Kholat

Investigate the deaths of nine students on an expedition in the Ural in 1959. Armed with a list of coordinates, use your map and compass to reach haunted landmarks - and your ears to locate clues along the way. A chilly adventure with a shroud of mystery, a hint of danger and a lot of hiking.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Native	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	.ini edit	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	.ini edit	Optimized
4k UltraHD:	Hor+	Native	Optimized

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Native
FMV Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Tuesday, 9 June, 2015

Tested Version:

DRM-free 1.02

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Supernatural, Outdoors

Genre:

Survival Horror

Developer:

IMGN.PRO

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Native "Vert+" support. HFOV can be adjusted via a slider under Game Options (default 85, range 70-100).

FOV setting affects all gameplay elements - not just the environment but also the compass, map, journal and zoom. A higher FOV pushes held objects away from the camera and weakens the zoom.
Cut-scenes and the main menu backdrop on the other hand have a locked FOV.
Loading screen art is squished in aspects lower than 16:9.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Set FOV to 100 and forget about it, or use the Multi-monitor solution detailed below.

For a strictly Hor+ screen change compared to FOV 85 in 16:9, fixed FOV should be:
101.40 at 2560x1080
101.84 at 3440x1440

Maximum FOV should be:
115.63 at 2560x1080
116.03 at 3440x1440

Cut-scenes, FMVs and main menu backdrop remain Vert-.
Loading screens stretch.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Max in-game FOV is much too low for real support. The fixed FOV must be set in two places:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Kholat\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Game.ini

[/Script/Kholat.KholatPlayerCameraManager]
ConfigFOV=

(These lines may not be present if in-game FOV slider was never used)

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Kholat\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini

FOV=

For a strictly Hor+ screen change compared to FOV 85 in 16:9, fixed FOV should be:
125.29 at 3840x1024
140.02 at 5760x1080
(137.97 at 6060x1200 in the screenshots below)

Maximum FOV should be:
136.62 at 3840x1024
148.75 at 5760x1080

All values obtained using FOVCalc.

Zoom VFOV is lower and sprint VFOV higher than the 16:9 baseline; the wider spectrum of FOV changes makes the flow of gameplay less natural.
DOF is also stronger and shallower: objects are more blurred, over a longer distance.
Cut-scenes, FMVs and main menu backdrop remain Vert-.
Loading screens are broken (stretched background, Vert- foreground).
Subtitles are huge.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

Native support.