Difference between revisions of "The Council"

Latest revision as of 21:18, 11 April 2023

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

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.

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.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

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

Audio

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

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: The Council (DX11).

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	8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2125 3.3 GHz AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz	Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8370 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon R7 360 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380 4 GB of VRAM

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>/287630/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (287630) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ The Council - THE CONCLAVE (21:9 Ultrawide 4K) - last accessed on 2019-10-20
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Whats going on with the fps in this game? :: The Council General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-07-31
↑ Fix for low FPS (NVIDIA GPUs only) on Talk:The Council - last accessed on 2021-07-31

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/287630/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (287630) 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>/287630/.

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

[5] The app ID (287630) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] The Council - THE CONCLAVE (21:9 Ultrawide 4K) - last accessed on 2019-10-20

[Steam-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Whats going on with the fps in this game? :: The Council General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-07-31

[4] Fix for low FPS (NVIDIA GPUs only) on Talk:The Council - last accessed on 2021-07-31

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 13, 2018}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-council|67}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|6983/the-council-the-complete-season|75}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-council|70}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Detective/mystery, Victorian}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 287630
 |steam appid side  =
-|gogcom id    =
+|official site= https://www.focus-home.com/en-us/games/the-council
+|gogcom id    = 1261705611
 |strategywiki =
+|mobygames    = council-complete-season
+|hltb         = 52117
 |wikipedia    = The_Council_(video_game)
 |winehq       =
+|license      = commercial
 }}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.thecouncil-game.com/ Official Website]
+{{GOG.com links|1261705611|the_council}}
-{{mm}} [https://forums.focus-home.com/category/165/the-council Official Forum]
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/287630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 24: / Line 42: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3585-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_council | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | the-council-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | the-council-complete-season | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 287630 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 }}
-{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
+{{ii}} The first episode is available for free on {{store_link|Steam|287630}}.
 {{ii}} Only the "Complete Season" is available, episodes can no longer be bought individually.
@@ Line 44: / Line 63: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            =
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = true
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = true
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|The Council video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 65: / Line 88: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= On 16:10 resolutions, cut-scenes are letterboxed to 16:9.
+|widescreen resolution notes= On 16:10 resolutions, cut-scenes are {{term|letterboxed}} to 16:9.
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = Bug where horizontal mouse sensitivity is greatly reduced. Menus and cut-scenes display in 16:9. In-game is 21:9.
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Bug where horizontal mouse sensitivity is greatly reduced. Menus and cutscenes are 16:9 {{term|pillarboxed}}. Gameplay is 21:9.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpp9sIUeIeU|title=The Council - THE CONCLAVE (21:9 Ultrawide 4K)|date=2019-10-20}}</ref>
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 82: / Line 105: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
-|vsync notes                =
+|vsync notes                = In-game VSync might cause FPS problems, see [[#Low FPS even on high-end hardware|Low FPS even on high-end hardware]].
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 90: / Line 116: @@
 |hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
+|ray tracing                = unknown
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-===Texture quality===
+==Input==
-{{ii}} The "Maximum" texture quality setting is only applied on resolutions higher than 1080p.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/287630/discussions/1/1697167355224539335/|title=The Council - Technical FAQ :: The Council Technical Support|date=2019-04-17}}</ref>
-{{Fixbox|description=Adjust texture quality in config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2019-04-17}}</ref>|fix=
-# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>The Council.conf</code> with an editor like Notepad.
-# Change the numeric value of {{code|textureQuality}} to {{code|2}}.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Do not enter the settings menu afterwards or it will reset this change.
-}}
-==Input settings==
 {{Image|The Council control settings.png|In-game control settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 170: / Line 187: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|The Council audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, voices, SFX and music.
@@ Line 184: / Line 201: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 211: / Line 230: @@
 |notes     =
 |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Hungarian
+|interface = hackable
+|audio     = false
+|subtitles = hackable
+|notes     = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/the-council/the-council/2642 Fan translation]
+|fan       = true
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 279: / Line 306: @@
 |play area room-scale notes  =
 }}
+==Issues unresolved==
+===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.|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=Use [[Special K]] (default settings).|ref=<ref name="Steam"/>}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 303: / Line 337: @@
 |shader model versions  = 5.0
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = true
+|windows 32-bit exe     = false
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable=
+|linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 328: / Line 372: @@
 |minOS    = 7
-|minCPU   = Intel Core i3-2125 (3.3 GHz)
+|minCPU   = Intel Core i3-2125 3.3 GHz
-|minCPU2  = AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz)
+|minCPU2  = AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz
 |minRAM   = 4 GB
 |minHD    = 15 GB
@@ Line 335: / Line 379: @@
 |minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R7 360
 |minVRAM  = 1 GB
-|minNotes = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
 |recOS    = 8, 10
-|recCPU   = Intel Core i7-3770 (3.4 GHz)
+|recCPU   = Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz
-|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz)
+|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8370 4.0 GHz
 |recRAM   = 8 GB
 |recHD    =

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