Ef: The First Tale
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| Developers | |
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| minori | |
| Publishers | |
| MangaGamer | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 22, 2006 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Genres | Visual novel |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Japan |
| Series | Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two |
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| Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two | |
|---|---|
| Ef: The First Tale | 2006 |
| Ef: The Latter Tale | 2008 |
| Killjoy Hunter Yuuko | 2019 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Japanese & MangaGamer English Physical Edition. | |
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| Steam | |
All Ages release. | |
Essential improvements
Restore original content
- Without the patch the Steam release is lacking the adult content normally present.
| Download and install the free 18+ patch from MangaGamer |
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- Patch installable for both English and Chinese.
- When installing the patch, make sure it installs in the default location otherwise it won't work. All Ages branding is removed from the game as confirmation the patch is installed.
- MangaGamer account required to download the patch.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\minori\ef - the first tale.(AA)\sysparams.txt |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\minori\ef - the first tale.\sysparams.txt |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1144300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\minori\ef - the first tale.(AA)\*.* |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\minori\ef - the first tale.\*.* |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1144300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 800x600 | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Right click and select Full screen (O) to enable borderless, Select Fullscreen in settings to enable 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 | Uses Windows cursor. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Can be toggled in settings. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | Translation by Sunflower Ocean | |||
| Japanese | Japanese Text is only available in the original release. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| 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 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Celeron 566MHz | Intel 4 or equivalent Celeron | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1800 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | VRAM 32MB DirectX 9.0c compatible | VRAM 128MB | ||
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>/1144300/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1144300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.