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+ | {{Disambig|the original game|the remaster|[[Consortium Remastered]]}} | ||
{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
|cover = Consortium - cover.jpg | |cover = Consortium - cover.jpg | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 6, 2014}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 6, 2014}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer}} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer}} | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Sci-fi}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Detective/mystery, Sci-fi}} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Consortium}} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Consortium}} | ||
|steam appid = 264240 | |steam appid = 264240 | ||
|gogcom id = 1207664203 | |gogcom id = 1207664203 | ||
− | |mobygames = | + | |hltb = 13814 |
+ | |mobygames = consortium | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
|wikipedia = Consortium (video game) | |wikipedia = Consortium (video game) | ||
|winehq = 16187 | |winehq = 16187 | ||
− | |license = | + | |license = commercial |
|official site = http://consortium-game.com | |official site = http://consortium-game.com | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release history = As of April 21, 2023, the game is no longer available for purchase.<ref name=EOL> {{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/264240/view/3719452816815562817|title=Final CONSORTIUM 2014 news post... - Steam News|date=2023-04-30}}</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
+ | |||
}} | }} | ||
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{{GOG.com links|1207664203|consortium_master_edition_the}} | {{GOG.com links|1207664203|consortium_master_edition_the}} | ||
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | ||
− | {{mm}} [http://interdimensionalgames.com/forum/index.php Official | + | {{mm}} [http://interdimensionalgames.com/forum/index.php Official Forums] |
{{mm}} [https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/264240/manuals/Consortium_Manual.pdf?t=1589140829 Manual] | {{mm}} [https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/264240/manuals/Consortium_Manual.pdf?t=1589140829 Manual] | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | consortium_the_master_edition | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | consortium_the_master_edition | DRM-free | Delisted on April 21st, 2023.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/delisting_consortium_2019_rebalance|title=DELISTING: Consortium 2019 REBALANCE, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=2023-04-20}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }} |
− | {{Availability/row| Humble | consortium-the-master-edition | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }} | + | {{Availability/row| Humble | consortium-the-master-edition | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows | unavailable }} |
− | {{Availability/row| Steam | 264240 | Steam | | | Windows | + | {{Availability/row| Steam | 264240 | Steam | Delisted on April 21st, 2023.<ref name=EOL /> | | Windows | unavailable }} |
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− | |||
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}} | }} | ||
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\consortium\SAVE}} | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\consortium\SAVE}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{ii}} The "quicksave" button creates a new save each time, they don't overwrite each other. | ||
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
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|antialiasing = true | |antialiasing = true | ||
|antialiasing notes = [[FXAA]] only with Low, Medium, High and Very High options. | |antialiasing notes = [[FXAA]] only with Low, Medium, High and Very High options. | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = true | |vsync = true | ||
|vsync notes = Double and triple buffering only. | |vsync notes = Double and triple buffering only. | ||
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|touchscreen = false | |touchscreen = false | ||
|touchscreen notes = | |touchscreen notes = | ||
+ | |xinput controllers = unknown | ||
+ | |xinput controllers notes = | ||
+ | |xbox prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
+ | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
+ | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts notes = | ||
+ | |light bar support = unknown | ||
+ | |light bar support notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes notes = | ||
+ | |other controllers = unknown | ||
+ | |other controllers notes = | ||
+ | |other button prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |other button prompts notes= | ||
|controller hotplug = unknown | |controller hotplug = unknown | ||
|controller hotplug notes = | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
− | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
+ | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Russian |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = false | |audio = false | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Latin American Spanish |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = false | |audio = false | ||
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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
===Crash to desktop=== | ===Crash to desktop=== | ||
− | {{ii}} It has been reported that the game crashes to desktop at certain situations.<ref name="steamcommunity.com">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/ Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref> | + | {{ii}} It has been reported that the game crashes to desktop at certain situations.<ref name="steamcommunity.com">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/ Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions]</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343995426214/|title=Crash at a certain story-point :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/#c630802344305939315|title=Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540731690518942815/|title=Game and Steam crash after intro movie :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/630802344454854277/#c630802979395224205|title=CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732596424885159|title=Continuous Crashing! :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732596397631919/#c540732889006564261|title=Patch Feedback :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref> |
===Distorted audio=== | ===Distorted audio=== | ||
− | {{ii}} Some users reported having distorted, noisy audio during gameplay. A temporary solution is saving and reloading.<ref> | + | {{ii}} Some users reported having distorted, noisy audio during gameplay. A temporary solution is saving and reloading.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/540732347427768835|title=Distorted audio. :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344182804153|title=is the constant static noise, normal? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref> |
===Flickering lights=== | ===Flickering lights=== | ||
− | {{ii}} Apparently the game has rendering problems on [[Windows XP]]. Some XP users reported having flickering lights/screen issues which makes everything brighter.<ref> | + | {{ii}} Apparently the game has rendering problems on [[Windows XP]]. Some XP users reported having flickering lights/screen issues which makes everything brighter.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344256023024/|title=Graphical issue - Flickering lights :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344256023024/#c630802978896841587|title=Graphical issue - Flickering lights :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref> Also it should be noted that the game does not officially support Windows XP. |
