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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = The Occupation cover.jpg
 
|cover        = The Occupation cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Humble Bundle}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Humble Bundle}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2022-09-25}}</ref>|build=4.19.2.0}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 5, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 5, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-occupation|68}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|the-occupation|67}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-occupation|70}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Stealth }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Detective/mystery }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 765880
 
|steam appid  = 765880
|steam appid side  =  
+
|steam appid side  = 1172700
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 2127248426
 +
|gogcom id side = 1826350013
 +
|official site= https://www.occupation-game.com/
 +
|hltb        = 65384
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = occupation
 
|wikipedia    = The Occupation
 
|wikipedia    = The Occupation
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/765880/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{GOG.com links|2127248426|the_occupation}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/765880/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_occupation | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-occupation | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-occupation | Steam | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 765880 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 765880 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. {{store link|steam-bundle|12590|Deluxe Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Demo===
 +
{{ii}} A demo is available from {{store link|GOG.com|the_occupation_demo}} and {{store link|Steam|1188770}}.
 +
 
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} The '''Deluxe Edition''' includes several out-of-game digital bonuses.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro movie===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete intro video|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-07-04|comment=Tested with GOG release.}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\TheOccupation\Content\Movies\}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{code|S_LoadupSplashScreens.mp4}}.
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} The game may stay on a black screen for some time while loading, depending on hard drive speed.
 +
{{ii}} This fix is still recommended, as the startup logos would otherwise be unskippable.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|USERPROFILE\Documents}}\My Games\TheOccupation\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|USERPROFILE\Documents}}\My Games\TheOccupation\Saved\SaveGames\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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
|gog galaxy           =  
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|The Occupation - Video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 +
{{Image|The Occupation - Game settings.png|Game 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              = limited
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Severe {{term|Vert-}} scaling.  Game still uses {{term|letterboxing}} regardless of aspect.  Cutscenes are 16:9 {{term|pillarboxed}}.  UI spans the screen.
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = limited
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Issues are similar to Multimonitor, but less severe.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = true
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = hackable
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[TAA]], [[SMAA]]
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[TAA]], [[SMAA]]
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps notes              = Optional framerate cap with set options, with a maximum of 999 FPS.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-07-04|comment=Tested with the GOG release at a custom resolution of 800x600, as of mid 2019.}}</ref>
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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===Field of view comparison===
{{Input settings
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<gallery>
 +
The_Occupation_16_9.jpg|2560x1440 (16:9) Gameplay
 +
The_Occupation_21_9.jpg|3440x1440 (21:9) Gameplay
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|The Occupation - Input settings.png|Input settings.}}
 +
{{Image|The Occupation - Controller scheme.png|Xbox One controller scheme.}}
 +
 
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = false
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|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|haptic feedback notes    = '''Vibration function''' toggle.
 
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api          = false
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam hook input          = true
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = false
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|The Occupation - Audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = true
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{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = n/a
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|closed captions          = true
 
|closed captions notes    = Always enabled if subtitles are turned on
 
|closed captions notes    = Always enabled if subtitles are turned on
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|language  = Italian
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Russian
 
|language  = Russian
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = true
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = PhysX
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 22:47, 16 January 2023

The Occupation
The Occupation cover
Developers
White Paper Games
Publishers
Humble Bundle
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 5, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 68
OpenCritic 67
IGDB 70
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure, Stealth
Art styles Realistic
Themes Detective/mystery
The Occupation on HowLongToBeat
The Occupation on IGDB
The Occupation on MobyGames
The Occupation on Wikipedia

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable. Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows

Demo

A demo is available from GOG.com and Steam.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes several out-of-game digital bonuses.

Essential improvements

Skip intro movie

Delete intro video[2]
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\TheOccupation\Content\Movies\.
  2. Delete or rename S_LoadupSplashScreens.mp4.

Notes

The game may stay on a black screen for some time while loading, depending on hard drive speed.
This fix is still recommended, as the startup logos would otherwise be unskippable.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\TheOccupation\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765880/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\TheOccupation\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/765880/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Game settings.
Game settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Severe Vert- scaling. Game still uses letterboxing regardless of aspect. Cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed. UI spans the screen.
Ultra-widescreen
Issues are similar to Multimonitor, but less severe.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, TAA, SMAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Optional framerate cap with set options, with a maximum of 999 FPS.[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
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 comparison

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.
Xbox One controller scheme.
Xbox One controller scheme.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Always enabled if subtitles are turned on
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual-Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.19.2.0[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-25
  2. Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-07-04
    Tested with GOG release.
  3. Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-07-04
    Tested with the GOG release at a custom resolution of 800x600, as of mid 2019.