Difference between revisions of "Contrast"

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General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Collector's edition	Includes Original Soundtrack and the Programme (Artwork, Dev. Diary). No option to buy seperately.^[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use launch parameter^{[citation needed]}

Add Menu_CabaretWithoutLogo to the game's launch parameter. Note that there is no dash (-) before the first word.

Notes

For information how to use launch parameters, see Command line arguments.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224460/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224460/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

The game uses graphic presets (low, medium, high) and doesn't offer advanced settings.

Field of view (FOV)

Use Flawless Widescreen^{[citation needed]}

Set hotkeys in ContrastInput.ini^[2]

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Contrast\ContrastGame\Config\ContrastInput.ini
Go to [Engine.PlayerInput] and add the following lines with the FOV you want:
- Bindings=(Name="L", Command="FOV 150")
- Bindings=(Name="K", Command="FOV 90")
Save your changes. Start the game and press K to use the new FOV.

Notes

Press L to lower FOV for cutscenes and puzzles that don't display correctly with high FOV values.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set borderless windowed^{[citation needed]}
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Start the game and press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`← Backspace` to toggle Special K's Control Panel. Open the Display menu and select "Windowed Mode" and "Force Override". Expand "Window Management" and "Style and Position". Enable "Borderless" and "Fullscreen (Borderless Upscale)". Restart game to apply the changes.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Set AF manually^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `ContrastEngine.ini`. Change `MaxAnisotropy=4` to `MaxAnisotropy=16`.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Force SGSSAA^[3]

Download and open NVIDIA Profile Inspector.
Open the Contrast profile.
Set Antialiasing Compatibility to 0x080000C1.
Set Antialiasing Mode to Override any application setting.
Set Antialiasing Setting to 4x Multisampling or your desired level of MSAA.
Set Antialiasing Transparency Supersampling to 4x Sparse Grid Supersampling or your desired level of SGSSAA.
Apply changes and close the program.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync^[4]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `ContrastEngine.ini`. Change `UseVsync=True` to `UseVsync=False`.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open ContrastEngine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save file.

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Input settings

Mouse settings.

Controls screen.

Template:Input settings

Mouse smoothing

Modify ContrastInput.ini^{[citation needed]}
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Contrast\ContrastGame\Config\ContrastInput.ini` Go to `bEnableMouseSmoothing` under the section `[Engine.PlayerInput]` and change the value to `false` Save your changes and start the game.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

It's not possible to change language and subtitles seperately.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Contrast.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista SP1, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	AMD / Intel 2.3 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon X2600 XT Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX 512 MB of VRAM 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>/224460/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (224460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Is there have upgrade to Collector edition? :: Contrast General Discussion
↑ Contrast | WSGF
↑ Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums
↑ Tested successfully by fwinest JediThug

[Proton_path_note-2] 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>/224460/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (224460) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/224460/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (224460) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Is there have upgrade to Collector edition? :: Contrast General Discussion

[3] Contrast | WSGF

[4] Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums

[5] Tested successfully by fwinest JediThug

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[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use launch parameter|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use launch parameter|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 * Add <code>Menu_CabaretWithoutLogo</code> to the game's launch parameter. Note that there is no dash (-) before the first word.
@@ Line 103: / Line 102: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen]|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}}}
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen]|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set hotkeys in ContrastInput.ini|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/contrast/en Contrast | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set hotkeys in ContrastInput.ini|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/contrast/en Contrast | WSGF]</ref>}}
 # Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Contrast\ContrastGame\Config\ContrastInput.ini</code>
 # Go to <code>[Engine.PlayerInput]</code> and add the following lines with the FOV you want:
@@ Line 120: / Line 116: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set borderless windowed|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set borderless windowed|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}}}
 # Install Special K by following the [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide].
 # Start the game and press {{key|Ctrl|Shift|Backspace}} to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
@@ Line 131: / Line 126: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set AF manually|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set AF manually|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open <code>ContrastEngine.ini</code>.
@@ Line 139: / Line 133: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Force SGSSAA|ref=<ref>[http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=357956 Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Force SGSSAA|ref=<ref>[http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=357956 Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums]</ref>}}
 # Download and open [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Orbmu2k/nvidiaprofileinspector/build/artifacts NVIDIA Profile Inspector].
 # Open the Contrast profile.
@@ Line 151: / Line 144: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable Vsync|ref=<ref>Tested successfully by [[User:Fwinest JediThug|fwinest JediThug]]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Vsync|ref=<ref>Tested successfully by [[User:Fwinest JediThug|fwinest JediThug]]</ref>}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open <code>ContrastEngine.ini</code>.
@@ Line 159: / Line 151: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Change frame rate smoothing|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Change frame rate smoothing|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open <code>ContrastEngine.ini</code>.
@@ Line 205: / Line 196: @@
 ===Mouse smoothing===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify ContrastInput.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Modify ContrastInput.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Contrast\ContrastGame\Config\ContrastInput.ini</code>
 # Go to <code>bEnableMouseSmoothing</code> under the section <code>[Engine.PlayerInput]</code> and change the value to <code>false</code>

Developers

	Compulsion Games
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	November 15, 2013