SoniComi: Communication with Sonico
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Developers | |
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Nitroplus | |
Publishers | |
JAST USA | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 25, 2011 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Dating, Visual novel |
Art styles | Anime |
Themes | Contemporary, Japan, Romance |
General information
- Visual Novel Database article
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | The original Japanese release | |||
Publisher website | English version | |||
GOG.com | English version | |||
Steam | English version |
Version differences
- The English version features the visual improvements from the Japanese only PlayStation 3 port, widescreen resolutions, controller support, and an English audio track for Sonico over the original Japanese release.
- The Japanese voiceovers for secondary characters were not implemented.
Essential improvements
Japanese Voiceover for Secondary Characters , Ver. 1.1 Patch and Collaboration Outfits
- A mod that adds the Japanese voiceovers for the secondary characters, as well as replacing three outfits with three collaboration outfits (Hatsune Miku, Monokuma and Monokumi) and various changes in the Ver. 1.1 patch (small changes and fixes for various outfits in Ver. 1.02 and small graphical fixes in Ver. 1.1). These were ported from the Japanese only PlayStation 3 version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Nitroplus\SONICOMI_en\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/444140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Nitroplus\SONICOMI_en\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/444140/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The folder used to save pictures taken in Free Mode can be freely changed in the launcher.
- The v1.01 patch added the ability to change the save folder from the default in the launcher.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | The original Japanese version runs at 1024x576 only, the English release can go higher. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | [1] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Option up to x8 MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Disabled by default. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Camera speed selection in settings, and Windows mouse sensitivity on menus. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | A configuration launcher opens when launching the game, and entering your name requires keyboard, however the rest of the game can be played with a controller. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | Uses the same setting as mouse sensitivity. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | Uses the same setting as invert mouse axis. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | BGM, Sound Effects, and Voice | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | English only and cannot be disabled as some dialogue are not voiced for the English version. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | English interface, audio track, and subtitles are only supported in the English version. | |||
Japanese | Japanese interface and subtitles are only avaialble in the Japanese version. Secondary characters were not voiced. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Japanese version
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
256 MB of VRAM |
English version
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7, 8, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7600 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/444140/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (444140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ No 4K support - last accessed on 8 August 2022