Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

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FOV and bug fix for Steam version (DCoTEPatch 1.5)
By Mirkwood
This guide explains how to apply the unofficial DCoTEPatch 1.5 to the Steam version of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. The Steam executable (CoCMainWin32.exe) is protected, so the patch cannot usually adjust the FOV (field of view) or other parameters with the Steam version of the game. This guide describes a simple method to bypass this problem.
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Replace the Steam executable
Navigate to:

Steam\SteamApps\common\Call of Cthulhu\Engine

The Steam folder can be found in your Program Files folder (usually C:\Program Files (x86).

Once there, rename CoCMainWin32.exe to CoCMainWin32.backup

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Download the replacement executable here[www3.zippyshare.com], and place it in the same folder as the old one.


Apply the patch
Download the patch here[dcotetools.sucklead.com], and unzip it. You can place the DCoTEPatch.exe file wherever you'd like, but it makes sense to put it in the same folder as the game's executable.

Run the patch, press the Load button and navigate to CoCMainWin32.exe

I recommend enabling these options under the General Settings tab:

  • Skip the blue light bug! (fixes a game-breaking bug)
  • Allow skip of legal video (just so you can skip the logos at startup)

If you're interested in seeing the extended final cutscene, also enable:

  • Always Show Extended End Movie


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To fix the FOV (field of view), navigate to the Player Settings tab and adjust the paramaters in the FOV section to your liking. This down to personal preference, but for this game I like 90.0 for both FOV and FOV sneak mode. Please note that FOV changes will not take place until you start a new game.


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After you have made the desired adjustments, press Save. The patcher will automatically create a backup of the unpatched file under the name CoCMainWin32.original.exe in the same folder.


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Please note that some of these changes, notably the default FOV, will not take place until you start a new game.

I did not create this patch, all credit goes to sucklead[sucklead.com] from dcotetools.[dcotetools.sucklead.com]

All I am doing is explaining how to apply this patch correctly to the Steam version of the game.

For those of you that would also like to update this game with graphical enhancements, I recommend this guide.

I will try to answer any questions in the comments. Happy gaming! :3

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67 Comments
Mr.Melgib 22 Aug, 2024 @ 2:37am 
"Please note that FOV changes will not take place until you start a new game."
Oh... Thanks for that!
Sir Porquiño 8 Apr, 2024 @ 10:49am 
If someone needs the .exe try to download from here {LINK REMOVED} {LINK REMOVED} / sucklead/ DCoTEPatch/ issues / 3 (eliminate the spaces) is the gog version.
Shteve 13 Mar, 2024 @ 8:20pm 
In case anybody needed this, the link for Zippyshare is now dead. Another method I found to work was downloading Steamless from Github and using it to unpack the original .exe file (or .backup if you already renamed it). The newly unpacked file will be in the same Engine folder and you'll just have to rename it to CoCMainWin32.exe (Or just CoCMainWin32 if on Windows 11 since '.exe' isn't needed).

If you haven't already, rename or move the original .exe file to another folder or else it will conflict with the new one.

From there just open up the Patcher and select what should now be the only CoCMainWin32 and it should detect as the original retail version instead of Steam.
Golden Boy 13 Dec, 2023 @ 6:04am 
all tabs are blurred out
seçil 8 Nov, 2023 @ 9:53am 
@Tchernobog
The link removed :(
Ben D. Over 20 Oct, 2023 @ 1:22am 
@Tchernobog
The link has been deleted
Tchernobog 2 May, 2023 @ 1:48pm 
Alternatively, here's a direct download:
https:// github.com sucklead DCoTEPatch/releases/download/1.7.0/DCoTEPatch1.7.zip

Let me know if none of these links work
Tchernobog 2 May, 2023 @ 1:47pm 
Here's the patch considering ZippyShare no longer works.

{LINK REMOVED}
Francisè von Spitroast 27 Apr, 2023 @ 9:43am 
Alternative link for the original .exe?
MsVilaWolf 26 Apr, 2023 @ 10:47pm 
Zippyshare no longer exists.