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Difference between revisions of "High on Life"

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(Change "steam cloud" to false. The store page says cloud saves are supported, but in reality the game does not use them. Likely this is a bug in the current build.)
(Steam version is DRM-free when run from its executable)
 
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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = High on Life cover.png
 
|cover        = High on Life cover.png
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 13, 2022}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 13, 2022}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|high-on-life|76}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|high-on-life|69}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|13964/high-on-life|73}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|13964/high-on-life|70}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|high-on-life|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|high-on-life|69}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|lutris      =  
 
|lutris      =  
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|mobygames    =  
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|mobygames    = high-on-life
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = High on Life (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = High on Life (video game)
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|release history  =  
 
|release history  =  
  
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|current state    =
+
|current state    = Game has received some post-launch updates that improved performance, audio and the keybindings menu, while it fixed achievement unlocks, some crashes and many other bugs. Additionally, features such as a FOV Slider, text resizing and audio balancing were added.<ref name="update3">{{Refurl|url=https://squanchgames.com/high-on-life-patch-3/|title=Patch 3|date=2023-01-16}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | high-on-life-3a855b | Epic Games Store |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | high-on-life-3a855b | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched from {{file|{{p|game}}\Oregon\Binaries\Win64\Oregon-Win64-Shipping.exe}}<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mmachinecodev|date=2023-09-04}}</ref>  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | high-on-life | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9nl4714vtlrs | Microsoft Store | {{Store feature|Xbox Play Anywhere}}. Included with {{Store feature|Xbox Game Pass}}. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9nl4714vtlrs | Microsoft Store | {{Store feature|Xbox Play Anywhere}}. Included with {{Store feature|Xbox Game Pass}}. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1583230 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1583230 | DRM-free | DRM-free when run directly from its executable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mmachinecodev|date=2024-01-16}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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<!-- DLC rows goes below: -->
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{{DLC/row| High on Knife | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZl7wX0KcGE|title=HIGH ON KNIFE DLC TEASER TRAILER - YouTube|date=2023-08-07}}</ref> | Windows}}
 +
}}
  
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Remove intro files|ref=<ref name="Keith 2022-12-25"/>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{file|{{p|game}}\Oregon\Content\Movies|folder}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{file|Squanch_Logo_V1.bk2}} and {{file|MiddleWare_Fade.bk2}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Oregon\Saved\Config\WinGDK\}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Oregon\Saved\Config\WinGDK\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Steam|{{P|localappdata}}\Oregon\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|origin                    =  
 
|origin                    =  
 
|origin notes              =  
 
|origin notes              =  
−
|steam cloud              = false
+
|steam cloud              = true
−
|steam cloud notes        = Says it's supported on the store page, but in reality the game does not use cloud saves. As of Thursday Dec 15th, this is likely a bug.
+
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
 
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
 +
{{Image|High on Life Video Settings.png|Display and graphics settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  =  
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/high-life/en
−
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
+
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
−
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = gold
−
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Natively supports 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 21:9 and 32:9.<br>'''Render Scale''' adjustable from 50%-200% (90% by default).<ref name="update3"/>
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = true
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment= Tested on a multi-monitor setup in windowed mode at 3840x1080 resolution.}}</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Hor+
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{Term|Hor+}} is applied. {{term|FMV}}s are {{term|pillarboxed}} to a 16:9 aspect ratio.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment= Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = false
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|fov                        = limited
−
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = 70°-120°; see [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]] to fix some issues.
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = true
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Referred to as "'''Texture Quality'''". '''"Low"''' (2x), "'''High'''" (4x), and "'''Very High'''" (8x).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment=Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking the texture quality setting after changing each individual graphic setting with the command {{code|r.MaxAnisotropy}}.}}</ref>
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = [[TAA]]. "'''Low'''" (off), "'''Medium'''" (2x), "'''High'''" (3x), and "'''Very High'''" (4x).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment=Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking each anti-aliasing setting with the commands {{code|r.PostProcessAAQuality}} and {{code|r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing}}. {{code|r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing}} was set to 2, the equivalent of TAA, for all settings.}}</ref>
−
|upscaling                  = false
+
|upscaling                  = true
−
|upscaling tech            =  
+
|upscaling tech            = DLSS 2.4, FSR 2.0, XeSS 1.0
−
|upscaling notes            =  
+
|upscaling notes            = Added in Patch #4<ref name="update4">{{Refurl|url=https://squanchgames.com/high-on-life-patch-4/|title=Patch 4|date=2023-03-02}}</ref>
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
−
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Plays at an uncapped framerate.
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 +
{{ii}} Native FOV slider does not affect the weapon model or the cutscenes. Higher FOV also introduces LOD issues where distant objects have holes.
 +
{{++}} 3rd party fixes support weapon FOV and LOD fixes.
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen]|ref=<ref name="Keith 2022-12-25"/>|fix=
 +
# Set in game FOV to 70.
 +
# Run [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen] and select the game plugin.
 +
# Adjust Flawless Widescreen's FOV slider while '''FOV Fix''' and '''LOD Fix''' is enabled.
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=[https://github.com/RoseTheFlower/UltrawideIndex/releases/tag/highonlife Use Rose's cheat-engine based trainer]|ref=<ref name="Keith 2022-12-25">{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2022-12-25|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Set in game FOV to 70.
 +
# Run the game, and open [https://github.com/RoseTheFlower/UltrawideIndex/releases/tag/highonlife Rose's cheat-engine based trainer].
 +
# Use the hotkeys for FOV and LOD fixes.
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2552-high-on-life-fov-changer-bionic-blobct/ Bionic-Blob fix (Xbox Game Pass)]|ref=|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
 +
{{Image|High on Life Input Settings.png|Input settings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = limited
 
