Close to the Sun

Key points

Frame rate issues reported by multiple critics and user reviews.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Can be run DRM-free when launched directly from the executable.
Humble Store

Exclusive to the Epic Games launcher for 1 year after release.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove the video files^[1]

Go to <path-to-game>\WindowsNoEditor\ctts\Content\Movies\
Delete or rename every file with Logo in its name.

A game update may cause the files to be re-downloaded.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ctts\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/968870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ctts\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/968870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Ultra-widescreen

Use a modified game executable^[2]

Download the mod.
Unpack the archive and replace the game .exe in <path-to-game>\WindowsNoEditor\ctts\Binaries\Win64\

Game updates may require a new version of the mod.

Field of view (FOV)

Increase FOV by changing the way it's calculated^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following lines:

[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

A significant increase from the default 16:9 value.

Adjust FOV in real time with a tool^[2]
Download the Close to the Sun FOV changer. Launch the game and wait for it to load. Run the tool and press the shown keys to enable FOV adjustment, then increase or decrease FOV.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following:

[SystemSettings]
r.VSync=0

Bloom

Disable bloom through the config file^[3]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.BloomQuality=0

Depth of field

Disable depth of field through the config file^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0

Input settings

General settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Close to the Sun (DX11).

Issues unresolved

Antialiasing settings reverted

Each chapter causes the user-selected antialiasing setting to be reverted to its default value of 6x.^[5]

Frame rate drops

Multiple reviews mention FPS drops on high-end hardware exceeding the recommended system requirements.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 AMD FX 2.4 GHz	Intel Core i7 AMD Ryzen 7
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX series 7 AMD Radeon R9 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 470
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/968870/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (968870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-03
It works and causes no delay.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rose53
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-03
Two screenshots of the same spot taken and compared.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-03
Two screenshots of a cutscene taken and compared.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Close to the Sun Review - last accessed on May 8, 2019
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-04
With everything set to Very High, AA to 4x, resolution at 100%, there are FPS drops below 60 when looking at the sources of light and during the running scenes on the GTX 1070, i5 6600K and 16 GB of DDR4 RAM
↑ Close to the Sun Review - last accessed on May 4, 2019
↑ Close to the Sun review - last accessed on May 4, 2019
↑ Troppo vicini al sole - last accessed on May 4, 2019
↑ PC Review - 'Close to the Sun' - last accessed on May 5, 2019
↑ Close to the Sun Review – Bio-shockingly Close to the Sun - last accessed on May 6, 2019

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/968870/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (968870) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/968870/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (968870) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-03
It works and causes no delay.

[Rose53-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rose53

[4] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-03
Two screenshots of the same spot taken and compared.

[5] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-03
Two screenshots of a cutscene taken and compared.

[NGN-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Close to the Sun Review - last accessed on May 8, 2019

[7] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-04
With everything set to Very High, AA to 4x, resolution at 100%, there are FPS drops below 60 when looking at the sources of light and during the running scenes on the GTX 1070, i5 6600K and 16 GB of DDR4 RAM

[8] Close to the Sun Review - last accessed on May 4, 2019

[9] Close to the Sun review - last accessed on May 4, 2019

[10] Troppo vicini al sole - last accessed on May 4, 2019

[11] PC Review - 'Close to the Sun' - last accessed on May 5, 2019

[12] Close to the Sun Review – Bio-shockingly Close to the Sun - last accessed on May 6, 2019

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Developers

	Storm in a Teacup
Publishers
	Wired Productions
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	May 2, 2019