===Freezing at loading screen=== | ===Freezing at loading screen=== | ||
− | {{ii}} Some users reported the game freezes at the loading screen.<ref> | + | {{ii}} Some users reported the game freezes at the loading screen.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344129770055/|title=Entering game Bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions:|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802344358794147/|title=Game freezes in loading screen :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref> Developers claimed that on lower spec machines the game can take a little bit longer to load.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/630802344454854277/#c630802979020539972|title=CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress|date=May 2023}}</ref> |
===Subtitles display multiple times=== | ===Subtitles display multiple times=== | ||
− | {{ii}} Some users reported subtitles display multiple times.<ref> | + | {{ii}} Some users reported subtitles display multiple times.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343974770683/#c630802344003496580|title=Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630800446559682814/#c630802343974222827|title=What I Think We All Think About This Game :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/540732347394648981|title=1.1 subtitle bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/1/540732888812302526|title=Just a few notions after the patch... :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress|date=May 2023}}</ref> It has also been reported that restarting the game solved the problem for some users.<ref name="steamcommunity.com"/><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/264240/discussions/0/630802343976347058/#c630802344004062959|title=Subtitles? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref> |
==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
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===API=== | ===API=== | ||
{{API | {{API | ||
− | |direct3d versions = 9 | + | |direct3d versions = 9.0c |
|direct3d notes = | |direct3d notes = | ||
|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
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|shader model versions = | |shader model versions = | ||
|shader model notes = | |shader model notes = | ||
− | |windows 32-bit exe = | + | |windows 32-bit exe = true |
− | |windows 64-bit exe = | + | |windows 64-bit exe = false |
+ | |windows arm app = false | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 22:26, 9 May 2023
This page is for the original game. For the remaster, see Consortium Remastered.
Developers | |
---|---|
Interdimensional Games | |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 6, 2014 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Immersive sim |
Themes | Detective/mystery, Sci-fi |
Series | Consortium |
Consortium | |
---|---|
Consortium | 2014 |
Consortium: The Tower | EA |
Consortium Remastered | EA |
Consortium is a singleplayer first-person immersive sim game in the Consortium series.
As of April 21, 2023, the game is no longer available for purchase.[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Official Forums
- Manual
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
GOG.com (unavailable) | Delisted on April 21st, 2023.[2] | |||
Humble Store (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) | Delisted on April 21st, 2023.[1] |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use -novid command line argument[citation needed]
|
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\consortium\cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/264240/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\consortium\SAVE[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/264240/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The "quicksave" button creates a new save each time, they don't overwrite each other.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | HUD elements are stretched. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 75-90°. See also Useful console commands. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA only with Low, Medium, High and Very High options. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Double and triple buffering only. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Added in patch 1.107.[3] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
---|---|---|
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Master and music only. | |
Surround sound | 5.1 and 4 speakers. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Russian | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Crash to desktop
Distorted audio
- Some users reported having distorted, noisy audio during gameplay. A temporary solution is saving and reloading.[11][12]
Flickering lights
- Apparently the game has rendering problems on Windows XP. Some XP users reported having flickering lights/screen issues which makes everything brighter.[13][14] Also it should be noted that the game does not officially support Windows XP.
Freezing at loading screen
- Some users reported the game freezes at the loading screen.[15][16] Developers claimed that on lower spec machines the game can take a little bit longer to load.[17]
Subtitles display multiple times
- Some users reported subtitles display multiple times.[18][19][20][21] It has also been reported that restarting the game solved the problem for some users.[4][22]
Issues fixed
- Complete changelog of all patches can be found here.
Other information
Useful console commands
Command | Option | Description |
---|---|---|
cl_fov | # | Adjusts field of view. |
cl_showfps | 0,1,2 | Draws a Frames Per Second (FPS) counter at the top of the screen. |
cvarlist | Shows the list of convars/concommands. | |
r_post_ssao | 0,1 | Disables or enables SSAO. |
r_signal_fx | 0,1 | Disables or enables signal effects on UI. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.7 GHz |
Intel Core i3 2100T AMD Phenom II x4 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 AMD Radeon HD 4890 DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 5830 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/264240/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (264240) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Final CONSORTIUM 2014 news post... - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-04-30
- ↑ DELISTING: Consortium 2019 REBALANCE, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-04-20
- ↑ CONSORTIUM Updates and Fixes :: CONSORTIUM Updates and Fixes
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions
- ↑ Crash at a certain story-point :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Game and Steam crash after intro movie :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Continuous Crashing! :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Patch Feedback :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Distorted audio. :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ is the constant static noise, normal? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Graphical issue - Flickering lights :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Graphical issue - Flickering lights :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Entering game Bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions: - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Game freezes in loading screen :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ CRASHES :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Bug Reports :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ What I Think We All Think About This Game :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 1.1 subtitle bug :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Just a few notions after the patch... :: CONSORTIUM V1.1 Patch Progress - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Subtitles? :: CONSORTIUM General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023