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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Developers

	Don't Nod
Publishers
	Focus Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5
Release dates
Windows	February 13, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy

1 Availability
2 Monetization
- 2.1 Microtransactions
- 2.2 DLC and expansion packs
3 Game data
- 3.1 Configuration file(s) location
- 3.2 Save game data location
- 3.3 Save game cloud syncing
4 Video
- 4.1 High dynamic range (HDR)
- 4.2 Fog/Bloom
- 4.3 Foliage
- 4.4 Depth of Field
- 4.5 Grain and Aberation
- 4.6 Sharpness
- 4.7 Anti-aliasing (AA)
5 Input
6 Audio
- 6.1 Localizations
7 Other information
- 7.1 API
- 7.2 Middleware
8 System requirements
9 Notes
10 References

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a singleplayer third-person ARPG game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when a shortcut is made directly to the executable, with the `-EpicPortal` command appended to the Target. DLC content requires game to be launched via the Epic launcher.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Wanderer Set DLC

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1493640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\SaveGames\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1493640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use RoseTheFlower's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use RoseTheFlower's fix.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA or DLAA. Can be disabled in the config.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.1, FSR 2.2 DLSS Sharpening slider doesn't work; DLSS Frame Generation is also present
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Win 11 Auto HDR work. See High dynamic range display (HDR).

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

High dynamic range (HDR)

HDR work with AutoHDR provided in Windows 11

Download ForceAutoHDR GUI
Open the tool and select the game executable
This whitelisted the game in Windows 11 registry and enable AutoHDR
In game, open Xbox Game Bar, and adjust HDR intensity slider
In game, adjust the gamma slider

Windows HDR must be enabled

Fog/Bloom

Disable Fog/Bloom by creating/editing config file

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows
If not already done, create a text file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini
Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code)
Add lines

[SystemSettings]r.fog=0

Save the file, Ctrl+S

Foliage

Force setting between High and Very High Foliage by creating/editing config file

This will allow performance gain from Very high setting, without adding the High setting lift-off distance popup (LOD).

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows
If not already done, create a text file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini
Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code)
Add lines

[SystemSettings]foliage.LODDistanceScale=2

Save the file, Ctrl+S

Depth of Field

Disable Depth of Field by creating/editing config file

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows
If not already done, create a text file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini
Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code)
Add lines

[SystemSettings]r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0

Save the file, Ctrl+S

Grain and Aberation

Disable Grain and Aberation by creating/editing config file

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows
If not already done, create a text file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini
Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code)
Add lines

[SystemSettings]r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0

Save the file, Ctrl+S

Sharpness

Add Sharpness by creating/editing config file

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows
If not already done, create a text file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini
Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code)
Add lines

[SystemSettings]r.Tonemapper.Quality=3

Save the file, Ctrl+S

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable AA by creating/editing config file

This will disable TAA and DLAA, completely.

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows
If not already done, create a text file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini
Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code)
Add lines

[SystemSettings]r.AntialiasingMethod=1

Save the file, Ctrl+S

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense ^[1]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support		Wired. ^[2]
DualSense haptic feedback support		Wired. ^[2]
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Dolby Atmos supported.^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OGG Vorbis, XAudio2, Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10, 11	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-8300 AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	Intel Core i5-10600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
System memory (RAM)	8GB	16GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	52GB	52GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD RX 580 4GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 6GB of VRAM

64-bit OS required. SSD is recommended. Minimum is for 30 FPS at 1920x1080 with the "Low" preset, recommended is for 60FPS at 1920x1080 with the "Very High" preset.

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>/1493640/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1493640) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mrwoodensheep on 2024-02-25
DualSense Edge untested.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Mrwoodensheep on 2024-02-25
Bluetooth untested.
↑ Verified by User:Alex.Schroedsen on 2024-03-03
Tested with Denon X3700h configured for 5.1.2 Surround.