Demonizer Configuration Guide

These options are stored in the file prefs.cfg in the game save folder:

• Windows: %HOMEPATH%\AppData\Roaming\Demonizer\
• Linux: $HOME/.local/share/Demonizer/
• Mac: (when it’s added) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Demonizer/

Game

• Difficulty – NORMAL, HARD, or DEMONIC. Affects
  • most enemies’ fire rates
  • most bullet speeds
  • various bonus point values
• Dialogue – characters speak to each other or not

Picture

• Resolution – game canvas resolution (not screen resolution)
  • LOW is true to classic arcade/console systems
  • HIGH smooths sub-pixel movement and sharpens rotated sprites
• Integer Scale – ON keeps pixels evenly sized, OFF lets the canvas reach the edges of the screen
• Soft Scale – bilinear filtering to soften upscaled game canvas; recommended when Integer Scale is OFF
• Top&bottom HUD – HUD inside the game canvas, for vertical screen
  • AUTO – game enables it in vertical and disables it in horizontal
  • Screen narrower than 4:3 is considered vertical; 4:3 or wider is considered horizontal
• Side HUD – HUD outside the game canvas, for horizontal screen
  • AUTO – game enables it in horizontal and disables it in vertical
• Background Style – BLACK, GRADIENT, or ART surrounding the game canvas

Audio

• Music Volume – 0.0 to 1.0
• Sound Volume – 0.0 to 1.0

Controller

You must plug in your controller to access this menu.

• Controller Type – XBOX, PS4, PS1/2/3, or SWITCH button naming scheme
• Analog Deadzone – analog stick presses below this magnitude are ignored
• Move Analog – locked to Left Stick
• Move 8-Way – locked to D-Pad
• Fire – primary attack button
• Focus Fire – secondary attack button
• Bomb – throw bomb button
• Pause – pause and show menu

Keyboard

• Left – move left
• Right – move right
• Up – move up
• Down – move down
• Fire – primary attack key
• Focus Fire – secondary attack key
• Bomb – throw bomb key
• Pause – pause and show menu – locked to Esc

Screen

• Rotation – degrees to rotate the game clockwise
• Fullscreen – ON for fullscreen, OFF for windowed
• Vsync – ON eliminates screen tearing, OFF improves input responsiveness