|key remap                = limited
−
|key remap notes          = Some keys can be remapped, some can't
+
|key remap notes          = Some actions cannot be rebound.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Separate sliders for "'''Mouse Sensitivity'''" and "'''Mouse Sensitivity ADS'''" are available.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
+
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Referred to as "'''Inverse Mouse Y Axis'''". Can be toggled on or off.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
−
|controller sensitivity notes=  
+
|controller sensitivity notes= Separate sliders for "'''Controller Sensitivity'''" and "'''Controller Sensitivity ADS'''" are available.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
−
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
+
|invert controller y-axis notes= Can be toggled on or off.
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
−
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
−
|controller hotplug        = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
+
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
<gallery>
 +
High on Life Keyboard and Mouse Bindings.png|Keyboard and mouse bindings
 +
High on Life Gamepad Layout.png|Gamepad layout
 +
</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 +
{{Image|High on Life Audio Settings.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    = General, Sound effects, Music, Voices
+
|separate volume notes    = Sliders for Master, Sound Effects, Music, and Voice.
 
|surround sound            = true
 
|surround sound            = true
−
|surround sound notes      =  
+
|surround sound notes      = Plays up to 6.0.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment=Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
−
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = An accessibility option to increase the text size was added in Patch #3.<ref name="update3"/> Adjustable from 0-10.
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost        = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost        = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{Image|High on Life General Settings.png|General settings}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Italian
+
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = German
+
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.centraldetraducoes.net.br/2023/04/traducao-do-high-on-life-pc.html Fan translation.]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan machine translation, [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/high_on_life/files/7804.html download].
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Game will not launch due to VR hook===
 +
{{mm}} If VR hardware is used, you may be unable to launch the game without its requisite software running.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Workaround: delete VR hook files|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2896408480|title=Game not starting FIX|date=2022-12-03}}</ref>|fix=
 +
Delete {{file|{{P|game}}\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\OpenXR\win64\openxr_loader.dll}}.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Performanc stutters and lower FPS when Razer Cortex boost is enabled===
 +
{{mm}} Some Razer Cortex boost settings can cause stutters and low FPS.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=In Razer Cortex, revert to "Recommended Settings", these features should not cause any issues.}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = true
 +
|vorpx notes                = [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/steamvr-game-hooked-on-desktop-but-doesnt-show-on-vr-headset-high-on-life/ User Profile, see vorpx forum for introduction]
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|physics          =  
 
|physics          =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
−
|audio            =  
+
|audio            = Wwise
−
|audio notes      =  
+
|audio notes      = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment=As seen during splash screens upon boot-up.}}</ref>
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
−
|cutscenes        =  
+
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
−
|cutscenes notes  =  
+
|cutscenes notes  = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-17|comment=As seen after opening the {{file|Movies}} subfolder in the game's installation directory. All of the files in the directory are {{file|BK2}} files.}}</ref>
 
|multiplayer      =  
 
|multiplayer      =  
 
|multiplayer notes=  
 
|multiplayer notes=  

Latest revision as of 11:01, 16 January 2024

High on Life
High on Life cover
Developers
Squanch Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[1]
Release dates
Windows December 13, 2022
Reception
Metacritic 69
OpenCritic 70
IGDB 69
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles Stylized
Themes Comedy, Sci-fi, Space
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High on Life is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game.

