Armello

Armello

Developers
	League of Geeks
Engines
Former	Unity 2017
Former	Unity 2018
	Unity 2019
Release dates
Windows	September 1, 2015
macOS (OS X)	September 1, 2015
Linux	September 1, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	75
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Player trading

General information

Official wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam
Official website (unavailable)
GOG.com (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM; the DRM-free version is no longer sold.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Usurpers Hero Pack	The first character pack, adding one new characters for each Hero Clan.
Seasons Board Skins Pack	Autumn and Spring board skins.
The Bandit Clan	The second character pack, adding 4 new characters of completely new Bandit Clan.
Rivals Hero Pack	The third character pack, adding one new character for each Hero Clan.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\League of Geeks\Armello\Profiles\<user-id>\Options HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\League of Geeks\Armello
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3d/League of Geeks/Armello/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\League of Geeks\Armello\Profiles\<user-id>\SavedGameState
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/League of Geeks/Armello/profiles/<user-id>/SavedGameState

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Audio & Video settings

See Graphics Quality Settings for "Custom" Graphics Quality settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Supported aspect ratios are 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 21:9.
Multi-monitor		Use -popupwindow command line.
Ultra-widescreen		As of v1.6.1 update.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Edge-scrolling camera is disabled in Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Graphics Quality Settings.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Graphics Quality Settings.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		"Every 2nd VBlank" option limits FPS to half of monitor refresh rate.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Graphics Quality Settings

Use ~ to open console, then use the following commands to change graphics quality settings individually.

Any changes will be saved and Graphics Quality option immediately changed to "Custom".

Command	What it affects	Valid values	Information
r_aamode	MSAA Antialiasing	0 2 4 8
r_anisofiltering	Anisotropic Filtering	enable disable forceenable	forceenable forces anisotropic filter to all textures.
r_mastertexlimit	Low Quality Textures	0 1 2	Higher number means lower quality.
r_shadowcascades	Shadow Cascades	0 2 4	Higher number means less aliasing in shadows close to camera.
r_shadowquality	Shadow Filtering	disable hard mixed	mixed option enables soft shadows.
r_shadowres	Shadow Resolution	low medium high vhigh
r_ssaoenable	Ambient Occlusion	true false	Screen Space Ambient Occlusion option.
r_tiltshiftenable	Depth of Field	true false	Blurs most area of the screen when the camera is zoomed in very close.
r_vblankcount	VSync	0 1 2	2nd Vblank being half the display's refresh rate.

Graphics Quality Comparison

Command	Very Low	Low	Medium	High	Very High
r_aamode	0	0	2	4	8
r_anisofiltering	disable	disable	enable	forceenable	forceenable
r_mastertexlimit	2	1	0	0	0
r_shadowcascades	0	0	0	4	4
r_shadowquality	disable	hard	hard	mixed	mixed
r_shadowres	low	low	medium	high	vhigh
r_ssaoenable	false	false	true	true	true
r_tiltshiftenable	false	false	false	true	true
r_vblankcount	1	1	1	1	1

Input

Keyboard bindings

Controller bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keyboard binding only.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse Smoothing with Hardware Cursor off.
Mouse sensitivity		Adjustable with Hardware Cursor off.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DualShock 4.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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	unknown

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, Voiceover.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Foreign subtitles is used in translation of cutscenes video and voiceover.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Only in Windowed mode.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

As of v1.8, Language can be changed through Options.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fix localization
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		4	Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Fullscreen issue on Linux

This issue causes black/striped screen to appear after the first launch of game.

Edit configuration file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open text file prefs.txt. Locate <pref name="Screenmanager Is Fullscreen mode" type="int">1</pref>. Change its value from 1 to 0. Save the file and launch the game. Notes Must be done every game launch, otherwise the game will crash, as every launch the game changes the value to 1.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			32-bit support is dropped since v1.5.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Theora	Cutscenes are in OGV extension.
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	7 or later
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core 2.0 GHz	Quad-core 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

As of v1.5, the game is only available for 64 bit OS.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9 (64-bit)	10.9 or later (64-bit)
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core 2.2 GHz	Quad-core 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 1 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support	OpenGL 1.5 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

As of v1.5, the game is only available for 64 bit OS.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit)	Ubuntu 12.04 or later (64-bit)
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core 2.2 GHz	Quad-core 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 1 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support	OpenGL 1.5 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

As of v1.5, the game is only available for 64 bit OS.