Daemon X Machina

Daemon X Machina

Developers
	Marvelous First Studio
Publishers
	Marvelous
	XSEED
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	February 13, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	72
OpenCritic	71
IGDB	71
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Anime, Cel-shaded
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Daemon X Machina

Daemon X Machina
Daemon X Machina	2020
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion	2025

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly through DXM-Win64-Shipping.exe. Epic Games Store must be running for multiplayer features.
Steam

The Nintendo Switch DLC collaborations with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, as well as Eureka Seven and Code Geass (both Japan only), are not available for the PC version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DXM\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor or %LOCALAPPDATA%\DXM\Saved_EOS\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Epic Games Launcher	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DXM\Saved_EOS\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1167450/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DXM\Saved\SaveGames
Epic Games Launcher	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DXM\Saved_EOS\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1167450/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud		Syncs graphic settings

Video

Graphics settings

Display settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Restricted to a pillarboxed 16:9 aspect ratio by default, and uses Vert- FOV scaling. Use 21xMachi9 (Doesn't work in Patch 1.06) to remove the pillarboxing and adjust the field of view based on the in-game resolution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use 21xMachi9 to adjust the field of view.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Two options: "Windowed (Fullscreen)" and "Windowed (Borderless)". The "Windowed (Fullscreen)" setting works similarly to "Borderless", but will apply the game's resolution to an optimal setting that cannot be changed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Changes with the texture quality setting. For manual adjustment force in GPU control panel or see Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and TAA presets available.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Choice between 30 FPS, 60 FPS, 120 FPS, 144 FPS, or 200 FPS. Use 21xMachi9 to raise the cap above 200 FPS, or to set custom targets.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Adjust AF samples
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following and save the file. [SystemSettings] r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable AA sharpening
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following and save the file. [SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1 This will sharpen the image to offset the blur caused by FXAA and TAA. A value between 0.5-1.0 is recommended, 10 is the maximum. It has no performance impact.

Input

Camera and gameplay settings

Keyboard bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		One preset is available. Keys can also be completely remapped to one of three custom layouts using the preset as a base.
Mouse sensitivity		Referred to as "Camera Sensitivity". Can be set in intervals of 0.5, from -10.0 - +20.0.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus		The menus must be navigated with a keyboard as the game lacks a cursor to select any options and the mouse wheel is unusable, but left and right click can still be used for confirm and cancel, respectively.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		A keyboard is required to input characters.
Controller remapping		Three presets are available. Controls can also be completely remapped to one of three custom layouts using one of the presets as a base.
Controller sensitivity		Referred to as "Camera Sensitivity". Can be set in intervals of 0.5, from -10.0 - +20.0.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		Lacks Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and gyro aim support, despite originally being available for the console.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Three levels of vibration are selectable: "Mild", "Normal", and "Strong".
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Gamepad bindings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Voice, BGM, SFX, and Warning SFX. Can be set in intervals of 1, from 0-20.
Surround sound		In-game toggle to switch between surround sound and stereo.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Audio cannot be swapped between English or Japanese while in-game.

Voice language settings

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Port of the fan translation by M.I.L Traduções; download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Co-op, Versus Use Nucleus Co-op. 1v1 or 2v2 battles in Versus.
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op, Versus 1v1 or 2v2 battles in Versus.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking

Issues fixed

21xMachi9 not working in Linux

Steam Launch Options
Right click 'DAEMON X MACHINA' in your Steam Library and click 'Properties...'. Set Launch Options to: WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dsound=n,b" %command% Depending on the version of 21xMachi9, the default variables in config.ini may be written wrong and/or case-sensitive. Some experimentation may be required before seeing results.

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

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Criware
Cutscenes	Criware
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD FX-8300		Intel Core i7-6700 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
System memory (RAM)	6 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	13 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Also runs on Windows 7 despite minimum requirements on the store page.