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{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
|cover = The Callisto Protocol cover.jpg | |cover = The Callisto Protocol cover.jpg | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Krafton}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Krafton}} | ||
|engines = | |engines = | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Cryio|date=2023-12-18}}</ref>|build=4.27.2.0}} |
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2022}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2022}} | ||
|reception = | |reception = | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-callisto-protocol| | + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-callisto-protocol|72}} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|13372/the-callisto-protocol| | + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|13372/the-callisto-protocol|70}} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-callisto-protocol| | + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-callisto-protocol|74}} |
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC}} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC}} | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | Cosmetic }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Third-person }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Third-person }} | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Survival }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Survival }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | ||
|steam appid = 1544020 | |steam appid = 1544020 | ||
| − | |steam appid side = | + | |steam appid side = 2005972, 2005983, 2005984, 2015680, 2021870, 2021871, 2341550 |
|gogcom id = | |gogcom id = | ||
|gogcom id side = | |gogcom id side = | ||
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|hltb = 85967 | |hltb = 85967 | ||
|igdb = | |igdb = | ||
| − | |mobygames = | + | |mobygames = 195967 |
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
|wikipedia = The Callisto Protocol | |wikipedia = The Callisto Protocol | ||
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{{Introduction | {{Introduction | ||
| − | |introduction = | + | |introduction = |
| − | |release history = | + | |release history = The game was released on December 2, 2022. At launch the game was suffering from major [[#Performance is very limited|performance]] and [[#Shader compilation stutter|shader compilation stutter]] problems. |
| − | |current state = | + | |current state = A patch released on January 19, 2023, which added New Game Plus (originally promised to arrive alongside a Hardcore game mode on February 7, 2023<ref name="postlaunch"></ref>), general performance improvements and other changes<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCallistoProtocol/comments/10gllno/119_patch_update/|title=1/19 Patch Update|date=2023-01-20}}</ref>. |
| + | The December 2 and 7, 2022 patches fixed shader compilation related stutters, that were present at launch, by performing shader precompilation while at the main menu.<ref name="DFpatches">{{Refurl|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2022-callisto-protocol-pc-update|title=Callisto Protocol's PC patch tested: shader compilation stutter fixed, but issues remain - Eurogamer|date=2022-12-08}}</ref> The February 7, 2023 added the previously promised Hardcore mode, while improving performance of ray-traced effects and improving the experience on Steam Deck.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1544020/view/3671032056808576919|title=2/7 Patch Update - Hardcore Mode is Live! - Steam|date=2023-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1544020/view/3671032056808752461|title=2/7 - Steam Deck Update - Steam|date=2023-02-08}}</ref><ref name="SteamDeck"/> As of the latest patch, the game unfortunately still has many asset-loading related stutters hindering the overall experience. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
| − | {{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | the-callisto-protocol | | + | {{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | the-callisto-protocol | DRM-free* | {{store link|Epic Games Store|the-callisto-protocol--digital-deluxe-edition|Digital Deluxe Edition}} also available. DRM-free when launched using the {{Code|-EpicPortal}} command line argument. (Base game only; DLC will not work DRM-free.)| | Windows }} |
| + | {{Availability/row| Humble | the-callisto-protocol | Steam | {{store link|Humble|the-callisto-protocol-deluxe|Digital Deluxe Edition}} also available. | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1544020 | Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 1544020 | Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | | Windows }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ii}} | + | {{ii}} {{Removed DRM|Denuvo}} was removed on March 26, 2024.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/13179062/|title= The Callisto Protocol update for 26 March 2024 · SteamDB|date=2024-03-27}}</ref> |
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===Version differences=== | ===Version differences=== | ||
