If you believe your suggestion would be a good fit for Somnium, and you don't see it in our #somnium-suggestions channel in our Discord, please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/2h1eoojv8znLYyPF6. Please note that this Form is used specifically for mod suggestions. As for your thoughts and ideas on the unique gameplay mechanics -- we always participate in discussions with our community on those. So any feedback posted in our Discord is more than welcome.
These are all intentional. I recommend ignoring everything except the "Optional Plugins" at the bottom of the left pane, which are described in the readme.
How do I improve my framerate?
We have packaged a few ENB presets with Somnium. The default is Medium, but you can choose the one you want in setup.bat. Select the low preset if you are struggling to run the game at a proper framerate. Lowering the resolution and using the medium DynDOLOD preset can help with the FPS as well. The resolution scale in the Graphics Options section of the launcher allows you another method to gain performance. By setting the value to just below 1.0 (we recommend starting at 0.9) you can see significant gains in framerate with a negligible loss in image quality.
Can you play Somnium with a controller?
Yes you can! However, we do not have a default set of controller keybinds as this would vary widely by controller and user preference. We recommend setting up your controller for use through the Steam interface. Simply right click on Enderal SE, go to Properties, Controller, and Enable Steam Input. After that, you can change the controller buttons in the Steam controller bindings menu to match what you would prefer for Somnium's control scheme. Take a look at the Control Scheme , to get an idea of what key configuration you should use.
Gameplay of Somnium
What difficulty setting is recommended?
Somnium is built around adept difficulty and this is the optimal experience. The game is difficult but if you would like to increase the difficulty, please feel free!
The RTD pages were great, but I'd like to read more in-depth about Somnium's mechanics. Anywhere I can do that?
While inside the game, open the Help menu. You can find it by pressing Esc, and it contains a lot of information on some of the more confusing mechanics, as well as tips for new players. With the 1.2 update there are now Whispering Stones, or messages, placed smartly around the intro and starting areas with a wealth of tutorial information. Other than that, feel free to join our Discord, where we can answer any questions you might have. While we won't spoil the details of the horror/Anomaly framework, we'll be glad to discuss any other topics.
I am interested in trying Somnium out, but I prefer first person to third person view. Is there any way I can switch my POV?
Pressing P will change your camera's POV from 3rd person to 1st, and vice versa, as long as your weapons are sheathed. Once you take them out, the camera will always switch to 3rd person. Somnium is designed around that perspective, so fighting in 1st person would break many mechanics, most notably melee and long gun combat.
I would like to make some changes to my installation of Somnium. Is there any way I can get support for adding mods, or changing the mechanics?
Feel free to ask for any help related to modifying Somnium in the #somnium-going-rogue channel in our Discord. While we won't be able to help you with the removal of some of the existing mechanics (such as the death or AF system), we'll certainly try our best to aid you in making and debugging whatever changes you'd like to make.