Dragon Quest XI

This page is for the original 2018 version. For the 2020 version, see Dragon Quest XI S - Definitive Edition.

Dragon Quest XI:
Echoes of an Elusive Age

Developers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	September 4, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	88
IGDB	84
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Genres	JRPG, RPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Dragon Quest

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Publisher website (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Edition of Light Bonus DLC	Pre-purchase and early purchase exclusive.
Pre-Purchase Bonus DLC	Pre-purchase exclusive.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/742120/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/742120/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Graphics settings (composite image showing all submenus).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios are letterboxed, see the WSGF topic for a fix.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF topic.
Ultra-widescreen		Not selectable in-game and pillarboxed if forced via .ini edit. See the WSGF topic. Possible with the use of UUU's hotsampling tool.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See the WSGF topic.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		8x anisotropic filtering is always enabled on every graphics quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA quality setting. Up to 4x SSAA and TAA can be forced; see Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate can be capped at 30, 60, 90, 120, 144, or left uncapped.
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.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable SSAA
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Change ScreenPercentage=100.000000 to the desired value. Notes Values between 100.000000 and 200.000000 are recommended.

Enable TAA

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add this at the bottom: [/script/engine.renderersettings] Add the following lines below the previous one r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2 r.PostProcessAAQuality=6 r.TemporalAASamples=16 r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.45 r.TemporalAAFilterSize=0.5 Notes TAA (Temporal Anti Aliasing) is a sharper form of AA than FXAA, however it causes blurriness during motion. It is recommended to also use the sharpen filter listed further below.

Set custom frame rate cap

Unlock the frame rate
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Change FrameRateLimit=60.000000 to the desired value. Notes The value will reset to default after entering the frame rate option menu ingame.

Improve graphics quality

Implement various tweaks[citation needed]

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add this at the bottom: [/script/engine.renderersettings] All settings below should be placed under the above line. Increase draw distance r.ViewDistanceScale=5 r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-2 r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.25 r.ViewDistanceScale=5 can be lowered or increased. A value around 3-5 is recommended to minimize visible pop-in. 1 is the default. May have a substantial performance impact depending on your hardware. Improve shadow quality r.Shadow.MaxResolution=8192 r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades=16 r.Shadow.TexelsPerPixel=10 r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.01 This will also eliminate pop-in of shadows on smaller objects. r.Shadow.MaxResolution=8192 can be lowered for increased performance. 512 is the default. May have a substantial performance impact depending on your hardware. Add sharpen filter 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. It has no performance impact. Enable motion blur r.MotionBlurQuality=4 r.MotionBlur.Amount=0.3 r.MotionBlur.Max=1 r.MotionBlur.Scale=1 r.MotionBlurSeparable=1 Motion blur can help to disguise the TAA blurring effect, as well as make a low frame rate feel smoother. It may have a small performance impact. It may also cause motion sickness and a headache for some.

Depth of field

Use Dragon Quest XI 3D Vision fix to disable

Input

Keyboard and controller settings.

Camera settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Page Up, Page Down, End, and Control cannot be bound to commands. Mouse 1 and mouse 2 cannot be rebound, other mouse buttons cannot be bound to commands.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus		Only mouse clicks working
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Only confirm button
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Also x-axis

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts		Use DS4 PSX Simple Buttons Replacers or Dualshock 4 Buttons mods.
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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		7.1 setup confirmed to work
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Use Special K.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Fan translation by «The Miracle». Download link
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Dragon Quest XI (DX11).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2105 AMD A10-5800K		Intel Core i5-6600 AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz (4K)
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	32 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon RX 470 DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB (4K)

A 64-bit operating system is required.

These recommended specs are for 1080p 60 FPS. Recommended specs for 4K 30 FPS are noted with (4K) and can be found here.