{{ii}} '''Digital Deluxe Edition''' includes the base game, '''Season Pass''' and '''Retro Prisoner''' character and weapons skin | {{ii}} '''Digital Deluxe Edition''' includes the base game, '''Season Pass''' and '''Retro Prisoner''' character and weapons skin | ||
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{{DLC| | {{DLC| | ||
{{DLC/row| Pre-purchase incentive | Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin. | Windows }} | {{DLC/row| Pre-purchase incentive | Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin. | Windows }} | ||
| − | {{DLC/row| Season Pass | Includes | + | {{DLC/row| Season Pass | Includes Outer Way Skin Collection, Contagion Bundle (March 2023, Contains new Contagion mode: reduced ammo and health drops, a customized difficulty and permadeath), Riot Bundle (Spring 2023, Black Iron Prison area, twelve new enemy death animations and Engineer Skin Collection) and story content (Summer 2023.)<ref name="postlaunch">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/CallistoTheGame/status/1598458091569569792|title=The Callisto Protocol - 12:24 AM · Dec 2, 2022 - Twitter|date=2022-12-03}}</ref>| Windows }} |
| − | {{DLC/row| Outer Way Skin Collection | Outer Way | + | {{DLC/row| The Outer Way Skin Collection | This collection includes Outer Way themed player and weapons skins. | Windows }} |
| − | {{DLC/row| Contagion Bundle | | + | {{DLC/row| Contagion Bundle | | Windows }} |
| − | {{DLC/row| Riot Bundle | | + | {{DLC/row| Riot Bundle | | Windows }} |
| + | {{DLC/row| Final Transmission | Story DLC. | Windows }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Essential improvements== | ||
| + | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
| + | {{Fixbox|description=Rename/move/delete logo files|ref={{cn|date=2022-12-03|reason=}}|fix= | ||
| + | # Go to {{folder|{{P|game}}\TheCallistoProtocol\Content\Movies\}}. | ||
| + | # Rename/move/delete the following files: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | AMD_Logo_4K.bk2 | ||
| + | Bink_Krafton_SDS_Logos.bk2 | ||
| + | Bink_Krafton_SDS_Logos.uasset | ||
| + | Intro_logo_Krafton_SDS.bk2 | ||
| + | Krafton_SDS_logos_4k.bk2 | ||
| + | Unreal_InstaLOD_logos.bk2 | ||
| + | Unreal_Logo_4K.bk2 | ||
| + | Wwise_InstaLOD_Logos_4K.bk2 | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\CallistoProtocol\Saved\SaveGames}} | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\CallistoProtocol\Saved\SaveGames}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | {{ii}} At least 99 manual save slots available. Manual saves permanently save the most recent checkpoint. | ||
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
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|discord = | |discord = | ||
|discord notes = | |discord notes = | ||
| − | |epic games launcher = | + | |epic games launcher = false |
|epic games launcher notes = | |epic games launcher notes = | ||
|gog galaxy = | |gog galaxy = | ||
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|origin notes = | |origin notes = | ||
|steam cloud = true | |steam cloud = true | ||
| − | |steam cloud notes = | + | |steam cloud notes = Saves and some settings. |
|ubisoft connect = | |ubisoft connect = | ||
|ubisoft connect notes = | |ubisoft connect notes = | ||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
| − | {{++}} Supports benchmarking option in the Graphics menu. | + | {{--}} Only Display graphical settings can be changed while in-game, other graphical settings can only be changed while at the main menu.<ref name="DFDirect"/> |
| + | {{++}} Supports benchmarking option in the Graphics menu. This benchmarking option is hidden on Steam Deck only since the February 7, 2023 update.<ref name="SteamDeck">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FifuHvPGLVw|title=The Callisto Protocol gets a Steam Deck UPGRADE? (whole first chapter) - GamingOnLinux - YouTube|date=2023-02-08}}</ref> | ||
{{Video | {{Video | ||
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = | ||
|4k ultra hd wsgf award = | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | ||
| − | |widescreen resolution = | + | |widescreen resolution = true |
|widescreen resolution notes= | |widescreen resolution notes= | ||
|multimonitor = unknown | |multimonitor = unknown | ||
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
|ultrawidescreen = true | |ultrawidescreen = true | ||
| − | |ultrawidescreen notes = | + | |ultrawidescreen notes = The FOV is Hor+. The game rendering and UI scale correctly to high aspect ratios, like 32:9 |
|4k ultra hd = true | |4k ultra hd = true | ||
|4k ultra hd notes = | |4k ultra hd notes = | ||
| − | |fov = | + | |fov = hackable |
| − | |fov notes = | + | |fov notes = 75°. Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2950-the-callisto-protocol-fov-fix/ The Callisto Protocol FOV fix]. |
|windowed = true | |windowed = true | ||
|windowed notes = | |windowed notes = | ||
| − | |borderless windowed = | + | |borderless windowed = true |
|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
|anisotropic = true | |anisotropic = true | ||
|anisotropic notes = '''Texture filter quality''' option available: '''Low''', '''Medium''' or '''High'''.<ref name="menu"/> | |anisotropic notes = '''Texture filter quality''' option available: '''Low''', '''Medium''' or '''High'''.<ref name="menu"/> | ||
|antialiasing = limited | |antialiasing = limited | ||
| − | |antialiasing notes = '''Disabled''', [[FXAA]] and [[TAA]]<br>Using any different anti-aliasing option than [[TAA]] will disable screen space reflections, physical refractions and ray tracing.<ref name="stutterHDR"/><ref name="menu"/> | + | |antialiasing notes = '''Disabled''', [[FXAA]] and [[TAA]]<br>Using any different anti-aliasing option than [[TAA]] will disable upcaling (FSR), screen space reflections, physical refractions and ray tracing.<ref name="stutterHDR">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1544020/discussions/0/3716062344551412317/|title=#StutterStruggle - Steam Discussion Forum|date=2022-12-02}}</ref><ref name="menu"/> |
|upscaling = true | |upscaling = true | ||
|upscaling tech = FSR 2.1, TAAU | |upscaling tech = FSR 2.1, TAAU | ||
| − | |upscaling notes = <ref name="benchmark"/> | + | |upscaling notes = <ref name="benchmark"/> DLSS Super Resolution can be forced with [https://www.nexusmods.com/callistoprotocol/mods/18 this mod] (resolution multipliers cannot be changed and DLAA is not supported). |
|vsync = true | |vsync = true | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
|hdr = limited | |hdr = limited | ||
| − | |hdr notes = DX12-only and requires HDR to be enabled through Windows first | + | |hdr notes = DX12-only and requires HDR to be enabled through Windows first, otherwise option will be greyed out.<ref name="stutterHDR"/> A limited set of peak brightnesses are allowed. |
|ray tracing = true | |ray tracing = true | ||
| − | |ray tracing notes = Ray-traced "'''transmission'''" (on/off toggle), '''shadows''' (on/off toggle) and '''reflections''' (disabled, medium or high).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-callisto-protocol-has-shader-compilation-stutters-and-optimization-issues-on-pc/|title=The Callisto Protocol has shader compilation stutters and optimization issues on PC - DSOGaming|date=2022-12-02}}</ref><ref name="benchmark">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMq9564QE94|title=The Callisto Protocol - 4K Ray Tracing Benchmark - Max Settings - NVIDIA RTX4090 - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> DX12-only. | + | |ray tracing notes = Ray-traced "'''transmission'''" (on/off toggle, enhances lighting of fleshy surfaces<ref name="DFDirect"/>), '''shadows''' (on/off toggle) and '''reflections''' (disabled, medium or high).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-callisto-protocol-has-shader-compilation-stutters-and-optimization-issues-on-pc/|title=The Callisto Protocol has shader compilation stutters and optimization issues on PC - DSOGaming|date=2022-12-02}}</ref><ref name="benchmark">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMq9564QE94|title=The Callisto Protocol - 4K Ray Tracing Benchmark - Max Settings - NVIDIA RTX4090 - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> DX12-only. |
|color blind = false | |color blind = false | ||
|color blind notes = High contrast mode available to separately color player, enemies and pickups.<ref name="menu">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0_iCJ-yNw|title=The Callisto Protocol - PC Game Settings - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> | |color blind notes = High contrast mode available to separately color player, enemies and pickups.<ref name="menu">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0_iCJ-yNw|title=The Callisto Protocol - PC Game Settings - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Disable vignette and chromatic aberration=== | ||
| + | {{Fixbox|description=Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-callisto-protocol-dx11.html Helix Mod]<br>{{--}} DirectX 11 only|ref=|fix= | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Input== | ==Input== | ||
{{Input | {{Input | ||
| − | |key remap = | + | |key remap = limited |
| − | |key remap notes = | + | |key remap notes = {{key|Enter}} and {{key|Delete}} cannot be bound to commands. Some keys for menu navigation cannot be rebound. |
|acceleration option = unknown | |acceleration option = unknown | ||
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
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|invert controller y-axis = true | |invert controller y-axis = true | ||
|invert controller y-axis notes= Option also available to invert x-axis.<ref name="menu"/> | |invert controller y-axis notes= Option also available to invert x-axis.<ref name="menu"/> | ||
| − | |xinput controllers = | + | |xinput controllers = true |
|xinput controllers notes = | |xinput controllers notes = | ||
| − | |xbox prompts = | + | |xbox prompts = true |
|xbox prompts notes = | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
|impulse triggers = unknown | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
|impulse triggers notes = | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
| − | |dualshock 4 = | + | |dualshock 4 = false |
|dualshock 4 notes = | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
|dualshock prompts = unknown | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
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|haptic feedback = unknown | |haptic feedback = unknown | ||
|haptic feedback notes = | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
| − | |simultaneous input = | + | |simultaneous input = true |
| − | |simultaneous input notes = | + | |simultaneous input notes = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://youtu.be/69skByXSvo0?t=1517|title=Top 10 WORST Games of 2022!|date=2023-07-15}}</ref> |
|steam input api = unknown | |steam input api = unknown | ||
|steam input api notes = | |steam input api notes = | ||
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|language = Russian | |language = Russian | ||
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = hackable |
| + | |subtitles = true | ||
| + | |notes = Fan voice-over by [https://vk.com/wall-76249462_32048 «Mechanics VoiceOver»], [https://www.mediafire.com/file/xfxk2jo9zcymurj/TCP_Rus_Snd.zip/file download] | ||
| + | |fan = true | ||
| + | |ref = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{L10n/switch | ||
| + | |language = Spanish | ||
| + | |interface = true | ||
| + | |audio = true | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
|notes = | |notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
| − | |language = | + | |language = Ukrainian |
| − | |interface = true | + | |interface = hackable |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = hackable |
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Fan translation, [https://www.nexusmods.com/callistoprotocol/mods/17 download]. |
| − | |fan = | + | |fan = true |
| + | |ref = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{L10n/switch | ||
| + | |language = Turkish | ||
| + | |interface = hackable | ||
| + | |audio = false | ||
| + | |subtitles = hackable | ||
| + | |notes = Fan translation, [https://soloqyama.com/konular/the-callisto-protocol-turkce-yama-projesi-ortak-ceviri.143/#post-560 download] or [https://forum.donanimhaber.com/the-callisto-protocol-turkce-yama-projesi-ortak-ceviri--158469226 download 2]. | ||
| + | |fan = true | ||
|ref = | |ref = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
===Performance is very limited=== | ===Performance is very limited=== | ||
| − | {{mm}} Due to the game's CPU utilization being very single-thread limited, the CPU is underutilized and subsequently performance is severely impaired.<ref name="DF"/> | + | {{mm}} Due to the game's CPU utilization being very single-thread limited, the CPU is underutilized (only 2 cores are really utilized) and subsequently performance is severely impaired.<ref name="DF">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psetdjz01mI|title=The Callisto Protocol - The DF Tech Review + PS5 vs Xbox Series X/ S + PC #StutterStruggle Analysis - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> The game is even more CPU-limited when running under DirectX 11, resulting in even worse general performance than when using the default DirectX 12.<ref name="DFDirect">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiUQRMfC7RA&t=37s|title=DF Direct Weekly #89: The Callisto Protocol Launch Triumph/Tragedy, Nintendo's Pokémon Promise|date=2022-12-06}}</ref> The developers of the game have acknowledged this problem and are working on alleviating these performance issues through several upcoming patches.<ref name="acknowledgement">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/CallistoTheGame/status/1598732338133110784|title=The Callisto Protocol - Twitter|date=2022-12-03}}</ref><ref name="Deceber3Patch">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/CallistoTheGame/status/1598898775950790658|title=The Callisto Protocol - 5:35 AM · Dec 3, 2022 - Twitter|date=2022-12-03}}</ref> |
| − | === | + | ===Stutters while traversing in the game=== |
| − | {{mm}} The game | + | {{mm}} The game can stutter when moving around in the environment of the game. This is independent from settings or hardware, and is not shader compilation-related as shaders are pre-compiled for this game since the December 7, 2022 patch. It is likely related to loading.<ref name="DFpatches"/> |
| + | |||
| + | ===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}}. | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Other information== | ==Other information== | ||
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{{API | {{API | ||
|direct3d versions = 11, 12 | |direct3d versions = 11, 12 | ||
| − | |direct3d notes = Can | + | |direct3d notes = Can switch DirectX version in General Graphics menu, requires restart.<ref name="benchmark"/><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGiKx_iomFw|title=The Callisto Protocol - GTX 1650 <nowiki>| 1080p + FSR - Medium Settings |</nowiki> i3 12100F|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> |
|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
|directdraw notes = | |directdraw notes = | ||
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===Middleware=== | ===Middleware=== | ||
{{Middleware | {{Middleware | ||
| − | |physics = | + | |physics = PhysX |
|physics notes = | |physics notes = | ||
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = Wwise |
