General information
- Official website
- Official wiki
- The Sinking City subreddit
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Exclusive to the Epic Games launcher for at least 1 year after release.[1]
DLC and expansion packs
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Worshipers of the Necronomicon |
Extra side quests - Breaking News, Blood from A Stone, Mystic Tomes.[2] Completing the latter grants the Cultist outfit. |
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Investigator Pack |
Daywear outfit, 21 crafting materials, first aid kit and antipsychotics always available at the Devil's Reef hotel.[2] |
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Chicago Organ Grinder |
A golden submachine gun available in the inventory from the start of the game.[2] |
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Extra Skill Point |
An extra knowledge point and 500 XP available from the start of the game.[2] |
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Version differences
- Digital pre-orders included Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, the Chicago Organ Grinder, Extra Skill Point DLC, and 2 days of early access.
- The Day One physical edition includes a printed map of Oakmont, the Investigator Pack and Chicago Organ Grinder DLC.
- The Necronomicon Edition includes the Worshipers of the Necronomicon and Investigator Pack DLC.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Remove the video files[3]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\TSCGame\Content\Movies\
- Remove or rename
Start_video_Frog.mp4 , UE4_Logo.mp4 and UE4_Logo_BB.mp4 .
- A game update may restore the files.
- The image-based intros will remain, although easily skippable with button presses.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Use an external tool to fine-tune FOV[3]
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- Download the FOV changer.
- Launch the game and wait for it to load.
- Run the tool and press the buttons to increase and decrease FOV as instructed.
- Game updates will likely require updates to the tool.
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Increase FOV by changing the way it's calculated[4]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
- A significant increase from the default 16:9 value.
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Edit the config file[5]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GameUserSettings.ini in a text editor.
- Locate
FrameRateLimit=0.000000 and set the value to the desired FPS cap.
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Enable TAA sharpening through the config file[6]
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- This makes the game appear less blurry when anti-aliasing is on.
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1
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Enable super-sampling through the config file[4]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.ScreenPercentage=150
- The 150 stands for percentage of the base resolution, equal to 1.5x. Any other value above 100 can be used.
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Bloom
Disable bloom through the config file[6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.BloomQuality=0
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Depth of field
Disable depth of field through the config file[7]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
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Film grain
Disable film grain through the config file[6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.Tonemapper.Quality=0
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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VR support
Issues unresolved
Game stuttering
Multiple high-end hardware users have reported stuttering unrelated to FPS drops.[8][9][10][11] The developers acknowledged the issue.[12]
Issues fixed
Crashing at gun pickup
AMD users have reported crashing upon picking up the pistol at the starting location.
Set Post process to Low in the Video settings until after the pistol is picked up.[13]
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Crashing at boat interaction
Pressing A on an Xbox 360 controller to get on the protagonist's small boat may cause the game to crash.[14]
Press X to get on and off the boat.[15]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Physics |
PhysX |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 3 GHz AMD Phenom X6 3 GHz |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.5 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
System memory (RAM) |
6 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
35 GB |
40 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 ATI Radeon R9 380X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References