SOMA

SOMA

Developers
	Frictional Games
macOS (OS X)	Aaron Melcher
Linux	Aaron Melcher
Engines
	HPL Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	September 22, 2015
macOS (OS X)	September 22, 2015
Linux	September 22, 2015

Key points

Vsync may cause performance issues due to a lack of triple buffering. Force triple buffering externally to fix this.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Frictional Games SOMA Forum

Frictional Games SOMA Support Forum

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
GOG.com
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam		Also includes DRM-free version

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Soma\Main\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Soma/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/frictionalgames/Soma/Main/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Soma\Main\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Soma/<user-id>/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/frictionalgames/Soma/Main/<user-id>/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video Settings menu.

Video Display Settings.

Video Post Processing Settings.

Video Rendering Settings.

Game Settings some settings affect Post Processing (Color Separation and Video Distortion Effects).

High frame rate

The game limits frame rate to 60 FPS by default.

Remove FPS cap[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open <user-id>_user_settings.cfg with a text editor. Add entry <Engine LimitFPS="false" /> on a new line or set the value to false if it already exists.

Set a higher FPS cap (vsync needs to be on)
Change the entry <RefreshRate="60" e.g. to <RefreshRate="144" in <user-id>_user_settings.cfg

Input settings

Control Settings Menu.

Control Mouse Settings.

Controller Settings.

DualShock 4 Button Mod

Use DualShock 4 Button Mod[citation needed]
Download the DualShock 4 Button Mod Extract the archive to the installation folder and replace all files.

Audio settings

Audio Settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Portuguese
Russian				Fan voice-over by «GamesVoice».
Spanish

VR support

Devices	State	Notes
Tobii Eye Tracking

Issues fixed

Frictional Games has put together a troubleshooting guide for SOMA

Low frame rate or fluctuation with Vsync enabled

Frame rate may fluctuate between full and half refresh rate values.

Set triple buffering
See Vertical sync (Vsync). Turn on Triple buffering by following the instructions.

Super Sampling

Mouse Viewport is smaller than the DSR/VSR resolution

Check "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings"[citation needed]
Open Soma.exe compatibility settings. Check the Disable display scaling on high DPI settings check box and click OK.

Restart the game after setting the desired DSR/VSR resolution[citation needed]

SLI not working

Set 'MULTICHIP_OGL_OPTIONS (0x209746C1)' to '0x00000002'[citation needed]

Open Nvidia Inspector and navigate to the Profile Settings window Select the game's profile by typing 'Soma' into the Profiles search bar, or by manually locating the game in the Profiles drop down list Make sure the profile points to Soma's executable by clicking the Add application to current profile button Set the SLI rendering mode to SLI_RENDERING_MODE_FORCE_AFR2 Click the Show unknown settings from NVIDIA predefined profiles button and scroll down until you reach the Unknown category Locate the property called MULTICHIP_OGL_OPTIONS (0x209746C1) and change its value from 0x00000000 to 0x00000002 Locate SLI Indicator under the SLI category and enable it in order to check if SLI is working. Remember to disable this when you're done! Hit the Apply changes button at the top of the window when you're done! Your changes won't stick unless you do! A visual guide to this solution can be found in this Steam guide.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.3

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Newton Dynamics
Audio	FMOD

Remove the crosshair

Remove the crosshair
Go to <path-to-game>\script\player\. Open Player.hps with a text editor. Change const bool gbDrawCrosshair =true; to const bool gbDrawCrosshair =false; Change const bool gbDrawDefaultCrosshair = true; to const bool gbDrawDefaultCrosshair = false;

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 AMD A6 2.4 GHz		Intel Core i5 AMD FX
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 240 AMD Radeon HD 5570 1 GB of VRAM		Nvidia GeForce 480 AMD Radeon HD 5970 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 2.4 GHz		Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 240 AMD Radeon HD 5570 1 GB of VRAM		Nvidia GeForce 480 AMD Radeon HD 5970 2 GB of VRAM

32-bit systems are not supported.

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Major Linux distribution from 2014
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 AMD A6 2.4 GHz		Intel Core i5 AMD FX
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 240 AMD Radeon HD 5570 1 GB of VRAM		Nvidia GeForce 480 AMD Radeon HD 5970 2 GB of VRAM

32-bit systems are not supported.