Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.


Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "The Council"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
(→‎Video: This is unnecessary since it can be done in the game menu)
(Checked GOG Galaxy cloud saves)
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 13: Line 13:
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-council|70}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-council|70}}
 
|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}}
Line 67: Line 67:
 
|epic games launcher      =  
 
|epic games launcher      =  
 
|epic games launcher notes =  
 
|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy                = unknown
+
|gog galaxy                = true
 
|gog galaxy notes          =  
 
|gog galaxy notes          =  
 
|origin                    =  
 
|origin                    =  
Line 105: Line 105:
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                = In-game VSync might cause FPS problems, see [[#Low FPS even on high-end hardware|Low FPS even on high-end hardware]].
 
|vsync notes                = In-game VSync might cause FPS problems, see [[#Low FPS even on high-end hardware|Low FPS even on high-end hardware]].
Line 198: Line 201:
 
|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  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 304: Line 309:
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
===Low FPS even on high-end hardware===
 
===Low FPS even on high-end hardware===
{{Fixbox|description=Deactivate VSync in the game and enable "Fast Sync" (Nvidia) or "Enhanced Sync" (AMD) in the GPU control panel. Also enable Threaded Optimization for Nvidia.|ref=<ref name="Steam">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/287630/discussions/0/2574319296482997439/?ctp=3|title=Whats going on with the fps in this game? :: The Council General Discussions|date=2021-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Topic:Wbqrh13b0fdvr1pr|title=Fix for low FPS (NVIDIA GPUs only) on Talk:The Council|date=2021-07-31}}</ref>|fix=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Deactivate VSync in the game and enable "Fast Sync" (Nvidia) or "Enhanced Sync" (AMD) in the GPU control panel.|ref=<ref name="Steam">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/287630/discussions/0/2574319296482997439/?ctp=3|title=Whats going on with the fps in this game? :: The Council General Discussions|date=2021-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Topic:Wbqrh13b0fdvr1pr|title=Fix for low FPS (NVIDIA GPUs only) on Talk:The Council|date=2021-07-31}}</ref>|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 334: Line 339:
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|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 21:18, 11 April 2023

The Council
The Council cover
Developers
Big Bad Wolf
Publishers
Focus Home Interactive
Release dates
Windows March 13, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 67
OpenCritic 75
IGDB 70
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Detective/mystery, Victorian
The Council on HowLongToBeat
The Council on IGDB
The Council on MobyGames
The Council on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
The first episode is available for free on Steam.
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
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
On 16:10 resolutions, cut-scenes are letterboxed to 16:9.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Bug where horizontal mouse sensitivity is greatly reduced. Menus and cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed. Gameplay is 21:9.[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
In-game VSync might cause FPS problems, see Low FPS even on high-end hardware.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

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

Audio

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

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, voices, SFX and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation
Italian
Russian
Spanish

VR support

Issues unresolved

Low FPS even on high-end hardware

Deactivate VSync in the game and enable "Fast Sync" (Nvidia) or "Enhanced Sync" (AMD) in the GPU control panel.[2][3]
Use Special K (default settings).[2]

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
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

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

References