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{{state|state=alpha}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Fade to Silence cover.jpg
+
|cover        = Fade to Silence cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Black Forest Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Black Forest Games}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2022-09-25}}</ref>|build=4.18.3.0}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|EA}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 30, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|fade-to-silence|57}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|7642/fade-to-silence|57}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|fade-to-silence--1|42}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 706020
 
|steam appid  = 706020
 
|gogcom id    = 1986871555
 
|gogcom id    = 1986871555
 +
|official site= https://fadetosilence.com/
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = fade-to-silence
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/fadetosilence Official Discord server]
 
{{GOG.com links|1986871555|fade_to_silence}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1986871555|fade_to_silence}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/706020/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/706020/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | fade-to-silence | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3513-1 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | fade_to_silence | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | fade_to_silence | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | fade-to-silence-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | fade-to-silence | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 706020 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 706020 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\FadeToSilence\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\FadeToSilence\Saved\SaveGames\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = unknown
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = unknown
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Fade to Silence - Video Settings.png|Video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Vert-}} gameplay, {{term|pillarboxed}} menu and cutscenes.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-08-06|comment=Tested at the custom resolutions of 5760x1080 and 3840x1080, screenshots taken after each launch and compared to 16:9 and 21:9.}}</ref> Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1356-fade-to-silence-ultrawide-double-monitor-mod/ this mod] as a workaround for 32:9.
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Vert-}} gameplay, {{term|pillarboxed}} menu and cutscenes.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-08-06|comment=Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080 and custom 3440x1440, screenshots taken after each launch and compared to 16:9.}}</ref> Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1356-fade-to-silence-ultrawide-mod/ this mod] as a workaround.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-08-06|comment=Tested at the custom resolution of 3240x2160.}}</ref>
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = always on
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = TAA with multiple quality options. To sharpen the image, see [[#Sharpening|Sharpening]]. To disable TAA, apply the following [[#Anti-aliasing_.28AA.29|workaround]].
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-08-06|comment=Nvidia Shadowplay displayed up to 120 FPS.}}</ref>
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
+
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
===Sharpening===
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Enable [[TAA]] sharpening through the config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-08-07|comment=AA set to High, screenshots taken after each launch and compared.}}</ref>|fix=
|key remap                = unknown
+
{{ii}} This makes the game appear less blurry when anti-aliasing is on.
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open {{file|Engine.ini}} in a text editor.
 +
# Add the following lines:
 +
<pre>
 +
[SystemSettings]
 +
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
 +
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8
 +
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1
 +
</pre>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable TAA through the config file|fix=
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open {{file|Engine.ini}} in a text editor.
 +
# Add the following lines to the bottom of the file and save the changes:
 +
<pre>
 +
[SystemSettings]
 +
r.PostProcessAAQuality=0
 +
</pre>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Fade to Silence - Input Settings.png|Input settings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = 0-100 with increments of 1.
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
+
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
<gallery>
 +
Fade to Silence - Keybinding 1.png|Keyboard/mouse binding settings. (1/2)
 +
Fade to Silence - Keybinding 2.png|Keyboard/mouse binding settings. (2/2)
 +
Fade to Silence - Xbox Controller.png|Xbox One controller bindings.
 +
</gallery>
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Fade to Silence - Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
+
{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume          = true
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|separate volume notes    = Global, Music, Ambient, Speech, and UI.
 +
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = unknown
 
|eax support              = unknown
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
+
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
+
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Japanese
+
  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
+
  |language  = Japanese
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Polish
 
  |language  = Polish
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
+
  |language  = Russian
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
+
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Russian
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = no
 
|subtitles = yes
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = hackable
 +
|local play players  = 2
 +
|local play modes    = Co-op
 +
|local play notes    = Use [https://github.com/SplitScreen-Me/splitscreenme-nucleus/releases Nucleus Co-op].
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 2
 +
|online play modes    = Co-op
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = true
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 480
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 480
|recHD    = 30 GB
+
|recHD    =  
 
|recVRAM  =  
 
|recVRAM  =  
 
|recDX    =  
 
|recDX    =  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 15:55, 19 March 2023

Fade to Silence
Fade to Silence cover
Developers
Black Forest Games
Publishers
THQ Nordic
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows April 30, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 57
OpenCritic 57
IGDB 42
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Fade to Silence on IGDB
Fade to Silence on MobyGames

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\FadeToSilence\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/706020/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\FadeToSilence\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/706020/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Vert- gameplay, pillarboxed menu and cutscenes.[2] Use this mod as a workaround for 32:9.
Ultra-widescreen
Vert- gameplay, pillarboxed menu and cutscenes.[3] Use this mod as a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA with multiple quality options. To sharpen the image, see Sharpening. To disable TAA, apply the following workaround.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
[5]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Sharpening

Enable TAA sharpening through the config file[6]
This makes the game appear less blurry when anti-aliasing is on.
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable TAA through the config file
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines to the bottom of the file and save the changes:
[SystemSettings]
r.PostProcessAAQuality=0

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Global, Music, Ambient, Speech, and UI.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2400
AMD FX-8320
System memory (RAM) 12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon R9 270
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.18.3.0[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-25
  2. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
    Tested at the custom resolutions of 5760x1080 and 3840x1080, screenshots taken after each launch and compared to 16:9 and 21:9.
  3. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
    Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080 and custom 3440x1440, screenshots taken after each launch and compared to 16:9.
  4. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
    Tested at the custom resolution of 3240x2160.
  5. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-06
    Nvidia Shadowplay displayed up to 120 FPS.
  6. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-07
    AA set to High, screenshots taken after each launch and compared.