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(Game has multiple config files. fps wasn't locked in exclusive fullscreen for me. No surround sound for me. Added missing info, texture setting and screenshots.)
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
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|wikipedia    = The_Council_(video_game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [http://www.thecouncil-game.com/ Official Website]
 +
{{mm}} [https://forums.focus-home.com/category/165/the-council Official Forum]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/287630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/287630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-council-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-council-complete-season | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 287630 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 287630 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} Only the "Complete Season" is available, episodes can no longer be bought individually.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\The Council\The Council.conf}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\The Council\*.conf}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\The Council\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\The Council\{{P|uid}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 +
{{Image|The Council video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= On 16:10 resolutions, cut-scenes are letterboxed to 16:9.
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Bug where horizontal mouse sensitivity is greatly reduced. Menus and cutscenes display in 16:9. In-game is 21:9.
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Bug where horizontal mouse sensitivity is greatly reduced. Menus and cut-scenes display in 16:9. In-game is 21:9.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = hackable
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              = In exclusive fullscreen mode the game runs in 60 Hz by default but it can be overridden with tools such as [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]] or [[Special K]].
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|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{--}} Video settings are controlled by preset options.
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 +
===Texture quality===
 +
{{ii}} The "Maximum" texture quality setting is only applied on resolutions higher than 1080p.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/287630/discussions/1/1697167355224539335/|title=The Council - Technical FAQ :: The Council Technical Support|date=2019-04-17}}</ref>
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Adjust texture quality in config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2019-04-17}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open <code>The Council.conf</code> with an editor like Notepad.
 +
# Change the numeric value of {{code|textureQuality}} to {{code|2}}.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Do not enter the settings menu afterwards or it will reset this change.
 +
}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
{{Image|The Council control settings.png|In-game control settings.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = No acceleration.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = X-axis can also be inverted.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= X-axis can also be inverted.
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4              = false
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Image|The Council audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, voices, SFX and music.
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, voices, SFX and music.
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
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|64-bit executable      = true
 
|64-bit executable      = true
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Wwise
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R7 360
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R7 360
 
|minVRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|minNotes = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
  
 
|recOS    = 8, 10
 
|recOS    = 8, 10

Revision as of 11:06, 17 April 2019

The Council
The Council cover
Developers
Big Bad Wolf
Publishers
Focus Home Interactive
Release dates
Windows March 13, 2018
The Council on Wikipedia

General information

Official Website
Official Forum
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Only the "Complete Season" is available, episodes can no longer be bought individually.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Council\*.conf
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/287630/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Council\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/287630/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Texture quality

The "Maximum" texture quality setting is only applied on resolutions higher than 1080p.[1]
Adjust texture quality in config file[2]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open The Council.conf with an editor like Notepad.
  3. Change the numeric value of textureQuality to 2.

Notes

Do not enter the settings menu afterwards or it will reset this change.

Input settings

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2125 (3.3 GHz)
AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
AMD Radeon R7 360
1 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. The Council - Technical FAQ :: The Council Technical Support - last accessed on 2019-04-17
  2. Verified by User:Waschbär on 2019-04-17