Azur Lane: Crosswave

Azur Lane: Crosswave

Developers
	Idea Factory
	Compile Heart
	Felistella
Publishers
	Idea Factory International
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	February 13, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase

Key points

PC port with limited scalability and input options.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Limited Edition available from IFI's North American or European online store. No install disc included. Redeemable key is sent over email.
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Complete Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Complete Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Complete Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Neptune	Free download for the first month of release. No longer available.
Operation EXP Boost
Shiranui's Prized Goods Release Sale
Deluxe Pack	Contains wallpapers, soundtrack, and Windows desktop theme.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Azurlane\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1150080/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Azurlane\Saved\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1150080/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics options

In-game notice when attempting to enable Fullscreen or Borderless windowed mode on a non-16:9 display

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Fullscreen and Borderless windowed modes cannot be activated in-game when using a 21:9 monitor. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Uses Temporal Anti-Aliasing by default. This can be disabled or changed to FXAA. See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Framerate is capped at 60 FPS. See Uncapped Framerate.
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 resolutions

Edit GameUserSettings.ini

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Change ResolutionSizeX=xxxx to the desired horizontal resolution (replace xxxx with the horizontal resolution). Change ResolutionSizeY=xxxx to the desired vertical resolutionn (replace xxxx with the vertical resolution). Save GameUserSettings.ini. Right click on GameUserSettings.ini, and go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the resolution values. Notes Attempting to change in-game graphics options will result in the custom resolution being reset. If the GameUserSettings.ini is set to Read-only, changing the resolution back to the desired resolution simply requires restarting the game. The game uses Vert- FOV scaling, which requires hex editing the executable when using an ultrawide resolution. See Ultra-widescreen.

Ultra-widescreen

Edit "GameUserSettings.ini" and Hex edit executable for proper field of view

Follow the instructions in Custom resolutions. Go to <path-to-game>/Azurlane/Binaries/Win64 Make a backup of Azurlane-Win64-Shipping.exe. Open Azurlane-Win64-Shipping.exe inside of a hex editor, such as HxD. Search for the hex value 4D 24 40 01 00 00 00 35 FA 0E 3C. Replace the value in Step 5 with 4D 24 40 01 00 00 00 35 FA 3E 3C to fix the field of view for 21:9 resolutions. Replace 48 F6 41 2C 01 49 8B with 48 F6 41 2C 00 49 8B to remove non-cutscene pillarboxes (if pillarboxing happens during gameplay). Save the file, and launch the game. In-game menus on 21:9 displays will be anchored to the left side of the screen, and cutscenes are pillarboxed. In-game HUD doesn't show completely on 21:9 resolutions. While this fixes the in-game field of view, it causes issues with water rendering. 21:9 ultrawide without the FOV edit 21:9 ultrawide with the FOV edit 16:9 widescreen with the intended field of view and HUD positioning

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Scalability.ini using a text editor. At the bottom of the config file, add these lines of text: [TextureQuality@x] r.MaxAnisotropy=xx Replace [TextureQuality@x] with the sg.TextureQuality setting being used in GameUserSettings.ini. Replace the "xx" value in r.MaxAnisotropy with the desired anisotropic filtering mode (0 = Disabled, 2 = 2X, 4 = 4X, 8 = 8X, 16 = 16X. Save the ini file. Right click on Scalability.ini, and go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the values. By default, the game uses the "3" value (UE4's "High" preset) for all scalability settings.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable or change TemporalAA settings using "GameUserSettings.ini"
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini using a text editor. Change sg.AntiAliasingQuality to the desired anti-aliasing quality setting. Setting the value to "0" disables anti-aliasing.

Change Anti-Aliasing method from TemporalAA to FXAA in "Scalability.ini"

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Scalability.ini using a text editor. At the bottom of the config file, add these lines of text: [AntiAliasingQuality@x] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1 Replace [AntiAliasingQuality@x] with the sg.AntiAliasingQuality setting being used in GameUserSettings.ini. Save the ini file. Right click on Scalability.ini, and go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the values. By default, the game uses the "3" value (UE4's "High" preset) for all scalability settings.

Uncapped Framerate

Disable Framerate Smoothing or Fixed Framerate in "Engine.ini"

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini using a text editor. At the bottom of the config file, add these lines of text: [/Script/Engine.Engine] bSmoothFrameRate=False bUseFixedFrameRate=False Save the ini file. Right click on Engine.ini, and go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the values. This tweak may cause softlocking in VN sequences. Character portrait bobbing in menus is tied to framerate.

Input

Game, Control, and Sound settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Key remapping uses generic controller button descriptions instead of in-game action descriptions. Mouse bindings cannot be changed via in-game settings.
Mouse acceleration		In-game mouse movement has mouse smoothing with camera sway/lag.
Mouse sensitivity		As "Camera Speed".
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Both Vertical and Horizontal camera axis inversion options are supported.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Controller remapping uses generic controller button descriptions instead of in-game action descriptions.
Controller sensitivity		As "Camera Speed".
Controller Y-axis inversion		Both Vertical and Horizontal camera axis inversion options are supported.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		As "Vibration Setting".
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Keyboard settings

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  Controller settings

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		"BGM", "SE", and "Voice".
Surround sound
Subtitles		"Battle Subtitles" in the Graphics Settings menu.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	Direct3D 12 can be forced using the -d3d12 command line argument.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel CPU Core-I5 3.2GHz or above	Intel CPU Core i7 3770 or above
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750Ti or above DirectX 12 compatible	GeForce GTX 970 or above

A 64-bit system is required.