NieR: Automata on Steam no longer requires 366GB of free space.
A November 6 language update made each of the eight DLCs show up at roughly 40GB, stacking the pre-install check to about 366GB.
The game still only installs at around 50GB. The official NieR PR account said the cause was found and the issue is fixed.
NieR: Automata still requires 366.56 GB on Steam.
Square Enix is investigating the issue with no fix available yet.
The language update inflated the listed requirement from 50 GB. The game still only installs at about 50 GB.
Uncheck every DLC box under Properties to force the base install.
Nier: Automata’s Steam update jumped the install size from 50GB to 366GB.
The patch only adds Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. RPG Site confirmed it’s real.
A bug is stacking the full game size onto each DLC. The store page still says 50GB.
Square Enix and PlatinumGames haven’t commented.
NieR creator Yoko Taro says he would like to retire from making video games, but fear of dementia keeps him working.
The director of NieR: Automata and Drakengard recently admitted he feels he has already achieved his main goal in game development. His first game as director, Drakengard (2003), let him create almost everything as he wanted.
“I’m done with working. I don’t want to do it anymore,” Taro said of his future plans.
He has considered retiring, believing his savings and pension could support him. He worries about developing dementia as he ages. When work frustrates him, he tells himself continuing could help keep his mind active.
NieR fans are already dragging the new Dead by Daylight 2B skin.
The Feng Min Legendary Outfit dropped for 1,485 Auric Cells, and the replies under the official post are full of people calling the face cursed and asking for a rework.
A bunch of them say Behaviour’s female models always look off, with a few bringing up James Sunderland.
A2 and the Emil skin mostly got a pass.
The version without the blindfold is the one that actually looks bad.