********* * Controls * ************

By default, the controls are: Arrow keys or W/A/S/D to move. Shift to rewind. X to toggle graphics and sound between the Anniversary Edition and the old version of the game.

*********** * Options * ***********

In Braid, Anniversary Edition, all common controls, graphics, and audio settings are available from the pause menu (Escape key):

Pause -> Options -> Remap Keyboard Pause -> Options -> Remap Controller Pause -> Options -> Game Pause -> Options -> Graphics Pause -> Options -> Audio

You can show the frame-rate and frame-time on-screen by pressing the '=' key. This key can be remapped in the options menu.

*************** * Saved Games * ***************

Your save-games, user settings, and log files can be found at:

On Windows -> C:\Users\<YOUR_USER_NAME>\AppData\Roaming\Braid, Anniversary Edition

    or for short, you can type into the address bar of a folder: %APPDATA%     and then double-click on the Braid, Anniversary Edition folder there.  

************************************ * Languages & Command-line Options * ************************************

There are a couple of useful command-line options. To use them you can put these arguments in the "Target" section of a shortcut's properties, in the options of whatever store-front launcher (such as Steam) you're using, or run Braid from a command prompt.

Example: braid64_d3d11_final.exe -windowed -language es_LA (Run Braid in a window, with the language set to latin american spanish).

The options are:

-fullscreen : Run Braid full-screen. -windowed : Run Braid in a window. If you don't specify one of these options, you can switch between full-screen and windowed at runtime by pressing Alt-Enter, or in the graphics options menu.

-language en : Set Language English -language es_ES : Set language Spanish. -language es_LA : Set language Spanish (Latin America). -language de : Set language German. -language fr : Set language French. -language it : Set language Italian. -language ja : Set language Japanese. -language ko : Set language Korean. -language pl : Set language Polish. -language pt_PT : Set language Portuguese. -language pt_BR : Set language Portuguese (Brazil). -language ru : Set language to Russian. -language zh_TW : Set language to Chinese (Traditional). -language zh_CN : Set language to Chinese (Simplified). -language id : Set language to Indonesian. -language hu : Set language to Hungarian.  -language ar : Set language to Arabic.  If you don't use one of these language options, Braid will read the appropriate language setting from your OS, or from the store-front launcher if you are using one.

********************** * User Settings file * **********************

The first time you run Braid, it'll create a user_settings.variables file at the saved games location. It's a text file you can edit by hand, but most of the options in it can be controlled much more easily from the Graphics section of the pause menu. There are a few extra to help future-proof the game and workaround graphics and performance issues:

"requested_fullscreen_mode":  -1  (default) Braid will choose the mode it thinks works best on your system.   0  Native fullscreen   1  Borderless windowed   2  Flip sequential. (Windows) On some versions of windows this will force vsync on in fullscreen.   :  You will see a line in the log.txt file similar to: "D3D11: fullscreen mode defaulted to 2." or "D3D11: fullscreen mode: user requested 0, got 0."

"requested_fullscreen_res" (Windows) for forcing lower resolutions and refresh rates when in fullscreen:  -1  (default) Braid will choose the fullscreen resolution and refresh rate. This will just be the current desktop settings, except on low-capability GPUs.   0  Use the current desktop resolution, but force the refresh rate to 60fps   1  Force the fullscreen resolution to 1080p (or the supported resolution closest to it) at 60fps   2  Force the fullscreen resolution to 1080p (or the supported resolution closest to it) at the current desktop refresh rate   3  Force the fullscreen resolution to 720p (or the supported resolution closest to it) at 60fps   4  Force the fullscreen resolution to 720p (or the supported resolution closest to it) at the current desktop refresh rate   5  Force Braid to always use the current desktop resolution and refresh rate, even on low capability GPUs   :  If the monitor doesn't support the requested mode, Braid will do it's best to pick something close, or will fall back on the default behaviour.  You will see a line in the log.txt file similar to: "D3D11: fullscreen resolution and refresh rate defaulted to match monitor."

"requested_gpu_index" (Windows) for choosing a specific GPU on multi-GPU systems if Braid can't get it right:  -1  (default) Braid will choose which GPU to use. On switcheable graphics systems (Optimus/Power Express) it will favor the discrete GPU      unless you've specified a choice in your driver setting, in which case it should use that.   0  (or higher) Choose a specific GPU using the indexes that show up in log.txt under the line "D3D11: Enumerating adapters".   :       If the specified index is too high or the adapter can't be used, you will see a line in the log.txt file similar to:  "D3D11: The user requested adapter 1 but it was not found, or had no outputs."

"requested_gpu_capability" (Windows) for forcing your GPU to be treated as being of a certain capability level, if Braid can't get it right:  -1  (default) Braid will evaluate the GPU and act accordingly   0  Force Braid to treat the GPU as low capability; e.g. as if it's an integrated GPU. This will lower graphical fidelity and might lock out some graphics options.   1  Force Braid to treat the GPU as high capability; e.g. as if it's a somewhat recent discrete graphics card. This can lead to poor performance or crashes if it isn't!   :   If you use this option, you will see a line in the log.txt file similar to: "D3D11: user is forcing GPU to be treated as having LOW capability."

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