General information
- Official website
- Official wiki
- The Sinking City subreddit
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Exclusive to the Epic Games launcher for at least 1 year after release.[1]
DLC and expansion packs
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| Worshipers of the Necronomicon |
Extra side quests - Breaking News, Blood from A Stone, Mystic Tomes.[2] Completing the latter grants the Cultist outfit. |
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| Investigator Pack |
Daywear outfit, 21 crafting materials, first aid kit and antipsychotics always available at the Devil's Reef hotel.[2] |
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| Chicago Organ Grinder |
A golden submachine gun available in the inventory from the start of the game.[2] |
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| Extra Skill Point |
An extra knowledge point and 500 XP available from the start of the game.[2] |
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Version differences
- Digital pre-orders included Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, the Chicago Organ Grinder, Extra Skill Point DLC, and 2 days of early access.
- The Day One physical edition includes a printed map of Oakmont, the Investigator Pack and Chicago Organ Grinder DLC.
- The Necronomicon Edition includes the Worshipers of the Necronomicon and Investigator Pack DLC.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Remove the video files[3]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\TSCGame\Content\Movies\
- Remove or rename
Start_video_Frog.mp4, UE4_Logo.mp4 and UE4_Logo_BB.mp4.
- A game update may restore the files.
- The image-based intros will remain, although easily skippable with button presses.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
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Use an external tool to fine-tune FOV[3]
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- Download the FOV changer.
- Launch the game and wait for it to load.
- Run the tool and press the buttons to increase and decrease FOV as instructed.
- Game updates will likely require updates to the tool.
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Increase FOV by changing the way it's calculated[4]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
- A significant increase from the default 16:9 value.
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Edit the config file[5]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
GameUserSettings.ini in a text editor.
- Locate
FrameRateLimit=0.000000 and set the value to the desired FPS cap.
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Enable TAA sharpening through the config file[6]
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- This makes the game appear less blurry when anti-aliasing is on.
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1
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Enable super-sampling through the config file[4]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.ScreenPercentage=150
- The 150 stands for percentage of the base resolution, equal to 1.5x. Any other value above 100 can be used.
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Bloom
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Disable bloom through the config file[6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.BloomQuality=0
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Depth of field
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Disable depth of field through the config file[7]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
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Film grain
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Disable film grain through the config file[6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini in a text editor.
- Add the following lines:
[SystemSettings]
r.Tonemapper.Quality=0
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
- Language selection is only available from the main menu Gameplay settings.
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VR support
Issues unresolved
Game stuttering
Multiple high-end hardware users have reported stuttering unrelated to FPS drops.[8][9][10][11] The developers acknowledged the issue.[12]
Issues fixed
Crashing at gun pickup
AMD users have reported crashing upon picking up the pistol at the starting location.
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Set Post process to Low in the Video settings until after the pistol is picked up.[13]
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Crashing at boat interaction
Pressing A on an Xbox 360 controller to get on the protagonist's small boat may cause the game to crash.[14]
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Press X to get on and off the boat.[15]
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
11 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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| Physics |
PhysX |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
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Intel Core i3 3 GHz
AMD Phenom X6 3 GHz |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.5 GHz
AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
| System memory (RAM) |
6 GB |
8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
35 GB |
40 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
ATI Radeon R9 380X
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 290
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Shader model 5.0 support |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/750130/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (750130) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
