Avernum VI


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Avernum	2000
Avernum II	2000
Avernum III	2002
Blades of Avernum	2004
Avernum IV	2005
Avernum V	2007
Avernum VI	2009
Avernum: Escape from the Pit	2011
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls	2014
Avernum 3: Ruined World	2018

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Official Forums

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Purchase via Humble Widget.
GamersGate		SecuROM DRM
GOG.com
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)

A demo is available here.

Essential improvements

Patches

For the DRM-free version see the Updates and Support section of the website.

Game data

Game launcher.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Spiderweb Software\Avernum 6 Saved Games\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Documents/Spiderweb Software/Avernum 6 Saved Games/ ~/Library/Application Support/Spiderweb Software/Avernum 6 Saved Games/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/206060/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Spiderweb Software\Avernum 6 Saved Games\Save*
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Documents/Spiderweb Software/Avernum 6 Saved Games/ ~/Library/Application Support/Spiderweb Software/Avernum 6 Saved Games/Save*
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/206060/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

For all versions saves are labelled Save0, Save1, etc.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General in-game settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For 1280x720 see 1280x720 resolution not listed.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Set in startup resolution settings.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Spiderweb Software has put together an Updates and Support Page on their website.

1280x720 resolution not listed

1280x720 is not listed when running the game normally.

Set 1280x720 with Avernum 6 DX.exe^[1]
Run the DirectX version from the Start menu or directly via the executable `Avernum 6 DX.exe` in the installation folder. Set the game resolution to 1280x720 and choose to save the change. Exit and run the game normally and it will now run at 1280x720.

Poor performance

Use Avernum 6 DX.exe (Windows only)^{[citation needed]}
Run the DirectX executable from the Start menu or with `Avernum 6 DX.exe` in the installation folder. If it performs better you can update your shortcuts to point to it by default.

Change detail setting^{[citation needed]}
Change the graphics setting to a different level. Experiment with the results.

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				^[2]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	3D accelerated graphics card DirectX 7 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	3D accelerated graphics card, OpenGL compliant

Notes

↑ ^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>/206060/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (206060) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Avernum 6 | WSGF
↑ Avernum: The Complete Saga on GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-01-10
"Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/206060/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (206060) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Avernum 6 | WSGF

[3] Avernum: The Complete Saga on GOG.com - last accessed on 2020-01-10
"Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Spiderweb Software
Release dates
macOS (OS X)	November 20, 2009
Windows	February 25, 2010
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	Avernum