Ashen

This page is for the 2018 game. For the 2004 N-Gage game, see Ashen (2004 video game).

Ashen

Developers
	A44
Publishers
	Annapurna Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	December 7, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer

General information

Developer Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free if launched directly from executable.
GamersGate
GOG.com
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Definitive Edition also available.
Steam		Definitive Edition also available.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Nightstorm Isle

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename startup videos[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Ashen\Content\Movies\. Delete or rename Launch_Loading_IN.mp4, Launch_Loading_IN_short.mp4, Launch_Loading_LOOP.mp4, and Launch_Loading_OUT.mp4.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ashen\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/649950/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ashen\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/649950/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game Graphics settings.

In-game Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert- by default. See Field of view (FOV).
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- by default. See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		As a slider. See Field of view (FOV) for higher values.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA always on, See Anti-aliasing (AA) for a workaround, SSAA available through the Resolution Scaling setting.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Increase FOV by setting its value to vertical in a config file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following lines: [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV An existing saved game is required. Reaching the first checkpoint and loading is sufficient.

Sharpening

Increase/Decrease Sharpening[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following and save the file. [SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1 Notes This will sharpen the image to offset the blur caused by TAA. A value between 0.5-1.0 is recommended. It has no performance impact.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable TAA through a config file edit
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add [SystemSettings] and r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0 to the bottom of the file. Save Engine.ini. Set the Engine.ini file to read only.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Buttons can be remapped, but not unmapped. An action that is not unbound by default cannot be an empty binding.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op (Steam version only).
LAN play
Online play		Co-op

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OGG Vorbis

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 3.5 GHz AMD FX-4170	Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz AMD FX 6 Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 270X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290X 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.