ELEX II

ELEX
ELEX	2017
ELEX II	2022

ELEX II is a singleplayer third-person RPG game in the ELEX series.

General information

Official Discord server for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Standard and Collector's Editions available.^[2]
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\extern\videos`. Delete or rename `logo_pb.bik` and `logo_thqnordic.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ELEX2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/900040/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\ELEX2\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/900040/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		85 Locked. ini edits dont work. Mod available with different FOVs at www.nexusmods.com/elex2/mods/16
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Off, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, SMAA, Temporal FXAA, Temporal SMAA and SSAA via the Scaling option (up to 200% through 10% increments).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Users having FPS drops in Towns, Low FPS with mid to lower end gpu. FPS Boost Mod available at https://www.nexusmods.com/elex2/mods/9
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Gameplay settings.

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Certain keybindings (Pause and Quickslots 1-8) cannot be rebound.
Mouse sensitivity		Default speed and speed while aiming ranged weapons can be separately adjusted.
Mouse acceleration		Forced mouse smoothing. Disabled only when aiming. Can be removed with the mod at https://www.nexusmods.com/elex2/mods/33 or https://www.nexusmods.com/elex2/mods/16
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Both axes can be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Both axes can be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers
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
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Keyboard rebinding options.
Default controller bindings.
Combat controls (melee weapons).
Combat controls (ranged weapons).
Jetpack controls.

Audio

Audio settings.

Language settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Voice, Environment, Effects, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech				Fan translation; download.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation is available from Nexus Mods.

Issues unresolved

Severe rendering issues/skybox only

Multiple users with AMD Vega 56 or Vega 64 graphics cards have reported a gamebreaking bug where only the sky is visible. No fix known.^[3]^[4]

Other graphics cards do not appear to be affected.

This issue appears to have been fixed in Patch 1.^[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX, SpeedTree
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 7400 AMD Ryzen 3 3100	Intel Core i5 9500F AMD Ryzen 7 2700
System memory (RAM)	12 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/900040/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (900040) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-04-03
Executable containes multiple references to Genome Engine.
↑ Official website - last accessed on 2023-06-15
↑ Found a bug? Report it here! (Post #101) :: ELEX II General Discussions - last accessed on 2022-03-03
↑ Found a bug? Report it here! (Post #3) :: ELEX II General Discussions - last accessed on 2022-03-03
↑ Elex II Patch 1! :: ELEX II Events & Announcements - last accessed on 2022-03-10

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/900040/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (900040) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/900040/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (900040) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-04-03
Executable containes multiple references to Genome Engine.

[2] Official website - last accessed on 2023-06-15

[4] Found a bug? Report it here! (Post #101) :: ELEX II General Discussions - last accessed on 2022-03-03

[5] Found a bug? Report it here! (Post #3) :: ELEX II General Discussions - last accessed on 2022-03-03

[6] Elex II Patch 1! :: ELEX II Events & Announcements - last accessed on 2022-03-10

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Developers

	Piranha Bytes
Publishers
	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Genome Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	March 1, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	64
OpenCritic	68
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Fantasy
Series	ELEX