Aven Colony

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched from the executable.
GamersGate

GOG.com		Includes the Cerulean Vale DLC.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Skip intro logos^{[citation needed]}
Delete/rename the following files: `<path-to-game>\Content\Movies\logo_mothership.mp4`, `<path-to-game>\Content\Movies\logo_t17.mp4` The game will now go directly to the main menu. Tested with Epic Games Store version.

Name	Notes
Cerulean Vale

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AvenColony\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/484900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AvenColony\Saved
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/484900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Gameplay settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Field of view (FOV).
Ultra-widescreen		See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Ranges from 70-90°. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA when "Anti-Aliasing" is set to Medium; TAA when "Anti-Aliasing" is set to either High or Very High.^[1]
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Sometimes introduces stuttering/frame drops. Using an external frame limiter, like Rivatuner Statistics Server, instead of (or in addition to) Vsync can fix this.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No framerate cap.^[2]
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.

Custom FOV^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GameUserSettings.ini`. Change `CameraFOV` to the desired value. Set `CameraFOV=97` for ultra-widescreen resolutions. Set `CameraFOV=135` for multi-monitor resolutions.

Keybindings.

Audio settings.

Language options.

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Aven Colony.

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz	Intel Core i5-4670 AMD A10-7850K
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 390X 4 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11 compatible
Other	1280x720 resolution	1920x1080 resolution

A 64-bit operating system is required.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/484900/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (484900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-11-06
Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker v.3.0.19.
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-11-06
Tested using MSI Afterburner v4.6.4.16094 Beta 3.
↑ Aven Colony | WSGF

Developers

	Mothership Entertainment
Publishers
	Team17
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	July 25, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	65
OpenCritic	72
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building, Strategy, Simulation
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi