Winds of Change

General information

Steam Community Discussions (Opening Act)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Can be played without Steam running.^[3] Deluxe Edition also available.

The first act of the game is available for free from Steam.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the Original Soundtrack.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\RenPy\WindsofChange-1508869298\persistent <path-to-game>\game\saves\persistent^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\gamecontrollerdb.txt^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/RenPy/WindsofChange-1508869298/persistent
Linux	$HOME/.renpy/WindsofChange-1508869298/persistent

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\RenPy\WindsofChange-1508869298\.save <path-to-game>\game\saves\.save^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/RenPy/WindsofChange-1508869298/*.save
Linux	$HOME/.renpy/WindsofChange-1508869298/*.save

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Synchronization is cross-platform.^{[citation needed]}

Video

In-game general settings.

In-game advanced settings.
Access by pressing ⇧ Shift+G in-game.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 anamorphic.^[4]
Multi-monitor		16:9 anamorphic.
Ultra-widescreen		16:9 anamorphic.^[5]
4K Ultra HD		UI and text render at 4K, but artwork has a native resolution of 1280x720.^[6]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Mouse is required in point-and-click sections.^[7]
Controller remapping		To remap, press `⇧ Shift`+`G` to access advanced game settings, then select Calibrate under Gamepad.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[8]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		^[8]
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Button Prompts
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound, Voice
Surround sound		^{[citation needed]}
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game does not start on OS X 10.9 with a multi-monitor setup

Run the game from the primary display^[9]

Game crashes on startup with "I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred."

Stop the global injection of Special K, if it is installed^[1]

Display problems

Update video card drivers^[10]

Switch to a different video renderer^[10]
Hold down `⇧ Shift` while launching the game, or press `⇧ Shift`+`G` in-game to open the advanced settings menu. Under Renderer, choose an option. It is recommended to try OpenGL, Angle/DirectX, and Software, in that order. Choose Quit, then restart the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9	^[11]
OpenGL	1, 2.0	^[11]
Software renderer		^[11]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	FreeType

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 1 compatible DirectX 9 compatible	OpenGL 2.0 compatible
Other	1280x720 display

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6	10.13
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 1 compatible	OpenGL 2.0 compatible
Other	1280x720 display

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS 2.0	Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 1 compatible	OpenGL 2.0 compatible
Other	1280x720 display

Notes

↑ Ren'Py engine build: 7.1.1.929^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Winds of Change :: Release Date Announcement - last accessed on 2019-08-20
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
Tested on Windows 10.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-22
Examined game files in <path-to-game>\game\images\.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-22
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
↑ Dealing with Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21
"A bug in OS X 10.9 Mavericks prevents Ren'Py from starting when launched on a non-primary display. Until Apple fixes this bug, please launch Ren'Py from the the primary display."
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Dealing with Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Dealing With Display Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21

[2] Ren'Py engine build: 7.1.1.929^[1]

[gamedir-5] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[ReferenceA-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21

[release_date-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Winds of Change :: Release Date Announcement - last accessed on 2019-08-20

[4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
Tested on Windows 10.

[6] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.

[7] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-21
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.

[8] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-22
Examined game files in <path-to-game>\game\images\.

[9] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-22

[ReferenceB-10] 8.0 ^8.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23

[11] Dealing with Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21
"A bug in OS X 10.9 Mavericks prevents Ren'Py from starting when launched on a non-primary display. Until Apple fixes this bug, please launch Ren'Py from the the primary display."

[renpy_display_problems-12] 10.0 ^10.1 Dealing with Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21

[renpy_render-13] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Dealing With Display Problems — Ren'Py Documentation - last accessed on 2019-08-21

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Developers

	Tall Tail Studios
Engines
	Ren'Py 7^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	August 21, 2019^[2]
macOS (OS X)	August 21, 2019^[2]
Linux	August 21, 2019^[2]
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Genres	Visual novel