The Suffering

Loading a level no longer freezes on multi-core processors, and a crash in window modes is fixed. Wide screens show more at the sides with the HUD at the edges and menus in their 4:3 shape. Works for Ties That Bind too.

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Features

Fixes

Loading a level no longer hangs on multi-core processors
Crash in windowed and borderless modes fixed
Frame rate limit, 60 FPS by default, the rate the game is made for
Skip the Surreal logo movie

Display

Wider view at the sides with the same vertical view
Field of view multiplier from 0.5 to 2.0
Every display mode in the game's own list, also windowed
Fullscreen, windowed or borderless, sharp on scaled desktops

Interface

HUD at the screen edges, or in a centred area
Menus, pause and loading screens keep their 4:3 layout
Cutscene borders: original letterbox, side bars, both or none
Keeps running in the background if you like, with the cursor kept in the window

Supported versions

The Suffering (suffering.exe) and The Suffering: Ties That Bind (sufferingttb.exe), PC versions. In Ties That Bind the settings are on fusionfix.io and in FusionFixHub.

Install

Customize the settings below, or keep the recommended ones.
Download the package and unpack it into the game's folder, beside the game executable, keeping its folders.
Start the game. In The Suffering the settings are under Options, Graphics and Options, Plugins; in Ties That Bind use fusionfix.io or FusionFixHub.