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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Internal Codename#

The game's internal codename is Patagonia.4

Hidden Developer Message#

Similar to the previous game, there is a reappearance of the "A♥S" message, this time it's carved on a rock in Windswept Wastes. This is a reference to Arie (one of the game programmers) and Sasha (his girlfriend).5

Debug Menu#

The game checks for the file C:\moon\wispsDebug.txt on startup. If the file exists, pressing the 8 key (or R3 on a Xbox controller) will open a debug menu. This menu has several features such as maxing out Ori's stats, saving and loading at any time, granting abilities and weapons, and many more.

An alternate method to enable the debug menu is to launch the game with --enableDebug=true command line parameter.

(Source: Speedrun.com)

Launching the game with --enableDebug=true also shows additional debug text on the loading screen.

Leftover ScreenSelector.png#

There is a leftover image from Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition located in oriwotw_Data/ScreenSelector.png. This image can also be seen on the Unity configuration window by holding down the ⇧ Shift key when starting the game.

References#


  1. Ori and the Will of the Wisps on Steam↩︎
  2. Ori and the Will of the Wisps for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site↩︎
  3. Ori and the Will of the Wisps Embraces the Power of Xbox Series X|S - Xbox Wire, November 10, 2020↩︎
  4. Xbox package name: Microsoft.Patagonia_8wekyb3d8bbwe, Steam depot name: Patagonia Content↩︎
  5. Found a little message on a tree in the background, dunno who they are but I hope they're happy : r/OriAndTheBlindForest - Reddit↩︎