Close to the Sun

Close to the Sun

Developers
	Storm in a Teacup
Publishers
	Wired Productions
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	May 2, 2019

General information

Official website

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Can be run DRM-free when launched directly from the executable.

All versions require Epic Games Launcher DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove the video files
Go to <path-to-game>\WindowsNoEditor\ctts\Content\Movies\ Delete or rename every file with Logo in its name. A game update may cause the files to be re-downloaded.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ctts\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ctts\Saved\SaveGames\

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Field of view (FOV)

Increase FOV by changing the way it's calculated
Go to the configuration file(s) location Open Engine.ini. Add the following lines: [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV A significant increase from the default 16:9 value.

Adjust FOV with precision with a tool
Download the Close to the Sun FOV changer. Launch the game and wait for it to load. Run the tool and use the buttons to increase and decrease FOV as instructed. Game updates will likely require updates to the tool.

Motion blur

Disable motion blur
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following and save the file. [SystemSettings] r.MotionBlurQuality=0

Film grain

1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
2. Open Engine.ini.
3. Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0
r.Tonemapper.Quality=0

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Ultra-widescreen

Use a modified game executable
Download the mod. Unpack the archive and replace the game .exe in <path-to-game>\WindowsNoEditor\ctts\Binaries\Win64\ Game updates may require a new version of the mod.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following: [SystemSettings] r.VSync=0

Input settings

General settings.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 AMD FX 2.4 GHz	Intel Core i7 AMD Ryzen 7
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX series 7 AMD Radeon R9 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 470
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible