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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = The Forgotten City cover.jpg
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|cover        = The Forgotten City cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Modern Storyteller}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Modern Storyteller}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Dear Villagers}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Dear Villagers}}
 
|engines      =
 
|engines      =
−
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/awesome-games-coming-in-2020-and-beyond|title=Awesome games coming in 2020 and beyond|date=2020-01-02}}</ref>}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2022-09-25}}</ref>|build=4.26.2.0}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|28 July 2021}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2021-07-28}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-forgotten-city|83}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-forgotten-city|84}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|11732/the-forgotten-city|84}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|11732/the-forgotten-city|84}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-forgotten-city|rating}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-forgotten-city|90}}
 
|taxonomy    =  
 
|taxonomy    =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
−
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 
{{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}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 874260
 
|steam appid  = 874260
−
|steam appid side =  
+
|steam appid side = 1662400, 1662430
 
|gogcom id    = 1231956919
 
|gogcom id    = 1231956919
 +
|gogcom id side = 1966782704, 2115905903
 
|official site= https://forgottencitygame.com/
 
|official site= https://forgottencitygame.com/
 
|hltb        = 52194
 
|hltb        = 52194
−
|igdb        = the-forgotten-city
+
|igdb        =  
 +
|lutris      =
 
|mobygames    = forgotten-city
 
|mobygames    = forgotten-city
−
|strategywiki =  
+
|strategywiki = The Forgotten City
−
|wikipedia    =  
+
|wikipedia    = The Forgotten City
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      = '''''The Forgotten City''''' is a {{Glossary:First-person}} {{Glossary:Singleplayer}} {{Glossary:Detective/mystery}} {{Glossary:Adventure}} game featuring predominantly dialogue-based gameplay. It is developed by [[Company:Modern Storyteller|Modern Storyteller]] and published by [[Company:Dear Villagers|Dear Villagers]]. ''The Forgotten City'' is the first game by Modern Storyteller and is a spiritual successor of a mod of the same name for ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-forgotten-city-skyrim-mod-standalone-game-out-today/|title=The Forgotten City, Once An Award-Winning Skyrim Mod, Is Out As A Standalone Game Today|date=2021-08-01}}</ref> ''The Forgotten City'' uses [[Engine:Unreal Engine 4|Unreal Engine 4]].
 +
 +
|release history  = ''The Forgotten City'' was released on [[Store:Epic Games Store|Epic Games Store]], [[Store:GOG.com|GOG.com]], [[Store:Microsoft Store|Microsoft Store]] and [[Store:Steam|Steam]] on July 28, 2021. The launch was successful and was met with generally positive reception, however, the game contained several technical issues set to be addressed in future updates.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-forgotten-city|title=Metacritic - The Forgotten City|date=2021-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114073647855928/|title=Steam Community - HOW TO REPORT BUGS + KNOWN BUGS & FIXES|date=2021-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801335959/#c3055114706801447597|title=Steam Community - Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed|date=2021-07-31}}</ref>
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | the-forgotten-city | unknown | Digital Collector's Edition also available. | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | the-forgotten-city | DRM-free | Digital Collector's Edition also available. Can be launched directly from executable, but disables achievements. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4399-1 | Steam | {{store link|Gamesplanet|4399-2|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4399-1 | Steam | {{store link|Gamesplanet|4399-2|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_forgotten_city | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|the_forgotten_city_digital_collectors_edition|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_forgotten_city | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|the_forgotten_city_digital_collectors_edition|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-forgotten-city | Steam | {{store link|Humble|the-forgotten-city-digital-collectors-edition|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-forgotten-city | Steam | {{store link|Humble|the-forgotten-city-digital-collectors-edition|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| Steam | 874260 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-bundle|21467|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9nj4r763m7th | Microsoft Store | {{Store feature|Xbox Play Anywhere}}. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 874260 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-bundle|21467|Digital Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Monetization==
 
==Monetization==
−
{{DLC|
+
{{Monetization
−
{{DLC/row| The Forgotten City Soundtrack | | Windows}}
+
|ad-supported                =
−
{{DLC/row| The Forgotten City - Collector's DLC| | Windows}}
+
|dlc                        =
 +
|expansion pack              =
 +
|freeware                    =
 +
|free-to-play                =
 +
|one-time game purchase      = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 +
|sponsored                  =
 +
|subscription                =
 +
|subscription gaming service =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Microtransactions===
 +
{{Microtransactions
 +
|boost              =
 +
|cosmetic            =
 +
|currency            =
 +
|finite spend        =
 +
|infinite spend      =
 +
|free-to-grind      =
 +
|loot box            =
 +
|none                = None
 +
|player trading      =
 +
|time-limited        =
 +
|unlock              =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|{{p|localappdata}}\Packages\PlugInDigital.TheForgottenCity_9e3ank8rmgj0t\LocalCache\Local\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WinGDK\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\SaveGames\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|{{p|localappdata}}\Packages\PlugInDigital.TheForgottenCity_9e3ank8rmgj0t\SystemAppData\wgs\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|discord               =  
+
|discord                   =  
−
|discord notes         =  
+
|discord notes             =  
−
|epic games store       = unknown
+
|epic games launcher       = false
−
|epic games store notes =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =  
−
|gog galaxy             = true
+
|gog galaxy               = true
−
|gog galaxy notes       =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|origin                 =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|origin notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|steam cloud           = unknown
+
|steam cloud               = true
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         = Enabled with patch 1.1<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/874260/view/2983057384598164970|title=Steam News: The Forgotten City: Version 1.1 of The Forgotten City is now live! |date=2021-09-18}}</ref>
−
|uplay                  =  
+
|ubisoft connect          =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
−
|xbox cloud             =  
+
|xbox cloud               = true
−
|xbox cloud notes       =  
+
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
{{ii}} For the Windows Store version of the game, screenshots are stored in <code>{{p|localappdata}}\Packages\PlugInDigital.TheForgottenCity_9e3ank8rmgj0t\LocalCache\Local\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Screenshots\WinGDK</code>.
−
{{Video settings
+
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|TheForgottenCity_Video.png|Video settings}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Hor+}} scaling added in patch.
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = true
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = 70-110°. Default is 90°. See [[#Extended FOV|Extended FOV]] for greater increase.
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = limited
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Tied to the "Textures" option.
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = "Epic" and "High" use [[TAA]], "Medium" uses [[FXAA]], and "Low" turns anti-aliasing off.
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
===Extended FOV===
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Change the way FOV is calculated|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Aaronth07|date=2021-07-30|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
# Go to the [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|configuration file(s) location]].
−
|key remap notes          =  
+
# Open {{file|Engine.ini}} in a text editor.
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
# Add the following lines:
 +
<pre>[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
 +
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV</pre>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Chromatic Aberration===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Modify Engine.ini|fix=
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open the {{code |Engine.ini}} file with a text editor.
 +
# At the end of the file, paste the following code to disable chromatic aberration:
 +
<pre>
 +
[SystemSettings]
 +
r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0
 +
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0
 +
</pre>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|TheForgottenCity_Controls.png|Control settings}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 +
|key remap notes          = Some keys, such as {{key|Enter}} and the symbols keys, cannot be mapped to.
 +
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Separate Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity control.
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = true
−
|controller sensitivity notes=  
+
|controller sensitivity notes= Separate Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity control.
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|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
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
−
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|dualshock 4              = false
−
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
+
|dualshock 4 notes        = <!--<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Aaronth07|date=2021-07-30|comment=Tested on DualSense}}</ref>-->
−
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
+
|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
−
|other controllers        = unknown
+
|other controllers        = false
−
|other controllers notes  =  
+
|other controllers notes  = Logitech Rumblepad tested (DirectInput device)
 
|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          = unknown
 
|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>
 +
TheForgottenCity_Bindings.png|Key bindings
 +
TheForgottenCity_ControllerBindings.png|Controller bindings
 +
</gallery>
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|TheForgottenCity_Audio.png|Audio settings}}
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
{{Image|TheForgottenCity_Interface.png|Interface settings}}
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
{{Audio
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
−
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Separate Master Volume, Effects, Ambience, Voice, UI, and Music sliders.
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
−
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.1.
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 +
|subtitles notes          = Options for subtitle size ("Small", "Normal", "Large", "Very Large") and subtitle background.
 +
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
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|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
 +
===Alleviate shader compilation stutter===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Force enable shader preloading|ref={{cn|date=2022-11-08|reason=}}|fix=
 +
{{++}} Massively improves framepacing during gameplay and alleviates most stutters caused by shader compilation.
 +
{{--}} Can exacerbate level loading, checkpoint autosaving and section loading stutters, as the CPU is utilized on all cores to 100%. The Shader Cache has to be compiled again once a display driver has been uninstalled or updated due to the display driver´s shader cache being deleted/reset in the update/uninstall process.
 +
# Go to {{code|{{P|localappdata}}\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
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# Add the following text as a new paragraph at the bottom and then save the file.
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<pre>
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[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings]
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r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1
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</pre>
 
}}
 
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==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
===Dialogue audio may be changed===
 
===Dialogue audio may be changed===
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{{ii}}Dialogue audio may become muted or lowered despite the set audio volume<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801788229/|title=Please Help The Forgotten City|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
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{{ii}} Dialogue audio may become muted or lowered despite the set audio volume.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801788229/|title=Please Help The Forgotten City|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
  
 
===Quests may not be completable===
 
===Quests may not be completable===
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{{ii}}The "Secret Admirer" quest may not be marked as completed in the quest log<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801335959/|title=Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
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{{ii}} The "Secret Admirer" quest may not be marked as completed in the quest log.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801335959/|title=Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
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===API===
 
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 26 November 2023

The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City cover
Developers
Modern Storyteller
Publishers
Dear Villagers
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows July 28, 2021
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 84
IGDB 90
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Realistic
Themes Classical, Detective/mystery
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The Forgotten City on HowLongToBeat
The Forgotten City on IGDB
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The Forgotten City guide on StrategyWiki
The Forgotten City on MobyGames
The Forgotten City on Wikipedia

The Forgotten City is a first-person singleplayer detective/mystery adventure game featuring predominantly dialogue-based gameplay. It is developed by Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers. The Forgotten City is the first game by Modern Storyteller and is a spiritual successor of a mod of the same name for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.[2] The Forgotten City uses Unreal Engine 4.

The Forgotten City was released on Epic Games Store, GOG.com, Microsoft Store and Steam on July 28, 2021. The launch was successful and was met with generally positive reception, however, the game contained several technical issues set to be addressed in future updates.[3][4][5]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
 Digital Collector's Edition also available. Can be launched directly from executable, but disables achievements.
Windows
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 Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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 Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
 Xbox Play Anywhere.
Windows
Steam
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 Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PlugInDigital.TheForgottenCity_9e3ank8rmgj0t\LocalCache\Local\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WinGDK\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/874260/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PlugInDigital.TheForgottenCity_9e3ank8rmgj0t\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/874260/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Enabled with patch 1.1[6]
Xbox Cloud
For the Windows Store version of the game, screenshots are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PlugInDigital.TheForgottenCity_9e3ank8rmgj0t\LocalCache\Local\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Screenshots\WinGDK.

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ scaling added in patch.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
70-110°. Default is 90°. See Extended FOV for greater increase.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Tied to the "Textures" option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
"Epic" and "High" use TAA, "Medium" uses FXAA, and "Low" turns anti-aliasing off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Extended FOV

Change the way FOV is calculated[7]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
  3. Add the following lines:
[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

Chromatic Aberration

Modify Engine.ini
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open the Engine.ini file with a text editor.
  3. At the end of the file, paste the following code to disable chromatic aberration:
[SystemSettings]
r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0

Input

Control settings
Control settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Some keys, such as ↵ Enter and the symbols keys, cannot be mapped to.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Separate Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity control.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Separate Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity control.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Logitech Rumblepad tested (DirectInput device)
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

  • Key bindings

  • Controller bindings

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings
Interface settings
Interface settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Separate Master Volume, Effects, Ambience, Voice, UI, and Music sliders.
Surround sound
Up to 7.1.
Subtitles
Options for subtitle size ("Small", "Normal", "Large", "Very Large") and subtitle background.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Issues fixed

Alleviate shader compilation stutter

Force enable shader preloading[citation needed]
Massively improves framepacing during gameplay and alleviates most stutters caused by shader compilation.
Can exacerbate level loading, checkpoint autosaving and section loading stutters, as the CPU is utilized on all cores to 100%. The Shader Cache has to be compiled again once a display driver has been uninstalled or updated due to the display driver´s shader cache being deleted/reset in the update/uninstall process.
  1. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following text as a new paragraph at the bottom and then save the file.
[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings]
r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1

Issues unresolved

Dialogue audio may be changed

Dialogue audio may become muted or lowered despite the set audio volume.[8]

Quests may not be completable

The "Secret Admirer" quest may not be marked as completed in the quest log.[9]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Microsoft Store version is DX12 only.[10]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio XAudio

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2500 2.7 GHz
AMD FX-6300		 Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz
AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 570
AMD Radeon HD 6950
DirectX 10 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon R9 380
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2.0[1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-25
  2. ↑ The Forgotten City, Once An Award-Winning Skyrim Mod, Is Out As A Standalone Game Today - last accessed on 2021-08-01
  3. ↑ Metacritic - The Forgotten City - last accessed on 2021-07-31
  4. ↑ Steam Community - HOW TO REPORT BUGS + KNOWN BUGS & FIXES - last accessed on 2021-07-31
  5. ↑ Steam Community - Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed - last accessed on 2021-07-31
  6. ↑ Steam News: The Forgotten City: Version 1.1 of The Forgotten City is now live! - last accessed on 2021-09-18
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-30
  8. ↑ Please Help The Forgotten City - last accessed on 2021-07-29
  9. ↑ Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed - last accessed on 2021-07-29
  10. ↑ Verified by User:KainXVIII on 2022-04-27