|audio notes = | |audio notes = | ||
|interface = | |interface = | ||
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Striking Distance Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Krafton | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 2, 2022 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 72 |
| OpenCritic | 70 |
| IGDB | 74 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | Cosmetic |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Survival |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Horror |
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The Callisto Protocol is a singleplayer third-person survival game.
The game was released on December 2, 2022. At launch the game was suffering from major performance and shader compilation stutter problems.
A patch released on January 19, 2023, which added New Game Plus (originally promised to arrive alongside a Hardcore game mode on February 7, 2023[2]), general performance improvements and other changes[3]. The December 2 and 7, 2022 patches fixed shader compilation related stutters, that were present at launch, by performing shader precompilation while at the main menu.[4] The February 7, 2023 added the previously promised Hardcore mode, while improving performance of ray-traced effects and improving the experience on Steam Deck.[5][6][7] As of the latest patch, the game unfortunately still has many asset-loading related stutters hindering the overall experience.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. DRM-free when launched using the -EpicPortal command line argument. (Base game only; DLC will not work DRM-free.) |
|
|
| Humble Store | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
|
| Steam | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
- Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on March 26, 2024.[8]
Version differences
- Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, Season Pass and Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin
- Day One Edition was for people who pre-purchased the game, including the base game and Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| DLC | Season Pass with content regarding story, skins, new death animations and new mode. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-purchase incentive | Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin. | |
| Season Pass | Includes Outer Way Skin Collection, Contagion Bundle (March 2023, Contains new Contagion mode: reduced ammo and health drops, a customized difficulty and permadeath), Riot Bundle (Spring 2023, Black Iron Prison area, twelve new enemy death animations and Engineer Skin Collection) and story content (Summer 2023.)[2] | |
| The Outer Way Skin Collection | This collection includes Outer Way themed player and weapons skins. | |
| Contagion Bundle | |
|
| Riot Bundle | |
|
| Final Transmission | Story DLC. | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Rename/move/delete logo files[citation needed] |
|---|
AMD_Logo_4K.bk2 Bink_Krafton_SDS_Logos.bk2 Bink_Krafton_SDS_Logos.uasset Intro_logo_Krafton_SDS.bk2 Krafton_SDS_logos_4k.bk2 Unreal_InstaLOD_logos.bk2 Unreal_Logo_4K.bk2 Wwise_InstaLOD_Logos_4K.bk2 |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CallistoProtocol\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1544020/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CallistoProtocol\Saved\SaveGames |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1544020/pfx/[Note 2] |
- At least 99 manual save slots available. Manual saves permanently save the most recent checkpoint.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud | Saves and some settings. |
Video
- Only Display graphical settings can be changed while in-game, other graphical settings can only be changed while at the main menu.[9]
- Supports benchmarking option in the Graphics menu. This benchmarking option is hidden on Steam Deck only since the February 7, 2023 update.[7]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | The FOV is Hor+. The game rendering and UI scale correctly to high aspect ratios, like 32:9 | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 75°. Use The Callisto Protocol FOV fix. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Texture filter quality option available: Low, Medium or High.[10] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Disabled, FXAA and TAA Using any different anti-aliasing option than TAA will disable upcaling (FSR), screen space reflections, physical refractions and ray tracing.[11][10] |
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| High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 2.1, TAAU [12] DLSS Super Resolution can be forced with this mod (resolution multipliers cannot be changed and DLAA is not supported). |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | DX12-only and requires HDR to be enabled through Windows first, otherwise option will be greyed out.[11] A limited set of peak brightnesses are allowed. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | Ray-traced "transmission" (on/off toggle, enhances lighting of fleshy surfaces[9]), shadows (on/off toggle) and reflections (disabled, medium or high).[13][12] DX12-only. | ||
| Color blind mode | High contrast mode available to separately color player, enemies and pickups.[10] | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Disable vignette and chromatic aberration
Use Helix Mod
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ↵ Enter and Delete cannot be bound to commands. Some keys for menu navigation cannot be rebound. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Separate Aim and Look sensitivity sliders and smoothing options available available.[10] | |
| Mouse input in menus | [10] | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Option also available to invert x-axis.[10] | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Only choice to pick between Right hand and Left hand controller mapping.[10] | |
| Controller sensitivity | Separate Aim and Look sensitivity sliders available.[10] | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Option also available to invert x-axis.[10] |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [14] |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | SFX, Music and Dialogue toggles and volume sliders available.[10] | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Font size, Font color, Speaker name (and color), Background (opacity and color) and Dyslexic font options available.[10] | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | Fan voice-over by «Mechanics VoiceOver», download | |||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Ukrainian | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Turkish | Fan translation, download or download 2. |
Issues unresolved
Performance is very limited
- Due to the game's CPU utilization being very single-thread limited, the CPU is underutilized (only 2 cores are really utilized) and subsequently performance is severely impaired.[15] The game is even more CPU-limited when running under DirectX 11, resulting in even worse general performance than when using the default DirectX 12.[9] The developers of the game have acknowledged this problem and are working on alleviating these performance issues through several upcoming patches.[16][17]
Stutters while traversing in the game
- The game can stutter when moving around in the environment of the game. This is independent from settings or hardware, and is not shader compilation-related as shaders are pre-compiled for this game since the December 7, 2022 patch. It is likely related to loading.[4]
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[18] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11, 12 | Can switch DirectX version in General Graphics menu, requires restart.[12][19] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10, 11 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 GB | 75 GB (SSD) |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 5700 DirectX 12 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0[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>/1544020/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1544020) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Cryio on 2023-12-18
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Callisto Protocol - 12:24 AM · Dec 2, 2022 - Twitter - last accessed on 2022-12-03
- ↑ 1/19 Patch Update - last accessed on 2023-01-20
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Callisto Protocol's PC patch tested: shader compilation stutter fixed, but issues remain - Eurogamer - last accessed on 2022-12-08
- ↑ 2/7 Patch Update - Hardcore Mode is Live! - Steam - last accessed on 2023-02-08
- ↑ 2/7 - Steam Deck Update - Steam - last accessed on 2023-02-08
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Callisto Protocol gets a Steam Deck UPGRADE? (whole first chapter) - GamingOnLinux - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-02-08
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol update for 26 March 2024 · SteamDB - last accessed on 2024-03-27
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 DF Direct Weekly #89: The Callisto Protocol Launch Triumph/Tragedy, Nintendo's Pokémon Promise - last accessed on 2022-12-06
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 #StutterStruggle - Steam Discussion Forum - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The Callisto Protocol - 4K Ray Tracing Benchmark - Max Settings - NVIDIA RTX4090 - YouTube - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol has shader compilation stutters and optimization issues on PC - DSOGaming - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ Top 10 WORST Games of 2022! - last accessed on 2023-07-15
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol - The DF Tech Review + PS5 vs Xbox Series X/ S + PC #StutterStruggle Analysis - YouTube - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol - Twitter - last accessed on 2022-12-03
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol - 5:35 AM · Dec 3, 2022 - Twitter - last accessed on 2022-12-03
- ↑ Game not starting FIX - last accessed on 2022-12-03
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol - GTX 1650 | 1080p + FSR - Medium Settings | i3 12100F - last accessed on 2022-12-02