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Revision as of 18:50, 7 April 2013
Template:Infobox BioShock (series)
Key points
- Quality PC port, including graphics and control options.[1][2]
- Aim assist is on by default even when not using a controller, but can be fixed.
- Without modification the game is limited to only a single save[3], but there is a workaround for creating multiple save games.
- 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
Availability
- BioShock Infinite is a Steamworks title and as such, all versions, retail included, will require and unlock on Steam.
Improvements
Skip intro videos
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Game data
- Key mappings are encrypted which prevents sharing key bind files or creating custom commands. [4]
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- There is a FOV slider in the game options, however it only increases/decreases FOV by 15% from the default value of 70º (59,5º - 80,5º).
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85 | 21.43 |
90 | 28.57 |
95 | 35.71 |
100 | 42.86 |
105 | 50.00 |
110 | 57.14 |
Input settings
Mouse speed slider tweak
- Slider for mouse speed is set to very wide range, which can be unsuitable for high precision mice.
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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[5][6].
- 2K is aware of this issue and there should be patch soon. It seems to be related to i7 processors.[7]
Fixes that works for some users
- If you have issues with the game immediately crashing on start-up, make sure you disable any on-screen display applications (showing FPS/GPU usage) like MSI Afterburner.
- Disable overclocking or underclock your graphics card.
- Disable Killer e2200 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller or any other virtual/VPN network adapters like Hamachi. [8]
Issues fixed
Crash on start up for some windows 7 and 8 users
- Some users are experiencing crashes on start up in windows 7 and 8.
One confirmed solution is to ensure that the game exe is NOT set to run as administrator in conjunction with setting the steam exe itself to run as administrator.
Texture streaming quality problems
- When the game can't detect or detects wrong video memory size, it automatically enables only Very Low and Low options for texture quality.
- There is also an issue on some systems that selection Very High or Ultra for texture quality will cause to textures never load properly and game tries to load them over and over as demonstrated here.
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Stuttering during gameplay
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Microstuttering
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Audio crackling
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Aim assist
- Aim assist is on by default even when using keyboard and mouse.[9]
- There are some auto aim variables in the .ini files but these variables are reverted to True every time you start the game[10]. There is no permanent fix yet.
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Xbox controls even with no controller attached
- Bioshock Infinite auto-detects any controllers/joysticks attached to the system including virtual ones. This could make game uncontrollable and cause camera to spin, menu contains labels for Xbox buttons.
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1920x1080 on 1920x1200 monitor
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Multiple save games
- Only one save game is able to played at any one time.
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Hold to aim down sights
- To change from toggle aim down sights to hold aim down sights, simply make an AutoHotKey script:
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GUI scaling on high resolution displays
- GUI elements are not scaling with resolution which makes these elements rather small on high resolution displays.
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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:
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System requirements
- Windows XP and DirectX 9 video cards are not supported[11].
References
- ↑ Port Report: BioShock Infinite - The Port Report
- ↑ PC Specifications for BioShock Infinite Announced! - Irrational Games Blog
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1b2pp3/bioshock_infinite_does_not_support_multiple_saved/
- ↑ Although configuration files are in plain text, there is a base-64 encoded section for user key mappings which prevents custom command creation. When decoded, the section contains a number of strings corresponding to command names from the .ini files, and approximately 300 or so bytes of binary data of unknown purpose - Comment from Port Report: BioShock Infinite - The Port Report
- ↑ Bluescreen and freez/crash - Steam Community Discussions for BioShock Infinite
- ↑ game freezes every 5-10 min! please help! - Irrational Games Forums
- ↑ Game crashing after 5-10 minutes - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Game crashing after 5-10 minutes - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ "BioShock Infinite - Auto Aim on PC Version" - ThreePi on YouTube
- ↑ How to remove auto-aim - Steam Community Discussions for BioShock Infinite
- ↑ BioShock Infinite Graphics Options Revealed - PCGamer