Game has received some post-launch updates that improved performance, audio and the keybindings menu, while it fixed achievement unlocks, some crashes and many other bugs. Additionally, features such as a FOV Slider, text resizing and audio balancing were added.[2]

General information

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Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched from <path-to-game>\Oregon\Binaries\Win64\Oregon-Win64-Shipping.exe[3]
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
 Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when run directly from its executable.[4]
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase High On Life requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions High On Life has no microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
High on Knife [5]
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove intro files[6]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Oregon\Content\Movies.
  2. Delete or rename Squanch_Logo_V1.bk2 and MiddleWare_Fade.bk2.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Oregon\Saved\Config\WinGDK\
Steam %LOCALAPPDATA%\Oregon\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1583230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Oregon\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\2637SquanchGamesInc.HighonLife_mh7dg3tfmz2cj\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1583230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display and graphics settings
Display and graphics settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 Natively supports 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 21:9 and 32:9.
Render Scale adjustable from 50%-200% (90% by default).[2]
Multi-monitor
 
 [7]
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Hor+ is applied. FMVs are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.[8]
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
70°-120°; see Field of view (FOV) to fix some issues.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Referred to as "Texture Quality". "Low" (2x), "High" (4x), and "Very High" (8x).[9]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA. "Low" (off), "Medium" (2x), "High" (3x), and "Very High" (4x).[10]
High-fidelity upscaling
DLSS 2.4, FSR 2.0, XeSS 1.0
Added in Patch #4[11]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Plays at an uncapped framerate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Native FOV slider does not affect the weapon model or the cutscenes. Higher FOV also introduces LOD issues where distant objects have holes.
3rd party fixes support weapon FOV and LOD fixes.
Use Flawless Widescreen[6]
  1. Set in game FOV to 70.
  2. Run Flawless Widescreen and select the game plugin.
  3. Adjust Flawless Widescreen's FOV slider while FOV Fix and LOD Fix is enabled.
Use Rose's cheat-engine based trainer[6]
  1. Set in game FOV to 70.
  2. Run the game, and open Rose's cheat-engine based trainer.
  3. Use the hotkeys for FOV and LOD fixes.
Use Bionic-Blob fix (Xbox Game Pass)

Input

Input settings
Input settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Some actions cannot be rebound.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Separate sliders for "Mouse Sensitivity" and "Mouse Sensitivity ADS" are available.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Referred to as "Inverse Mouse Y Axis". Can be toggled on or off.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Separate sliders for "Controller Sensitivity" and "Controller Sensitivity ADS" are available.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Can be toggled on or off.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

  • Keyboard and mouse bindings

  • Gamepad layout

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Master, Sound Effects, Music, and Voice.
Surround sound
Plays up to 6.0.[12]
Subtitles
An accessibility option to increase the text size was added in Patch #3.[2] Adjustable from 0-10.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

General settings
General settings
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation.
Russian
Fan machine translation, download.
Latin American Spanish

Issues fixed

Game will not launch due to VR hook

If VR hardware is used, you may be unable to launch the game without its requisite software running.
Workaround: delete VR hook files[13]

Delete <path-to-game>\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\OpenXR\win64\openxr_loader.dll.

Performanc stutters and lower FPS when Razer Cortex boost is enabled

Some Razer Cortex boost settings can cause stutters and low FPS.
In Razer Cortex, revert to "Recommended Settings", these features should not cause any issues.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
User Profile, see vorpx forum for introduction

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise [14]
Cutscenes Bink Video [15]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4430K Intel Core i5-6402P
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon R9 290X
3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
6 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Over 80 Unreal Engine-powered games featured during 2022 summer gaming events - last accessed on 2022-11-16
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Patch 3 - last accessed on 2023-01-16
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2023-09-04
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2024-01-16
  5. ↑ HIGH ON KNIFE DLC TEASER TRAILER - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-08-07
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Verified by User:Keith on 2022-12-25
  7. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested on a multi-monitor setup in windowed mode at 3840x1080 resolution.
  8. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.
  9. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking the texture quality setting after changing each individual graphic setting with the command r.MaxAnisotropy.
  10. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking each anti-aliasing setting with the commands r.PostProcessAAQuality and r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing. r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing was set to 2, the equivalent of TAA, for all settings.
  11. ↑ Patch 4 - last accessed on 2023-03-02
  12. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  13. ↑ Game not starting FIX - last accessed on 2022-12-03
  14. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    As seen during splash screens upon boot-up.
  15. ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-17
    As seen after opening the Movies subfolder in the game's installation directory. All of the files in the directory are BK2 files.