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Revision as of 17:20, 26 March 2013

Template:Infobox BioShock (series) Key points

Quality PC port, including graphics and control options[1].
Be sure to update your graphics card drivers: GeForce 314.22 WHQL Drivers for nVidia cards and AMD Catalyst Beta 13.3 for AMD cards.

General information

Steam Users' Forums for BioShock series
Steam Comunity Discussions
2K Games Forums

Availability

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Bioshock Infinite is a Steamworks title, and as such all versions, retail included, will require and unlock on Steam

Improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Exiting to desktop reveals how much time has passed since last checkpoint.

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Although configuration files are in plain text, there is encrypted section for user key mappings which prevents create custom commands.

Video settings

Ingame graphics settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

There is FoV slider in game options however it only expand field of view by 15%, which is only in range 60 - 80 degrees.
Instructions

Input settings

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Mouse speed slider tweak

Slider for mouse speed is set to very wide range, which can be unsuitable for high precision mice.
Instructions

Remove Auto-aim

Auto-aim is enabled by default and cannot be disabled via in-game menus
Instructions

Issues unresolved

Freezing and crashing

There seems to be a problem on some systems that game crashes every few minutes and/or freezes whole system. [2] [3]

1920x1080 on 1920x1200 monitor

It is impossible to run the game at 1920x1080 if your monitor's native resolution is 1920x1200.
This results in a picture that is stretched vertically and shrinked horizontally.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3100030

Issues fixed

Stuttering during gameplay

Instructions
Also experiment with fullscreen modes as some users are reporting good results.

Other information

Unlocking 1999 mode before game completion

Bioshock Infinite features "1999 mode" which makes game much harder. Normally this mode is unlocked by finishing game at least once, however there is a code which unlocks this mode right away:

Instructions

System requirements

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Windows XP and DirectX 9 video cards are not supported.[4]

References