Difference between revisions of "Night Call"

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General information

Publisher Discord server

Official wiki

Visual Novel Database article

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

GOG.com		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
itch.io
Microsoft Store
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the Official Soundtrack.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Raw Fury\Night Call\nightcall_config.sav HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Raw Fury\Night Call\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/680380/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Raw Fury\Night Call\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/680380/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Only 16:9 resolutions are available in the game options. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Vsync setting is reversed: Select YES to uncap the frame rate, or NO to limit it to the display's refresh rate.^[2]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Most graphics are monochrome.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Gameplay is Hor+.^[3]

Cutscenes are stretched.^[3]

Main menu is Vert-. Some menu options are not visible at 21:9.^[3]

Set a custom resolution in the configuration file^[3]
Go to the Configuration file location. (On Windows, go to the registry location.) Edit `Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771` and `Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802` to the desired values (ensure the Decimal radio button is selected, if editing the Windows registry). Save changes and start the game normally.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		A mouse is required to start the game from the launcher. Choose Play Night Call without Launcher.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound, Music
Surround sound		Stereo^[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese				Translation.

Issues fixed

Microsoft Store version gets stuck on title screen

Log in to the Xbox Companion App^[5]
Run the game in windowed mode, or press `Alt`+`↵ Enter` after launching to enter windowed mode. Press `Alt`+`Tab ↹` to switch focus to the Xbox Companion App. Log in to the Xbox Companion App. If the game is still stuck or frozen, close and relaunch the game.

High GPU usage or temperature

Limit the frame rate using the game settings^[6]^[7]
From the game's main menu, choose OPTIONS, then VIDEO. Set VERTICAL SYNC to NO. (This limits the frame rate, since the game's Vsync setting is reversed.)^[2] Exit the settings menu to save changes.

Issues unresolved

Game freezes on the Credits screen

Press Alt+F4 to force the game to quit if this happens.^[8]^[9]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Input	InControl

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-7100 AMD FX-8100
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 Nvidia Quadro 2000D Intel UHD Graphics 630

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-7100 AMD FX-8100
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 Nvidia Quadro 2000D Intel UHD Graphics 630

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.3f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/680380/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (680380) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-25
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-25
Tested on 60 Hz display.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26
Tested with Special K.
↑ Can't start the game :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-31
↑ Insane GPU temperatures :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26
↑ Why do I get 100% GPU load? :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26
↑ Screen Freeze in Credits-- Bug :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26

[2] Unity engine build: 2018.4.3f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/680380/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (680380) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/680380/.

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

[6] The app ID (680380) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-25

[reverse_vsync-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-25
Tested on 60 Hz display.

[baronsmoki_ultrawide-5] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.

[6] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26
Tested with Special K.

[microsoft_store_freeze-7] Can't start the game :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-31

[8] Insane GPU temperatures :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26

[9] Why do I get 100% GPU load? :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26

[10] Screen Freeze in Credits-- Bug :: Night Call General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-26

[11] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-26

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Developers

	Monkey Moon
	BlackMuffin
Publishers
	Raw Fury
Engines
	Unity 2018^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	July 17, 2019
macOS (OS X)	July 17, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	68
IGDB	60
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	Simulation, Visual novel
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Detective/mystery, Europe