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==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
===Crash to desktop===
 
===Crash to desktop===
{{ii}} It has been reported that the game crashes to desktop at certain situations.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/ Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343995426214/ Crash at a certain story-point :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/#c630802344305939315 Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540731690518942815/ Game and Steam crash after intro movie :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/630802344454854277/#c630802979395224205 CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732596424885159 Continuous Crashing! :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732596397631919/#c540732889006564261 Patch Feedback :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref>
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{{ii}} It has been reported that the game crashes to desktop at certain situations.<ref name="steamcommunity.com">[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/ Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343995426214/ Crash at a certain story-point :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/#c630802344305939315 Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540731690518942815/ Game and Steam crash after intro movie :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/630802344454854277/#c630802979395224205 CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732596424885159 Continuous Crashing! :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732596397631919/#c540732889006564261 Patch Feedback :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref>
 
===Distorted audio===
 
===Distorted audio===
 
{{ii}} Some users reported having distorted, noisy audio during gameplay. A temporary solution is saving and reloading.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/540732347427768835 Distorted audio. :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344182804153 is the constant static noise, normal? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref>
 
{{ii}} Some users reported having distorted, noisy audio during gameplay. A temporary solution is saving and reloading.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/540732347427768835 Distorted audio. :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344182804153 is the constant static noise, normal? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref>
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{{ii}} Some users reported the game freezes at the loading screen.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344129770055/ Entering game Bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions:]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344358794147/ Game freezes in loading screen :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref> Developers claimed that on lower spec machines the game can take a little bit longer to load.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/630802344454854277/#c630802979020539972 CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref>
 
{{ii}} Some users reported the game freezes at the loading screen.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344129770055/ Entering game Bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions:]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344358794147/ Game freezes in loading screen :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref> Developers claimed that on lower spec machines the game can take a little bit longer to load.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/630802344454854277/#c630802979020539972 CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref>
 
===Subtitles display multiple times===
 
===Subtitles display multiple times===
{{ii}} Some users reported subtitles display multiple times.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/#c630802344003496580 Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630800446559682814/#c630802343974222827 What I Think We All Think About This Game :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732347394648981 1.1 subtitle bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/540732888812302526 Just a few notions after the patch... :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref> It has also been reported that restarting the game solved the problem for some users.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/ Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343976347058/#c630802344004062959 Subtitles? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref>
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{{ii}} Some users reported subtitles display multiple times.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/#c630802344003496580 Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630800446559682814/#c630802343974222827 What I Think We All Think About This Game :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732347394648981 1.1 subtitle bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/540732888812302526 Just a few notions after the patch... :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress]</ref> It has also been reported that restarting the game solved the problem for some users.<ref name="steamcommunity.com"/><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343976347058/#c630802344004062959 Subtitles? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref>
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==

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Consortium
Consortium cover
Developers
Interdimensional Games
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows January 6, 2014
macOS (OS X) TBA
Linux TBA

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Official website
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Master Edition.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

Complete changelog of all patches can be found here.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/264240/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/264240/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Keyboard/Mouse settings.
Controller settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues unresolved

Crash to desktop

It has been reported that the game crashes to desktop at certain situations.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Distorted audio

Some users reported having distorted, noisy audio during gameplay. A temporary solution is saving and reloading.[8][9]

Flickering lights

Apparently the game has rendering problems on Windows XP. Some XP users reported having flickering lights/screen issues which makes everything brighter.[10][11] Also it should be noted that the game does not officially support Windows XP.

Freezing at loading screen

Some users reported the game freezes at the loading screen.[12][13] Developers claimed that on lower spec machines the game can take a little bit longer to load.[14]

Subtitles display multiple times

Some users reported subtitles display multiple times.[15][16][17][18] It has also been reported that restarting the game solved the problem for some users.[1][19]

Issues fixed

Alt+Tab does not work

When Alt+Tab used the game crashes to desktop.[20] This issue has been fixed in patch 1.14.

Diagonal white line

Apparently the game has rendering problems on some configurations. Some of the users reported having a diagonal white line on their screen during gameplay.[21][22] This issue has been fixed in patch 1.14.

Low performance

Apparently the game has performance problems on some NVIDIA graphics cards. Developers stated they are aware of this issue and it will be fixed in an upcoming patch.[23] Temporary solutions are turning off V-sync, running the game at a smaller resolution or turning off SSAO by entering r_post_ssao 0 command to the developer console.[24] This issue has been fixed in patch 1.14.

Player gets stuck

Some players reported getting stuck at certain situations.[25] This issue has been fixed in patch 1.07.

Other information

Useful console commands

Command Option Description
cl_fov ## Adjusts field of view.
cl_showfps 0,1,2 Draws a Frames Per Second (FPS) counter at the top of the screen.
cvarlist Shows the list of convars/concommands.
mat_picmip -10 - 4 Adjusts texture quality. (Between -10 and 4)
r_post_ssao 0,1 Disables or enables SSAO.
r_signal_fx 0,1 Disables or enables signal effects on UI.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 64 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GTX 260
AMD Radeon HD 4890
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  2. Crash at a certain story-point :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  3. Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  4. Game and Steam crash after intro movie :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  5. CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress
  6. Continuous Crashing! :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  7. Patch Feedback :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  8. Distorted audio. :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress
  9. is the constant static noise, normal? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  10. Graphical issue - Flickering lights :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  11. Graphical issue - Flickering lights :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  12. Entering game Bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions:
  13. Game freezes in loading screen :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  14. CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress
  15. Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  16. What I Think We All Think About This Game :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  17. 1.1 subtitle bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  18. Just a few notions after the patch... :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress
  19. Subtitles? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  20. ALT-TAB crashes :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  21. Graphical issue - Diagonal white line :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  22. Any tips to improve framerate? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  23. Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: CONSORTIUM
  24. Graphical Performance: Temp Fix :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
  25. Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions