The Cursed City is built around sound. Strange whispers echo through the streets, and something unseen follows close behind you. The map's own advice is to listen closely to the sounds and whispers to know what is near you. If your audio is set up badly, you lose your best warning system.
Adjust Your Audio Before You Start
1. Press Esc and open Options > Music & Sounds.
2. Raise Master Volume to a level that is loud but comfortable.
3. Keep the other sliders up as well, including ambient, hostile, block and player sounds. The FACTS don't say which category the map's whispers use, so turning any of them down could mute a warning.
4. Consider lowering Music a little if it competes with the quiet sounds you need to hear.
5. Wear headphones. Stereo makes it much easier to tell whether a whisper is on your left, your right or behind you.
Use Subtitles as a Backup
In the same menu, turn on Show Subtitles. Vanilla subtitles describe each sound and show an arrow pointing toward its source. This helps when a noise is too faint to place by ear.
Subtitles can also spoil some of the tension, so you can leave them off once you trust your ears.
While Playing
- Stop now and then and stay still. The city is silent, so any new noise stands out.
- If a sound keeps coming from behind you, assume you are being followed and keep moving.