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Revision as of 02:24, 15 February 2013
Introduction - no genre or game-type information
1. Developer support and stability.
2. Noteworthy comments about performance.
3. Other games in the series with year released dates in brackets and links, for example, Halo: Combat Evolved (2001).
Version Differences
Best Version
Which is the best and most complete version of the game to get? Is it more advantageous to get the 'gold' or 'game of the year edition'?
Compatibility
Serial Key
What does it do? When is it needed? Where can I register it?
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
TAGES? How many activations? How restrictive? (Do not include Steam or Origin storefront type launchers as 'DRM').
Games For Windows Live (GFWL)
Is it enabled on all versions? What are the quirks?
Patches
Only include if:
- There is a benefit in using an older patch. For example, Diablo 2 latest patch is 1.13, but the high-res mod only supports 1.12.
- There is a community or fan patch.
Issues and Fixes
No matter how trivial, if there is a fix for something, it means that this has been an issue at some point in time. It also means that some time after said point in time, someone put on his trusty Gloves of Typing and decided to do something about it.
This is the place to briefly introduce the various issues, some rare, others common, that have a known fix or workaround. The severity of the problems might range from benign to critical: as long as it has a know solution, this is the right section.
Do not forget to link to the place where you found the knowledge you're about to impart!
That Other Gamebreaking Thing
That one seems really, really annoying, but if you are willing to arrange a couple of small things here, and tick a box there, your GPU will be able to churn out frames like it's an arcade machine from 1989. I mean 60 fps constant, no tearing. Yeah, those were the days.
Unresolved Issues
Right after a game launches there are always a couple of quirks that have escaped QA. Some are trivial, some are gamebreaking. The vast majority will be fixed. In the mean time, this is their place.
A long time after a game has launched, changes in technology may sometimes make it difficult for it to run properly. Game arthritis.
Graphical Tweaks
A few examples might be, among other things:
Field of Vision Fix (FOV)
This is a very common one (and a Total_Biscuit favorite). There is no way to change the FOV from within the game. Unfortunately even though this FOV value is fine for a TV that is 4 feet away from you, it definitely feels wrong for a monitor that sits close to your nose. Do you happen to know the solution? Start typing!
Multimonitor Support
Link to the game page on the Widescreen Gaming Forum.
Antialiasing
The game doesn't support any form of antialiasing. How to enable it.
Anisotropic Filtering
There is no anisotropic filtering option available in the game. How to enable it.
V-sync
Any particular issue related to the use of V-sync in this game, as well as a known fix.
Performance Improvements
SSD Loading
Any particular problems or benefits with using a SSD to store the game?
Run Without CD/DVD
Mods
Is the mod support incredible? Any mods that are essential to the experience?
Content
Additional gameplay content.
Visual
Graphical overhauls, etc.
Third Party Software
Is there a fan-made utility that makes the game just that much easier to work with? Something that's simply too cool to not use? That would go here.
Save Game Data
Folder Location
Use <pre> tags to lay out save locations:
- Windows 7:
%userprofile%\Documents\Game - Article Layout\saves
- Mac OSX:
~/Library/Application Support/game
Repeat for more operating systems.
Cloud Support
Steam Cloud
Mention what data it does actually save to the cloud. Some games only store settings, some others store complete actual save files.
Origin
Etc.
Save Game Quirks
Problems, fixes, etc. for example, problems with transferring save game to another computer.
Other Technical Information
This section should be used if a certain game stores a lot of user data. Games such as Starcraft 2 come to mind. It can be useful to know how the profiles, hotkey settings, replays are organized and where they are stored.
Improvements
Skip Introductions, Cutscenes and Videos
After a few simple file operations, the multiple and rather lengthy intro videos can now be skipped, or won't even show at all.
Borderless Fullscreen Windowed
Is this enabled natively? Which hacks work?
Controller Support
System requirements
Useful Links
Some Steam forum thread happens to contain useful information.
Official page of the Game. Deep, deep insight to be gained reading these words, man.
The underground layout page that started it all, always helpful.