running a Linux-based OS

Savegames:

• /home/*user*/.local/share/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Deponia 4/Savegames

Screenshots:

• /home/*user*/.local/share/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Deponia 4/Screenshots

config.ini, messages.log, visplayer.dmp:

• /home/*user*/.local/share/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/Deponia 4

How do I enable window-mode?

There are two possibilities to do so.

1. This can be changed directly in the game by first navigating to the settings menu and then choose the tab for screen settings. The game will change the setting accordingly in realtime, no restart is required.
   
2. This setting can also be found in the Visionaire configuration tool. If you uncheck the fullscreen option, you can determine the window size through the panel above the checkbox. Save and exit the tool afterward.

Does the game create autosaves?

Yes, it does. Everytime you see the picture of a datasette in the lower right corner of the game, progress is being saved automatically.

Does the game only support mouse and keyboard controls?

The game can be played with mouse, keyboard or touchpad. For the Steam edition a recommended Steam controller setup is available. Other means of controls are not currently supported.



--- Troubleshooting ---

Generally, we recommend to shut down all other running programs (e.g. internet explorer) if you experience performance issues. A simple solution like this may already improve performance of 'Deponia Doomsday'.

In fulllscreen mode there is only a small portion of the game in the upper left corner of the screen visible, or the lower part of the screen seems 'cut off'.

Older Intel graphic chips like G965 Express support only OpenGL 1.4. Thus, "RESOLUTION = Auto", a setting in the config.ini does not run properly. If you set the value to "RESOLUTION = Desktop" the game may run despite the old chip.

The cursor moves slowly/twitches and the screen lags.

This problem exists due to a drivers conflict caused by outdated drivers. In most cases, updating Realtek sound board drivers.
Special case, ATI Radeon X1950 / X1950 Pro / X1950 Crossfire Edition: This commonly used graphic board is, despite the manufacturer stating otherwise, not completely OpenGL 2.0 compatible. With Catalyst 7.8 or higher, this graphic board will not support OpenGL properly.

Cropped screen when connected via HDMI on a LCD screen with an AMD/ATI graphic board.

Due to the TV's overscan function cropping of all parts of the displayed game may occur. In this case, check if "RESOLUTION = desktop" is set correctly in the config.ini, so the TV may properly scale with the desktop's settings.

If the game runs on my laptop with onboard graphics (shared memory) the game crashes after a short period of time.

We recommend not using shared memory when playing 'Deponia Doomsday'. Activate the high performance graphics chip of your laptop, if available.

I installed the Rage performance driver on my laptop with an AMD graphics chip. Afterward, the game did not run properly.

'Deponia Doomsday' is not compatible with the AMD Rage performance driver. Please update your graphic board's drivers.

Laptops with NVidia Optimus technology graphic board drivers don't automatically enable the NVidia high performance chip. This is a common issue among all games using OpenGL interfaces.

Laptops using a Geforce as well as an Intel-HD-graphics board use their shares memory drivers as their default graphics board drivers. We recommend to open the Nvidia system settings, go to '3D settings' -> 'manage 3D settings ->'program settings' and let the file 'deponia4.exe' (found in the installation directory of 'Deponia Doomsday') be executed with the Nvidia drivers.

[v00d00m4n]

Deponia 4? For real? Was not previous deponia games just 3 chapters of of complete deponia 1? Is doomsday officially a chapter 4? Are there going to be 5 and 6?

[von]

Any chance of gog.com release?

[Saladien]

would be interested in gog too

[Swedra]

Ouch, the sound quality seems kinda bad, and in this game only.

[Tina]

I have a question that isn’t covered here. Specifically: where can I report Daedelic for false advertising?

[Tina]

Originally posted by Tina:

I have a question that isn’t covered here. Specifically: where can I report Daedelic for false advertising?

Ah, never mind. I used the “flag” button on the store page, and since there wasn’t “False Advertising,” I chose “Legal Violation.” (I was tempted to report it as malware, though, as it did install itself onto my hard drive under a completely false premise.)
Tragic endings are an artist’s right, but to sell a game as “Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet?” when the answer to both questions is “no” (and you won’t find out until the end!) is showing completely bad faith to the consumer. I’m certainly never buying from Daedalic again.

[ShinZo]

is this the only part outside the full collection of the game or there's more?

[juanmelenchon]

Is it possible to disable the autosaves? It makes very annoying to move between different sections. Moreover, not everybody needs that the computer saves the games for you.