Difference between revisions of "The Forgotten City"

Revision as of 14:51, 30 July 2021

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
GOG.com		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Collector's Edition also available.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Soundtrack
Collector's DLC

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/874260/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/874260/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- by default. See Ultra-widescreen for Hor+.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		70 - 110°. Default is 90°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Tied to the "Texture Quality" option
Anti-aliasing (AA)		"Epic" and "High" use TAA, "Medium" uses FXAA, and "Low" turns anti-aliasing off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See 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.

Ultra-widescreen

Change the way FOV is calculated^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

High dynamic range display (HDR)

Modify Engine.ini^[3]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open the Engine.ini file with a text editor.
At the end of the file, paste the following code:

[SystemSettings]
r.AllowHDR=1
r.HDR.EnableHDROutput=1
r.HDR.Display.OutputDevice=5
r.HDR.Display.ColorGamut=0
r.HDR.UI.CompositeMode=1
r.HDR.UI.Level=0.3

This is not supported in Windowed or Borderless modes.

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separate Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity control
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Separate Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity control
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Key bindings
Controller bindings

Audio

Audio settings

Interface settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate Master Volume, Effects, Ambience, Voice, UI & Music sliders
Surround sound		Up to 7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Dialogue audio may be changed

Dialogue audio may become muted or lowered despite the set audio volume^[4]

Quests may not be completable

The "Secret Admirer" quest may not be marked as completed in the quest log^[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500 2.7 GHz AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 AMD Radeon HD 6950 DirectX 10 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380 DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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>/874260/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (874260) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Awesome games coming in 2020 and beyond - last accessed on 2020-01-02
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-30
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-29
↑ Please Help The Forgotten City - last accessed on 2021-07-29
↑ Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed - last accessed on 2021-07-29

[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>/874260/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (874260) 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>/874260/.

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

[5] The app ID (874260) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Awesome games coming in 2020 and beyond - last accessed on 2020-01-02

[3] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-30

[4] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-29

[5] Please Help The Forgotten City - last accessed on 2021-07-29

[6] Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed - last accessed on 2021-07-29

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[Note 1]

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[5]

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-==Video settings==
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-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|TheForgottenCity_Controls.png|Control settings}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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 </gallery>
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|TheForgottenCity_Audio.png|Audio settings}}
 {{Image|TheForgottenCity_Interface.png|Interface settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Separate Master Volume, Effects, Ambience, Voice, UI & Music sliders
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 ==Issues unresolved==
 ===Dialogue audio may be changed===
-{{ii}}Dialogue audio may become muted or lowered despite the set audio volume<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801788229/|title=Please Help The Forgotten City|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
+{{ii}} Dialogue audio may become muted or lowered despite the set audio volume<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801788229/|title=Please Help The Forgotten City|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
 ===Quests may not be completable===
-{{ii}}The "Secret Admirer" quest may not be marked as completed in the quest log<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801335959/|title=Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
+{{ii}} The "Secret Admirer" quest may not be marked as completed in the quest log<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/874260/discussions/1/3055114706801335959/|title=Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed|date=2021-07-29}}</ref>
 ==Other information==
 ===API===

Developers
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	Modern Storyteller
Publishers
	Dear Villagers
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^[1]
Release dates
Windows	July 28, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	82
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Classical, Detective/mystery